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Quote from: sillgen on Sunday 17 July 11 08:55 BST (UK)

It gives contact details for the crematorium though so you could ask them to look for the names you are researching.
Andrea

why didn't I think of that?.. doh!

great - have found my great grandparents graves at last!!! they are in thornaby cemetry in an unmarked grave - together with another child i didnt know of [that makes 9 kids now  ]

if anyone is in the similar situation looking for family graves stockton borough council have a bereavement service - if you give them the details of who your looking for they will help you search. cant thank them enough been very very helpful.

also if anyone is looking for cremation records they don't go back beyond 1961 for middlesbrough crematorium. there is an older crematorium in darlington though.

ok so now i have an unmarked grave with 3 family members - i can put a small marker on the grave but no headstone - apparently the grave rights were unpurchased so i can just put a small marker or similar.. at last william can be laid to rest with the knowledge that his name will be remembered - by the looks of it he had a very hard life working as a iron roller in thornaby.

It gives contact details for the crematorium though so you could ask them to look for the names you are researching.
Andrea

why didn't I think of that?.. doh!

Thanks Geordie and Nannawilk, I have had a look through the Transcribed BDM's and found all the siblings, thats great. I have added these to the tree along with Richard the father.

Funny that they follow on from From James's children a bit earlier, but i dont think there is any connection between James and Richard, well at least thats what all the Cook websites say. May never know unless I can find where Richard came from. He doesn't appear on the births in Great Ayton or a marriage for him so I have to assume he came farmed for a while then left. His children dont seem to follow on either. I might have a look at Durham records to see if the rest of the family end up there.

Thanks all....Neil

have you look at captain cooks wife's grave stone in the village church garveyard? its there - maybe a bit of info that helps - i was there just last week reading it - there is writing on both sides of the stone top to bottom [no sorry cant remember anything on it]

 

For what period

as many as possible if they are available!

Eccleshall PR's start 1573 so you can't go any further back.

jim

yea thats what i thought - there are 2 full records in the local reference library near me with them word for word - handy [its like finding the holy grail]