Celia's Rake Lane + burial.look up

[Dee Bee]

Many thanks again Celia

Have a good Easter.

Regards

Dorinda

[Certacito]

I don't know what it is but Nellie Grimshaw rings a bell with me. I was only born a year before she died but the name is in my head for some reason.  We lived off Egerton street which is about three minutes walk away.  My dad was a painter and decorator so perhaps he worked at their house but why do I think the name is significant?  Was there a daughter with the same name perhaps?

Sorry to be so vague but it is not a common name and you know how close knit the communities were in those days.

[Dee Bee]

Hello Celia

The Grimshaw family I believe, were quite a well known family in the area, as you rightly say in those days everyone knew their locality and the local people well.  I know that the house they lived in had a front door on two streets (Albion and Montpelier Crescent) as it was on the corner of Albion Street, I think they lived in no 62 or 64.  Nellie and John had five sons, the eldest John was my Dad.  When I was born my parents lived there for a year or two but by then my paternal grandparents had both died and the brothers shared the house with their wives.  One wife was Inge, my Mum was Vi and another wife was Jean.  The five Grimshaw sons were John, Harry, Bob, Edgar and Peter.  They used to go to the hotel Vic and even I remember some names of people they knew (Todd family and Sixsmith, both had shops I think nearby).  I think that at one time the brothers had a small firm in New Brighton (commercial wholesalers).  Nellie was quite a character and I think after her husband died she had a 'beau' who was Norwegian (so family legend has it!).

Hope these memories make jog yours, you never know! 

Thanks again....

Dorinda

[celia]

Dorinda
That last post is from another member not me

Celia

[Dee Bee]

Sorry Celia, thanks for letting me know!

Dorinda

[celia]

Hi Dorinda
As promised Looked at the Nonconformist film I found Ada Nellie was buried 10Th January 1951 M.O.B.3rd sub section 13G grave 319.Yesterday because My own time ran out (didn't realize how long i had been in the library doing other stuff ) I didn't have time to go all through 1949 to look for John Roland Grimshaw.So I went back today and would you believe it  John Isn't buried in Rake Lane.I thought that strange so went back again this time looking at all the Johns in case i Missed him. But no he isn't there,did you get his death year from his death cert or from B.M.D
The only thing I can think is that he was cremated or buried elsewhere.

Celia

[Dee Bee]

Celia

Many thanks for all your hard work on my behalf.  I am really pleased that I now know where my Grandmother is buried.

With regard to my Grandfather I will double check my sources over the weekend.

Have a lovely weekend.

kind regards

Dorinda

[celia]

Dorinda
were you able to re-check the death date of John Roland Grimshaw? I never found him on any B.M.D registrations.
unless he is mistranscribed.

Celia

[Dee Bee]

Celia

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

I have just checked my records and find that John Roland Grimshaw died on 30th November 1947!  This should help!

Many thanks again

Dorinda