Is There a Helpful person in Eastbourne

[BobtheBee]

My Great Grandmother - Jane Davison - is buried in Eastbourne at the 'Okinridge' (?) cemetry. I can't find her in the deaths register, but she supposedly died between 1923 & 1933. My Grandfather (her son) is also there, and died in 1923.
Does anyone fancy a stroll, to find my relatives, and get their death dates, any other useful info, and possibly a digital photo of the gravestones ?

[trish251]

Hi Bob

I live the odd 10 000 miles away - but I did a google and found
http://www.eastbourne.gov.uk/Community/Bereavement/ocklynge_cemetery.asp 

It says
For further information about Ocklynge Cemetery or burial records, please contact:

Eastbourne Crematorium
Hide Hollow
Langney
Eastbourne BN23 8AE
Email: cemeteries@eastbourne.gov.uk
Tel: 01323 766536

(edited later) - I just noticed also
Although the Cemetery Office is currently closed, all burial records are available at the Crematorium Office. Our burial records begin in 1857.


Hope this helps
Trish

[Magrat]

Hi,

Have you found out any information about your g.grandmothers grave in Ocklynge Cemetery?  I live just outside Eastbourne just a few miles from the cemetery.  It is a fair size and some idea of whereabouts in the cemetery of her grave would be helpful.  I don't mind having a wander round to see what I can find out.  Don't have a digital camera though have an ordinary film one!

If you have any more info to help me find the grave let me know.  It might be a couple of weeks before I get the chance to look as I work full-time and it is too dark now when I finish work so would have to be a week-end.

Cheers
Magrat.

[Pauline44]

Hi
Just read this email after posting my email on the surname of GABB today & see you have the surname.

Plus I have the surname DAVISON in my direct line but they lived Deptford, Kent early 1800's.

bfn Pauline

[BobtheBee]

You know I forgot I ever posted this request, but better late than never I suppose.

Thanks to Trish for digging all that info out, although I'd guessed I'd have to go the Langney to see any documents.

I'm sorry Magrat, I don't have anymore info, other than my father thinks the grave is for his father who died in Eastbourne in 1923 aged 41. and his grandmother who died while he was away at boarding school. This was with a scholarship wangled by his uncle, at the Royal Caledonian School nr Watford.

Anyway, the peculiar thing is that although Gt Grandmother moved down from Scotland with her son to Croydon, then Woodgreen and Goldersgreen with him and his new wife, and finally to Eastbourne when my Grandfather became ill with TB, there is no record of a Jane Davison (b 1850 Scotland) dying in Eastbourne. The only candidate I can find after trawling through 1837online records ad nauseum is a Death in Croydon in the OND quarter of 1927. My guess is she was visiting people she had met some years before, died but was buried in Eastbourne. I will check further with the crematorium and let you know.

Finally, for Pauline, as you may have worked out my Davisons moved from Scotland via London to Eastbourne. One emigrated to Canada, Thomas William, and through his WW1 Draft Records established his next of kin, Jane Davison,  was living with my Grandfather & family in Woodgreen. The Gabbs originate in North Nibley, Gloucestershire, and apart from one who emigrated to Vancover, Canada, & for the time being is lost to me, were absorbed.

Thanks again for your help

Bob.

[Greenland]

Hi Bob

WhoDoYouThinkYouAre magazine for Oct 11 published a CD with monumental inscriptions for Ocklynge Cemetery, Eastbourne.  I have done a lookup for you and this is what I found:

D41u. Headstone / Kerb.
In / ever loving memory / of / ALEXANDER FRANCIS DAVISON / died 11th august 1923 / aged 41 years. / " Rest in Peace ". / Also of
JANE DAVISON / Mother of the above / died 29th October 1927 / aged 77.

The D41u refers to the location of the grave.

You may well have had a response to this query by now - I have not checked through all the threads but just in case not, I thought I would let you have the info.

Kind regards

Glynis

[Ewan]

Hello Glynis

I have tried to send you another personal message but because you have made only one post I am not able to send it to you, even though I did manage to send you one on Monday.

Before you can activate the PM system you will need to post 2 or 3 posts on the main forum, hoping you see this and you will be able to reply to my personal message to you.

Many thanks
Ewan

[Greenland]

Hello Ewan,

I realised there was a problem in responding, and try as I may there was no way I could contact you - Rootschat certainly has good security in place and I could not resort to "going public" as we are asked to respect the privacy of a PM! So, I am very glad you have made contact this way.

Ewan, I have checked the WDYTYA CD, a freebie with one of their past magazines, and unfortunately, it covers only part of Ocklynge Cemetery, i.e., Sections A, B, C and D and the name of Cox does not appear in these.  However, it is a partial coverage and so it may be worthwhile contacting the compiler of the CD, i.e., Family Roots FHS (Eastbourne and District).  Their website address is www.eastbournefhs.org.uk. I think the full coverage CD may be available and I believe it costs about £5 but this can be checked.

With regard to my own research, a mother and daughter who died 6 years apart appear to have been buried in different sections of Ocklynge as one appears in the sections of the CD but the other does not so I too need to persevere.  It really is a very well presented CD and easy to navigate.  I found my information in minutes.  Good luck with your research.

Kind regards

Glynis

[Ewan]

I have now pmd Glynis with a reply to this post.