Taranaki Burial search

[Mackiwi]

3 x Great Grandmother Charlotte Feakins died 1907 at Stratford.
Newspaper says she was transported by train for Burial.
We assume she was to be buried with her husband Jacob Feakins at Bell Block Cemetery, but have not been able to find her details only his.
Is there anyone who could do a search for me?

Mackiwi

[Lucy2]

   Is there anyone who could do a search for me?

Hi

What is it, that you want a search done for ??

Perhaps you need to check firstly with the New Plymouth District Council as to whether they have a record for Charlotte's burial ?   It is always possible that it might just be missing from the "online cemetery records database".

[I notice that the (online) record for Jacob (d. 1902) and 2 other "Feakins" also buried at Bell Block Cemetery, state that their burial locations within the cemetery, are not known. ?]

Lu

[Mackiwi]

Hi,

I have tried New Plymouth Distric Council, but they were only unable to help re Charlotte.
I had already found their online information and hoped that they had further information not yet included there. Bell Block is administered by the Combined Churches,(is there an email address for them ?)
I am looking for her plot number etc.
Are there any other Cemeteries or Councils in the area that may have the information ?

Mackiwi

[Thamesite2017]

If you use one of the cem nz pages
http://fhr.kiwicelts.com/Cemeteries/NZ_Cemetery_Map.html
enter Stratford and see different options for cemetery
several in area, click on each for contact details
Bye
Althea

school records of 1900-10 for JAcob as a guardian ??your one has family living at Lepperton, there is  a cemetery there
Lepperton (NZL00682)
NZSG code: J02.13
Location: Cross St (off Richmond Rd), Lepperton
Council: New Plymouth
Province: Taranaki
Administration: Trust
Status: 
Notes: 
Accuracy: Position correct but not visible

[Mackiwi]

Hi Althea,

The school records sound interesting as they lived at Lepperton until Jacob died in 1902, then Charlotte went to stay with her daughter in Stratford until her death in 1907.
Jacob must have been a guardian to one of their grandchilren.
Do you have any further details?
Newspaper says she was transported by train from Stratford for Burial but does not specify where to.

Mackiwi

[Lucy2]

Newspaper says she was transported by train from Stratford for Burial but does not specify where to.

Hi

Doesn't that newspaper article advise mourners "to await the train from Stratford ....   at the Bell Block (railway) station" 

That seems to be suggestive that the funeral/burial was to take place .... at least in the vicinity of Bell Block.

Lu

[Lucy2]

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"FUNERAL NOTICE

The funeral of the late Charlotte FEAKINS will leave the Bell Block Station on Monday, 9th December, on the arrival of the morning train from Stratford .... "

[Source:  PapersPast "Taranaki Herald" 7 December 1907 - Page 2.  "Funeral Notice"  ].

[Lucy2]

Bell Block is administered by the Combined Churches,(is there an email address for them ?)

I am looking for her plot number etc.

Hi MacKiwi

Did the New Plymouth DC give you that info about "Bell Block being administered by the Combined Churches"   

I did a bit of "googling" but couldn't find any sort of address
or reference for the administrators of the cemetery.

Did Jacob have a headstone   ?

Perhaps it's worth looking at the cemetery fiche, to see if there's anything  ?

[I guess that you haven't got the death cert. for Charlotte ?]

Lu

[Thamesite2017]

re the Jacob feakins
obviously I see now that must be not charlottes husband given he died 1902
so these schoolentries are 1903 1904 1910 was he a son?

enter bell block http://fhr.kiwicelts.com/Cemeteries/NZ_Cemetery_Map.html
and several options
eg
Bell Block (NZL00675)
NZSG code: J02.06
Location: Bell Block
Council: New Plymouth
Province: Taranaki
Administration: Methodist
Status: 
Notes: 
Accuracy: Visible

asking local methodist church may shed some light or reading this fiche at a local library

others semm to family or maori sites
Bye
Althea