George GOODMAN

[Maddie]

Hi caz

From my old dictionary a Journeyman was a "workman who had fully learned his trade", presumably then James was a fully fledged Blacksmith.

Is the George you mention the one who lived in New Road Croxley. If so, I don't know if it's any help but my Grt Grandparents & Grandparents who lived in Croxley were all buried in Chorleywood Road cemetery Ricky.

Unfortunately a death cert doesn't have any burial info on so wont be any help.

Maddie

[bgoodman]

Hi all, with reference to James and his trade. Would James have been a Mason or eligible to be a Mason?
I am not sure whether I have ever inquired at Chorleywood Road Cemetery about James's burial. If I haven't I will get onto that.
I have requested George born 1844 birth cert today.

[[Ray]]

Hi

Do you mean "masonic lodge"?
Or "stone mason"?

Ray

[1783caz]

Hi Maddie ,yes it is the george who lived in new road i was seeking burial info on ...
would anyone know how i go about findng out about chorleywood cemetary burials ?

[bgoodman]

Hi, thank you Ray, I do mean 'Masonic Lodge'. I didn't make that very clear did I. Not sure how the membership works. I thought it was for those who had an established trade or apprenticeship, especially in olden days.
With Chorleywood Road Cemetery I just wrote to Three Rivers council to start with as I had the date of death etc, that was for my George born 1844 and his daughter. Hertford may also help with the burial records to confirm a death. On line you may be able to order the information also with the National archives site.

[bgoodman]

Hi to everyone, I have requested James, the Blacksmith, burial information from HALS. I mentioned that he was from Rickmansworth parish, therefore I would expect him to be buried at Chorleywood Road Cemetery. I guess that the burial would be financed by Ricky union burial board. I just hope that he was buried there as we know that he was not buried at Vicerage Road Cemetery.
Failing that path of exploration I will have to think again. Perhaps there was a mention about his death in a newspaper somewhere.
I may have to follow a complaints procedure to the chief executive of Watford General. I will demand to know what they did with my ancestor, only joking.

[1783caz]

lol ... i think you will have about another 500 hundred behind you demanding to know as well 

[bgoodman]

Hi all, just to say that I can now let WGH off the hook as I have found my ancestor's burial place. I am pleased that James, the Blacksmith, finally did make it back to Rickmansworth when he died at 'The Workhouse' (WGH). It appears that he is buried at Chorleywood Road Cemetery also. I may have to confirm plot number later.

[Maddie]

 

I'm so pleased you have found your James last resting place. Seems between us we have an awful lot of ancestors buried in Chorleywood Road.

Maddie