Buried Where?

[Ewan]

Hello

A lady died in the 1940s at Fairmile House  Christchurch, possibly a hospital of some kind.  Her address was Sandbanks Dorset.  Can anyone enlighten me as to where she may have be buried please, in order for me to search for a burial?

Many thanks
Ewan

[fastfusion]

Jumpers Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2JT seems to be the address of fairmille house...  maybe go to google maps and have a look at your kins address and the address and have a look at cemeteries in concentric circles outwards from both places?

[CaroleW]

See

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,574634.msg4269160.html#msg4269160

It is referred to as the WH

[abelmabel]

Hi, I'm pretty sure that by the 1940's Christchurch workhouse was a hospital. Sandbanks is in Poole so I would start looking for a burial in the Poole area rather than Christchurch. They are a few miles apart and were in different counties at the time. Poole was in Dorset and Christchurch was in Hampshire. It may make a difference to where you search.

[CaroleW]

Extract from

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Christchurch/

After 1930, the Fairmile Road workhouse was taken over by Bournemouth Corporation and became Fairmile House Public Assistance Institution

.

[Ewan]

fast fusion thanks for your suggestion, sometimes there are people that are local to these areas and they would have more of an idea than an outsider (me) where a possibly burial place may have been.  I know when I have helped others with this sort of question I can offer local knowledge.

Thank you Carol for your 2 links, that was an interesting post with someone else with connections to Fairmile House, also the piece about whether it was in Hampshire or Dorset.

Thank you abelmabel for your suggestion, I think a very important point.  This lady lived, as mentioned, Sandbanks Dorset and died at Christchurch, so more possible a burial in her home town to be looked for first I think.

Ewan