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[diane666]

hi I am trying to find my grandfathers grave but so far no luck searched 36 grave yards in sussex and surrey desperate for help why if he died in 1948 swandean hospital and lived in hindhead can I find no burial record for him anywhere its as though he didn't exist his name HERBERT RODERIK KELWAY BAMBER died 19 02 1948 HELP  thankyou

[Jane Masri]

Welcome to RootsChat
It's very possible that he was cremated therefore there wouldn't be a grave 

Jane

[diane666]

Hi Jane thankyou for reply I have looked on burial lists but how do I find cremation lists for surrey/sussex 1948 please

[Jane Masri]

I would think you would have to contact crematoriums within the area that he lived as I don't think there are any comprehensive lists for cremations. You know his date of death so shouldn't be too difficult.  There might have been a notice in a local paper for his funeral arrangements, that's another avenue to explore.
Is there no living relative you could ask?

Jane

[diane666]

Hi Jane believe me I have tried all cemeteries etc and no luck I have been on to council departments for surrey and sussex with no luck its as though he just vanished, the hospital where he died has been rebuilt so no records there I went to national archives at kew still nothing I just don't no where he is but I must find him somehow

[Jane Masri]

There's an awful lot about this family on the web so I would be surprised if there wasn't anything in a local paper about his passing.  I've tried some online papers but with  no luck.  If he had been living at Hindhead at the time of his passing I would assume his funeral, be it burial or cremation, took place in that area. Have you tried Brookwood Cemetery?  That seems an obvious one for that area.  Have a look at the Surrey History Centre's site to see what they have in the way of newspapers for that time-frame as they might do a look-up for you.
Don't give up on it, I'm sure you'll find it 

Jane

[diane666]

yes there is a lot about my family but the one thing I cant find is my grandfather but I will try brookway cemetery thank you for that I am determined to find him but its not as easy as I thought I found his estranged wife Mary in Cambridge, while im searching im also trying to find Eliza kelway bamber his mother she died in 1933 lived in steyning and I cant find her either. it is abit disheartening sometimes especially as im trying to find them for my mother who is now 80 and never new where they were laid to rest. Diane

[Hampshire Lass]

I've also been looking for you today and found lots of references to him online.

Would this help you at all?

 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=558&page=20

(I'm wondering if there may be any extra info in his hospital records.)

I also wonder if Bramshott Lodge Hostel isn't all it seems. Was that his last address?  If so, why was he admitted to a hospital so far away?   Do you have his death certificate and did he die from an illness which needed issolation because it looks as though Swandean Hospital may have been an issolation hospital in 1948.

I also may have found an entry in The London Gazette for 1947.......have you found that?

I was hoping to find a Will but had no luck. As he was a Naval Officer perhaps he wanted his ashes scattered at sea? 

[diane666]

Hi yes anything would help I have found some things about him. re death cert as follows death 19/02/1948 swandean hospital u.d cause PULMONARY TUBURCULOSIS I got his address from THE LONDON GAZETTE 8 JULY 1947 also 23may 1947 Bramshot lodge hostel hindhead surrey this was from court adjudications I think he may have been made bankrupt but not sure. Diane