burial records in Walsall England

[carol8353]

I just typed up a long reply and it's vanished.

There are only 4 marriages of an Edward J Haydon,one is to Eileen PInches the others are too recent or in totally the wrong area,and we know he died in Staffs.

Probably best to wait the couple of weeks for the certs to arrive now Diane and check that we have the right family before doing any more research.

Carol

[dickensfan56]

thank you Liz.  Diane

[dickensfan56]

Thanks Marj and Carol.  Just to be sure I've ordered the correct certificates, I ordered Eileen Pinches'  birth certificate, but I used the date I had.  I wonder if they will search further since Carol's records said September rather than July.  I may have to send for another.  I also sent for the death certificates of James and Gertrude Haydon and the passport record on Eileen Haydon.  What else do you think I need?  Diane

[dionysus]

I find this slightly irritating.  Some sources use Jul and some Sep for the same quarter Jul-Sep.  From that it looks like you should be okay.

[dickensfan56]

That's good to know Dion.  Thank you.

[carol8353]

You shouldn't really have added a date at all- you normally tick the box on the front of the form that asks "Is the ref number known" and then fill in the red starred boxes on the 2nd page. If you give them any other info and it differs ever so slightly they won't send the cert,but they don't tell you why.

We're all waiting with baited breath to see if it's right or not 

Carol

[dickensfan56]

Well, I hope I get the certificate.   If not, I'll keep trying.  Can you think of others I might need?  I've been in touch with the links Liz gave me for the burial sites.  The Local History Center did a preliminary search and found nothing at St. Mary's or the municipal cemetery.  I am going to send payment for the next level search.  It would be a shame if I came this far and then couldn't find the graves.

[carol8353]

You'll know much more when you get the death certs,they will have an address where each of them died on it,giving you a much better idea of which was the nearest church or cemetery.

I was thinking today of all the babies they lost in each generation,Gertrude,the twins and then the baby born in the 1940's,before the chap who is still alive.

I will PM you tomorrow with a few more of my thoughts on how you might word a letter to him.

Carol

[dickensfan56]

I was looking back through our string of emails and noticed that in entry #9 Liz references a marriage between Eileen "M" Pinches and James Haydon whereas in entry #23 Carol says Eileen "W".  Can we confirm which is correct?