Mysterious. missing Aunt

[safecontractor]

Thanks everyone ... going to check out on FindmyPast at local library this week.

Regards Safecontractor

[safecontractor]

Still struggling, I'm afraid .... checked out your good information on FindmyPast but (probably my fault) can't see any additional new info., other than " Chapel en le Frith".

I'm now really trying to find the burial place of Lillian Hewitt and have received some assistance from a new contact actually in Chapel en le Frith who has been checking Church Records ... so far no luck.

Can anyone throw any more light on this or where I might start an additional search to find this information ?

Regards Safecontractor

[Gardener]

Would it be good to splash out on a will? https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills
Lilian Hewitt of Ollerset Vw Hospital New Mills
Died 27 Feb 1976
Administration Manchester 5 April

[safecontractor]

Gardener :
Thanks for that ... that info has absolutely shaken me rigid !!! .. apparently the address was an old workhouse at (not much) earlier times .. the will shows £1423 .. so ..... I must investigate further.

I'm very appreciative .. Safecontractor

[rolnora]

If the birth date for Lilian that Jebber mentioned ( 19 July 1895) is correct then this death might be  worth looking at - Lilian Hewitt  Birth 19 July 1894  Death March 1976 Vol 6 Page 1351 - High Peak, Derbyshire. The day and month is the same although the year is one out.
Kay

So this post was correct for Lilian's death.
It might be worth ordering the death cert to find out more.

[safecontractor]

Rolnora ;

Thanks for your input ... perhaps you could advise me:

a). where I could obtain Death Cert and what new/ additional info might be on it and ...

b). another contact has emailed me about 1 hour ago to say that a check on grave headstones in local churches in Chapel en le Frith, has not revealed any name in the 70's that might be relevant. .... bear in mind some headstones were buried / flat when survey taken and are still possible contenders.

c). ... stumped again !!!

Thanks and regards - Safecontractor

[Marmalady]

Ollerset View is a Nursing Home in New Mills -- a few miles away from Chapel-en-le-Frith (but under the same Reg District) -- so she is possibly buried in a New Mills churchyard rather than Chapel

You can apply for the death certificate through the GRO -- it will give you the date & place of death and the informant - which may be a relative or it may be a nursing home official

I am Graveyard Steward for Chapel Methodist Church -- and she is definitely not buried there -- but I don't have access to the Parish Church records which has a much bigger graveyard

I also grew up in Gatley in the 50's & 60's -- there were still Hewitts in the village then -- i think they ran  a TV/electric shop. I certainly went to school with a Hewitt girl. Have you tried seeing if there is still family in the area ?

[safecontractor]

Marmalady ;

Thanks for that ... isn't the world a small place ? ... I grew up in Benchill, Wythenshawe and went to the Tatton Cinema in Gatley ... also in the 50's & 60's.

Your information is very helpful .. but I feel that the Gatley connection isn't right . as my Father was the mysterious Lillian's brother ( also spending his early youth in Gatley himself,) he would have known of the Gatley connection.

The problem in tracing people is that the barriers come up with FindmyPast / Ancestry etc. etc. where detailed information always costs money ... usually payable before you know if the info is any good!!! Llibraries are helpful and I have had some good leads via Stockport Heritage Library, and I think they must be my next port of call to see their microfilm records.

Thanks for leads and I'll keep everyone posted .. perhaps others know something ??

Regards Safecontractor.

[Gardener]

My grandmother died in hospital in 1974. Her death certificate includes her date of birth, usual address, in place of occupation it has her deceased husband's name and occupation, then the informant's name, "qualification" = daughter, and her address.

So quite a lot of information but depends heavily on the informant I suspect. I don't recall my mother being present at the time of death. If anyone had asked me I would have said that she was phoned and went to the hospital, but I may be wrong about that.

A lot will depend on who was around to register the death.