Aberlady/Haddington Death - Struggling with burial location

[rprest]

Hi There - I wonder if anybody can help! I'm struggling to identify the burial location of my GG Grandfather, David Bryce Tod.

He died in Aberlady on 14 March 1919. While some of his relatives are buried in Aberlady Church there is no sign of David. I thought he might also be buried in Haddington but I can't see him listed in the burial plots at St Marys. I did wonder if he was buried at St John's in Haddington (his father David Bryce was the architect, and designed this church), but from what I can see (on google) there are no burial plots.

I know place of death doesn't necessary mean that they would also be buried there, but I'm drawing a bit of a blank! Some family members appear to have been buried in the fathers plot in Edinburgh, but not David Bryce-Tod.

Any help, pointers, suggested resources to check out would be gratefully appreciated!!

Best, Richard

[dowdstree]

Hi Richard,

You may already have tried this.

Burial records for East Lothian can be searched for you at a cost - says approximately £20 for half an hour.

www.eastlothian.gov/burial records

Dorrie

[isobelw]

His death notice is in the Scotsman ( 17th March 1919) but it just says the funeral is to take place in Aberlady on Tuesday 18th March.
Isobel

[rprest]

Many thanks. If his funeral took place in Aberlady you would expect him to be buried in the area. Quite mysterious why his grave doesn't appear to be there!

[suzilad]

Hi,s
        Was he married ? If so do you know where is wife was buried -- could it be there is is no headstone on his grave.

suzilad

[Anne Lothian]

Hi rprest, 
you say that David has family buried in Aberlady Church (yard) "but there is no sign of David". Have you actually been to the churchyard and looked for his gravestone, or that of other relatives?   I live fairly near and would be happy to go and take a look. I like wandering around graveyards!   Let me know if this would be of any use.  A

[rprest]

Hi Anne - Good to hear from you. I've never visited the graveyard myself, I've been going by information provided to me by another relation who also hasn't visited the graveyard, a friend or relation to them has and couldn't find anything. Considering the information is third hand there would be no harm in having a look around the site. I live in Cornwall so just not practical but if were happy to do so I would be delighted if you wouldn't mind having a look?

Of course there is no rush at all, whenever you are passing or close by. I would be most grateful indeed. Ideally I would be looking for the graves of David Bryce-Tod or his wife Ann Guy Bryce-Tod. She died approx 2 years later (around 1920) also in Aberlady.

Thank you very much! Richard

[Anne Lothian]

I should be able to get along there in the next couple of days. It's not the biggest graveyard to search so I'll choose a warm(ish) dry day and go looking. I'll go prepared to take photos and see what I find. Hope for a positive result!   A

[rprest]

Thank you, I really do appreciate it! Fingers crossed!!