Byker and Heaton Cemetery, Newcastle

[River Tyne Lass]

What detailed research and such an interesting read!  I think it is marvellous that you and your fellow researcher are seeing to it that these service men and their sacrifice will not be forgotten.
Lest We Forget.

[chiddicks]

Thank you again for your help and support with this and your kind words. It’s so important that we keep their memories alive.

[River Tyne Lass]

I was on day shift today so managed to pop in the Newcastle library shortly before their late night closing.  I have been able to look up Albert's parents' death notices and burial entries and have sent edits so hopefully these will be linked these up with his.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/271934899/christopher-stephenson-fearon

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/271934976/alice-fearon

It turns out they are also both in Section G in purchased graves.
Christopher's grave plot was for two people.  I wonder if the intention might have been that Alice would eventually be buried with him?  However, records show that she was buried in the same plot as son Albert.

I see from Freebmd it would appear that Alice and Christopher married in the December quarter in 1939 so less than a year before Albert was killed.

[chiddicks]

Thanks so much for adding the death notices for both his parents and I was able to view them from the find a grave website, thank you.
These will be really helpful to my research.


His father was an interesting man, there are two patents in his name associated with air flotation devices for submerged vessels, all fascinating stuff.

[Tickettyboo]

just in case you don't have this cutting:

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-chronicle-albert-edward-fearon/150220126/

Boo

[chiddicks]

Thanks Boo I did have the cutting but thank you for checking and of course if you come across any further references that are connected to the family of course let me know. Once I have written his story, I will send you the link.
Thanks again for all your help.
Paul

[River Tyne Lass]

I am glad to hear you think this will be helpful for your research.
I was on day shift again yesterday so did a detour on the buses home and went to look again at section G for Christopher's memorial.
Unfortunately, I could find nothing with his name inscribed on it.  But there were some possibilities in the section but these were the types of graves which can't be identified, such as overgrown memorials, kerb memorials with no identifiable inscription or fallen over memorials.  I suppose it could also be that he may have had a purchased grave with no memorial.

[chiddicks]

Thank you for trying, it was worth a try. It always surprises me when the grave has been purchased but there’s no memorial, but dying was and still is an expensive business. Thanks again.