Hi,A different newspaper shows that she wasn't buried but cremated. 06 June 1977 Leicester Daily MercuryGILES Jane - passed away peacefully on 7th June 1977, late of Dunton Bassett beloved mother of (dau), (dau), (daur) and (son). Funeral service and cremation on Wednesday June 15th at Gilroes Crematorium at 12.20pm. All flowers and inquiries to the LCS Funeral Service. Tel 56906.I haven't put the childrens name's as they might stll be living.Regards,Daisy
Entry in the Book of Remembrance https://bor.scribesplus.co.uk/gilroes/page.php?p=AL03_SET2_0706L.jpg&l=giles&f=Boo
article in Coventry Evening Telegraphhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/coventry-evening-telegraph-jane-giles/177053870/Quote from: Daisypetal on Sunday 20 July 25 01:43 BST (UK) Hi,A different newspaper shows that she wasn't buried but cremated. 06 June 1977 Leicester Daily MercuryGILES Jane - passed away peacefully on 7th June 1977, late of Dunton Bassett beloved mother of (dau), (dau), (daur) and (son). Funeral service and cremation on Wednesday June 15th at Gilroes Crematorium at 12.20pm. All flowers and inquiries to the LCS Funeral Service. Tel 56906.I haven't put the childrens name's as they might stll be living.Regards,DaisyI checked that date for the newspaper entry as its unlikely to have been published the day 'before' she died and it was published 10th Junehttps://www.newspapers.com/article/leicester-mercury-jane-giles-death-notic/177054085/Boo
Quote from: Cas (stallc) on Saturday 19 July 25 22:09 BST (UK) Anc* are giving this hint that relates to the death you mention. So may apply to your lady, worth checking out. The name given is Jana, but could well be mistranscription.https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62221/records/1071816731Jana GilesGender FemaleDeath Age 84Birth Date abt 1893Residence Place Woodmarket Ho-UcDeath Date 7 Jun 1977Obituary Date 15 Jun 1977Obituary Place Coventry, West Midlands, EnglandNewspaper Title Coventry Evening TelegraphCashttps://www.newspapers.com/article/coventry-evening-telegraph-jane-giles/177053870/Boo
Anc* are giving this hint that relates to the death you mention. So may apply to your lady, worth checking out. The name given is Jana, but could well be mistranscription.https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62221/records/1071816731Jana GilesGender FemaleDeath Age 84Birth Date abt 1893Residence Place Woodmarket Ho-UcDeath Date 7 Jun 1977Obituary Date 15 Jun 1977Obituary Place Coventry, West Midlands, EnglandNewspaper Title Coventry Evening TelegraphCas
Quote from: Tickettyboo on Sunday 20 July 25 11:45 BST (UK) Entry in the Book of Remembrance https://bor.scribesplus.co.uk/gilroes/page.php?p=AL03_SET2_0706L.jpg&l=giles&f=BooMany thanks Boo for your reply and the link Never seen that website before, so I have bookmarked it just in case I need it for another ancestor at a later date The entry also confirms she was reunited with her husband too, something I was not aware of.Steve
Quote from: Steve C on Sunday 20 July 25 16:14 BST (UK) Quote from: Tickettyboo on Sunday 20 July 25 11:45 BST (UK) Entry in the Book of Remembrance https://bor.scribesplus.co.uk/gilroes/page.php?p=AL03_SET2_0706L.jpg&l=giles&f=BooMany thanks Boo for your reply and the link Never seen that website before, so I have bookmarked it just in case I need it for another ancestor at a later date The entry also confirms she was reunited with her husband too, something I was not aware of.SteveIf I have the crematorium name then a web search for the name plus online book of remembrance will often bring up that particular book.I meant to look for a notice of death for William but got side tracked, so have now found onehttps://www.newspapers.com/article/leicester-mercury-wh-giles/177066568/and though the B-O-R 'says' he died 21 April 1974, the newspaper says 25th April.I tried a free search on Deceased Online (which has cremation registers for Gilroes) and the index result also says he died 25th April 1974 and was cremated 1st MaySo either whoever paid for the entry gave the wrong date or the B-O-R scribe entered it incorrectly and no one in the family noticed.Boo
Sorry for putting the wrong newspaper date I must have been reading with tired eyes.Thank you for correcting it Boo, also thanks for the website I don't think I've seen that before. Daisy