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I would like to find out where my great grandma Sarah Kelley nee Wood is buried.

I know that's he lived in Liverpool

She married Fredrick Claude Kelly in 1915 at St Peters, Liverpool

I know they did not stay together, he left and passed in the 1940's I think.

I do not think she was Catholic? As my grandma her daughter wasn't?

How can I find out where she is buried and if the plot is still there? I feel I have to go there if possible?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Sara

A lot depends on what area of Liverpool she lived at the time of death, and the date is the most important thing to discover. You need to speak to anybody in the family who may remember even an approximate date that she died and whether it would have been in the North or the South of the town so that the index can be checked for an entry.

I have asked about and cannot find out when she died.
I know when grandma was younger they lived on Breck Rd
Then I feel she moved more Anfield way I think

Here's a possible death index:-

Name: Sarah Kelley
Age: 71
District: Liverpool North
Quarter: Jan/Feb/Mar
Year: 1964
Volume: 10d
Page: 306


Blue

Thanks for that

Might seem a silly question but what do I do next?

At that date it's doubtful that you would find an entry online for the burial, possibly if it had been an RC and at Ford, but even so nothing is showing in that search.

You would need to check cemeteries at the Liverpool Record Office, perhaps beginning with Anfield and then maybe West Derby would be the closest ones.

If you do decide to undertake this research, do contact them first to discover if the registers for the recent date you are looking for are on microfilm, which will be in the World Museum, William Brown Street, or still in document form in which case you would need to arrange an appointment to view these at the Sandhills Satellite.

Details and updates are here http://www.forum.liverpool-genealogy.or ... =23&t=9679

Can confirm she passed away 12th March 1964

Thanks for your advice I will contact Liverpool office this week

It might be a good idea to contact Liverpool City Council Cemeteries as this burial is more recent. You can request a free look-up if you know the date of death and the cemetery. There's a good chance considering where she lived that she is buried in Anfield. For the purpose of the look-up request tell the council she was buried in Anfield.


Blue

Blue70 wrote:For the purpose of the look-up request tell the council she was buried in Anfield.

Good plan

Rang Liverpool council, they say it's not free anymore £10 fee
Alternative being go to Liverpool records.....

So looks like I will have to try get there

We knew that but hoped that you would get away with it, sadly it's not just £10, it's £10 per year per cemetery, so if you were actually unsure it could cost a fortune.

Don't forget to check with them where the records are for that particular date as it's a short train ride between the two locations.

Hi Scouch

You usually have to pay if you don't know the date of death and cemetery I'll e-mail them to see what they say. I don't think the records for 1964 will be in the record office.


Blue

Thanks so much to you all for your help.
I am dying to find her. I am hopeful that she may have a plot still and a stone.....

How long do plots stay as they are?

I've had a reply from my contact they have done a free search for the year 1964 and unfortunately she was not buried at Anfield Cemetery. I don't think I will be able to get another free search but what you could do is write to them yourself with the name, date of death and another cemetery such as Everton.


Blue

Although you may not get much of a response, I can't guarantee, as it is such a recent date why not try to phone the cemeteries themselves - googling found a phone number for West Derby Cemetery 0151 546 2128 and for Everton 01515253416.

Do let us know if you have any luck using this method.

Here is the address if you want to write to them. I would go for Everton Cemetery next:-

Liverpool City Council
Cemeteries & Crematoria
Allerton Cemetery Lodge
192 Woolton Road
Liverpool
L19 5NF


Blue

Liverpool Record Office has
Everton Cemetery burial registers and order books 1880 - 1986
West Derby Cemetery the same things 1884 - 1986
Liverpool Crematorium Records 1908 - 1992

They also hold some graveyard records which appear to go up to the time you want.

What was her address when she died?

Just another thought how about trying the newspaper perhaps the Echo for around the date of death. It may give time and place of the internment.

Thanks all.....
After asking around my Aunty is sure the cemetery was at the end of east lancs rd...
So that would tellme west derby?
She remembers going with my grandma when she was younger and my grandma getting upset because she couldn't find the spot where her mum was buried?
So I will try ringing the cemetery tomorrow, worth a shot as I have date of death and name.......

The records for the Cemteries now go up to 2000. The online catalogue has not been updated. Will double check to make sure I am correct. Also the registers for the Non-Conformist section at Everton Cemetery have not survived, however the order books have so if you are looking for a Non Conformist burial for that Cemetery use the order books.