[WED]Missing Wedmore graves/gravestones etc
Pat Cryer
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Mon, 3 May 2004 14:38:30 +0100
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Thanks Lyn. The bit about not being able to afford headstones does make =
sense. I've searched through the archives and learnt how many other =
burial grounds there are for me to search in the vicinity - a task for a =
while in the future, I fear. I've also found some Fishers from you from =
you in the school logs and one Fisher in one of the burial grounds - but =
nothing in my Fisher line (which thanks to the Tutton and Larder sites =
goes back to the 1500s).=20
Although it may not be of any interest to anyone else, I'd like to share =
the highlight of my Wedmore visit - finding the forge and house in =
Cocklake where Octavius Fisher worked as a blacksmith in the late 1800s =
and being invited in to look round. No sign though in the Borough of =
Wedmore itself of where his father Joseph Fisher was a blacksmith in the =
1840s.
Cheers
Pat
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Lyn Nunn=20
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [WED]Missing Wedmore graves/gravestones etc
Hi Pat
I think you will find there are many of us who cannot find headstones =
and mostly because our ancestors were poor and couldn't afford them or =
could only afford ones that wouldn't last. Also if they aren't looked =
after they deteriorate depending on the forces of nature. I found many I =
couldn't read but, as I said in my previous message, there were Fishers =
in the nearby cemeteries..... perhaps some of them are yours.
regards
Lyn
in Brisbane
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Pat Cryer=20
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [WED]Missing Wedmore graves/gravestones etc
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who replied to =
my query about missing graves and gravestones. I was pleased to be given =
the explanation that my cemetery visit had been to the 'new' cemetery. =
That explained a lot. However, if there is an 'old' cemetery (other than =
the graveyard attached to the church) I'd be grateful to know its =
location. Or when did cremation start at Wedmore? I have a sizeable =
number of death certificates for ancestors who died in Wedmore since =
1840 and it puzzles me considerably that I haven't managed to find any =
graves or gravestones for them. I can't imagine that the Fishers were =
unique in this respect, in which case it must be of concern to all of us =
on this list who are interested in our Wedmore ancestors.
Pat Cryer
website: www.cryer.freeserve.co.uk
email address : pat@cryer.freeserve.co.uk
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks Lyn. The bit about not being =
able to afford=20
headstones does make sense. I've searched through the archives and =
learnt how=20
many other burial grounds there are for me to search in the vicinity -=20
a task for a while in the future, I fear. I've also found some =
Fishers from=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Although it may not be of any interest =
to anyone=20
else, I'd like to share the highlight of my Wedmore visit - finding =
the=20
forge and house in Cocklake where Octavius Fisher worked as a=20
blacksmith in the late 1800s and being invited in to look round. No =
sign=20
though in the Borough of Wedmore itself of where his father Joseph =
Fisher=20
was a blacksmith in the 1840s.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pat</FONT></DIV>
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12:05 PM</DIV>
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Wedmore=20
graves/gravestones etc</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Pat</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I think you will find there are many =
of us who=20
cannot find headstones and mostly because our ancestors were poor and =
couldn't=20
afford them or could only afford ones that wouldn't last. Also if they =
aren't=20
looked after they deteriorate depending on the forces of nature. I =
found many=20
I couldn't read but, as I said in my previous message, there were =
Fishers in=20
the nearby cemeteries..... perhaps some of them are =
yours.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lyn</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>in Brisbane</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dpat@cryer.freeserve.co.uk=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 03, 2004 =
4:44=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WED]Missing =
Wedmore=20
graves/gravestones etc</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'd like to take this opportunity =
to thank=20
everyone who replied to my query about missing graves and =
gravestones.=20
</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was pleased to be given the =
explanation=20
that my cemetery visit had been to the 'new' cemetery. That =
explained a lot.=20
However, if there is an 'old' cemetery (other than the=20
graveyard attached to the church) I'd be grateful to know its =
location.=20
Or when did cremation start at Wedmore? I have a sizeable =
number of=20
death certificates for ancestors who died in Wedmore since 1840 and =
it=20
puzzles me considerably that I haven't managed to find any graves or =
gravestones for them. I can't imagine that the Fishers were unique =
in this=20
respect, in which case it must be of concern to all of us on this=20
list who are interested in our Wedmore ancestors.</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Pat Cryer<BR>website: <A=20
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address : <A=20
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