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I am trying to locate a grave for someone's grandmother. I did an initial search on the 6 graveyards in Watfird where she died but to no avail.

Winifred M Redfearn ( nee hutchings) b.1896 d.1983 Watford

m Frank V Redfearn b 1881 married 1916

I searched on her married name but wondering whether it could be in her maiden name?

I don't have access to Find My Past( subs expired) so could anyone look up in newspapers announcements if that's possible? to give some clue where she is buried.

Her niece from Canada is over in the uk trying to find where her grandmother is buried.

Thankyou

Florence in the hebrides

Is it 100% certain that the woman was buried?

Was she born in the same place as that in which she died?

I rather think that 1983 is too recent for online newspaper articles, although there is a site which does only death announcements…….try googling, as I can’t recall the name of the site

Have you thought of contacting the archivist at the relevant local newspaper?

Deceased online is another possible source of info

One would imagine she would be buried/cremated in the name under which her death was registered.

The cemeteries officer at the local council is your best bet if it is not on Find a Grave or deceased on line.

Yes her niece said she was buried not cremated

Born in London not sure exactly

Died in watford

Yes, so her married name at death

Thankyou Erika

I have searched for the grandfather's grave as he died in 1968 in Worthing sussex but to no avail.

She's tel me later so maybe might get some more info that might indicate where shes buried.

Florence in the hebrides

Born in Fulham……..

Ty for that

Do you know that it was Watford itself where she died ?

Watford registration district covered a wider area......

https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/watford.html

If you could narrow down the possible place of death and / or her home address, it might be possible to contact local funeral directors who may have managed the funeral.
I did this, when I too was trying to locate a 1983 burial, but in Hampshire.

N.B.... If you do this.....
Keep a note of which ones you contact. Some might not have been established then, but might be helpful and suggest leads.

Ty Gwyn, that is very useful info. I shall pass it on when the lady next phones.

Frank and Winifred were living in Chichester in 1962-3.

Perhaps they're both buried there.
Not listed on findagrave - but then lots of graves aren't.

Frank V. Redfearn
in the West Sussex, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1963
Name Frank V. Redfearn
Residence Date 1962-1963
Residence Place Sussex, England
Street Address Glenelg, Norman's Drive [Chichester ]

Ah, this must be Frank's grave, in Worthing after all:
(Or rather, not his grave, as he was cremated.)

Victor Frank Redfearn
Birth
1881
Death
1968 (aged 86–87)
Burial
Worthing Crematorium
Findon, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Memorial ID
233709786

"Listed in Worthing Book of Remembrance Volume 1 . Date 23rd November"

https://www.remembrance-books.com/worthing/

He was cremated on 23rd November.
"Quiet and kindest thoughts often".

Ah Ag thankyou for finding that, it crpssed my mind, he could have been cremated but she was sure it was a burial, but there you go.Yes in Worthing.

Maybe his ashes were buried perhaps?

I shall pass that on.

just to find her grandmother now.

Her will gives her address as 272 Findon Road Worthing died 28th nov 1983

So she may have died in the watford area and been taken back to Worthing

Her death cert may help along with the informant details

Her daughter in law was living in watford !

Name Jean Margaret Redfearn
Death Date 15 Oct 1987
Death Place Watford
Probate Date 28 Apr 1988
Probate Registry Oxford

Cemeteries Officers.
She may have been cremated in Watford and her ashes buried or scattered in the same place as her husband.

The Cemeteries Officers have the cremation records as well as burials.

Get the death cert for its info :-)

The woman was probably visiting family in Watford when she died, as suggested earlier in the thread.


Name Winifred Mary Redfearn
Death Date 29 Oct 1983
Death Place Worthing
Probate Date 19 Jan 1984
Probate Registry Brighton
Address on Probate record 272 Findon Road, Worthing

With an exact death date, you can ask for an informed search

The actual Will may include instructions for disposal of her remains.

Winifred's name is not in the Worthing Book of Remembrance, nor in the West Herts Book of Remembrance (Watford).

Which proves nothing, as entries in Books of Remembrance are optional.

Already posted the relevant will info !! :-(

As I said..................... :-S :-S :-S :-S

Ty for all the info.
So I did a search for probate to download and see if that sheds any light but when I search using the details given here, it returns 0 results?? What am i doing wrong?