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hi im looking for my grandads grave ive asked about and also have rang places where i thought he may be but no luck , His name was Bertie william Goddard 1907 - 1985 ive never seen him as a child as my grandparents separated when my dad and his brothers and sister was younger ,my dad was 1 of 6 his roots where spexhall near Halesworth ,westhall, but i was told he was in a home in norwich ,my Dad and famuly had nothing to do with him but i feel as i want to know ,also i need to find where he is buried or cremated ,please could someone help me or put me in the right direction

Thank you

Melanie vickers

Melanie, I had a quick look and there is one death that may possibly be your grandfather. You could order the death cert to see where he was living and who the informant was.
There are 61 graveyards in Norwich area!

Bertie William Goddard
B 1907
D. 1985
Norwich outer
Norfolk
V 10
Q2
Page no 1934

You can order this through the GRO, Cert cost £11.00 each.

Hope this helps

Florence in the hebrides

Death was registered in Norwich Outer, which covers a large number of smaller places in Norfolk.:

Deaths 1985 (>99%)
GODDARD BERTIE WILLIAM -SE1907 NORWICH OUT 10 1934

List of places in Norwich Outer Reg district:
https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/norwich%20outer.html


This may be his wife's cremation record:

Elsie May Goddard
in the England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2022
Name Elsie May Goddard
Age 76
Record Type Cremation
Death Date 8 Oct 1986
Cremation Date 13 Oct 1986
Burial Place Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Cemetery Great Yarmouth Crematorium
Interment Number 21934

Elsie's ashes were to be "returned to Fishers, Southwold".
If that's the right woman, and if her ashes were scattered, then his may have been, too, in which case there will be no grave.

A Google search shows that Fishers are/were a firm of funeral directors, now owned by Anglia Co-operative.
Their contact details:
https://stores.centralengland.coop/suffolk/southwold/field-stile-road

It might be worth asking Fishers if they have records as old as that, in case they also dealt with your grandfather's's funeral..

Elsie's address was 8 Chartres Piece, Willingham, Beccles, Suffolk


Deaths 1986 (>99%)
GODDARD ELSIE MAY 4DE1909 WAVENEY 10 2975


Marriages Jun 1936 (>99%)
Aldrich Elsie M Goddard Wainford 4a 3311
Goddard Bertie W Aldrich Wainford 4a 3311


ALDRICH, ELSIE MAY mmn BARBER
GRO Reference: 1910 M Quarter in HARTISMERE Volume 04A Page 941

Or contact Great Yarmouth Crematorium:

https://www.greatyarmouthfuneralservices.co.uk/about-us/contact

Their Book of Remembrance isn't digitised, unfortunately, or we could have searched that.

No help with his final resting place, but his Naval service records can be accessed at the National Archives

First name(s) Bertie William
Department ADM
Last name Goddard
Archive The National Archives, Kew
Birth year 1907
Reference ADM 363/577/12
Birth date 03 September 1907
Birth place Westhall, Halesworth, Suffolk
Record set British Royal Navy & Royal Marines Service And Pension Records, 1704-1939
Birth county Suffolk
Series ADM 363
Birth country England
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Service number KX 77185
Subcategory Regimental & Service Records
Year 1925-39
Collections from Great Britain, England
Description Name: Bertie William Goddard. Official Number: KX 77185. Date of Birth: 03 September 1907. Place of Birth: Westhall, Halesworth, Suffolk.

He was part of quite a large family......................which I expect you know

1921 Census Of England & Wales
West End, Wrentham, Suffolk, England
Bertie Goddard Head Male 1882 39 Westhall, Suffolk, England Yardman Mr W J Coverland Farmer
Emma Eliza Goddard Wife Female 1884 37 - Home Duties -
Bertie W Goddard Son Male 1907 13 Suffolk, England - -
Cecil P Goddard Son Male 1908 12 Spexhall, Suffolk, England - -
Ellen R Goddard Daughter Female 1909 11 Spexhall, Suffolk, England - -
Violet R Goddard Daughter Female 1911 10 Spexhall, Suffolk, England - -
George A Goddard Son Male 1913 8 Spexhall, Suffolk, England - -
Dorothy M Goddard Daughter Female 1914 7 Suffolk, England - -
Victor H Goddard Son Male 1916 5 Spexhall, Suffolk, England - -
Ivy M Goddard Daughter Female 1918 3 Wrentham, Suffolk, England - -
- - - Unknown 1920 1 Wrentham, Suffolk, England - -
Reginald S Goddard Son Male 1920 1 Wrentham, Suffolk, England - -

Connected threads

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1400965

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1399965

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1399960

Melanie was advised how/where to search on at least one of the above

I thought the name seemed familiar!

No exact matches on FindaGrave or BillionGraves

Related??

Bertie Goddard
unknown – 14 Dec 1956
Church of the Holy Cross Churchyard
Caston, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Not the same family.......check freebmd for age at death, and registration district