These two people are my great grandparents. I know that they were both born in Westbury on severn and married in 1922, Florence Winifred died in childbirth age 21 in 1926 and I know that Gilbert died in 1937 age 39 , however I dont know where or why he died. Their only child (my grandad) is getting older now and he is still unaware of what happend to his father and I want to find out but I dont know where to start. I cant afford to pay to find out so does anyone know of anyway I can find out this information for free?

Thankyou for any help I get

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Name: Gilbert Smith
Year of Registration: 1898
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 239

Death
Dist. Blandford
age 39
Vol 5a
Page 238

Q4 Oct Nov Dec
1937

From full BMD Births
Name: Wyndham G Smith
Mother Maiden Chivers
Year of Registration: 1926
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 447

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1901 Bilson Green
George Smith abt 1852 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Jane Smith abt 1855 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Alice Smith abt 1891 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Beatrice Smith abt 1897 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Daniel Smith abt 1884 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Elsie Smith abt 1894 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Gilbert Smith abt 1899 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Harry Smith abt 1888 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Minnie Smith abt 1881 Leeds, Yorkshire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
William Smith abt 1879 Leeds, Yorkshire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire

1891 England Census - (Leedo Gorkehire=Leeds Yorkshire)
George Smith abt 1853 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire
Jane Smith abt 1857 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean Gloucestershire
Alice Smith abt 1890 Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
Daniel Smith abt 1881 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
George Smith abt 1875 Leedo, Gorkehire Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Henry Smith abt 1888 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Minnie Smith abt 1875 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
William Smith abt 1879 Leedo, Gorkehire Son East Dean Gloucestershire

1881 England Census
George Smith abt 1853 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Head Leeds Yorkshire
Jane Smith abt 1856 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Wife Leeds Yorkshire
George Smith abt 1875 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son Leeds Yorkshire
Lilley Smith abt 1876 Leeds, Yorkshire, England Daughter Leeds Yorkshire
Miney Smith abt 1880 Leeds, Yorkshire, England Daughter Leeds Yorkshire
William Smith abt 1878 Leeds, Yorkshire, England Son Leeds Yorkshire

and so back to SMITH and CHIVERS

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=5731#p5732

1871
John Smith 43
Dinah Smith 40
George Smith 18
Henry Smith 10
John Smith 16
Kate Smith 12
Minnie Smith 2 months
Rose Smith 8
William Smith 3
Robert Tingle 38

1861
John Smith abt 1828 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Dianna Smith abt 1831 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ada Smith abt 1861 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ema Kate Smith abt 1859 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
George Smith abt 1853 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Henry Smith abt 1857 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
John Smith abt 1855 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Adela Mark Tingle abt 1846 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Niece East Dean, Gloucestershire
Harriet Tingle abt 1830 Monmouthshire, Wales Visitor East Dean, Gloucestershire

1851 Littledean Woodside / Cinderford
John Smith abt 1801 Cheriton, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ann Smith abt 1832 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
James Smith abt 1846 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Jane Smith abt 1840 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
John Smith abt 1827 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Sarah Smith abt 1838 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire

1841 Littledean Woodside / Cinderford
John Smith abt 1801 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Ann Smith abt 1806 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Jane Smith abt 1839 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
John Smith abt 1827 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Joseph Smith abt 1831 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Sarah Smith abt 1836 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Thomas Smith abt 1834 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
William Smith abt 1832 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire

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This one is a bit tricky! Was your grandfather brought up by his father? Were they still living in Cinderford?

This is his mother's burial:

Record_ID: 7862
Entry Number: 830
Year: 1926
Month: Feb
Day: 27
Surname: SMITH
Forenames: Florence Winifred
Place of Residence: Cinderford
Age at death: 21
Officiating Minister: F W Baldwin Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda: A/1/82
Notes:
Register Reference: P85/1 IN 1/15
Page No: 104
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St Johns
Soundex: S530

Wow that was quick, well I thaught he may have died in Blandford, is there anyway of knowing where he was buried??

My grandad was braught up by his grandparents, Alfred John Chivers and Alice Chivers (nee Philips)
Im fairly sure that Gilbert moved to Bristol and actually died in Blandford in Dorset. He died when my grandad was 11 and so he knows nothing realy of what happend.
I think he may have died in a moterbike crash but this may be compleatly wrong.

I would love to find out where he is buried for my grandads sake, its so hard especially with the name Smith!!

you probably need to invest £10 now to get a copy of the Death cert, which will give you more insight into the circumstances/cause of death - with a bit of luck.

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/order_certificates/index.asp

not sure how far back the local weekly newspaper can go :-
http://www.thisiswesterngazette.co.uk/

Western Gazette, Sherborne Road, Yeovil, BA21 4YA

just remember the registration was in Blandford, that does not mean the death or burial are in the town

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There appears to be only one church in Blandford Forum:

Town County Church Map
Blandford Forum Dorset Blandford Forum: St Peter & St Paul
(Still looking for cemeteries in the area)

You can try this site for Blandford - they have a Memorial Inscription Database co-ordinator that you can email:

http://www.opcdorset.com/

...and also the Town Council re: Cemetery

http://www.blandford-tc.co.uk/cemetery.html

....and Dorset Archives hold the Burial PRs for Blandford for the year you want:

http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=2203

Thanks for all your help I have e-mailed a few people to see if I can find out the buriel info.

I am also going to buy a copy of Gilberts death cert when I can afford it!!

Hopefully I will get my grandfather to see his fathers grave for the first time in 71 years =) ,

I will post up what happens!!

Again thankyou sooooo much for all of your help seriously I realy spreciate it =)

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Name: Florence Winifred Chivers
Year of Registration: 1904
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 292

1901
Alfred Chivers abt 1875 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Alice Chivers abt 1877 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire

Name: Alice Phillips
Name: Alfred Chivers
Year of Registration: 1900
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 605

1881
John Phillips abt 1840 Woolastone, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury On Severn - East Dean,
Hannah Phillips abt 1845 Woolastone, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Alice Phillips abt 1877 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Annie E. Phillips abt 1870 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Emily Phillips abt 1875 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Florance M. Phillips Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire

1881
George Chivers abt 1829 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary Chivers abt 1837 Clifton Wife Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Adiline Chivers abt 1866 Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Albert Chivers abt 1871 London, London, Middlesex, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Alfred Wm. A. Chivers abt 1874 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Anne Sophia Chivers abt 1864 Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Cornelius Chivers abt 1862 London, London, Middlesex, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
George Chivers abt 1877 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Henry H. Chivers abt 1879 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Miriam Chivers abt 1868 London, London, Middlesex, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire

1871 Kensington London
George Chivers 40
Mary Chivers 34
Adeline Chivers 6
Amelius Chivers 9
Anne Chivers 7
Miriam Chivers 4

a George CHIVERS thread
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=4343#p4344

< care there are two George CHIVERS in 1829/30 fron East Dean>

1851 Bilson
Joseph Chivers abt 1804 Somerset, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ann Chivers abt 1800 Somerset, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ann Chivers abt 1833 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Geo Chivers abt 1831 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
John Chivers abt 1837 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ellen Finch abt 1841 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Visitor East Dean, Gloucestershire

Year: 1830
Month: May
Day: 2
Parents Surname: CHIVERS
Child Forenames: George
Father's Forenames: Joseph
Mother's Forenames: Ann
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence: Bilson
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating Minister: J. Chell
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P109 IN 1/1
Page No: 103
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

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