Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976

Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976 (reply)

Jefff — Tue, 13 May 2014 14:06:02 +0000

Hi Nigel and thanks for your helpfull post. May I suggest you also send a direct email to Anthea via her envelope icon next to her username - this will go direct to her inbox and negate the need for her to visit the forum to see your post. I say this as, by clicking her username, we can see she's not visited the forum at all since 2012. However her name's still displayed in "active" blue, which might mean she will be advised of your post anyhow, I do hope so.

Yes, you're correct, the Dean Forest Mercury archives are not available online so mean a visit to Cinderford to search them. I'll have to ask my sister (who works at The Forester) whether their Archives are ever likely to go online - iirc the likes of Gloster Archives for example are going down this route, understandably I guess these days to earn valuable revenue from the likes of the subscription websites ?.

I believe this post is still valid wrt the Mercury Archives situation, the Library is the easiest and preferred research method.
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=34751

Hoping this helps and you make contact with Anthea.

Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976 (reply)

nigeldownunder — Tue, 13 May 2014 06:31:28 +0000

Hi there Anthea - this reply is a bit late, and you may already have the answers you're looking for.
"Uncle Fred" was my step-grandfather. He was/had been a keen member of the choir at Christchurch in Berry Hill, and I've every reason to believe he was buried there, but I've been unable to find any headstone. That however is not uncommon. My grandmother, Fred's second wife Daisy Maud Niblett/Lee nee Adams was buried there in 1969 (I was a pall-bearer) and she also has no headstone. My cousins in the Forest also believe he was buried at Christchurch.
Uncle Fred had a very interesting past. He was reported killed in action in WW1 by machine-gun fire, but was later found alive and repatriated. My cousin still has a hand-written letter from King George welcoming him home.
Daisy's funeral was the subject of a detailed report in the local Newspaper (I have the clipping from my Mother's scrapbooks), so I'm sure Fred's would also have been reported. I'm pretty sure the newspaper archives are held in Cinderford at the offices of the "Forester". I'm not aware of any scanned archives.

Burial of Alfred NIBLETT, Rock Cottage Joyford, died 1976 (reply)

Jefff — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:24:24 +0000

This new addition to the Documents section may interest you as it refers to Rock Cottage 100odd years ago.
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=32628

Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976 (reply)

Jefff — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:41:39 +0000

Perhaps closer to Joyford ? (assuming this website is uptodate that is?)
From http://www.funeralsearch.co.uk/fdatowns.php

for Coleford
Ernest Heal & Sons
5 South Rd,
Broadwell
COLEFORD GL16 7BH
Gloucestershire
01594 832159

for Cinderford (less likely perhaps)

Co-operative Funeral Service
Lower High St,
CINDERFORD GL14 2TD
Gloucestershire
01594 822115

Gordon Blake
4a Dockham Rd,
CINDERFORD GL14 2AQ
Gloucestershire
01594 823484

More here http://www.uk-funerals.co.uk/funeral-directors/gloucestershire.html#Lydney

Finally, is it possible the local newspapers would still carry records of his Burial ??.
http://www.theforester.co.uk/contact.cfm

Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976 (reply)

Jefff — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:34:22 +0000

as hinted by Slowhands earlier, it appears that Yew Tree Brake (Cinderford area) and Mile End (Coleford area) are the current Council Cemetries.

http://www.forestofdean.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=6863&tt=graphic

I see this site has a Grave Search facility which I guess is what Slowhands used ?.
The only Niblet/Niblett on that record is below, do you know him ?

Cemetery Yew Tree Brake
Grave Ref S30 "
Name NIBLETT Frederick Jack
Age 73 years
Address 149 High Street, Cinderford, Glos.
Date of Death 5th February, 1988
Date of Burial 16th February, 1988
Place of Death Dilke Hospital, Cinderford
Officiating Minister Rev Fraser

However there are of course numerous Church yards etc, hence my query did Alfred attend a Church at all, or know any who did ?. Do we know who organised his Burial, was it family/friends, if so they may have had a preference.

Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976 (reply)

unknown — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:05:25 +0000

buried or cremated but without details ??.
when researching another relative in bimingham , we manged to find the funeral director who pointed us into the right direction, so unless we can find the grave thats another option will look at.
thanks
anthea

Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976 (reply)

slowhands — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:41:03 +0000

local undertakers to consider:-

E J Flewelling and Son Lydbrook
John Hall Churcham
Co-Op
Brain's Drybrook

Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976 (reply)

PhilipN — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:29:13 +0000

Is it possible that he was cremated?

Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976 (reply)

Jefff — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:09:14 +0000

Hi Annj,
I'm no expert at all but I presume (someone here will correct me) that the Gloucestershire Records Office may know, have you tried them ?. I couldnt find Alfred's details on their website records, presumably as its relatively recent.

These may help;

http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/registration

http://www.ukburials.net/burialrec.htm

Do you have any clues at all as to where he's buried, such as that of other family members perhaps ?. Was he a churchgoer ?.

Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976 (reply)

unknown — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:56:19 +0000

thank you for that, any idea where else he could be.?
or any names of funeral directors i could ask to look in their records ?.
anthea

Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976 (reply)

slowhands — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:39:05 +0000

Name: Alfred Niblett
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1896
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1976
Age at Death: 80
Registration district: Forest of Dean
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 22
Page: 1794

Not in Yew Tree or Mile End cemetries.....

Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976

unknown — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:23:05 +0000

hi i am looking for details of the place of burial of Alfred Niblett died 13/10/1976 rock cottage in joyford,coleford,glos if anyone can help please.

we have been and found rock cottage which has now been completly re-designed by its new owners but would like to know where alfred last resting place was.(my husbands great uncle).

many thanks
anthea