Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Henry OVERBUARY/OVERBURY

Henry OVERBUARY/OVERBURY (reply)

m p griffiths — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:20:09 +0000

Having just visited St Mary's Graveyard in Lydney to look for my Henry STEPHENS & family headstones - (as I know from a Will, money was left to have one 'made') - we didn't realise how large (one corner section overgrown), the churchyard was, plus many headstones were peeling away - dependent on what stone was used - some were in better condition than others. It proved to be a fruitless search.

1901 Wales Census

58 Tutnalls Street

Lydney

OVERBUARY

Henry - 25 - Railway Clerk, Huntley
Annie F - 27 - born Barnwood
Annie - 8 months born Lydney

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1911 Monmouthshire Wales Census - Yorkley (Moseley Green) - just after Oakenhill Lodge, Yorkley Gate

full address on 1911 Census - Moseley Green, Parkend, Nr Lydney, Glos

living in 5 rooms (married 11 years)

transcribed as : OVERBURY (actual census says OVERBUARY)

Annie Flora - 1874 - age 37 - born Barnwood Nr Gloucester
Daisy Helena - 1903 - age 8 - School - born Aylburton, Gloucestershire
Henry - 1876 - age 35 - Railway Servant (Foreman) born Huntley, Gloucestershire
Nancy Elizabeth - 1901 - age 10 - born Lydney

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FOD records : Burial (Viney Hill)- 20 November 1967

Annie Flora OVERBURY - address: 12 Ridgeway, Yorkley Slade

? Was Annie buried alongside her husband ?? All Saints Church Viney Hill, Lower Road, Yorkley, Nr Lydney

H B Parker - Curate of Lydney (reply)

Jefff — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:09:48 +0000

Thanks !

Record_ID: 266461
Entry_Number: 683
Year: 1918
Month: Sep
Day: 18
Surname: OVERBURY
Forenames: Henry
Residence: Yorkley
Age_at_death: 43
Officiating_Minister: H B Parker Curate
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P209 IN 1/37
Page_No: 86
Parish_Chapel: Lydney
Soundex: O161

He dies young, looking up the Inquest unusually for my researches he's there. I now see this is as per your previous thread re the horrible railway accident.

I would have thought such a prominent if not newsworthy death would result in a proper Burial as you clearly believe, perhaos even funded by the Railway Company in some way, although I see the Inquest doesnt appear to imply liability.

http://www.forest-of-dean.net/inquests/images/F300.png

Was the S&W Rwy ever found liable at all ?.

H B Parker - Curate of Lydney (reply)

Strok — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:28:42 +0000

Henry Overbuary, 1875 to 1918 in Lydney!

H B Parker - Curate of Lydney (reply)

Jefff — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:17:49 +0000

Hi,
I'd like to try to help but sadly my time is limited.
I realise you may have posted on your previous threads, but please helpus to help you and please remind us who you G-Grandfather is, thanks. At the bare minimum please post his Burial Record for starters.

Re HB Parker, I looked to try to search for Minister's names via the Advanced Search Facility, but it appears we cannot yet do so ?. I realise we are already very lucky to have such a superb website, for which I am hugely grateful, but I was wondering how plausible it might be to consider adding such a feature to the Advanced Search, please ?.

Thanks all.

H B Parker - Curate of Lydney

Strok — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:22:49 +0000

I've been trying for quite a while, physically and on the web to find out where exactly a burial might have been held in Lydney. On my great grandfather's burial entry it is stated that he is buried by the above named fellow who I believe is the vicar of St Mary's in Lydney, yet the transcription of the graveyard (and indeed, after a few visits) doesn't yield his headstone! He wasn't a complete pauper, so is ther any chance he may have been buried somewhere else by the same man?

Can anyone help?

Thanks!