Your point about only a few burials in the last 40 years was covered by the second post in this thread, which mentioned the article in the London Gazette dated 23rd December 1971. The article says that Ella May Wilce/Bartlett was entitled to be buried in Lydbrook Churchyard.

Am I likely to get any more information from the Lydbrook Parish Council representative?

I am sure grahamc will see this post and yours. The most recent contact for Lydbrook Parish Council I have is:

Lydbrook Parish Council

Clerk to Parish Council and local representation

Wye View
The Reddings
Lydbrook
GL17 9ST
United Kingdom

E-mail:lorna.wakefield@fdean.gov.uk

Telephone:01594 860663

Perhaps this gives details for her interment.

A fascinating picture emerges of Ella and her romantic reunion with Sydney

BNA Gloucester Citizen - Saturday 01 October 1938

LOVE THROUGH THE POST
ROMANCE OF FOREST SCHOOLMISTRESS

In few days time a well-known Forest of Dean school headmistress will sail for America to become the wife of an engineer who has been her lover through the post for 17 years. The courtship-by-letter romance had its beginning when they were children. In Lydbrook, where they were born, they spent earlier years romping and laughing within sound of the River Wye. She—Miss E. M. Wilce —left the village to train as teacher. After few years in London she returned to the Forest of Dean to be appointed to the staff of Joys Green school. Seven years ago she was appointed headmistress of the infant department at Lydbrook school. He—Mr. Sidney John Bartlett—left childhood days behind to seek fame and fortune in the U.S.A. From a comparatively humble position he rose to be an Instructional Superintendent of Engineering Public Works. During their long separation, Miss Wilce and Mr. Bartlett have kept in touch with each other through the post; they became engaged, and last December Mr. Bartlett arrived in this country to make final arrangements with his future wife. He returned to America in March. Miss Wilce will sail for America on the " Queen Mary” which leaves on October 13, nine days later she will be married in a pretty vine-covered house in St. Paul, Wisconsin.

A Presentation

Yesterday (Friday) Miss Wilce spent her last hours as schoolmistress: tears were in the eyes of her little pupils they wished her happiness and God speed. On behalf of the infants, Miss P. O. Wheatstone, assistant mistress, presented her with with a canteen of cutlery, and expressed the sorrow which staff and scholars felt at her leaving. Mr. Bennett, school manager for 40 years, was unable to be present, but the Forest of Dean School Managers sent Miss Wilce a letter expressing regret at her resignation, thanking her for the very valuable work she had done at the school, and wishing her every success. In the evening, Miss Wilce, who has been a prominent social worker in Lydbrook, attended a social function given in her honour.

The last letter of the name Patcher is actually n not r, but, for some reason if I attempt to preview or post the correct spelling I get an error message saying tche(n) not accepted.

LYDBROOK HEAD MISTRESS RESIGNING. At the end of the present week Miss Ella Wilce, head-mistress of Lydbrook Council schools (infant department), will end her duties prior to her departure for America in view of her forthcoming marriage. She will be greatly missed by many local organisations. At the Parish Church she has been a very ardent worker and was chiefly responsible for most of the social gatherings in connection with the church. The British Legion women’s section will also suffer by her departure for she was a most energetic worker for this cause. Periodically she arranged concerts in the village, the artistes being the younger children trained by her and her colleague Miss Wheatstone.

US, Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: Ella Bartlett
SSN: 519-22-7317
Last Residence: 800(US Consulate)London, United Kingdom
BORN: 14 Apr 1892
Died: Aug 1977
State (Year) SSN Issued: Idaho (Before 1951)

Idaho, Death Index, 1890-1964

Name: Sydney John Bartlett
Birth Place: England
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1891
Death Place: Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA
Death Date: 1 Jul 1960
Father: George Bartlett
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother: Emily Neale
Mother's Birth Place: England
Certificate Year: 1960
Certificate Number: 002644

Departed aboard the Cunard Line Ship: Cameronia bound from Liverpool to New York on 23 March 1922.
Ticket Number: 90142
Last Address in the United Kingdom: 'Phone Exchange, Lydbrook, Glos
Occupation: Miner
Age: 30
Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence: USA

Bartlett, Sydney J - Head - (Age)37 - (Age at first marriage)33 - (Self Birth Place)England - (Year of Immigration to the United States)1922
Bartlett, Ora F - Wife - (Age)27 - (Age at first marriage)23 - (Self Birth Place)Oregon
Bartlett, Doris E - Daughter - (Age)3/12 - (Self Birth Place)Oregon

BNA Gloucester Journal - Saturday 21 June 1924

At a Children's Court, a Lydbrook lad, 13 years of age, was charged with stealing a lady's bicycle, value £5, the property of Ella May Wilce, an assistant teacher at Joys Green School.—The boy's excuse for the theft was that all his other boy friends had a bicycle and he wanted one as well.—Defendant was bound over under the First Offender's Act, and ordered to pay 30s costs, including damage to the bicycle and his mother was reprimanded by the Bench for permitting the bicycle to remain at her house without taking the trouble to ascertain the owner.

Name: Sydney John Bartlett
SSN: 474011708
Birth Date: 2 Nov 1893
Death Date: 1 Jul 1960
Claim Date: 6 Jul 1960
Type of Claim: Death Claim