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Grave of Elizabeth Kerridge of 2 Clement Avenue, Llandudno who died in 1947.
Helig:
This is to ask for a search in the archives for a grave for Elizabeth Kerridge who died in a nursing home in 2 Clement Avenue, Llandudno on 2 January 1947.
There is a linked post at:http://threetownsforum.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2864.0.html
Hugo has kindly offered to see if he can find a grave in the index.
There are other members of the Kerridge family buried in St Tudno on the Great Orme and in St Agnes in Conwy.
Helig.
Hugo:
I'll have a look in the Archives this week and see if I can find anything. The Conwy Archives have the burial records for most of Conwy County so I can look in the St Agnes one too.
Hugo:
I've been to the Conwy Archives and had a look at the Burial Indexes for Llandudno and the surrounding areas but I'm sorry to say that I cannot find anything for Elizabeth Kerridge.
The indexes I looked at were St Tudno's and Llanrhos which should have been the most likely ones but I searched in Llandrillo Yn Rhos, Llangystennin and St Agnes. There is a possibility that she may have been buried with her husband elsewhere. Some times if the person is not C of E they could be buried in another church or Chapel that I haven't looked at.
In St Tudno's Church they have a burial for Freda and George F Kerridge at Plot D089, I don't know if they are your relations or not but Freda died on the 20th Dec 1920 aged 27 years and George F died on 13th Jan 1934 aged 40 years. Also in that grave is "her brother Karl Weissbeck who passed away 14th Feb 1912 aged 3 and a half years"
I had a look at the Street Index in the Archives and in the one I looked at Amelia Kerridge was listed as living at Glyn Garth, 12 Caroline Road Llandudno. The house name has been changed but I've attached a photo of how it looks now.( it's the semi on the left)
In the Burial Index for St Agnes Church at Plot A059 Albert Abraham and Amelia Kerridge are buried. Albert Abraham died 6th Sept 1915 aged 49 years but strangely there is no wording on the headstone for Amelia. The Headstone is a marble cross and concrete kerbs.
Hugo:
There is a possibility that Elizabeth's obituary may have been reported in the local paper "Llandudno Advertiser" and if so will reveal where Elizabeth was buried. I'll explore this thought when I next go to the Conwy Archives.
Is there any chance that Elizabeth was Jewish? The only reason I ask is because of the family names of Freda, her brother Karl Weissbeck and Albert Abraham Kerridge.
In the past many of the Jewish community in Llandudno that have died have been buried in a Jewish Cemetery in Manchester.
Helig:
Hello Hugo,
Very many thanks for your time and trouble taken in this research.
Elizabeth Kerridge isn't buried with her husband. He died in 1921 and is buried in Sussex. We know for certain that she isn't there with him. He was Henry Francis Kerridge.
Elizabeth wasn't Jewish. She was born in Arundel, Sussex, her maiden name was Hayler.
The Weissbeck family were married into the Kerridge family. George Frederick Kerridge married Elsie Weissbeck, she died in childbirth and he then married her sister, Freda. The family were disgusted about this and he was ostracised as a result. The Weissbeck girls were daughters of Louis Weissbeck, a watchmaker and jeweller in Llandudno. There are Kerridge/Weissbeck descendants living in the Llandudno area and in Chester to this day.
George Kerridge is quite a close relation, being the brother of my grandmother. I knew that George Kerridge was buried in St Tudno but have never managed to locate the grave. Many thanks for this information. I will try to find where he is on my next visit. He was one of the few to survive being taken prisoner at Kut having been in the Lost Army of Mesopotamia.
Amelia Kerridge was my gt grandmother. She had The Alexandra Hotel in Llandudno before WW2. I have seen the grave at St Agnes in the past. The last time I was there the graveyard was very overgrown but this stands close to one of the entrance gates.
It will be interesting to see if there is an obituary for Elizabeth Kerridge. Once again, many thanks.
Helig.
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