Family history

[Dale Daniel]

One of my ancestors lived in the village Jane Phillips by the 1891 census she lived with her husband William the then headmaster in The School House.
By the 1901 census she is still a school teacher in the village living with her daughter Agnes at Master Croft.....does anyone in your local history society what became of her or her daughter?
Cheers
Dale

[Butter]

i think you might be mistaken! i've never heard of 'masters croft' I think it maybe Martins Croft and for how ever long i've lived in this village i've never heard of her?

[Dale Daniel]

Yes it was Martin's Croft.....I know you probably have not heard of her....but what I am looking for is someone who may have family history knowledge....could she be buried in Colerne??

[BrendaP]

Jane Phillips aged 79 died June-Sept 1981 in Chippenham sub-district which I believe includes Colerne. see:
http://www.wiltshirebmd.org.uk/cgi/deathind.cgi?county=wiltshire
and
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

I don't know if the churchyard is still open for burials, but according to
http://www.springgrovegrammarschool.org.uk/page0061.htm
there's a WW2 war grave in the churchyard, so yes, your Jane Phillips could have been buried there in 1918.

Brenda

[Dale Daniel]

Jane was born in 1845 so if she died in 1918 her age would of been 73 and not 79.
Thanks all the same Brenda for your input.

[bobw]

Jane was born in 1845 so if she died in 1918 her age would of been 73 and not 79.

That doesn't necessarily mean anything.
It was quite common in those days for births not to be registered.

[BrendaP]

Ages on death certificates are not always accurate - depended on who registered the death and how well they knew the deceased!

The way to find if she was buried in Colerne Churchyard is to look at the burial register for Colerne which is held at Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre in Chippenham
http://www.wshc.eu/component/content/article/34-yootheme/306-archives-prlist1.html#Parishes:%20C

I've poked around on Ancestry, am I right in thinking that your Jane was born Jane Bargwenson in Llandovery?

Brenda

[Irene Dredge]

Hi I have the Burials up to about 1940, and I can't find her on there the only Phillips are as follows.
PHILLIPS ETHEL MARGARET COLERNE 30 May 1895 16
PHILLIPS WILLIAM ADERLY COLERNE 14 January 1898 69
PHILLIPS WILLIAM ANTHONY COLERNE 29 September 1914 33

If anyone wants to find out more just emails me
regards
Irene

[Dale Daniel]

Hello Brenda it is actually Jane Bargwanna b 1845 so you are on the right track.
Thanks for taking an interest

[Butter]

not being funny but why dont you look at all the grave stones instead of making everybody look for you??