Hi Anne, I think your request might run into stiff competition from the World Cup, which is now in full swing, and with tennis about to start... A newspaper report of the death is a distinct possibility now that you a date. However, I've just checked the GRO indexes for 1905 and 1906 and have not found a Rachel Wilson. Do you think she might have had another forename? Valerie -----Original Message----- From: Anne Ohlgren [mailto:aohlgren@shaw.ca] Sent: 13 June 2006 18:11 To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] GASKELL WILSON BURIAL Hello Thanks to Bob's tip about St. Peter's Halliwell, I received a reply by return email from that church letting me know they had a burial record for a Rachel Wilson aged 45 in 1905. This sounds very much like the right person, but they have no grave number and so cannot pursue it any further! If there is SKS who loves to roam around old graveyards (and who doesn't!) I would appreciate very much knowing if this is my Rachel and if there is anything inscribed on her monument. Also it occurs to me that there might be archives of BEN? Can they be searched? I might find a death notice for the last week of September 1905 to confirm her final resting place. Appreciate any help or suggestions. Anne in Victoria BC