Hello, My 3 x Great Uncle, George LINDSELL, was a pauper inmate at the Workhouse in West Street, Rochford when he died in 1886. Would he have been buried in the local St Andrews Churchyard? Regards, David

Hello David, The local cemetery opened in 1881 and as the churchyards were probably full he is probably buried there. Rochford burials finished in 1905 but Prittlewell finished in 1852. The contact is The Lodge, Sutton Road Cemetery, Sutton Road, Southend on Sea, Essex SS5 2PX. A search fee was £8 per name or used to be, could be more now. You can make an appointment to view the registers if you are nearby. Hope this helps, Glyn -----Original Message----- Hello, My 3 x Great Uncle, George LINDSELL, was a pauper inmate at the Workhouse in West Street, Rochford when he died in 1886. Would he have been buried in the local St Andrews Churchyard? Regards, David

It may have depended where his family were living. According to the deaths register for Rochford House, as it was in the 1920s when he died there, the "burials" column for my great-grandfather says "By friends". It took me years to find out that he was buried in Kent, which is where he spent most of his life. Puzzled as to why he was in Southend, I only found out a couple of years ago, from a "new" second cousin, that he had been living here with a daughter. Heather -----Original Message----- From: David Lindsell [mailto:trained@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: 03 December 2012 10:58 To: Essex-UK@rootsweb.com Cc: MI-ENGLAND@rootsweb.com; UK-CEMETERIES@rootsweb.com Subject: [Ess] GEORGE LINDSELL Hello, My 3 x Great Uncle, George LINDSELL, was a pauper inmate at the Workhouse in West Street, Rochford when he died in 1886. Would he have been buried in the local St Andrews Churchyard? Regards, David