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Maria Warner
published by on Wed, 27/03/2013 - 10:25

I am looking for possible grave of my Great Grand Mother she lived and died in WST in 1907 her name was Maria Warner nee Mitchell. Also interested in any info relating to the WSM abbitoir which my Great Grandfather ran for about 20 years, where was this located. He later emigrated to Canada in 1913 with 13 children

Any info would be great

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Submitted by Graham Payne on Wed, 27/03/2013 - 10:41

Entry in Register of Burials, Weston Super Mare Milton Road Cemetery.

Entry No 9782 Maria Agnes Warner, wife of William Warner, Aged 45, Place of death Public Abattoir, WsM, Buried 24 Dec 1907. Grave No 3482 between AA & BB South East.

Submitted by Pat Hase on Wed, 27/03/2013 - 11:56

I'm glad that you already knew of the connection with the Abattoir because the place of death could have been a shock!

Although there is no memorial on the grave there is another WARNER buried there - Thomas Gordon WARNER, aged 10, in 1922 - a grandson?

The Abattoir was in Drove Road - or Uphill Drove Road as it was then - near the Isolation Hospital and the junction with Rectors Way. You can see it mentioned on the OS map on the Somerset Heritage Centre Web Page (In the left hand panel click on "maps and postcards") By the 1920s it had moved to Bridge Road next to the cattle market where I think it was in operation well until into the second half of the 20th century.

If you haven't already done so - take a look at the 1911 census - the original schedule lists all 13 children but 7 of them have been deleted because they were sleeping elsewhere the night of the census. A good reason for not relying on a transcription!

Submitted by on Wed, 27/03/2013 - 13:09

Thank you for the info, I will take a look on the maps of the abbattoir location, I did notice on the 1911 census not all the children lived at the Drove Road a lot to accommodate at one house

Submitted by on Wed, 27/03/2013 - 13:13

Thank you for the info, I have been searching for a while, only just started tracing my family so it helps to know where to look, I can now visit Milton Road will be a long time since anyone has been there, thanks again