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Funeral Directors Records - Kingston upon Thames,
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lesleymargaret | Report | 12 Sep 2010 19:03 |
As part of Heritage weekend I visited Frederick W Paine in Kingston, the inside of the building was amazing and is now listed. I was amazed to find they have all the records from 1908, showing many great details such as nearest relative, cost, even weight of person. I hope to return and look for a couple of relatives who died in 1920, they are happy to search for anyone who is too far to visit. |
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Sheila | Report | 12 Sep 2010 22:27 |
Hi I am interested because my father worked as a undertaker for this firm in Kingston and then in Twickenham we lived over the shop there it was in 1949 until 1955 I am not sure whether they would keep employee records. Do you mean they keep records of all the people they buried? |
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lesleymargaret | Report | 12 Sep 2010 22:33 |
yes they had all the records of everyone they buried and I should imagine also employees as they seemed to be very keen on preserving as much history as possible. They even do tours for interested parties (a retired member of staff comes in to do that) I am sure if you write to them at 24 London Road, Kingston upon Thames or ring 0208 547 1556 they will be able to help you. |
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Sheila | Report | 12 Sep 2010 22:52 |
Thanks for this I will write or try to find an email for them. Sheila |
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lesleymargaret | Report | 13 Sep 2010 14:35 |
Hi PigletsPal |
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