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From: "John Henley" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Where is BEN NICHOLSON?
Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 20:00:56 +0100
References: <001301c317bb$11bd7ce0$d95d94ca@dowley>


Hi Ian,
----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham & Alison Dowley"
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> The distinguished English artist, BEN NICHOLSON, died at his residence, 2b
Pilgrim's Lane, London NW3, on 6th February 1982, aged 87. His full name
was Benjamin Lauder Nicholson, but for all purposes, including Death
Certificate, he was identified as Ben Nicholson.
> > I seek information re his place of interment. (Contact with Hampstead
Cemetery, Golders Green Crematorium and Highgate Cemetery has proved
negative.)
> > As I will be visiting the UK in August from Western Australia, I would
appreciate precise cemetery and gravesite data or, possibly, crematorium
details.
> > Thank you, in anticipation, to anyone who can help!> > Ian Jones

He may have attracted an obituary in one of the broadsheet papers - Times,
Daily Telgraph, Independent, or Guardian, or local paper - the Hampstead &
Highgate (cannot remember if it is Journal or Gazette or???).
A death notice with details of funeral arrangements may have been placed
with one or more of the above papers.
The undertaker will have retained records, and was probably local to the
address.
St.Pancras Cemetery, with Islington Cemetery and Crematorium adjoining, are
all still functioning
(High Road,Finchley).
See websites for London Borough of Camden & L.B.of Islington.
Was he Jewish or R.C.?
Londoners seem to be notoriously fickle with choce of Cemetery - where was
his wife, or parents, or earlier family buried/cremated.
Occasionally deceased may end up in spare space in a family grave miles from
usual abode/place of death.
HTH
Cheers

John Henley
(still catching up on masses of emails )
using Archive CDs - see
http://www.archivecdbooks.org
and researching (and not finding much time for - but always very glad to
hear of any)
HENLEY, PARKER, PRENTICE, SECKER, RAPER, DURDEN
[IN London/Middx./Essex/Suffolk]
ROLFE, (O)RAFFERTY, EVANS, PARSONS, SYMONDS [IN Berks/Hants/Wilts]
HILL [IN Staffs/Cambs/Berks]




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