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From: "Pat Shepherd" <>
Subject: Re: [MON] Burial Traditions
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 07:50:23 +0000
In-Reply-To: <BAY101-F28E11D22D0FBBB613E105FFF410@phx.gbl>


I have a newspaper report of the funeral of my great grandfather in
Pontypridd. He was killed in the Taff Vale railcrash of 1893. They held a
private funeral at the offices of Messrs Spickett & Sons, where my great
grandfather was a solicitor, and the only female present was his mother who
had travelled from Nottingham with her husband. His pregnant wife who was
also from Nottingham was not there. I assume that not being Welsh and the
service not being held in a church or chapel made her feel comfortable about
attending. The interment was held at Glyntaff, but there were no details of
those present.

Pat

From: "sylvia morgan" <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Re: [MON] Burial Traditions
>Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 07:29:46 +0000
>
>I can remember , as a small child watching agroup of men singing a hymn
>round the coffin of one of my grandparents. the coffin was placed on the
>ground outside , We lived next door in Newbridge Mon
>Sylvia
>
>
>From: John Hopkins <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Re: [MON] Burial Traditions
>Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 09:51:24 +1200
>
>Hello Barbara
>
>Hahaha! Pragmatism rules!
>
>A bit like the old tale of why mother used to take the knuckle off the
>roast
>before putting it into the roasting dish!
>
>Thanks.
>
>Regards, John
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:
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>Sent: Thursday, 3 May 2007 9:45 a.m.
>To:
>Subject: Re: [MON] Burial Traditions
>
>
>Hello John,
>
>Not so much religion or belief, I would say that more than likely it was
>far
>easier to remove the coffin through the window because most properties
>used
>
>to have sash windows which would be far easier to take the coffin out than
>attempt to take it out of the front parlour and carry it through a narrow
>hallway.
>Regards Barbara
>
>
>
>
>
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