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Hi Karola.
Well this is the last throw of the dice so to speak Karola,so hopefuly this may help!
I dont know if you allready have this onfo though!?
Here is the actual Death Cert for him! Possibly it may have some clue to it!
I see his address is shown as Finbury! Is it possible he was Buried there somewhere!
Possibly could you write to the Registrar in Greenwich> So many if's ist there!
Anyway i do sincerly hope something helps!
All the best!
Cheers

If you click on Pic and again Click it will increase the size to be able to be read properly!

You can now Copy this Pic and save it for your records! Well thats if you dont allready have it??

My Dear Vernon,

It is about 20:30 hours here and I am in awe!

I'm sitting here all on my own! But I'm not alone! I'm here with wonderful friends. I'm so blessed that I came here to you at this site and at this time. My Uncle Arthur is not alone. Even just this effort by you gives proof of the honor and respect that all Merchant Seamen are owed.

Thank you! A very big {hug}!:)

You have me in tears! I'm like Alice I'll be swimming in a pool of tears in a minute.

Karola

Vernon, reading that death certificate it would appear he died of a heart attack or similar. If he was visiting Greenwich at the time that would account for the certificate being issued there. Finsbury is up the line a bit from Greenwich, maybe he was working in Greenwich? Could well be he was returned to finsbury for burial so a look at the local cemeteries boooks there may help.

Hello John,

Is Finsbury Park the same area near Islington or Woodgreen? Finsbury, I'm going by shear memory here. Have to look up a map of the area. I was a wee girl of about 6 1/2 years old when we left England. I did visit the UK but Oh my goodness that is so long ago. Tottenham Rd station the Angel( ?) Gosh lots of memories. The death cert has my grandmother as informant that is her address 229 St Andrews Rd because I remember visiting and writing my grandparents so that address is very familiar to me.

Great ideas! I too have been thinking. My grandmother may have been the one to make the arrangements. Another strong thought now! So there is a great possibility that Uncle Arthur may have been returned to Scotland?

I'm so glad I have had you all to help think this through! I never realized this could be so intriguing.

Thank you, Gentlemen!

Karola:)

Hi Karola,

I know St Andrews Road in Glasgow. I will look to see what exists of that address at number 229. It is in the Pollokshields area of the city. It is an eminently respectable area of the city, mostly fine sandstone tenement style flats built around late 1890's. A lot of them still exist.

Burial from there for the family would almost certainly be the Southern Necropolis, off Caledonia Road in the Gorbals area. A very large and traditional cemetery. Still used but only in old family lairs.

Leave it with me for now.

Googlemaps or multimaps and you will see the area on your computer. Less than a mile from the Clyde and near old Kingston and Plantation Docks. A lot of seaman from that area.

regards
jimmy

Hello Jimmy,

I remember the building looks like an old Edwardian style 'Flats' with a shop around the corner of the building, tall windows and an inner court yard. Windows of the living room faced the street that you walk up from the train station. I remember my grandfather sat at the window and watched for us come up the road. He would shake the curtain when he saw us and we waved back. Then grandmother knew to start the kettle. In the stairwell we would give a 'Robin' whistle that echoed and the door opened. Oh my goodness!

Coal fires! I thought the coal looked like giant diamond cut stones. My grandfather told me watch and they would turn to rubies. He was right! My grandfather loved to tease and tell stories of his travels but: grandmother would say 'wheesht' and he would just smile.

Jimmy, would it help if I gave you the names and dates of my grandparents?
William Robin Birth 19 Oct 1874 - Death 12 Jul 1963
Marion Cameron Robin Birth 1882 - Death 5 Jan 1972


Karola

Hi Karola,

Number 229, St Andrews Road still exists exactly as you remember it, same shops same road just different proprietors.
Put your email address in a private message to me I have some pics for you. I will talk to you about the pics and tell you what to do once you have them in front of you.
I am looking into the Southern Necropolis you will see the problem once you get the pics. Well over a quarter of a million there, your relatives (if there), have plenty company. Its been on the go a long time. Some of it not in good condition. One of five very major cemeteries in the city. Lots of famous people in it. Study the pics of it and try to remember!!!

regards
jimmy

Hi Karola, yes Finsbury is just up th eline from Islington on the Victoria line of the London Underground. Had he been working or visiting Greenwich it would not be much of a journey.:eek:

Hi Karola,

Glad you liked the pics. You Gran and Granddad lived in a nice house. They were some of the best housing for the time. Grey Scottish sandstone under a blue slate roof. Still popular a lot of business people like that sort of flat. Walls two feet thick, deep foundations, floors packed with ash to insulate and deaden sound.

You would have recognised the gate of the Southern Necropolis if that had been the cemetery. That is the only gate and you do not forget it.

I am going to send out some more pics, a more modern cemetery, called Linn Cemetery, near Castlemilk. Used a lot in later years by Glasgow Southside persons. Lines of gravestones. Have a look again and try to remember. Think about how you travelled there?? Anything will help. Death certificates usually dont mention the place of interment. We need the cemetery the family used??

regards
jimmy

Thanks, Jimmy, you are a Sweetheart! ♡:)♡

Gosh brings back so many memories! Never thought in a million years that I would ever see that place again. I even imagined that it might have been demolished to make way for modern flats or a new roadway. As to transportation some one had a car but I don't know who. I remember trains, standing on the platform and the smell of steam and diesel fumes and taxis. But I have know idea of streets or direction.