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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => London & Middlesex Lookup Requests => London and Middlesex => England => London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Rootdigger on Friday 10 October 08 02:30 BST (UK)
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Hello, :)
I am looking for someone who lives in the area of Manor Park Cemetery who would be kind enough to locate the graves of my great grandparents, Frederick and Jane Robinson (nee Busby) who are buried there and possibly take a picture of the grave(s) for me if they still exist.
Frederick Robinson died 08 July 1937 in Bethnal Green and was buried July 1937. I have a printed burial card which states that his remains are in Grave No. 41, Square, C. Wife, Jane's burial card indicates she died 29 January 1906 and was buried 05 February 1906 in Grave No. 665, Square, 41.
As a Canadian, I am unfamiliar with cemetery burial laws in the U.K. The fact that my gt. grandmother, Jane Robinson, died over 100 years ago, might indicate that the perpetuity of her grave has lapsed, the remains removed to make room for new graves and reinterred somewhere else. Hopefully, someone may be able to set me straight on this. I realize that Manor Park is a very large cemetery and like many large burial grounds around the world, they are running out of room.
The grave numbers indicate that my gt. grandparents are not in the same grave. Again, maybe someone can shed some light for me regarding this. They weren't wealthy people by any means. My gt. grandfather was a manager of a boot shop.
I certainly would appreciate any help on locating these graves.
Dorothy
Ottawa, ON
Canada
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Hi Dorothy,
I have family buried in Manor Park and found the staff very helpful when I contacted them.
Contact details on http://www.mpark.co.uk There is also a plan of the cemetery available to download.
Nanny Jan
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Hello Dorothy.
I live reasonable close to Manor Park Cemetery. My daughter is buried there.
I am going to another cemetery in the area this Sunday but if you don't mind waiting I will happily see if I can find your families graves and take a photo if there is a stone.
Kesannah.