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Title: Swansea burial ground.
Post by: eirwen on Friday 29 October 10 20:49 BST (UK)
If a child was to have died in the Cockett area between 1896 and 1899 where would the desceased have been taken for burial please. Alun.
Title: Re: Swansea burial ground.
Post by: Cal241 on Friday 29 October 10 21:02 BST (UK)
Hi
www.archiveswales.org.uk   may be able to help you

Cal  8)
Title: Re: Swansea burial ground.
Post by: Seren on Friday 29 October 10 22:03 BST (UK)
There is a burial ground at St Peter's Church in Cockett.  :)
Title: Re: Swansea burial ground.
Post by: bernard_lewis on Friday 29 October 10 23:11 BST (UK)
Not sure if they were 'active' at those dates but Swansea Corporation (now the city council) has cemeteries at Morriston and Cwmgelli. A further corporation cemetery was at Danygraig (definitely open) though a little further away.

Bernard
Title: Re: Swansea burial ground.
Post by: eirwen on Friday 29 October 10 23:44 BST (UK)
Thankyou every one for the information. Eirwen.
Title: Re: Swansea burial ground.
Post by: bevbee on Saturday 30 October 10 17:13 BST (UK)
Morriston opened in 1915 and Cwmgelli in 1896. (Danygraig in 1856).

Bev.
Title: Re: Swansea burial ground.
Post by: bernard_lewis on Saturday 30 October 10 23:22 BST (UK)
Spot on Bev. And please produce a doctor's certificate to say why you weren't at the local history book fair at Swansea today.   ;)

Bernard
Title: Re: Swansea burial ground.
Post by: bevbee on Sunday 31 October 10 10:35 GMT (UK)
Aaaaah! I'd planned to go, but forgot until 3 o'clock and then it was too late to get there! I'm kicking myself, because I was looking for something to do all day. After spending all week decorating my front room, I wanted some relaxation, and browsing at the book fair would have been perfect.

Please let me know when there's another one, because it was only on Friday that I knew about this one when I saw a flyer on a shop window.

I think I need memory training.  ???

Hope you are well Bernard - see you next time.  :)

Bev.
Title: Re: Swansea burial ground.
Post by: bernard_lewis on Sunday 31 October 10 17:51 GMT (UK)
We had a table and sold a few Pals (4) and Foul Deeds (8 ). Not as many as last year though the event was busier. Last year there was a clash with a family history event and the weather was worse than this.

I'll try and remember to remind you next year; its usually late Oct/early Nov.

See you in the library sometime!

Bernard