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Title: Nottingham Burial
Post by: LesleyG on Monday 15 August 11 20:12 BST (UK): Does anyone know if there is anywhere online that has burial registers for Nottingham General Cemetery?

I'm looking for Henry Matthews died 1877, William Matthews died December 1884, Alfred Matthews died October 1921 and Mary Jane Matthews died September 1926.

Thanks very much.

Lesley
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: Scales on Monday 15 August 11 22:15 BST (UK): Hi Lesley

Have you tried www.findagrave.com ?

Emma
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: LesleyG on Monday 15 August 11 23:03 BST (UK): Hi Emma,

Yes, I did try there. No luck though.

Thanks, Lesley
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: nottsgirl1 on Tuesday 16 August 11 07:50 BST (UK): Hi,
I'm going into Nottingham Archives today and can look those Burials up for you.

Nottsgirl1
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: sunflower on Tuesday 16 August 11 08:13 BST (UK): Hi all

This will save Nottsgirl1 the job.

General Cemetery Grave no 19281 section 3

William Matthews 8.12. 1884 aged 82
Elizaneth Matthews 3.6. 1879 aged 72 wife of William
Henry Matthews 20.3. 1877 aged 33 son of above
Alfred Matthews 28.10. 1921 aged 80 son of above
Mary Jane Matthews 27.9. 1926 aged 80 da of William

Carol
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: LesleyG on Wednesday 17 August 11 00:59 BST (UK): Thank you very much to both Carol (for the info) and Nottsgirl (for the lookup offer).

Does anyone know if there is a map available at the cemetery to help locate graves? I'll be visiting England in a few weeks and would love to get photos of the grave.

Thanks,

Lesley
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: nottsgirl1 on Wednesday 17 August 11 07:37 BST (UK): Hi,

There is no map showing where all the .graves are so have to ask the people who run the cemetery to locate it for you, so If you email the cemeteries at the email address below with the grave number they will send you a map showing where the grave is.

cemeteries@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Nottsgirl1
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: LesleyG on Wednesday 17 August 11 13:03 BST (UK): Thanks very much Nottsgirl, I really appreciate it.
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: LesleyG on Thursday 18 August 11 02:40 BST (UK): Well, I tried the email and actually got a very quick response. I did get a map of the cemetery, unfortunately, it was Rock Cemetery! Don't think that will help! They said that was the only copy they had.

I also tried another email that I found online and also got a very quick response. They said that the only map for General Cemetery is at the archives.

Again, thanks to all for their help.

Lesley
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: nottsgirl1 on Thursday 18 August 11 17:38 BST (UK): Hi Lesley,

Well I'm surprised at that as they sent me one just a few months ago. The thing is when the office was at Bulwell Cemetery they were very helpful would find the grave and send maps showing where the grave was and would even arrange to meet to and take you to them but then they moved to Wilford Hill Cemetery and now not very helpful.

If you pm me your email addy I'll send you a copy but it won't be much help as it does't show graves.

I'll ask at the archives if they have grave maps other wise is just going and looking for the grave stone if it's still standing and that would take hours.

I think the staff at the cemeteries office just could not be bothered.

Nottsgirl1
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: LesleyG on Saturday 20 August 11 00:53 BST (UK): Hi Nottsgirl,

Thanks for the map offer. I was lucky to get the same offer from another kind person and I did get a copy of the map yesterday. At least now I have a clearer picture of just how big this cemetery is... it is massive! With the limited time I have to spend in Nottingham, I'm starting to think that I will not be lucky enough to find the grave. I will try my best though! Hopefully there will be some apparent order to the graves and it will be easier to narrow down the search area.

Thanks for your help!

Lesley
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: raro20 on Sunday 28 August 11 09:47 BST (UK): Hello

Can any one tell me if there would be any way of finding out where my twin brothers may have been buried.

They were born in 1958 at Nottingham Hospital but died a few days later. I was always told that my Mother never got to hold or see them but my Father did. They were sent home without them and asked if they wanted the hospital to organize the burials, which they agreed to. :'(

Boy I'm glad things have changed for the better these days :)

Thanks

Linda
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: nottsgirl1 on Sunday 28 August 11 11:07 BST (UK): Hi Linda,

Most likely one of the cemetery's I can check General Cemetery Rock Cemetery and Basford Cemetery but if its Bulwell or Wilford Hill Cemetery I cannot do those so might be best to get in touch with the hospital to see if they still hold the records.

Nottsgirl1
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: sunflower on Sunday 28 August 11 13:12 BST (UK): Hi Linda

What were their names?

Carol
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: raro20 on Sunday 28 August 11 19:30 BST (UK): Hello Carol

They were Gary and Robert Davies. Mother and father, Edna and Robert Davies.
Birth registered in the July, Aug, Sep Quarter of 1958.

Thanks

Linda
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: sunflower on Sunday 28 August 11 20:01 BST (UK): Hi Linda

I can't see anything for them on the Notts FHS cemetery CD. It covers Basford, Church & General cemeteries.
I am not sure what years the disc's go up to.
Do you know where the family were living at the time?

Carol
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: raro20 on Sunday 28 August 11 20:25 BST (UK): Hello Carol

I think we were living in Loughborough, Leister at the time, but my understanding is is that the Hospital dealt with the burial. So did they bury them, use them for science, dispose of them in their waste!!! Who knows.

The hospital system should keep records you would think, all 4 of us were born in the same Hospital as far as I understand and my brothers died because off the A- antibodies and my sister born after had to have a blood transfusion for the same reason. Must be records somewhere but where?

Any ideas of which direction to try next?

Thanks

Linda
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: nottsgirl1 on Sunday 28 August 11 21:23 BST (UK): Hi Linda and Carol,

The NFHS discs only cover the graves monuments and not all burials. I had heard that all babies that where buried by Nottingham Hospitals were buried in Bulwell or Wilford Hill Cemeterys

You could try emailing: cemeteries@nottinghamcity.gov.uk to see if they have any records but since they moved their office to Wilford Hill they may charge a fee and not always helpful but worth a try anyway.

Nottsgirl1
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: raro20 on Monday 29 August 11 01:25 BST (UK): Hello Nottsgirl1

Thanks for that email address, I have sent off an email already.
So I will have to see what happens now I guess.

Thanks for your help

Linda
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: sunflower on Monday 29 August 11 12:47 BST (UK): Hi Nottsgirl

Thanks for info on cemetery disc. I didn't know that

Carol
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: sunflower on Monday 29 August 11 13:19 BST (UK): Ignore this I posted on the wrong thread

Carol
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: nottsgirl1 on Tuesday 30 August 11 18:34 BST (UK): Hi Linda,

I've checked the records for the General, Church (Rock) and Basford Cemetreys and no records for Gary and Robert Davies.

Sorry

Nottsgirl1
Title: Re: Nottingham Burial
Post by: raro20 on Tuesday 30 August 11 20:11 BST (UK): Hi Nottsgirl1

Thanks for the lookup, I will just have to wait and see if I get a reply from that email link you sent me.

Thanks again
Linda

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