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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Leicestershire => Topic started by: Framesmiths1816 on Thursday 03 November 11 20:00 GMT (UK)
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Does anyone one know if there were ever any books etc with grave stone inscriptions for Leicestershire? I am specifically interested in Whitwick, Swannington, Coleorton, Thringstone and Hinckley.
Many thanks - Mark
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Greeting’s Again…..Mark.
I understand that several Villages through out the County
Had a Graveyard Survey done by their Village Ladies W.I.
Details of deceased and the plot position
As part of “ The Millennium Project 1999. ~ 2000.”
And deposited with the “ Parish Clark “
Best make contact with the Parish Clark of the Villages to ask them if they participated. ?
MIKE. .. ….
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Hi Mike,
Thanks again. You are a mine of Leicestershire information. I will do as you suggest.
I take it there is nothing you know of done in the 19th Century, while some older inscriptions would have still been readable or standing?
cheers - Mark
Added - This question is for Leicestershire in general, not just the Whitwick area
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For those finding this thread in the future.
Whitwick Parish Council only came into existance in 2011 with the first election in May 2011. They have no historical records at all.
The clerk directed me to try Whitwick Historical Group for information
see
http://www.goleicestershire.com/see-and-do/Whitwick-Historical-Group.aspx
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Hi
The Leicestershire Records Office also has some records of memorial inscriptions so they might be worth a try.
0116 257 1080
recordoffice[at]leics.gov.uk (replace [at] with @)
Record Office For Leicestershire Leicester & Rutland
Long Street
WIGSTON
LE18 2AH
Regards
Helen
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Thanks Helen, I will check this out.
Cheers - Mark
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Is there anyone in particular you are looking for.
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Mark,
Have a look at leicestershire villages .com
regards
pc99
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Hi Eagoodall - thanks - Which version do you have?
Hi pc99 - Will do, cheers.
Mark
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I'm afraid it's not the up-to-date one, I think it's the first or second edition.
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I'm afraid it's not the up-to-date one, I think it's the first or second edition.
Thanks for the offer. I do have the 2nd Edition which I got from the LRFHS but I haven't found it particularlly useful for my family. I didn't know if the 3rd Ed' had more in for Leicestershire or not. The most useful ones I have are the Welford Road Cemetery CD and the Leicestershire Burials CD 1800 onwards. What I could really do with is a Leicestershire pre 1800 and also a Safron Lane and Belgrave Cmty CD as I have family in all of them. I believe Gilrose is on the way currently. Believe it or not, I have family members who died in the 1960s and 1970s in Leicester and their death cert's and burials cannot be found. One of them had there ashes scattered in Gilrose, I am told by someone who was there. I wonder if these are recorded as well as burials?
Cheers - Mark
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Yes I've just had a look and there's only one church in Ravenstone, Leicestershire on the CD - how rubbish is that ???
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Greeting’s. ……..
May I put the record straight………
regarding lack of Leicestershire records on the NBI.
This CD was put together by Family History Societies throughout the Country.
With the option to opt out if they wanted to. ……
Leicestershire rightly opted out because they could and do raise much needed funds by producing their own CD’s ….to help the running of the Society…….
MIKE. ……Member of Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society…….
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Sorry if we upset you, no-one is blaming anyone it's just disappointing to discover when you've bought something that the information we need is so minimal. If you have a link where we can purchase the information that we're looking for perhaps you could post that here to help us.
Eileen :-[
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Mike, I see that you are researching the name Hall, is that in the Isle of Wight? I have a gravestone photograph for a Reverend John Hall, wife Charlotte and daughter Emily - would they be related to your family line?
Eileen
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Thanks for the information Mike,
No criticism intended at all of the LRFHS who do a great job of providing info. No criticism intended for the NBI either, just a discussion of the relative merits of information sources as they pertain to Leicester.
THE NBI, while not being good for Leicester, has proved very useful for other places and I purchased it for this reason after already having purchased the LRFHS Welford and Leicestershire CDs.
Regards - Mark
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Greeting’s again. ……
Link to Society’s site :~
http://www.lrfhs.net/
Scroll down & click on…….. Publications ……
Scroll down & click……… On line selling page
All 93 CD’s plus details of these CD’s are now to view & order.
BTW……. My Halls are listed under Oxford. / Warwickshire
Regards
MIKE. …..