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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Durham => Topic started by: garygaryd on Monday 27 July 15 19:48 BST (UK)
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Hi can anyone please help, a number of my relatives are buried in benfieldside cemetery I don't believe any have gravestones, I have been to the cemetery and couldn't locate any.
Can anyone assist in identifying the plots where they are buried so that I can locate them and visit them.
Looking for Great great grandad Ralph frederick davison Edmundson 19.10.1845 - 1911 wood street, shotley bridge.
Great grandad John Edmunson 22.04 1876 - 1936 wood street shotley bridge.
Grandad Harry Davison 25.03.1916 - Nov 1971 messenger bank, shotley bridge.
James Percival gibson davison 1953 -1955 the grove shotley bridge.
If anyone could help I really would love to know where they are.
Thanks in anticipation Gary
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Hi,
This might help get you started:
http://durhamrecordsonline.com/updates/2014/11/benfieldside-consettblackhill-cemetery-1920-1981/
Nanny Jan
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I have tried this site and not been able to identify them? I find the site quite difficult to navigate. Thanks
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Ralph Frederick Davison Edmundson's 1911 burial is on the Durham Records Online index, but you will need to buy site credits to get the full entry.
I haven't checked any of the others yet.
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Thanks that's brilliant. I will buy some credits. 😃
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James Percival Gibson Davison is on there as well.
The site is fairly easy to navigate - under 'Record Type' select 'burials', and under 'District' select 'Lanchester'. The Benfieldside ones come up listed as 'Cemetery registers'.
I think Harry Davison is also on there, but the year of birth is different from the one you give. This could well be because the incorrect age at death was given.
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Thanks that's great will try again
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Hi I have now managed to confirm they are in the benfieldside cemetery, the documents from the durham records on line, don't give any details as to where they are buried only a record number for example harry Davisons is Record Number: 1301272.12
Location: Benfieldside
How can I decipher this further?
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harry Davisons is Record Number: 1301272.12
Location: Benfieldside
How can I decipher this further?
The number you've got is simply Durham Record Online's index number Doesn't the information you've got from them include the plot number?
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No that's all the information that appeared. I don't understand how to open up any other information!
Sorry I am not very computer literate
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Have you actually bought the entries? If so each one should show the information that Durham Records Online has extracted from the Burial Registers.
It is possible that DRO hasn't extracted the full information, such as plot numbers, which are in the Burial Register.
Can you give an example of what one of the entries actually says?
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I paid £1.50 per entry. It just gives name, cemetry register lanchester district, the record number and age at death and date of death. I think most of the information was available for free?
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I paid £1.50 per entry. It just gives name, cemetry register lanchester district, the record number and age at death and date of death. I think most of the information was available for free?
I apologise if I've caused you to spend money unnecessarily. I had assumed that the entries on DRO would include the plot number.
(I feel sure, though that the record you bought would also have included the address of the person concerned since this is also included on the free index?)
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No problems. I have private messaged Pb3 who I note has helped others in the past. I hope he may be able to assist if he responds.
Gary
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Gary
I've attached a PDF of all the burials I could find for the surnames you requested - and sound-alikes. I've only entered the first 100 years of burials on the database, so the 1971 burial you mentioned is not included. I'll look it up manually when I have a bit more time.
PatB.
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That is fantastic. Thanks so much for your help.
Gary
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Gary
Harry Davison, aged 53 years, of 28 Riverside, Shotley Bridge, was buried on December 1st 1971 in Section 14, plot number 82.
I haven't photographed and transcribed the headstones in Section 14 as yet so I have no idea as to whether or not there is a headstone. The way the weather is at the moment I'm sticking close to home, but maybe when the weather gets a bit more clement (?????) I'll have a look around.
PatB.
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Your help is really appreciated. Do you have a map of the cemetry so that I can find the plots? Is this the best way of locating them?
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That is fantastic. Thanks so much for your help.
PatB is one of the unsung heros of the Durham Board :)
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Absolutely he has provided some great information.
A real gem
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JenB and Gary
As 'Suit' in the 'Jesse Stone' series says - "The information is out there, all you have to do is pick it up".
I've attached a shot of the sign at the entrance to the new graveyard. It shows the layout of the various sections. Section 14, in common with many of the other sections has little tree symbols; if you go to the area of the symbol at the right-hand side you will find a headstone for members of the Atkinson family beside the path. This is plot 10. Two rows behind this is plot 82, which is where Harry is interred. There does not appear to be a headstone. Having said that, there are several in the immediate vicinity which are white marble with lead lettering, which are largely unreadable due to dirt and lichen cover; one of them could be a contender, but I don't think so.
The second shot shows the headstone for Thomas Airton, which is plot 118, in the fourth row, as well as the back of the Atkinson headstone beside the path, in the distance. I think Harry is probably buried directly behind the Airton headstone in the grassy plot between that headstone and the path.
If you use the contact details shown on the sign at the entrance to the Cemetery you can check the above information and also ask for an identifying marker to be put on Harry's grave. As far as I know this service is still free.
PatB.
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Pat,
I can't thank you enough, I intend to travel up for the midlands in the next couple of weeks. To visit and ensure that all the graves you have identified for me are marked.
Thanks once more