Show Posts
1
Lancashire / Re: St Luke's, Cheetham, Manchester
« on: Thursday 30 June 16 00:08 BST (UK) »
This really is an absurd situation! 
I know that 4 great-grandparents (Owen and Oakes), along with at least one great-uncle, are buried in St Luke's Cemetary. How can a cemetery simply be fenced off for years and families denied access to pay respects to their family members? A search of Manchester records via Ancestry turns up 14,246 burial records for this cemetery, which includes 22 Owen and 17 Oakes burials.
Is there no solution to this?
What happens to the grave markers & remains if the property is sold to a developer? Can a cemetery actually become a Tesco or a Walmart in England? Cemeteries here in Canada are civic property or licensed by the government and while individual cemeteries can become full and no longer allow new burials I'm not aware of one ever 'closing' and locking the gates.
There must be a plot map somewhere! I would happily pay someone to hop the fence to take photos of specific markers and place flowers - but first, they need a map.
If anyone can provide insight or has any suggestions you can post here or email me at michael -at- vancouvercoast -.- com. Sorry if I sound frustrated, but I've read this entire thread and it goes back 4 years now. The only positive info was the recent posts about the grass being cut.
Cheers from across the pond.
I know that 4 great-grandparents (Owen and Oakes), along with at least one great-uncle, are buried in St Luke's Cemetary. How can a cemetery simply be fenced off for years and families denied access to pay respects to their family members? A search of Manchester records via Ancestry turns up 14,246 burial records for this cemetery, which includes 22 Owen and 17 Oakes burials.
Is there no solution to this?
What happens to the grave markers & remains if the property is sold to a developer? Can a cemetery actually become a Tesco or a Walmart in England? Cemeteries here in Canada are civic property or licensed by the government and while individual cemeteries can become full and no longer allow new burials I'm not aware of one ever 'closing' and locking the gates.
There must be a plot map somewhere! I would happily pay someone to hop the fence to take photos of specific markers and place flowers - but first, they need a map.
If anyone can provide insight or has any suggestions you can post here or email me at michael -at- vancouvercoast -.- com. Sorry if I sound frustrated, but I've read this entire thread and it goes back 4 years now. The only positive info was the recent posts about the grass being cut.
Cheers from across the pond.