Canwick Road Cemetery - Lincoln

[LizzieW]

Hi Sally

Thanks for the photograph of the plot!  That's the 2nd photograph of a grassy plot I have now, the other was of my grandfather's grave in Aberdeen.

Ricky - Surprisingly, we did find the grave of my g.g.grandmother Ann Cockett (nee Day) at All Saints Church, Holbeach, the gravestone also had her parents' names and also in much smaller lettering, right at the bottom of the gravestone, the name of her baby daughter who died a few months after her.  I guess the space between Ann's name and that of her daughter had been left for her husband, but he re-married about 4 years later.  (He's the one buried under the grass patch at Canwick Road Cemetery, photographed by Sally!)  Judging by the wording on the gravestone, I would think her parents paid for it, as she is shown firstly as their daughter and then as wife of Charles Cockett.

Lizzie

[sallyduk]

Hi Lizzie

Pleased to hear you found your gg grandmother's grave at Holbeach - I too have just found I have an ancestor buried there so I may have to visit sometime!


Glen - I will be visiting Canwick Rd Cemetery again shortly as I've found another 2 graves I need to find in section B & C, so if you'd like me to have a look whilst I'm there please let me have the details.

Regards
Sally

[ricky1]

Hi Lizzie

Gald you found the grave. I bet you was pleased to find it. Have to say have never stopped to look when going by the church to see what condition the gravestones are in, I only get the odd glance as I was going by

ricky

[LizzieW]

Sally and Ricky

Many of the gravestones are in a good condition, including, fortunately, the one of my g.g.grandmother.  Interestingly, we went along on a Sunday morning just as the service was finishing, so my OH went off to speak to the vicar to ask if he had any parish records!  He took us into his vicarage to show us his list of burials (or it could have been MIs).  In any case it was a typed list (and judging by the type, done in the 1950s I would guess).  He looked for my 3 x g.grandmother's name and also my 3 x g.grandfather (they weren't married and 2 x g.grandfather took his mother's surname).  They weren't on the list, but neither were the names of my 2 x g.grandmother and her baby daughter and their grave was definitely there and very legible!

I think what I'm saying Sally is that if you meet the vicar don't expect the list he has to be accurate.

He told us that any after 1850 would be in the Cemetery, but according to NBI, my 3 x g.grandfather who died in 1852 is buried in the churchyard, as is my 3 x g.grandmother but she died much earlier.

Lizzie

[ricky1]

Hi Lizzie

was nice of the vicar to let you have a look, I wish all of them would do that. My OH has a family we are sure are buried in a church yard in Cambridgeshire, and have rang the vicar, written to her, and even e-mailed her, and still got no reply, all we want to do is look at the parish reg, as its not in the records office at Cambridge.

regards
ricky

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

Sally

Thanks for the offer, names and plot numbers are listed below, if you can't find anything don't worry too much;

Mabel Hay, 71 Hewson Rd Buried 24/01/1921 Age 12 Canwick Road Plot C1065

George Hay, Sibthorpe St, Buried 05/09/1911 Age 2 months, Canwick Road Plot C1335

Donald Hay, Hewson Rd, Buried 28/09/1916 Age 15m, Canwick Road Plot C1348

I'm going to be really cheeky and just throw another plot number in here, B106, three members of the Elmer family recorded in the plot

George Elmer buried 1901
Susannah Elmer buried 1894
George Thorbon Elmer buried 1942

Thanks again

Glen

[sallyduk]

Hi Glen

I was hoping to have visited the cemetery before now, but unfortunately things cropped up and I had to cancel my visit! - but hope to get their next week.

I have taken down the details and as soon as I can get their I will see what I can find out for you.

Regards
Sally

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

Thankyou Sally.

Don't panic too much, after all they will still be there next week (and next month 

Glen

[sallyduk]

Hi Glen

I had a wander around the Cemetery for a couple of hours but not much luck I'm affraid :-(

Help from the Receptionist at the Crematorium showed the Hay children were all buried in graves not purchased and therefore she said there wouldn't be gravestones for them.

I will look out for the Elmers when I next visit there as it looks like they are all at St Swinthins!

Sorry I haven't been much help, but hopefully next time I go the Groundsman may be there to help me again 

Regards
Sally