Deaths at Seaton Sluice-burial place(s)?completed

[micksharp]

Thanks. I don't think we're related.

Was up at Woodhorn a couple of weeks ago and looked at the burial registers for St Albans - Luke Sharp (my GGranda) is definitely in the cemetery somewhere. I know there's a number you can ring to get info about the graves and if you'd like me to do and have a look for anything you want -  I'd like to find out where Luke is as well!

I know what you mean about the dangerous graves - I did a bit prowling around last week and it's in a state.

By the way, you can search the Northumberland Archives online and I know there are a few photos of Watson Sharp's house:

http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/catalogue/Quicksearch.htm?submit=Search+Catalogue

My GGGranda William was only in Hartley briefly (I think!). He is living there in 1874 when he married my GGGrandma Elizabeth Dobie. However, his sister Mary married Richard Bloomfield and are living in Quarry Row by 1881 so he might have moved up there and stayed with her.

Let me know if you want me to get the Earsdon info.

Thanks, Mick

[belhay]

hi thanks for the offer to look up information. I have photos of Watson sharps house thanks my mother was born at the West End Old Hartley so I,ve photos of the area and I still have cousins and a niece living there. The only person I,m stuck on and so is everyone else it seems is Thomas Langley born 1796.died 1845 I know he is buried at Earsdon but I don,t know where  On his childrens baptism records he states Stonemason of Jarrow but his marriage differs each time.between Tynemouth St Hildas, Earsdon, All Saints newcastle and I can,t find a marriage at any of these churches.  I seem to have everyone else from the Old Hartley area accounted for. Earsdon churchyard hasn,t always looked a mess.  I used to go there often in the 1950s 60s and the graves were all in neat rows going down the hill I,m glad my mother isnt able to see the mess its in now. 

[micksharp]

I was quite surprised as well. I used to live in Shiremoor and I think my dad took me there when I was small (60s) and I seem to remember it being okay. He had no idea his granda (Luke Sharp (d.1930)was buried there. His other granda (Hugh Millar (d. 1943)) used to live in the same area so I'm just assuming he's buried there as well. I suppose they could be buried on the hill but as they were quite poor I don't know if they'd have a stone.

The last time I was there was, I think, in the late 70s for a relation's funeral and it doesn't seem to have grown much!

I'll enquire about Thomas Langley when I go.

Mick

[Annied22]

It wasn't too bad 25 years ago when I found my great great grandfather's grave near the Hartley Pit Disaster memorial, but I could weep at the mess it all is now. The last time I was there that whole area was completely overgrown. You could no longer even see any gravestones, let alone read them. Winter is certainly the best time to have any chance of searching successfully.

[micksharp]

Too right, quite upsetting. There is an information board at the bottom of the vehicle track promoting the nature/wildlife aspect of the cemetery, which really isn't any good for people looking for ancestors! Hopefully the vicar will be able to point me in the right direction!

[brushbroomstick]

I lived in the Cannon Inn at Earsdon and was married at St Albans church. My parents ashes are buried near the church door.
I visited on New Years day and was extremely shocked to see the state of the churchyard.
I feel for people trying to trace relatives graves.

[micksharp]

I've just spoken to the vicar at St Alban's and have been told that no actual maps exist. He was very helpful - the plots (dating back to the 1700s) were only numbered and no actual names were entered on a register! This is because they thought a) who'd be looking for ancestors two hundred years hence?, and b) people knew where their recently-deceased relatives were. So, unless you know a plot number, you won't find anything.

However, some students did some research and they did manage to cross-reference something with something else so he has a very incomplete list of who's buried where. Unfortunately not my GGrandparents.

Mick

[Preshous]

Hi All

I have just started to photograph all available gravestones at St Albans. As many of you will know the church yard is in an extremely poor state and this makes getting good photographs very difficult. Hopefully I should have all stones photographed and transcribed by spring and will be available at http://www.gravestonephotos.com/index.php . You never know you could get lucky and find a family stone.

Gary

[micksharp]

Good luck Gary. Will obviously keep checking the site.

Mick