Visiting a Cemetery

[Jebber]

Hi Pipkim,

 Have gone through the book I mentioned, luckily there were only 53 pages, there is  no mention of the name HOOKER unfortunately.  It was worth taking a look because so many inhabitants were mentioned from 1860 onwards.

Good luck with your graveyard and cemetery search.

Jebber

[lyndyloo6]

Hi Folk's,
I would just like to say that I have spent ther summer travelling up and down Scotland tracing my families roots.  I have spent many fascinating hours with my husband and a couple of my freinds in cemetries.  I have been blessed, in that all of the people I have looked for have had a headstone.  I  have been moved by the wording on these.  It makes the relatives real to me and I have loads of pictures taken on my wee mobile phone.  I have had loads of help from Angus Council, who send a map via email and respond within half an hour of calling them for information.
I havae also visited some of the homes that ancesters have lived in and places that they got married.  I am already drawing up a list for the summer coming.  My freinds are fasinated by my hobby and happy to share it with me.
You have to take care though and mind your feet and be aware of who may be around you.  Apart from this I love it.
Take care all of you gravehunters,
Happy New Year,
Lynda

[coombs]

Hi

Many of my ancestors in Sussex were pillars of the community. Wheelwrights, beer sellers, farmers etc. One was even a small time landowner. My great great gran Mary Ann Kate Roberts was bought up in London and her mums family from Sussex were very successful, and her dads family were the slaves as they were all servants to well off people.

Many of her Sussex ancestors had gravestones which are still there and I have photographs of.

Ben

[pipkim]

Hi All,

Well, I managed to drag the family for a quick look at All Saints church and graveyard in Odiham. Lovely sunny day but very cold at -2 degrees.

No success on this visit and we looked at most stones, although some were covered in ivy. I would say almost half the stones are now blank. The sandstone has not stood the test of time.
George was buried in 1807, so if he did have a stone it would probably be blank by now (unless it is in a shady corner). The pest house was open and was worth popping in. I have contacted someone about a burial plan and hopefully that might shed a light on the Hooker family and where they were laid to rest.

I also picked up some of the books recommended, so I am looking forward to reading those.
Even though I didn't find anything, I really enjoyed the trip and will be back for another search around.

Thanks for the advice and stories.

Pipkim

We took a photo of picture of the incumbents of All Saints Church from 1309 to 1996. It was taken at an angle but is just readable. If anyone wants it.

[Preshous]

Hi all
I have just come across this post and have read it with great interest. I'm not sure if anyone has come across the Gravestone Photographic Resources. It relies on volunteers to photograph as many gravestones as possible, prefferably of people born before 1900 but it will take all gravestone photo's. It offers its photo's free of charge all it asks is that you click on some of the google ads. You can find them at http://www.gravestonephotos.com/index.php .
Just as footnote I volunteer for them photographing gravestones in Gateshead and Durham.

Gary

[Notinpastyet]

Well Pipkim ,even thoe no luck finding your family headstone bet you felt a buzz about knowing you must be standing some where near  where they were laid to rest & when a live may all so have visited!! Thank you Preshous I will check that web site ,sounds good ,Cheers folks Nipy

[Cell]

Hi ,
Pipkim is it worth phoning the church ?

When I went back home for a holiday  ( I'm in Australia) and visited a few cemeteries around my hometown back in Wales  I telephoned the churches first and explained what I was looking for . Nearly all the churches I phoned the vicar  put time aside for us  and allowed us to browse the church's burial records ( one church records were even recorded with the plot numbers so it was easy to find the graves, whilst others  they were not and the vicar could only give us his good guess what part of the cemetery that we needed to search).

You mention they may be buried in there (?) If you're not 100% sure that they are buried there , your local archives should hold burial records for most of the local churches in the area if they have been deposited.

Hope that is of some help
Kind Regards

[harrywrag]

hi as already stated be carefull in cemetery/church yard i recently paid visit to church yard stepped back to take photo and ground gave way the lenth of one leg went down hole i was ok but it could have been bad so as suggested take mobile phone the one i was at was desserted but luck i had sumone with me. good luck on your search

[Nick29]

Sorry to hear that you had no luck this time.  Next time you visit, take some strong gardening cloves, to clear that Ivy !  Ivy will erode a gravestone faster than anything else, so no-one will scold you for doing it, as long as you dispose of the cleared Ivy thoughtfully.