Weaste Cemetery

[emmsthheight]

Hi Heather

Thank you!  You're a star!

 That bit was written from the sequence on that 1881 Census page, which has a large sector of the Hoey clan plus married daughter with husband and baby at the house.   

With the son George on the census, going to Moston Cemetery, I never thought of this being by Weaste until just now!

Good night and thank you again!

Emms

[midmum]

Hi Emms

glad to be of help, just post the grave plot and I will go. Went past there today on my rounds and thought of you!

Am off for four days from Saturday, so could go then.

Heather

[emmsthheight]

Hi Everyone and Thank You for all the kind replies.

I know it's a bit late in the day, and people probably have different commitments now, so I'll understand if noone is able to go, but I have got the exact details of the grave at Weaste from my auntie.

The plot number is Grave 3047, Section C 20.

It's a grave bought for Gurney Patmore in 1883 by his son Alfred.  Alfred and five other relatives are also buried there.

There may not be as much as I'd hoped even to see.  She also told me about a letter I didn't know about, from Weaste a few years ago.  They said the stone had sunk about a foot.  It was a flat stone, but I'm not sure how high the sides were to start with.  I knew it was meant to have sunk but not about the letter.

If anyone does have chance and they're going there anyway, I'd love to know  what state it is in or even have a photo of what's ;est of the site.

Just for interest, she's also got some of the reciptsa from the grave and she gave me some quotes of costs - bearing in mind that this would not be the cheepest stone.

To open the grave      - £6  2s  6d

Stone and Inscription - £2 10s

Registrar                    - 3s

I guess that's inflation!

Thank you again, but no pressure as I said, I know it's a while ago.

Best wishes

Emms

[midmum]

Hi Emms,

No problem, will go this afternoon for you. By the way the only houses left are a block of terraces on the left as you go in starting with number 3. Will take a pic for you also, don't know if the other side was the same or not though.

See you later Heather

[emmsthheight]

Hi Heather, you're an absolute star!  Thank you very much!

Anything you can do will be brilliant!

Thank you again.

Emms

[midmum]

Hi Emms,

Just back from the cemetery, sadly the stone is no longer there. Whilst there I met Gerald from the Friends of Weaste Cemetery group. He told me that many stones have been removed to make mowing easier. We did scrabble about to check it wasn't covered over with grass but it has gone. I have taken some pictures of the area for you. Gerald also informed me of an area where removed stones have been placed so I paid a visit and was horrified to find piles of them literally. It was so sad to see them and I will place these pictures for others to see. I doubt anyone had the foresight to take down the transcriptions. I took a couple that had legible ones on.

On a more postive note there is a website that is dedicated to the cemetery:

www.weasteheritagetrail.co.uk

It is in the early stages so keep checking it out. they are also keen to have stories about the people buried there so hopfully some of its history can be kept alive.

Any way Emms if you pm with your e-mail I will forward on to the pictures and I am going to again attempt to post some on here but it may be a while because despite Midgys best efforts I have yet to succeed but I will try again.

Heather

[midmum]

Okay, about to try and post pic 1 of discarded stones ...........................

[midmum]

Yeah did it!!!!

Will post more later - many thanks Midgky- no stopping me now!!

Heather x

[uk2003]

Hi Heather

I hope you got Gerald to sign up on Roots 

Why not stick that website into resources as well

Ken