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Beckett Street Cemetery Leeds
« on: Thursday 23 February 12 15:36 GMT (UK) »
Hello,

 I found the burial of my 2x great grandmother Lily BRECKON in the Beckett Street Cemetery. She was buried in 1899 but an age or date of burial is not included.  I found her burial on the NBI. Is there anyway of finding out more in regards to a burial record or is what I found on the NBI all there is?

I would appreciate any thoughts on this.

Thank you,
Tamara in Canada
RILEY, BRECKON/BRECKIN, BLACKBURN

Leeds, Yorkshire

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Re: Beckett Street Cemetery Leeds
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 23 February 12 15:49 GMT (UK) »
Hi

send as much info as possible to this email address:

cems.crems@leeds.gov.uk

they may be able to help

cheers
sunscreen
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Re: Beckett Street Cemetery Leeds
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 23 February 12 15:55 GMT (UK) »
Hopefully someone who would be willing to look at the records in Leeds will be able to help you - unfortunately I don't live there  :'( or I would do it for you, by going to either the Central Library or West Yorkshire Archive Service.

Full details are available, which will give you date of burial, at least an age and possibly an address and other details such as "daughter of", "wife of" or occupation.

Hope someone picks this up  :) :)

Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
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Re: Beckett Street Cemetery Leeds
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 23 February 12 16:12 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for such quick replies! I will look into both suggestions right away. This is one of my biggest brickwalls and I think I'm FINALLY getting somewhere. Thank you so much!!

Tamara
RILEY, BRECKON/BRECKIN, BLACKBURN

Leeds, Yorkshire

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Re: Beckett Street Cemetery Leeds
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 23 February 12 16:19 GMT (UK) »
There is also a website for the Friends of Beckett Street Cemetery.  I understand they will do searches for you, and as far as I can see they are cheaper than cems.crems.

Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
If you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer.
He/she who never made a mistake, never made anything.
Archbell - anywhere, any date
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Milner - WRY
Appleyard - WRY

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Re: Beckett Street Cemetery Leeds
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 23 February 12 20:25 GMT (UK) »
As has been said earlier no age or date of burial other than year 1899.
The burial entry is No 50909 and grave No 24405.
No transcription of headstone available in records.
(freebmd reports Lily died June 1899 aged 24years)
 Regards Brian
Yewdall/Yewdell/Youdall -Yorkshire

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Re: Beckett Street Cemetery Leeds
« Reply #6 on: Friday 24 February 12 02:17 GMT (UK) »
Thank you to everyone for your replies! I bought a membership for the Yorkshire Indexers because I have lots of ancestors from Leeds and living in Canada it's a very inexpensive way to obtain information! As stated above, there isn't much information other than what I had, but I was fascinated to learn that Lily was buried with 13 other people. Is this a common practice? I believe Lily lived in the Leeds workhouse but have been unable to prove that as of yet. If she was an inmate, would that explain why she was buried with others unrelated to her? Was she buried with others to save costs? Please enlighten me if you can! I am so curious to know more!!

Thank you again...
Tamara
RILEY, BRECKON/BRECKIN, BLACKBURN

Leeds, Yorkshire

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Re: Beckett Street Cemetery Leeds
« Reply #7 on: Friday 24 February 12 07:02 GMT (UK) »
The grave as you have found was a communal one, that is to say they dug the hole to allow for many.
This was a common practise where money was not forthcoming.
 Brian
Yewdall/Yewdell/Youdall -Yorkshire
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