Grave locations for Kings Cross Wesleyan Chapel graveyard, Halifax

[KathrynMidgley]

Hi I am new to the site and not sure I’m posting right. I’m trying to find a grave in ‘King Cross Methodist New Connexion Churchyard’ and if I’m in the right graveyard (under Wainhouse Tower in Halifax) it’s a jungle. I’ve searched posts on here and believe someone called Drew Howson may have a burial map for the site?? Unless it’s a different Methodist churchyard in King Cross, can anyone please help? 🙏

[BumbleB]

Welcome to RootsChat 

Yes, King Cross is a jungle - I visited a number of years ago!!!!!  At that time Drew Howson was a mine of information. 

Unfortunately it doesn't look as though Drew has been on line since 2019!

You could always try Calderdale FHS to see if they have any updates, and I also found Calderdale Library to be helpful, plus there is King Cross Library.

Good luck!

[arthurk]

Some of the burials and/or memorials are listed on Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion website:

http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/ww_70.html

[BumbleB]

You beat me to it!!!

[KathrynMidgley]

Thank you both, the family name isn’t on the Malcolm Bull link but I have contacted Calderdale Family History Society as they have the copyright to a photo of the grave I’m looking for on Find My Past! Thank you again for replying, what a shame about Drew as I believe he had a map

[arthurk]

 

[dobfarm]

As far as I know - Drew never did tell anyone where the original Kings cross Methodist church graveyard plot maps or burial books were kept or if Drew had access to Sexton records from his own family holding them. 

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.7132965,-1.8823398,3a,80.9y,161.05h,70.03t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1seeaWr21xqeHX2li8AMV17g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu


https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.7132965,-1.8823398,3a,31.6y,223.22h,82.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1seeaWr21xqeHX2li8AMV17g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

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I'VE JUST REMEMBERED  - A LOCAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR who owns the Kings cross Methodist chapel graveyard holds  - Kings cross Methodist church  plot maps and who's buried where  and burial grave book. There was a notice board by the modern cemetery gate telling who the funeral director is or was with his/her address on it.


There are registers of burials kept at WYAS for Kings cross Methodist chapel

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N13868254

I can say from experience of going there to the graveyard - its a very dangerous place, its hard to believe but the latterday post 1900 graveyard is cared fore but can give a false impression of being safe. Though the grass is shorter cut after a few weeks of growth covers graves that have caved in sideways for coffins caving in  leaving unseen gaps at the side up to 6 inch wide and a few foot deep.

[PaulineJ]

Calderdale family history society photographed and transcribed every headstone in each area of the yard.

Melia are the present owners.

[KathrynMidgley]

Thanks both if you - Melia’s are being very helpful!