Gravestone Topic=The Gravestone Store

[Steven.Hill]

Keith
The earliest design of this type I’ve seen is 1840, there are one or two variations one as in the photo as a barley sugar twist cut around the top, some have this carving on the top and two columns down the side, another with ivy running thru the twist.
I think he is right in saying that the motif on the stone means The Staff of Life Cut Short. The meaning of columns, doors-heavenly entrance, the meaning of ivy, abiding memory, friendship, fidelity.
There is also, the information on a grave that would not be gained from any records.
E.g., I found a grave that said his youngest son died in South Africa in 1879; so, I did some, research and found that he was in the Army and killed during the Zulu war, if this stone had been destroyed so would somebody’s family history, this is just one reason why they have to be recorded and photograph.
Steve
Graveyard Project

[Paul E]

I too recently found an ancestors grave ...   it proved to be the only tangible information linking a John Clark who emigrated to South Africa in 1850 with his father.   John Clark is just such a common name that it would be impossible, without the information on the gravestone, to definitively link the John who emigrated with the family in Yorkshire.  Shows you how valuable they are!
http://etherington.rootschat.net/html/clark_2.html
cheers

Paul

[ellen1]

what a great idea anyone needing any grave photos for glasgow and barrhead scotland send me an email i would gladly take them for you.  ellen   

[giving up for a while]

Just to let you know that I will be going to Yaughal, Co. Cork on  Saturday weather permiting so if anyone want photos taken please let me know

Love Anne

[jinks]

Just Remembered a site about some
cemetaries in the North of England (Lancashire)

It saves you trailing round them on the off
chance some distant or not so distant relative is
buried there, They will provide detail of the
Surnames but this costs money.

But you could just check if they are buried there OR Not.

              www.cemsearch.co.uk

Jinks

[Jane Eden]

Hi all

I can do St John the Baptist Parish Church, Beeston and Beeston Cemetery, Nottinghamshire.

Jane

[Steven.Hill]

if any body finds a grave that as South Africa in the Inscription
1877 to 1879 could you please let me Know.
Thanks
Steve

[celia]

Anyone in particular Steve

Celia

[Steven.Hill]

Hi
No body in particular, I found one a few week ago this is all it had on the grave Also George their son Born May 26th 1857 Died May 21st 1879 and was interred at Balte Spruit Zululand Africa, until I did some research I had not realised how important it was there must be more around.
Steve