What cemetery would Church of England parishioners from Shrewsbury, Shropshire have been buried in 1866? Trying to locate graves without much luck. Any help would be appreciated please.
Thank you Mike for replying to me.
I am trying to find the following people's graves:-
I will have a look at the Shropshire Archives and see if I can find anything. I am keen to find them as I am coming to England and would like to have a look at the graves. Thanks again. Regards Nadine
Hello Nadine
I had a look for your four people in the Cemetery Records at Shropshire Achieves but only managed to find two of them.
I did not find William MATTHEWS died 1866 or Francis Edward MATTHEWS died 1928. I am not sure whether I missed them for some reason or whether they are buried elsewhere.
Here are the details of the ones I found.
Register of Burials No: 20288
Name of Deceased: William Thomas MATTHEWS
Age: 64 years
From what Parish: All Saints
Description of Grave or Vault: Purchased Grave (1st Internment)
Location Ref:
Section 176
Division 1
Grave G
Situation: East
Date of Purchase & Burial etc: 14 Dec 1894
Remarks: Frank E. MATTHEWS, 29 Queens Street (Son)
The Grave Register indicates that there are three other burials in this grave. I didn't see anything to indicate whether there is a grave stone or not.
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Register of Burials No: 21961
Name of Deceased: Gladys Elizabeth MATTHEWS Daughter of Mr MATTHEWS
Age: 10 weeks
From what Parish: Percy Street, Greenfields (St Julian Parish)
Description of Grave or Vault: Purchased Grave (2nd Internment)
Location Ref:
Section 176
Division 1
Grave G
Situation: East
Date of Purchase & Burial etc: 14 Sep 1897
Remarks: ---
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Register of Burials No: 22028
Name of Deceased: Frank Ernest MATTHEWS Wine Merchants Clerk
Age: 28 years
From what Parish: Sunnyside, Greenfields (St Julian Parish)
Description of Grave or Vault: Purchased Grave (3rd Internment)
Location Ref:
Section 176
Division 1
Grave G
Situation: East
Date of Purchase & Burial etc: 5 Nov 1897
Remarks: ---
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Register of Burials No: 28699
Name of Deceased: Sarah Ann MATTHEWS Spinster
Age: 42 years
From what Parish: 36 Hotspur Street (St Julian Parish)
Description of Grave or Vault: Purchased Grave (3rd Internment) [I presume this should be 4th Internment]
Location Ref:
Section 176
Division 1
Grave G
Situation: East
Date of Purchase & Burial etc: 16 Aug 1909
Remarks: ---
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With regard to Jane Jemima TAYLOR she appears to be the 2nd internment in a much older grave. Again I don't know if there is a grave stone.
Register of Burials No: 22809
Name of Deceased: Jane Jemima TAYLOR
Age: 53 years
From what Parish: St Mary
Description of Grave or Vault: Purchased Grave (2nd Internment)
Location Ref:
Section 105
Division 1
Grave A
Situation: South
Date of Purchase & Burial etc: 3 Feb 1899
Remarks: See No.704 in Register
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Register of Burials No: 704
Name of Deceased: Eliza TAYLOR daughter of ???? Shoemaker
Age: 14 years
From what Parish: St Mary
Description of Grave or Vault: Grave in Perpetuity Consecrated
Location Ref:
Section 105
Division 1
Grave A
Situation: South
Date of Purchase & Burial etc: 29 June 1858
Remarks: ---
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Finding any particular grave in the cemetery is quite tricky because the graves are arranged in straight lines in a grid system but all the roads are in curves and circles. All grave stones are supposed to have their grave reference number inscribed on them, possibly on the back or one side. Even if your relatives don't have a stone you can usually find the grave by reference to other nearby grave stones.
If you look at the 'Latest Images' (top right of this page) in the middle of the top row is a plan of the cemetery which you can copy and print off. Click on it to open it then Right Click on the Image and select 'Copy' or 'Copy Image' depending on your browser then paste it into any graphics program. I suggest you print one copy for each grave.
When you get to the cemetery, if you can't find the graves, look for some of the ground maintenance staff and ask them for help.
Mike
Thank you so much Mike. I had to rejoin as I forgotten my password etc. This is very much appreciated. It has given me something to go on. It can be very frustrating when you are on the other side of the world. Kind regards Nadine
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Hello Nadine
The General Cemetery, Longden Road, Shrewsbury opened on 5 Dec 1856 so most town burials after that date are probably there unless it was the second member of the family being buried in an existing church grave from before that time. Some burials did take place in St Michael's Churchyard until the end of the 1800's.
If you look on the Shropshire Archives web site you will find some information at Item 22 and also at the bottom of the list 'Shrewsbury General Cemetery.pdf'. In order to search the cemetery index you need to know the year of death or at least have a good idea of the year.
It might be worth you telling us the name(s) of the people you are looking for and their year(s) of death just in case someone is going to the Archives and has time to look them up for you otherwise you will have to email the Archives and ask them but if it takes more than a few minutes they will probably make a charge.
Mike