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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Pembrokeshire => Topic started by: Valry on Friday 26 May 06 10:27 BST (UK)
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I have just 'googled' Llanion Cemetery and found 'Pembrokeshire County Council, Burial Records'
where you can freely search burial records for Llanion, City, Frey, Monkton + more - may help someone, it helped me.
http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/burial/database.aspx
The Council is responsible for the maintenance and burials in the following cemeteries : Fishguard, Llanwnda ; Freystrop ; Haverfordwest, City Road ; Llanfair Nantygof ; Llangwm, Deerland Road ; Nolton ; Pembroke, Monkton ; Pembroke, St Michaels ; Pembroke Dock, Llanion ; Rosemarket ; St Ishmaels.
Valry
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I have just 'googled' Llanion Cemetery and found 'Pembrokeshire County Council, Burial Records'
where you can freely search burial records for Llanion, City, Frey, Monkton + more - may help someone, it helped me.
Valry
Thanks I'll take a look Llanion Cemetery is just down the road from me but anything to save my legs ;D
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link seems to be broken ,Johngirl
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This site doesn't seem to work
http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/burial/database.aspx
Maxie :)
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I have just sent an email to paul seaman regarding the link. I am just waiting to hear back from him.
Gareth
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I have just been on their website but I cannot see the link. Mind you as I live in the area I could just drive there. :-\
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Try this
http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=&id=7224&Positioning_Article_ID=&Language=&d1=0
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Thanks Lambkin,
The link works
Maxie
:)
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I phoned them up today (I only live 12 miles away) and the receptionist sorted out the link.
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Well done!
Sometimes the simplest answer is hte best. Useful to be local Lambkin.
Thanks again
Maxie ;)
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Thanks Lambkin, thought they had 'pulled the plug' on the site. Found 4 more rellies on the updated version.
Valry
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Does anybody know how the grave numbering works in the cemetery? The alphabetical sections are easy to find because they are indicated on a board but how about the numbers. I presume they would be consecutive in a grid system.
I have looked for a grave of someone who died in the 1930s. I looked in the alphabetical section indicated in the records but many of the headstones are difficult to read now.
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My father died in 1996 and he is in grave section xj which is near the front if you send me a private message I will try to explain.
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To all listers,
In connection with my ex servicemans database I regularly visit the few cemeteries that come under control of the PCC and have at last worked out how the graves are numbered for plots P - X and for Y and Z at Llanion. For example Plot T starts at the Top N.E. corner and increases in number going west ending in the highest number S.W. corner, one must ignore the very narrow paths that now bisect the plots and are not shown on the cemetery map.
Numbers in plots A To H have absolutely no relationship to the numbers given in the PCC listing incredible but true. A to H have now, well early 20th century, been moved into a circular feature, back to back in 4 quadrants. Go to google maps satellite mode and look at the cemetery you will see what I refer to. If you then visit and look at the numbers where visible on the edge of the headstones, it can be seen there is no logical sequence F numbered are mixed with A numbered are mixed with H numbers, so if you have a headstone listed in A to H the earlist part of the cemetery it is a long round walk and just hope you find what you require.
PCC informed me that Plot Y is to the east of Plot X, its not, Plot Y runs to the west of plots P, S, and V by the wall that separates this side of the cemetery from Plots M and N which lie to the east of the circular laid out headstones. Plot Z runs to the east of plots R, U and X.
Now the main item of posting. People commemorated on headstones but not buried in the grave are NOT listed on the PCC database, another way of putting it is that names added to headstones without any burial in the plot are not listed. A hint that a name is not PCC listed can be gained from the phrase “also in memory of”.
Remember this cemetery and all out of town other cemeteries like City Rd H’west, only began in the 1860's after the Government decreed that churchyard burials where becoming a health hazard in “large” locations, and that new combined cemeteries must be located outside of towns.
What of Cremations ~ I would refer you to ;
http://sites.bookofremembrance.eu/index.php?task=main&site=parcgwyn
Parc Gwyn is relatively new the early third of the 20th century cremations appear to have taken place at Pontypridd and Morristion.
The above said, Pembs Cty Council are one of the few that give us free access to their burial/cremation listings and the assistance of the staff by either email or telephone is of the highest order. :) :) :)
If anyone requires a jpeg of the Monkton, Llanion, or St Michaels cemetery map let me know or with the agreement of the administrator I can post to this part of the forum. The jpegs I have where taken by me in public locations.
I do visit in the course of my research most churchyards and cemeteries so if you know of a headstone and require a photo, I can try to fit it in for you during one of my visits.
Rgds
Orielbenfro
ORIEL a welsh window on a surname
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How do I get a photo of the map of Llanion cemetery...I know they have one posted outside at the churchyard, but I haven't been down in a couple of months and won't be again until 1st of May. Otherwise I'd take a photo of it. The grid explanation is very good, thank you!
Thanks very much if one is available.
Regards, Lauren :)
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Photo sent by PM.
Rgds
Orielbenfro
ORIEL a welsh window on a surname
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I haven't had a PM Oriel? ??? Do I have to do something? Regards, Lauren
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Sorry I should have said I sent it by email, with my ISP you may have to be patient a while, if you still receive nothing I will resend.
Rgds
Orielbenfro
ORIEL a welsh window on a surname