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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => London & Middlesex Lookup Requests => London and Middlesex => England => London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: DerekB on Tuesday 09 October 07 13:21 BST (UK)
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Hi All,
I have just found out that my GGGGGrandmother may have been buried at the Globe Fields Burial Ground (Wesleyan).
Her name was ELizabeth Jeffryes and the whole family are hard to find as they seem to have been Non Conformist and to have not attended the established church. A Wesleyan connection would not surprise me.
The burial entry reads '1835 Jun 21, Elizabeth Jeffryes age 60 yrs, Abode: Church St, Mile End New Town, Situation: 33n, 12n, E.'
Can anyone tell me where this cemetry is as I can't find it on the AtoZ map of Bethnal Green?
Has anyone been there and can tell me if there are any toombstones still standing?
Is her toombstone still there and is there an inscription that may give any information about her?
Any information would be appreciated.
Thanks
Derek
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Many of the Burial Grounds in Bethnal Green, like the Gibraltar Road one have disappeared, the same thing may have happened to Globe Fields.
There is a Globe Road which runs south from Old Ford Road, crossing Roman Road. This is just to the east of Bethnal Green Underground Station.
The EofL Fam Hist Soc mentions this Burial Ground see this site, scroll down to the Burial Ground section.
http://www.eolfhs.org.uk/parish/stepney.htm
The burial records are held at the PRO Kew, (National Archives) 1820-1857
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Hope this helps
Meliora
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Thanks for the update.
The PRO is where I found the burial record.
The EOLFHS mention it but don't say where it is.
It still partly exists according to the London Cemeteries web site but it does not give an address, it has to be somewhere near Globe Rd and the Railway.
Thanks
Derek
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If you look at a map of Globe Road, London E1 you will see where the railway crosses it. The burial ground was just there under Portman place
Sylviaann
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Many thanks, I'll take a look when I can. Never know something may have survived.
Regards
Derek
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Looking at google maps there appears to be an area with a lot of trees. Could be something there
Sylviaann
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Hi, Give the Bancroft Road Local Studies Library an email, it is just around the corner and they could have all the information you need.
Jennifer
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Many thanks, I'll contact them.
Derek
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There is a little bit of information about Globe Fields on this site (scroll down the page a bit to find the entry):
http://www.doubleo.fsnet.co.uk/bgmileendold.htm
Cheers
Prue
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Not on burial grounds, but for nonconformist registers, a useful new website is bmdregisters.co.uk. It has indexed a lot of different chapel baptism and burial records from earlier centuries through to 1837 (and a few beyond). Some of the information is really useful as the baptism records can give the names of the maternal grandparents as well as the father. It is relatively expensive to use but if you get a "hit" it seems worthwhile. Basic searches are free.
jimmymac
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Thanks, I'll give them a look.
Regards
Derek
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Hello Derek & All
Many of my forebears were buried at Bunhill Fields - very exciting to find.
However, very early on in my research I was given this information on Bridget Jordan :-
April 1831 - City of London burials MEOT - Ref. 7497
Possible I suppose that she may have been buried at Globe Fields ( which I had not heard of before) as she is not with others at Bunhill.
Would anyone know what the Ref. No. means and where I might go from here.
Many thanks.....