Blackhill Cemetery

[Malcolm33]

   I should have looked at Free BMD first.    Looks like we can eliminate Isabella Dent from this Thompson as they have a marriage of James Thompson to Isabella FALLOWS in Jul/Sep 1895 in Lanchester which covers Consett and Blackhill.

[JGEE27]

HI IM NEW TO THIS
Does anyone know of a grave in the cemetery for
Mary Gray died 16 Aug 1952 aged 72 and also Ralph Charlton Gray died 31st Jan 1956 aged 79
hope someone can help with this

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JGEE27

            I have attached a PDF showing all of the Grey/Gray burials in Blackhill cemetery. You can find the two you enquired about in the last couple of pages. There may well be other relatives included in these records. Good luck with your researches.

             PatB.

[Abygail]

I have been looking for additional information re my maternal great grandfathers brother, Robert Seaton who buried at Benfieldside Cem. Conside & Knitsley Co Durham.  It appears he dies 8 June 1891 aged 31 yrs.  Do similar records exist for Benfieldside exist?  His wife was Isabella Baxter, son George William Seaton.  Abygail

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Abygail,

            Attached is a PDF of the SEATON and BAXTER burials in Blackhill/Benfieldside cemetery. The burials in Section P, grave no. 330 are interesting.

                         PatB.

[Abygail]

Thank you ever so much for that, I have always thought there should have been more children.  It's sad when they are lost as such an early age.
At 37 yrs is is difficult to speculate what the COD was for George William Seaton, industrial accident? or pneumonia? His father Robert was only 33.  In the depths of winter pneumonia is a contender.
Think I also need to explore the origins of Thomas Seaton from the 1871 census, he was also from Ireland and there were a Robert and a John living at the same address he was boarding at.
Aby

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Aby
 
        This is the only headstone transcription I can find for any SEATON; it is in the north graveyard and indicates that Thomas was held in high regard by his colleagues and friends.

                     PatB.

Seaton   1883   In Memory ofTHOMAS SEATON,died July 3rd 1883,aged 47 years.He wasthe first Representative Delegateof the Blastfurnacemenat Consett,andin recognition of the straight-forwardand honest mannerin which he discharged this,and other duties,this stone is erectedby his employersthe Consett Iron Company Limited.As a Teacherin the Primitive MethodistSunday Schoolfor sixteen years,he wasmuch and deservedly respected.[Large, pink granite headstone and plinth on sandstone base.]   M309.

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Aby,

           I haven't formatted that inscription very well, so I've attached it as a PDF.

                          PatB.

[Malcolm33]

Aby
 
        This is the only headstone transcription I can find for any SEATON; it is in the north graveyard and indicates that Thomas was held in high regard by his colleagues and friends.

                     PatB.

Seaton   1883   In Memory ofTHOMAS SEATON,died July 3rd 1883,aged 47 years.He wasthe first Representative Delegateof the Blastfurnacemenat Consett,andin recognition of the straight-forwardand honest mannerin which he discharged this,and other duties,this stone is erectedby his employersthe Consett Iron Company Limited.As a Teacherin the Primitive MethodistSunday Schoolfor sixteen years,he wasmuch and deservedly respected.[Large, pink granite headstone and plinth on sandstone base.]   M309.

    I find this interesting because in 1881 this Thomas Seaton was living at 38 Roger Street, Blackhill and right next door at No.37 was Jonathan and his wife Phoebe Stephenson and family.   Jonathan and Phoebe were the parents of my Auntie Elsie Stephenson who married my Uncle Jim Draffan.    Malcolm