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Title: Penrith Beacon Cemetery Burial Records - Bell & Lowthian & Watson
Post by: warwickb on Saturday 11 May 19 07:30 BST (UK)

Hi. Looking for some help please in identifying the graves of the following ancestors in the Penrith Beacon Cemetery.

Thomas Edmundson Bell  died 2 March 1902 Penrith

John Lowthian died 16 October 1882 Penrith
Jane Lowthian nee Johnston died 5 Feb 1904 Penrith

Thomas Bell died 9 May 1889 Penrith
Mary Bell nee Watson died 11 Nov 1898 Penrith

John Watson died 1829 - 1841 probably 1837 July-Sept Penrith
Elizabeth Watson nee Edmundson died post 1826 probably Penrith

Any assistance greatly appreciated.
Regards
Warwick

Title: Re: Penrith Beacon Cemetery Burial Records - Bell & Lowthian & Watson
Post by: warncoort on Sunday 12 May 19 01:37 BST (UK)

Have you Googled the cemetery?
Appears Find A Grave has records as does local council.

Title: Re: Penrith Beacon Cemetery Burial Records - Bell & Lowthian & Watson
Post by: warwickb on Sunday 12 May 19 03:06 BST (UK)

Hi Warncoort
Yes - both were where I first looked - nothing on Find A Grave.....
And the Council advises to contact the Bereavement Cemetery office to arrange an appointment which is a bit difficult to do from NZ!
I was wondering if anyone had ideas of another way to locate the graves easily?

Cheers
Warwick

Title: Re: Penrith Beacon Cemetery Burial Records - Bell & Lowthian & Watson
Post by: rosie99 on Sunday 12 May 19 08:59 BST (UK)

Quote from: warwickb on Saturday 11 May 19 07:30 BST (UK)

John Watson died 1829 - 1841 probably 1837 July-Sept Penrith
Elizabeth Watson nee Edmundson died post 1826 probably Penrith

National burial index has
Elizabeth Watson
Age   54
Burial 19 Aug 1827
St Andrew, Penrith

Beacon Cemetery did not open until 1872
http://www.penrithtowntrails.co.uk/downloads/beacon.pdf

Quote from: warwickb on Sunday 12 May 19 03:06 BST (UK)

And the Council advises to contact the Bereavement Cemetery office to arrange an appointment which is a bit difficult to do from NZ!

Why not email the Bereavement cemetery office and ask them about the graves explaining that you are in NZ.

Title: Re: Penrith Beacon Cemetery Burial Records - Bell & Lowthian & Watson
Post by: warwickb on Sunday 12 May 19 21:55 BST (UK)

Thank you Rosie
Very much appreciated.
Every bit of information is useful - and I did not have any of Elizabeth's death /burial details.

I'll give your suggestion of emailing a try and see how I get on.

Thank you again
Cheers
Warwick

Title: Re: Penrith Beacon Cemetery Burial Records - Bell & Lowthian & Watson
Post by: Gan Yam on Wednesday 29 May 19 21:41 BST (UK)

Checked the records for St Andrew's, Penrith the burial of Elizabeth Watson 19 Aug 1827. She was the wife of John of Netherend and was 54 when she died.  Checked St Andrew's records for John who died in 1837 to see if he was buried in the same place, but there wasn't a burial for him.