Canwick Road Cemetery - Lincoln

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

There are certainly LFHS transcriptions of the MI's at the central library in Lincoln, i have used them myself several times but as mentioned before the reference numbers are different to the plot numbers.

The main benefit of the MI's (dor me anyway) has been to point me in the right direction for a few death dates, eg the George Chambers mentioned before.

The MI lists were compiled a few years ago (late 1970's) and show what appears on the headstone, due to the time they were completed several stones are now missing or ilegible.

The George Chambers headstone for instance is no longer there but crucially it mentioned his age, that tallied with the Cemetery Register result (which also gave his residence) and i was able to order the certificate and prove he was my grt g/f. Add in the B793 George Chambers + B794 reference for George Graby and it meant i could locate the plot which would otherwise be unmarked and almost impossible to find.

It tied up a nice little story for the two Georges' were not only b-i-l to each other but lived in the same houses/streets for at least forty years and were witnesses on certificates etc for each other.

[sallyduk]

Hi Glen in Tinsel Kni

Many thanks for this info - I will see if I can get to the library for the MI's and then use my fiche for the Plot No's 

[sallyduk]

Many thanks to all who helped me on finding plot no's at the cemetery.

I managed to find time to go yesterday and after about an hour of looking I came across one of the gravestones I was looking for - I was delighted and also lucky as it had 4 people mentioned on the one gravestone 

The other 2 gravestones I asked the groundsmen for some help and they were extremely helpful and showed me where they were.

I now have another grave to look for so will attempt that one on another sunny day 

Thanks again for everyones help.

Sally

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

Thanks for the update Sally, best of luck with your next visit.

[LizzieW]

I'm glad I came across this post.  I was going to visit the Cemetery in the next couple of weeks, as my 2 x g.grandfather is buried there.  However, as it seems it would be impossible just to chance upon his grave, and also I think anyone sharing the grave with him would be his 2nd wife and family, I don't think I'll bother now.  My 2 x g.grandmother and baby daughter are buried at All Saints Holbeach, so hopefully I'll have more luck finding their grave.

Lizzie

[ricky1]

Hi Lizzie

I think you will find that All Saints Church hasnt got a big graveyard, more likely have better luck in the cemetry on Penny Hill Road, was opened in 1853 and enlarged in 1912. I have to go through Holbeach on Monday, and will check on the size of the Churchyard.

ricky

[LizzieW]

Hi Ricky

According to the Parish Record Collections of burials on FindMyPast, both my 2 x g.grandmother and her baby daughter are buried at All Saints, Holbeach, which I assumed was the churchyard. 

My 2 x g.gran died in 1844 and her baby daughter in 1845.  From what you say that was before the Penny Hill Road cemetery was opened.  My 2 x g.grandfather was living at Penny Hill with his 3 children when the baby died.  My 2 x g.gran's death certificate doesn't give the address where she died, just states Holbeach and even though she appears to have died  due to childbirth complications, the birth certificate of the baby also only shows Holbeach.

Lizzie

[GeoffE]

Not too many stones at All Saints apparently http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Holbeach/

[ricky1]

Not too many stones at All Saints apparently http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Holbeach/

Hi Geoff
Thats what I thought, I go through Holbeach at least twice a month at the moment, and if its the church I think it is, looking from the road, there is hardly any headstones.

ricky