King Cross Cemetery

[drewhowson]

Dear Jan, Charlotte,
That map section of the graveyard is long lost, and the only way to get a handle on the grave allocations is to walk round photographing gravestones and cross-referencing them with the registers held in Halifax library.
I will endeavour to search for them and see if i can come up with a numbering system.
This part of the graveyard is badly overgrown and there are various sets of steps to allow access to the different tiers of the graveyard, if i can work out the numberings i will be able to find the graves.
Give me a week or so to get myself re aquainted with the layout and i will get back to you.
For everyone else that is interested in persons buried in the graveyard the other maps are very clear and graves can be found fairly easily using landmark gravestones and corners of the sections.
All for now,
Andy

[lani10]

Thanks so much Andy. Mr great grandfather's name is Learoyd Nicholl, buried June 26, 1903.
Charlotte - no problem. It's a shame that there are so many cemeteries that are not in in good shape.

Jan

[drewhowson]

Hi All,
just returned from the graveyard collecting marker graves and done a sketch, transfering it to a computer immage and then to library to collect grave numbers of the marker graves.
The rest of the graveyard is looking good, the new owners are making real headway felling trees and cutting back the undergrowth, they are 50 foot from one of my graves, but a long way from the part of the graveyard you are interested in, hopefully they will get there in the future so finding graves will be a lot easier.
Will post when i have any information.
Andy

[charlotteCH]

Andy, thank you very much.   Like Jan, I really appreciate your help.

charlotte

[dave the tyke]

That goes for me too Andy.

Do you intend posting your computer image somewhere on the internet. I feel sure that it would be useful to a lot of people.

Dave

[charlotteCH]

What a good idea dave ... if Andy feels comfortable doing that of course.

charlotte

[drewhowson]

Hi All,
I have found the graves you asked for,
Charlotte,
yours is on the left on the lower tier by second grave along, the undergrowth arround each grave is very dense and full of brambles etc
Jan,
 Your grave is immediateley to the left of the tree on the right of the picture,
If you would like a hand to hack your way into the undergrowth, let me know.
The Excel file i have made of the different Graveyards at King Cross Meth's is very much a work in progress and i am adding to the data as i go along, so until i get to a point where i am able to identify all graves i will continue adding to it.
When i have finished it i will post it somewhere on the net.
Regards,
Andy

[charlotteCH]

Andy, Thank you so much for that info

I'm in Aus and hope some time to get to Halifax and look at the cem. amongst other places, so this is a great help.

When you put the data on the web, could you post the site to WRY Board on RC please so that we can see it all?

Thank you again so much.

charlotte

[lani10]

Hi Andy,

Thank you so much. I live in the US and will be visiting Halifax June 3rd and 4th. It would be great to actually visit the grave. Am I able to get to it without too much trouble? Is there a headstone? I would appreciate some help while I am in town.
Thanks again.
Jan