Jedburgh grave

[Timothy]

Hi Looking for the grave of Robert Balmer.He died 12 Aug 1853 in Jedburgh.Thank you

[M Carter]

Timothy,
There is no record of a gravestone for a Robert Balmer at Jedburgh Abbey Graveyard.   There is or was a very badly worn stone thought to to be for a William Balmer but even that was not definitive and nothing else on the stone could be read.
M Carter

[Timothy]

Hi Thank you for looking Are there other graveyards in Jedburgh?

[M Carter]

Timothy,
There is the present day cemetery at Castlewood.   Not certain when this cemetery was established.  I know there are stones dating from the later part of the 1800s but whither as early as the 1850s I cannot tell you with any certainty.  Unfortunately the stones at Castlewood have not yet been recorded.
Morag Carter

[Sunlaws]

Hi Timothy

Unfortunately, Castlewood Cemetery was not opened until 1857, so your Robert could not have been buried there.

regards,

Lesley

[Timothy]

Thank you for the help All my Jedburgh  research is brickwalls OPRs bmd nothing on SP around 1800

[mulledwine]

Hello Sunlaws.

I was up at Castlewood cemetery today looking for a William Cranston, who according to his death cert was buried there on 20-June 1857. I couldnt find the grave but only looked in about 1/3 of the ground albeit it was the older section. ...also there are quite a number of stones lying face down  and knowing my luck it will be one of those I am looking for !

 I have just been back on line to try and find out when it opened and I saw your post of 2005 saying it was 1857!  Do you know when in 1857?

regards

Mark

[Sunlaws]

Hi Mark

No, I'm sorry, I don't know exactly when Castlewood cemetery opened, but if William Cranston's death certificate states that he was buried there on June 20th, it's probably telling the truth.

I don't know the financial circumstances of your ancestor, but it's worth remembering that not everyone had a headstone. If a man left a widow and family of young children, paying the rent and feeding the children took precedence over buying a headstone..

Regards,
Lesley

[mulledwine]

Lesley

thanks for the reply - yes its a fair point re the possibility of an unmarked grave. Thanks anyway - I will keep lookin.

regards

mark