Retford Cemetery

[copperbeech5]

Hi,

I was planning to go to Retford and look tomorrow, but I will leave it in the capable hands of Braindead! 

I now have a map of sections of the graveyard from the council if anyone else needs to know any areas, having spent some considerable time yesterday on the phone to them.

Copperbeech5

[Braindead]

Haven't had a chance to get to the cemetary again, but I was in the library so snatched a quick look at the Retford St. Saviours parish register & came across an entry for Mary Jane.

The columns read, from left to right:
Name:                     Abode:                When Buried:             Age:               By Whom the Ceremony
                                                                                                                   was Performed:

The most interesting fact is the abode of "Union" which indicates she was in the workhouse & perhaps explains why there isn't a marker.

I had a quick look for Joseph but couldn't find him in St Saviours, but will look again next time.

[Braindead]

Have a look here for info and a pic of the workhouse.

[Fletcher42]

Thanks Braindead great work, another member has been and looked round the cemetery and posted a picture of the area they should be burried but its more or less empty now but is still a nice picture for my tree, thats now around 17 family members covering barnsley,retford and lincoln and not one headstone to photograph unfortunately. Richard