Leeds General Cemetery Burial Records

[Trish1908]

For anyone researching burials in the above Cemetery, Leeds University have digitised the burial records and they can be viewed online without charge. Although only a small number of gravestones remain (the university buildings were built on top of the cemetery), there are a few remaining (including the grave of William Darby - Britains first black circus owner, professionally known, Mr. Pablo Fanque - the inspiration for the Beatles' For the benefit of Mr Kite). Hope the link works!

https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/Leeds%20General%20Cemetery%20Burial%20Registers%20Index

[willsmum]

Thank you.

[pjs12]

Thank you and the link works OK.

Ian

[jamxr]

The informative blog link below mentions "In the centre is the original chapel, now, apparently, storage space for the library. A main path leads to the chapel, from the gatehouse and from the back of the School of Geography. Much of this path is made from paupers' gravestones which list a number of people located in one burial plot (these paupers' gravestones are just about viewable in the first image in the blog)

http://particulations.blogspot.com/2012/01/dying-to-find-it-where-is-university.html