I was at Saltwell cemetery 2 years ago trying to find the grave(s) of my 2 x G Grandparents. The council charged (at the time) 30 pounds per lookup as nothing was on computer and the poor lady had to lug heavy books from the storeroom to find the information. I decided to spend a day at the cemetery looking.
On the map provided by River Tyne Lass the cemetery is divided into 2 parts, sections A,B,C etc on the left hand side, these graves tend to be from the 1930's onwards. The sections 1,2,3 etc are the earlier graves, dating from the early 1900's to 1920's (my 2 x G. Grandfather died in 1912). I finally found him, his wife and eldest daughter, all in one grave at the end in section 7. Of course I started at section 1!!!!
Also the graves do not run all the way down section 1 then start at section 2, they seem to run from section 1-7 at the top of each section then the later ones are a bit further down the sections (took me a while to work it out). Section 8 is all newish graves.
There is no one there to assist you, what used to be the office/residents house is now a private dwelling with a sign asking people not to make enquiries with them. Hope this is of use to you.
Paul
