Grave at St Leonard's Bilston

[gnorman]

Hi everyone, with the help of rootschat I have located a relative, Richard Millington who was buried at St Leonard's church in Bilston on 13th Feb 1814 aged 43. One of the paying websites say there is a grave inscription as follows;
Millington Richard 43years, 13 Feb 1814 - I'm guessing therefore there should be a gravestone. Im just wondering if anyone is able to take a picture of the gravestone (if it still exists) so I can see if any other names are mentioned.

Many thanks, Luke

[rosie99]

I suspect that the entry you can see links back to the findagrave website.  You can request a photo on there
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200206394/richard-millington

ADDED
They also list some other Millington graves at that cemetery

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01o6j/

[PaulineJ]

I think with 18,000+ burials at the site, you will need to provide a plot reference.

Pauline

[rosie99]

The link I posted seems to refer to the one that Luke was after -died 1814

[Jool]

Hi Luke

I work close to St. Leonard's Church, I will have a stroll down there in my lunch break one of the days next week and have a look.

I think there has been a mistake on the Findagrave website, there is nowhere near 18,000 graves in St. Leonard's Churchyard.  Have a look at this view of the church as it is today and you will see what I mean.

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.5654819,-2.0752484,150a,35y,39.44t/data=!3m1!1e3

Also, on this side by side map (1892-1916) you can see another area across the road marked grave yard, this is now a grassed area with a path running through and no graves.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=18&lat=52.5670&lon=-2.0753&layers=168&right=BingHyb

[gnorman]

Thank you Jool that would be great. I do wonder now if there is much chance of a gravestone still being there though. Fingers crossed!

[rosie99]

One of the paying websites say there is a grave inscription as follows;
Millington Richard 43years, 13 Feb 1814 -

Luke, are you able to tell us where you saw this entry

[gnorman]

Hi Rosie, the information I found, with the help of Jool, was from findagrave.com
Thanks, Luke

[rosie99]

Findagrave website only confirms the burial and not necessarily a gravestone.  Many people just post entries from the burial register on it even though there is no headstone. 

This is the link I posted earlier to his record on findagrave and their is no indication that there is a headstone https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200206394/richard-millington .