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Re Cemetery
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pjmburns
master brummie
Probably Witton.
You can check if it is by searchng the name here (but expensive for records from here).
birminghamburialrecords.co.uk
Yes it still exists, it is a massive council run cemetery.
www.birmingham.gov.uk
You can check if it is by searchng the name here (but expensive for records from here).
Bereavement Services | Birmingham City Council
birminghamburialrecords.co.uk
Yes it still exists, it is a massive council run cemetery.
Witton cemetery | Birmingham City Council
Cemeteries and crematorium in Birmingham
www.birmingham.gov.uk
Thank you - it does look like Witton. You Brummies are an impressive resourceProbably Witton.
You can check if it is by searchng the name here (but expensive for records from here).
Bereavement Services | Birmingham City Council
Yes it still exists, it is a massive council run cemetery.
Witton cemetery | Birmingham City Council
Cemeteries and crematorium in Birmingham
So now I know where my Great Great Great Aunt Clara is buried together with her nephew, who having managed to survive the Great War died later of pneumonia and emphysema having earlier caught the Spanish Flu epidemic. Does anyone think they would have any headstones, they were terribly poor.Thank you - it does look like Witton. You Brummies are an impressive resource
hi its most unlikey that there is a headstone and could have been buried in a common grave with others do you know if clara and newphew were buried at the same time ? i would suggest that you phone witton cem up and give them the names and years of those who are buried as in my experience they will get back to you giving you the section numbers etc of where your folk are buried...good luck
lyn
lyn
ahh i see well in that case someone in the family had money to order up a private grave but it may not have a headstone...are you actually trying to find out where in witton the grave is situated if you are and the documents do not give you this information then again i suggest you phone witton who i have always found very helpful...if you would like me to post a map of witton just let me know
lyn
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You're so kind Lyn, yes a map would be good. Thx.
what details does the document you have give you...does it at least give you the section number if it does then witton should be able to tell you the grave number...here is the map my grandad is in section 3 along the ridgeway wall but dont forget there are many burials to a section so you will need the grave number to pinpoint where they are buried...lyn
ahh so very close to my grandad in section 3...if you plan to visit its best to use the ridgeway entrance
lyn
Thought you might like to see Great Great Aunt Clara whose grave we found, she was a proper Brummie. She was blind, she brought up our Great Aunts Lydia and Grace and their brothers when their mother died. She lived in Balsall Heath and caned chairs and our Great Aunts were tailoresses and also post ladies on their bikes (first lady member of the CTC) but that's another story...she had a reputation for being a bit fearsome. Good to know where she rests God bless her.
