Searching for plot - Handsworth Cemetery

[Laurajadeb]

Hello, I have been searching for the grave of my great grandmother today at Handsworth cemetery based on the burial information I have but no luck. I have found a map of the cemetery plots from another post in this forum but I can’t seem to confirm which area her grave could be in.

My great grandmother is Susan Mabel Holt and she died in 1943, I’ve attached the burial info. I tried looking for plots of the same year but no luck. I don’t fully understand what the square and class means on the burial information or what the ‘a’ means under the ‘consecrated’ column means.

Any help or insights would be much appreciated!

 

[pjmburns]

Doesn't 3 refer to area 3 on the map?
It was a reopened grave. So looks as if another family member is buried there.

I would ring the office and ask what the entry means

Handsworth cemetery | Birmingham City Council

Cemeteries and crematorium in Birmingham

www.birmingham.gov.uk

 

[Laurajadeb]

Thanks @pjmburns, I’ll check in with them tomorow, do you mean that the ‘a’ refers to the grave being reopened?

 

[pjmburns]

No it says "reop" in one of the columns.
Also, there may not be a gravestone so check the numbers on any stones in the area. The grave number is usually on the back of upright stones. You may then need to work out which way the numbers go and possibly "count spaces".
Let us know how you get on please.

 

[Laurajadeb]

Thank you so much, this is super helpful, will check in with the cemetery this week and go back again! I’ll share any updates I find

 

[pjmburns]

If you are able to go in the week you might find workmen who will help. When I went (several years ago) they were trimming the grass and helped me look.