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From: "Michael Hemsley" <>
Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Toxteth cemetery
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 08:22:01 -0000
References: <00f701c28128$415bb7c0$1039c050@saf> <000001c282cb$47e299c0$3897e150@paul>


You are right Paul,

It was a communal grave, Liverpool records office gave me the location but
stated it was approx only, as records were a little sketchy apparently ( may
be Gin effected}.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Morrell" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Toxteth cemetery


> Hi Mike
> My experience has taught me that if someone died in the workhouse there is
> little chance of you finding a gravestone. Many poor people in those times
> went into paupers graves.
> When I found that my GGGgrandmother was buried in section SV plot 675 of
> Ford cemetery I naively went looking for the headstone. 1 of the
> gravediggers took me to the section which was just an overgrown field.
> He explained that for folk without money they just dug a big pit and all
the
> burials for that day went into the pit.
> To date I have not found any headstone pre 1920.
> Paul
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Hemsley" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 9:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Toxteth cemetery
>
>
> > Margaret. Would you please advise if you come across the name Russett, I
> > believe at least one William Russett is buried in Toxteth Park as he
spent
> > his last years in Toxteth Workhouse.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Chipping Sodbury
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "margaret greer" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 8:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Toxteth cemetery
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hi John
> > >
> > > Why don't you contact Karen who is transcribing Toxteth Park cemetery
> > inscriptions. I'm sure she would check it out for you Her email
address
> > is
> > >
> > > Her website is on
> > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpoolcemetary/ and follow
the
> > link to Karen's page.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Margaret
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From:
> > > Sent: 31 October 2002 14:44
> > > To:
> > > Subject: [ENG-LIV] Toxteth cemetery
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > Big favour time!
> > > Anyone visiting Toxteth cemetery willing to check the details on a
> > > gravestone for me? I live a bit too far away to do it myself!!
> > > Looking for the wording on the grave of ANNIE SMYTH, plot 164, section
3
> (
> > > General or non conformist) she died on 16th March 1899. I know she is
> > there,
> > > I have seen a photo of the grave many years ago.
> > > In particular I am looking for any mention of her husband FREDERICK,
he
> > died
> > > in 1937, is he buried in the same plot? or nearby?
> > > Best wishes
> > > John in sunny Cleethorpes, looking forward to February!
> > >
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