LONDON-L Archives

Archiver > LONDON > 2000-10 > 0971124580


From: "gary hodge" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Abney Park Burial - Social Standing?
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 21:49:40 +0100
References: <39DFF05F.FA9C8101@xtra.co.nz> <000701c030e3$538c7fc0$160022d1@daphne1> <000201c03221$9626ab00$4844fd3e@default>


Hi All
I believe I posted a site to list ,about a index of sorts for this cemetery
awhile back ,will look for it if anyone wants it.

gary hodge


----- Original Message -----
From: "Emma Jolly" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Lon] Abney Park Burial - Social Standing?


> Hello,
>
> All sorts of people are buried in Abney Park. The websites mention the
> famous and wealthy. There are for instance people who owned land around
the
> area buried in it. My ancestor was a grave digger there and he was killed
> there and so is buried there. I think around the 19th century the
graveyard
> was popular. It was a fairly new cemetery which may explain matters. Again
> the histories etc are on the website. The graves are amazingly
overcrowded.
> In the 1930s there was a scandal about the overcrowding etc. There are
some
> new graves there for some reason but not many. It is very difficult to
find
> graves. I have numerous (working class) family buried there and I have map
> references for their graves but I was unable to find them. Stones are
almost
> on top of each other and the trees and wildlife can m,ake the place
> intimidating. It is encouraged to be a green space in a very urban area
> which is good, but the trees do make searching difficult!
>
> Best wishes, Emma.
>
> > ==== LONDON Mailing List ====
> > Anglican Diocese
> > http://www.london.anglican.org/
> >
>
>
> ==== LONDON Mailing List ====
> London and North Middlesex FHS web site:
> http://www.lnmfhs.dircon.co.uk/
>


---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.198 / Virus Database: 95 - Release Date: 10/4/00

This thread: