How to find my Great Grandmother's Grave in Ford Cemetery

[cosdedelcos]

Hi everyone could anyone please help in letting me know how i go about finding my great grandmother in ford cemetery. My nan has not seen the grave in over thirty years and cannot remember where it is. I promised to help her find her mum and all we know is her name and the year she died, how do i go about finding her plot please?

[Pegasus]

Cosdedelcos.

You should be able to find Your Great Grandmothers plot on Here:

http://www.fordcemetery.co.uk/

[Blue70]

I can do free look ups for the surname Holland at Ford, Yew Tree or Ainsdale RC cemeteries. Just PM me on here. I got mine free so I'm happy to do the same for others.

These RC records were available free at the Liverpool Record Office so they should be available under the temporary arrangements.


Blue

[AJ]

Try ringing Sandra Malone (Catholic Cemetaries) on 522 1017. If you have the name and date of burial she may be able to help.
AJ

[MaryA]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

I would think that since you have the date the cemetery office themselves will be able to give you the details and once you have the reference you should be able to use this map to locate it.

If you are able to get to the World Museum in William Brown Street, you can do a look up by name in the indexes for free, cross checking with the grave reference to see who else is buried in the plot.

[dlh1]

Just to clarify. Are these records on microfilm in the museum now.

So if I know the name of my ancestor, their death date and age at time of death I should be able to look up and see where they were buried?

[MaryA]

That depends on if you also know the cemetery.

The RC cemeteries of Ford, Yewtree and Ainsdale are very easily searched as there is a combined index and taking a note of which cemetery, together with the reference enables you to cross reference who is in the grave.

Unfortunately there is not a central index for C of E burials.

[dlh1]

I've looked at the index in the record office and have found plot numbers and areas for some of my ancestors at FORD cemetery. The regions are BZ, AS, SJ and SV but they don't appear to exist on the FORD cemetery plan. Is that correct? Do you think these graves no longer exist?

[Hilary]

I found a Ford Cemetery plan here http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... ordcem.htm

all the areas you mention appear on this plan.


Hilary
Ed Officer

[MaryA]

I don't know about the other areas but BZ and AD are marked together on the plan. I know that area is just grassed over and is a general section with no headstones.

[Blue70]

There's a guide on the site Pegasus mentioned that tells you whether a section is "public" or "private":-

http://www.fordcemetery.co.uk/pdf/Ford_ ... _Usage.pdf

I have ancestors at BZ, AD, SJ and SV they are "public" sections and are just grassed areas. Section AS is a "private" section it has family plots so will consist of both gravestones and unmarked plots.

All the graves whether "public" or "private" still exist but the "private" graves are easier to find because those sections usually have a lot of gravestones with the section and grave number marked on the back of the stone.

Please note that the terms "public" and "private" do not relate to the existence of pauper graves there aren't any pauper graves at Ford Cemetery. All graves at Ford were paid for privately the term "public" refers to single interments and the term "private" refers to family plots.

Blue

[Katie]

The index is on microfiche in Black box no 26

[dlh1]

Would sections BZ, AD, SJ and SV ever have had grave stones and if so what is the main reason they no longer exist and are grassed areas?

I would imagine it is almost impossible to find individual plots in a public grave these days if it's just one big grassy area.

[Blue70]

Hi dlh1

BZ, AD, SJ and SV never had gravestones so they have always been areas of the cemetery without markers. When I visited and took my own photos of ancestors' burial places I just took wide shots of the public sections for my records. None of my people at Ford have gravestones even those buried in private graves. They either had limited financial resources or didn't consider paying for gravestones because people from their background were used to burial in unmarked graves.

Blue

[dlh1]

I've been looking in for cemetery for the plot AS 308 and can't seem to find it. Does anyone have a map of the area where I can see where the plot use to be. It could just be that the headstone is no longer there. It's a private grave and the last person to be buried there was in 1942, Bridget O'Connor.

Can anyone help with this.

This website doesn't have a map for section AS: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... /maps.html

Thanks

[MaryA]

As you have both the Section and plot number it might be a good idea to telephone the cemetery 0151 522 1017 - I believe they are very helpful and will try to locate it with you.

[dlh1]

Sorted. They are very helpful. Thank you very much for your advice.

Dan

[Nannatee]

Hi,
Going back 10years(!) I wrote to ford cemetery to ask if my gt.g/father was buried there.In a short time i received a reply stating the plot letter and number.With sister and brother.in law in tow we travelled to liverpool,walked into the cemetery and just didnt know where to start ! Went to the "little house" in the grounds and one of the workmen took us straight to the plot, no headstone just a grassy area behind another marked grave . was very grateful....oh if it was only as easy as that going into cemeteries for us searchers !!
best of luck with your search. Nannatee