Major T.P. Gray is buried in the graveyard of Dalston Church in North Cumbria. His grave is marked by a single, slightly damaged white stone with his … [Read more...]
Hobbit Graveyard
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November 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The church yard of St. Michael's in Dalston, Cumbria could have come straight out of a novel by J.R.R Tolkien. In the mists of an autumn … [Read more...]
Coondog Cemetery, Alabama
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October 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A private burial place in the wilderness of Freedom Hills, Alabama has now become a Coon dog burial site and tourist attraction. In 1937 Key … [Read more...]
Solway Smugglers’ Grave
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September 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A young 18th century Manx smuggler, Thomas Stowell, is buried at Bowness on Solway church. Smuggling along the Solway coast was rife during the … [Read more...]
Bewcastle Memorials
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May 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The monument inscriptions from the graveyard of St. Cuthbert's, Bewcastle in Cumbria, is a valuable resource to all those researching their border … [Read more...]
Cockermouth Grave inscriptions.
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February 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The project to record headstone inscriptions in Cockermouth Cemetery began in the Autumn of 2004. Gravestones have been recorded for All Saints … [Read more...]
Maj.-Gen. Sir George Frederick Johnson
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August 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Maj.-Gen. Sir George Frederick Johnson is buried in his local graveyard of St Mary's church, Walton, Brampton, Cumbria. Decorated with the … [Read more...]
Orkney Graveyards
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August 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Orkney Family History Society have ongoing projects to catalogue all of the graveyards of mainland Orkney and the surrounding islands. Some … [Read more...]
