Genealogy Chat

As some of you know, I went to Richmond Cemetery a fortnight ago to find my great-grandparents' grave. I was sadly disappointed to find that the part of the cemetery I wanted was overgrown and had a burnt-out sofa in it. It was impossible to find where I was although there was a plan and I knew the grave number. I was also worried about being lost in a place I didn't know. It wasn't a wasted trip as I found the house in Richmond where my great great grandfather lived, the church where various family members worshipped & were married etc. I also went to East Sheen cemetery next door to Richmond, which has the graves of Fulton Mackay (of Porridge fame) and Roy Kinnear. There was a feedback form at the cemetery, which I sent off explaining my disappointment. I got an e-mail by return of post, apologising for the state of the cemetery and assuring me that it was being tidied up and there was no sign of the sofa. this morning I got a letter in the post with the plan of the cemetery , with the actual grave I want marked in red ink so I should have no problems locating it when I next visit! nell

Hi, Which Richmond are you talking about, Yorkshire or London? If it is Yorkshire I would be interested in the address! Frances

Sorry, Frances, it's London! For people interested, there's an online search facility for the cemeteries on Richmond on Thames borough website. nell

Yep i can vouch for Richmond cemetery. There was athread a while back giving details of the deaths on line there. I found some of mine and i found one that didn't match in anywhere, so i called the office and they were so helpful. Told me evrything i wanted about this death. I still can't fit it in anywhere but at elast i have all the details. They also advised me that if i ever wanted to visit to call first because they sometimes leave the office that way they can advise me of the best time to visit Shelli