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Don't suppose anyone here lives in Camberwell/East Dulwich and likes to walk round graveyards?

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Wallace · 19/08/2008 21:42

Long shot, I know

I have recently started tracing my ancestors and they are mostly from this area.

I live in Scotland, so too far away, but if anyone wants me to look round local ggraveyards I would be delighted

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Wallace · 19/08/2008 21:51

bumping because some numpty has filled up Active convos

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Ewe · 19/08/2008 21:54

What does the graveyard bit involve, looking at every gravestone?

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Wallace · 19/08/2008 21:58

Well yes...

Well not really, just the older bits

It would just be interesting to see if graves could be found. I know graveyards down there are huge, and it would be very improbable that any could be found

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Ewe · 19/08/2008 22:00

I no longer live there but am seeing my friend there first week in Sept and we normally go for a long walk... no reason why it couldn't be through the graveyard I suppose!

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Wallace · 19/08/2008 22:03

LOL

Well if you do happen to wander round any graveyards, then keep an eye out for any 19th century "Baily"

And don't forget pen and paper

Seriously, I wouldn't even no where to start - no idea even which graveyards, or whether they are still there.

But it would be so interesting if the graves were there.

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Wallace · 19/08/2008 22:05

I'm not lolling at you by the way. It would be very kind if you did take a walk through the graveyard.

just quite at the thought of you spending hours in a graveyard instead of going for a lovely walk in a park

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PortBlacksandResident · 19/08/2008 22:08

Dulwich has a beautiful graveyard. It was one of my faves when i lived in London.

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Wallace · 19/08/2008 22:10

I do like graveyards

Is it a very big one? I do know for certain that one of my relatives died in 1838 in East Dulwich.

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MaureenMLove · 19/08/2008 22:10

I love looking at old grave stones! I know where Dulwich is, but never have reason to go there unfortunately. You might be lucky though, I have a feeling there are a couple of MNer who are closer than me.

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Wallace · 19/08/2008 22:11

I would love to do it for someone else up here, but I have a feeling our graveyards are a bit smaller...

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MadBadandDangeroustoKnow · 19/08/2008 22:14

Could they be buried in West Norwood or Nunhead cemeteries (both very 'fashionable' places to be buried at the time)? I think you can find information about WN cemetery from the Lambeth archives and guess Southwark has something similar for Nunhead.

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Wallace · 25/08/2008 06:42

Thanks that is useful. I think some of them lived in Norwood anyway. I think they were quite well-to-do.

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Twiglett · 25/08/2008 06:51

I could do it for you

but I'm currently in turkey so you'd have to wait

moondog · 25/08/2008 07:01

Am no use at all for this but I love walking around graveyards and am presently going mad on crumbling old Colonial ones in Bangladesh.

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Wallace · 07/09/2008 10:14

Right, I have a job for somebody (Twiglett are you back fom Turkey?)

In West Norwood Cemetery there is a Baily monument grave 1,900, square 48. This may be my Bailys.

So, hands up for volunteers

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Wallace · 07/09/2008 20:50

a cheeky bump

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ivykaty44 · 08/09/2008 15:46

If you go to some municaple cemetries in London - or just on the outskirts as they were when they were built. Sometimes if you visit in the week the office will be open - ask there if you are allowed to search for a particular name in the register, it will also give the location of the grave.

Otherwise it may take two to three days to find the location of the grave and you may need camping equipment for the trip

Scarfmaker · 13/09/2008 20:43

I live in between Camberwell/East Dulwich and used to research my family history and visit graveyards - the biggest one here is Nunhead.

If I start again I'll let you know!

thornrose · 13/09/2008 20:46

OOh, my mum lives in West Norwood ,the cemetary is actually at the end of her road. I can have a look, next time I'm over there. What do you want me to do?

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Wallace · 14/09/2008 06:33

Ooh thanks. If it is possible to find the Baily monument at grave 1,900 square 48 easily enough if you could write down the details I would be soooooo grateful

A photo would be nice too, but prob a bit much to ask!

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thornrose · 14/09/2008 15:33

I'll do it next weekend, I'll take a pic on my phone if it's clear enough and I can send it to you?
I do love a "mission".

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Wallace · 14/09/2008 18:45

Gosh thank you so much

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thornrose · 27/09/2008 14:02

Hi Wallace, I went to the graveyard today and had a look for your monument but I didn't take the details and could only remember the name so I didn't find it.
It is a HUGE graveyard and very beautiful, this morning was a glorious morning and I really enjoyed the peace and calm (hope that doesn't make me weird!). It's hard to find solitude in innercity London but I did today, I didn't see another person and I was there for an hour.
I will write down the details and try again next weekend.

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Wallace · 24/10/2008 20:49

Sorry I didn't see this

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it - I love walking round old graeyards too.

If you do go again that would be lovely

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Scarfmaker · 08/12/2008 20:13

Hi Wallace - have you got your Baily monument details yet? If not, I can go to West Norwood Cemetary for you on Friday sometime and I'll let you know.