Norfolk Cemeteries iii

This week, I highlight more of the collections at the recently uploaded images of Norfolk cemeteries taken by Norfolk resident, Louise Cocker. 

Deceased Online's latest addition to the database is a little different from some of the other collections - and well worthing checking out.

The above photograph is from St Ethlebert Churchyard in Alby, Norfolk. The transcription (which you can find on the Deceased Online database) reads:

In the Memory of Agnes Elizabeth Semira who 

Died November 2 1895 aged 7 Years also of Ethel Maud who 

Died September 24th 1902 aged (Illegible) Years 

the Beloved Daughters of Arthur and Mary Blyth (Illegible) 

Monumental inscriptions (MIs) like this can provide useful clues for family history research. They can help identify children who were born and died between censuses. And they can confirm a death date for an individual.

Researchers can then follow up on what they find in the database by identifying the relevant death registration entry in the General Register Office (GRO) indexes, and then ordering the corresponding certificate.

Be aware that parents sometimes changed names around between birth and death, with children being known by a middle name. A check of the GRO birth index reveals the following entry for little Agnes:

BLYTH, ELIZABETH  AGNES SEMIRA	SPARROW
GRO Reference: 1888  M Quarter in AYLSHAM  Volume 04B  Page 93

This reveals that Agnes' mother's maiden name was Sparrow. Using the above details a copy of her birth certificate could be ordered from the GRO website.

The collection includes 131 images from Alby and hundreds more from the following churches:

Cemetery Name	Number of Images
Alby	131
Attlebridge	95
Aylmerton	326
Baconsthorpe	201
Bagthorpe	52
Bale Cemetery	179
Banningham	199
Bawdeswell	174
Beeston St Lawrence	115
Belaugh Cemetery	24
Bessingham	80
Billingford, nr Dereham	198
Billockby	37
Blickling Cemetery	390
Booton	129
Bradfield	123
Brampton	149
Brandiston	67
Brinningham	170
Brisley	227
Burgh Castle Cemetery	76
Burgh, near Aylesham	87
Colby	200
Colney Norwich	138
Cromer Cemetery	196
Docking Cemetery	31 B27
Dunton	84
East Rudsham	111
Felbrigg	137
Fulmodeston	76
Gately	72
Glandford	86
Great Hautbois St Theobald	87
Gunton	57
Haveringland	113
Hempstead nr Holt	143
Hoe	136
Houghton St Giles	106
Ingworth	146
Little Barningham	87
Little Witchingham	23
Mannington	16
Metton	81
Morton	76
Newton by Castle Acre	79
North Barsham	66
North Walsham Quakers Cemetery	22
Old Catton Cemetery	133
Oulton	224
Oxnead	65
Oxwick	27
Plumstead	96
RAF Coltishall	222
Reepham & Kerdiston Cemetery	83
Ridlington	125
Rougham	186
Runhall	118
Salle	190
Sco Ruston	55
Sharrington	134
Sherford	82
Smallburgh	229
Southwood	13
St Faiths cemetery	213
Stanfield	150
Stibbard	252
Stody	113
Sustead	112
Swafield	139
Swannington	172
Tatterford	101
Themelthorpe	52
Thurgarton	125
Thurning	152
Thursford	74
Thuxton	104
Thwaite	104
Tunstall Ruins	36
Tuttington	141
Walsingham Guild of All Souls	11
Walsingham Methodist	9
Walsingham Roman Catholic Shrine	139
Walsingham Shrine of Our Lady	93
Walsingham The Annunciation	12
Warham All Saints	158
Warham St Mary	154
Waterden	39
Welbourne	190
West Barsham	66
West Beckham (Ruins)	113
Wood Dalling	241

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