The oldest burials are within the fence enclosing Blandford Church. The
large cemetery lies to the rear and sides of the church, parts of which are
terraced and park-like in keeping with the social aspect of cemeteries in the
past. Many of the squares mentioned are surrounded by low fences of what look
to be cast-iron construction, but I could be wrong about that. The visitors'
center/cemetery office to the right of the church has parking and the records
mentioned earlier.
I was able to enter just a surname in the LVA database, and the table
brought up is laid out in a manner that will allow you to compare which people are
buried near each other.
Tours of the church and grounds are available and worth taking.
Janice
The squares are about 30x30 I guess (just from memory), and most are
dedicated to a family. Many however seem to have multiple unrelated families in
them, probably because the family just decided not to buy a full square.
The cemetery office has the ownership records.
-- Randy Jones
(my grandfather Herbert Jones, among others, is buried there)
----- Original Message ----
From: David Oakes <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:08:27 AM
Subject: Re: Blandford Cemetery Interments
On 3/25/08 4:41 AM, "Tarter, Brent (LVA)" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
[...]
> These records are now available in the Historic Blandford Cemetery
> Foundation Survey Records (Acc. 41780). The collection is organized
> according to Blandford's alphanumeric plot identification system. It
> would be extremely difficult to search for a record knowing only the
> name of someone buried in Blandford. Therefore, we have created an
> online database with which patrons can use an individual's name to
> obtain the plot identifier.
Well, you know how it is, new information leads to new questions, so -
1st -
I have never been to this cemetery & have no clue how big the ³squares² are,
referenced in the database. Are the ³square¹s² usually dedicated family
plots -or- are they liable to have unrelated people buried in the same
"square"?
IOW, can one assume that a group of people buried in the same ward & same
square are related somehow or other??
2nd -
Are there any extant records of ownership of the burial plots?
Thanks!
C.Etter
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