I've been searching for family gravestones in the cemetery from around 1881 to 1949 and although I have the full plot details from the Portsmouth Records Office, I've not been able to find any headstones (except for a CWGC one). Were headstones only kept for a certain numbers of years ?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Mallett" <mike.mallett@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:10 PM Subject: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Kingston Cemetery, Portsmouth > I've been searching for family gravestones in the cemetery from around 1881 > to 1949 and although I have the full plot details from the Portsmouth > Records Office, I've not been able to find any headstones (except for a CWGC > one). > > Were headstones only kept for a certain numbers of years ? > > > ==== ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT Mailing List ==== > Granny SMITHs aren't just the name of an apple they are in many a family tree too > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > Hello Mike, No, this is not the case. My grandparents' headstone has been there since 1904 and another close relative was buried in 1923 with a headstone still surviving. I have visited both of them in recent years. Why Portsmouth Records Office? Burial records can be checked at the Milton Cemetery office. Regards Ken Grubb, Cheltenham, Glos.