I took pictures of seven grassy spots in Toxteth Park cemetery, I figured that's the least I could do for these poor forgotten (not by me) people. Later that day it hit me, how sad and what wretched lives these folks had. Made me count my blessings. Dave D. > Hi > I'd like to chime in on this discussion to let you know that the same > thing happened to me in New York City while searching for an 1873 > grave! I arrived with my digital camera and great hope. At the > cemetery's office I was directed to the location but there was only > grass there. Upon questioning the staff I was told that not everyone > could afford a stone or other marker or it could have been of poor > quality and it decomposed; or buried by wind swept rain,dirt and > leaves. Very disappointing!! > Carolyn > > At 09:35 AM 11/13/2009, you wrote: >> Mike, I had a similar experience in returning to Merseyside years ago after >> a then 38 year absence. I was disappointed to find that my Standish kin had >> no stonework etc to mark their resting places. Then I realized that the >> Toxteth Park had a large population of working class folks and many of them >> including my kin lived in the dreaded "Courts" and most likely could not >> afford any indication to their grave. Others died in the workhouse and would >> have been buried in a section reserved for that purpose so no indications >> existed in this area also. >> One thing I must say is that an employee at the cemetery went to great >> lengths to help me locate the burial plots, such courtesy, patience and >> helpfulness is rarely seen these days. >> A belated hats off the the staff at Toxteth Park cemetery >> >> Dave D. >> >>> Last April, armed with the location of some 23 of my forebears, we set off >>> to discover their resting places. Access to the cemetery was easy, and we >>> were able to park conveniently within the grounds. Sadly, however, despite >>> high expectations, we were unable to discover any stonework, vertical or >>> flat, relating to any of my ancestors. In one instance, on an early >>> unconsecrated section, where I had two ancestors buried, just a single >>> solitary headstone showed through the well mown grass. That particular >>> section now seemed in current use for rememberance. >> >> >> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >> >> Admin Message - List guidelines: >> http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm >> >> The list admin can be contacted at >> Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >