hello Valerie, I don't know about graveyards in Rotherham, but as for Brightside I think the most likely place is Burngreave Cemetery, especially as they were nonconformists. As it was a municipal cemetery, it had both consecrated (Anglican) and unconsecrated sections - and it is in Brightside. Alfred Road is close to the River Don and therefore not far from Attercliffe Municipal Cemetery the other side of the river, but I could not find them in the available index for that cemetery. The burial registers for Burngreave, as well as an index, are on film at Sheffield Archives. The name WILLIAMS is surprisingly not too common in Sheffield (unlike Welsh Wales where I have an ancestor called William WILLIAMS!). So this may be Thomas from FreeBMD: GRO Index (from FreeBMD) Deaths March Qtr 1879 Williams Thomas 59 Sheffield 9c 366 I couldn't find the other two Of course, if Sophia is buried in a family plot in Rotherham, Thomas and Sarah might also be buried there, even if they lived in Sheffield. Hugh in Sheffield ----- Original Message ----- From: "valerie bladon" <valerie_05@hotmail.co.uk> To: <ENG-SHEFFIELD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:56 AM Subject: [SHEFF] Graveyards in Rotherham and Brightside > Hello, > > My WILLIAMS family were living on Greasbrough Rd, Rotherham between 1859 and > at least 1863. (on the 1861 census their address is No 7 Rhodes Houses, > Greasbrough Rd). > > On the 1871 Census they are at Alfred Road, Brightside. > > Sophia WILLIAMS died aged 16/18 yrs between census 1861 and 1863 > > Thomas WILLIAMS died between the 1871 and 1881 census aged between 51 and 61 > yrs approx. > > Sarah WILLIAMS died abt 1883-1886 - aged 59 - 62 yrs > ________________ > > I presume Sophia would be buried in the Greasbrough/Rotherham area and > Thomas and Sarah in the Brightside area. > > I've checked St Thomas Brightside burials and can't find them, and also All > Saints Rotherham and Greasbrough. Also checked City Road register. > > Any other ideas where these 3 people might be buried? > > Thanks > > Valerie > Chesterfield