Jenny, I have paid them to find a grave for me and it was worthwhile. The Cemetery has about 150,000 burials and it has been sadly neglected. To see the graves you need to take clippers and cut your way in. There are small trees, brambles and weeds growing everywhere. So much so that it is a wonderful nature reserve in the middle of a built up area. To find a grave it is best to use a guide as there are no clear markers The numbers on the website are not grave numbers so they do not tell you the grave location. It is only the staff there who can tell you that unless you visit and personally check their records Do not pay for more than one name at a time. This cemetery allowed up to six burials in the same plot (I think it was 6) and the quantity was decided when the plot was bought. The research will tell you for example that a husband and wife and some of their children are buried there and this is particularly common with spinster daughters (in my family in any case). As you can imagine some of the combinations are surprising. I believe that they will take a photo for you and email it. If you are visiting and like graveyards, this one is special. As I expect you know there are an enormous number of non-conformists buried there If you wish to see a couple of photos I will send them off list Michael Allbrook -----Original Message----- From: essex-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:essex-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jenny T Sent: 18 October 2008 04:36 To: Essex-UK@rootsweb.com Subject: [Ess] Abney Park Cemetery KNAPP Hello List I am trying to add some leaves to my branches and as I know that two of my ancesters, maybe more, are buried in Abney Park Cemetery I jumped onto their website and found four out of a possible nine. Has anyone paid and used their service and was it worthwhile? My other thought is that maybe there is someone SKS out there that could take a snap of the headstone and inscription. I don't mind at all if I have to pay a fee. In fact I would like to. KNAPP George, 07 Jan 1865, Section G02, Index 1S12 KNAPP Louisa Morton, 10 Aug 1866, Section G02, Index 1S13 Dunn Arthur, 1886, Section G03, Index 3506 Louisa Jane DUNN, 1866, Section G02, Index 2S01 Yours in hope Jenny Australia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ESSEX-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.1/1731 - Release Date: 17/10/2008 19:01