My grandfather, William MARTIN, then a Post Office Official of Albert Place (Postman Bill), purchased a "Grant of Right of Burial in the Londonderry Cemetery" on 2 April 1875. According to the original "Right of Burial" document, which a cousin had sent to me, this plot is described as Section D, Class b, number 7 entered in Register book Two, Number 266 in the cemetery at Lone Moor Road, Derry City. William's name, date of death (29 July 1917) and age (61) are hand written on the grant document together with similar information about his wife Bridget, nee McSheffrey (9 April 1937 and age 69 years). I visited the cemetery two years ago and perused the register, which indicated that William's father was called James and his mother Eliza. Several days ago I inspected the document again and asked the question "Was any one else buried in this plot in the 39 years which intervened between its purchase by William Martin in 1878, when he was aged only 21 years, and his death in 1917? For example, is his father James Martin and/or his mother Elizabeth (nee Burns) also interred in this plot. Were there any children who died in infancy? I wrote to the City Cemetery on 23 June 2002, providing them with the above information and asking the relevant questions. The FOLLOWING DAY I received a Fax from, Phyllis Callan, the Cemeteries Administrator with the information below regarding interments in Plot DB7 (what a fantastic service!!!). (1) James MARTIN of Albert Place, b St Johnston, d 11/02/1877 aged 60 years. (2) Elizabeth MARTIN, 47 Long Tower, b Drogheda (Republic of Ireland), d 22/07/1893 aged 60 years. (3) Bridget MARTIN, 29 Bishop Street., b Magheryard (in the RC Parish of Malin, Clonca Civil Parish, Inishowen, County Donegal), d 8/04/1937 aged 69 years. Parents of deceased Sarah/William MCSHEFFREY. There appeared to be no record of children who died in infancy. What a find!!! I had no previous confirmed information where James or Elizabeth had lived, where they were born and what their approximate ages were. Family wisdom had originally indicated grandmother Bridget had been born in Fahan, County Donegal. As indicated in a previous "Postman Bill Delivers" posting on 14 May 2002, normal genealogical methods such as Griffiths, Tithe Applotment, Civil and Church records had failed to provide much data about Postman Bill. Three unusual routes 1. The Post Office Establishment records 2. Record of age data from the Civil Service Commissioners 3. Burial data from the registers in Londonderry Cemetery. have delivered a mass of data about my grandparents and opened up routes to further sources. Some questions remain, viz a. What do Griffiths and Tithe applotment say about the tenant farmer ggWilliam MCSHEFFREY of Magheryard. b. What does the 1901 census say about the MARTINS in 29 Bishop Street, Derry City? c. Is there a birth record for ggElizabeth BURNS in Drogheda (one of the RC churches there, St Peter's, has baptisms from 1744 to 1881; the other, St Mary's, have baptisms starting in 1835 - a bit late)? The stage is now set to move back another generation. Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the Cat"