Resources

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All the content of this website can be accessed through our search.

In addition to the material contained within the web pages there are also many other archived resources. You can look up:

• Back copies of our newsletter 'Undertakings' and all our publications.
• Images of the Cemetery and people connected with the site. Also funeral cards and maps.
• A sample of the burial record database.
• Lesson plans and worksheets
• Information on people buried in the cemetery, such as obituaries and news-cuttings.

Educational Resources

Since SGCT’s beginnings we have set about accumulating as much information about the cemetery and its inhabitants as we can. Here we share with you some of the things we have found. You will find a collection of resources useful to teachers and students of all ages, including images, biographies, newsletters and lesson plans.

• Images
• News Letters
• Lesson Plans
   

Burial Details

There are 87,000 buried in the General Cemetery, and the General Cemetery Company kept records of every burial. They recorded the name of the person being buried, their death and burial dates, their age, their place of residence, and their status/occupation. The Friends of the General Cemetery are in the process of transferring this information on to a searchable database. On this website you will find a sample of our database. This is the first 6000 burials and also includes information about the cause of death. Unfortunately after the first 6000 burials the General Cemetery Company no longer recorded that particular piece of fascinating information. In addition we have transferred information about plot owners from the written records on to a plot owners database.

• The first 6000 burials
• The plot owners

Fun Quiz

Test your knowledge! Positioned regularly through the Timeline and Explore the Cemetery areas of the site are 14 questions about the cemetery and related historical events. Go on, have a go.

1. Catacombs
2. Snake Symbolism
3. Crossing Waters
4. Birds
5. Gravestone Rot
6. Millstone Grit
7. Faith
8. Problems
9. War
10. Punishment
11. Ashantee Views
12. Burial Rites
13. Memories

Audio

Find out about the experiences of people living close to The General Cemetery! You can listen to the audio clips or view the audio transcripts.

Copyright Information

We have developed this website using images that are free of copyright. If, however, we have used images that are protected by copyright, please contact us and we will correct the oversight.