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About the cemetery
The cemetery is divided into three distinct denominations and each of them contains a number of different sections numbering some forty in all. They are:
Consecrated Sections 1 to 22. These are the Church of England Sections.
General Sections 1 to 11. These are essentially the many non-conformist religions.
Roman Catholic Sections 1 to 4. This is self explanatory.
General Sections 1 to 11. These are essentially the many non-
Please note that this site includes only what is shown on headstones and does not comprise a register of all the burials in the cemetery.
As of the date of creation of the site an index of the burials in this cemetery does not exist. The original burial registers for the cemetery are available for inspection on micro-film at the Liverpool Reference Library. The entries in the registers are just in date order so you will need to know reasonably precisely what you are looking for with some idea of the date of death or you will have an almost impossible task. Up until the 31st October 2000, when the micro-films end, a total of approximately 129,776 burials have taken place. In most cemeteries the registers are split between consecrated, general and Roman Catholic entries. However, in this cemetery all the entries are mixed in together so it is not possible to break them down.
The number of head-stones is:
Consecrated Sections: 9,193
General Sections: 4,129
Roman Catholic Sections: 1,960
Total: 15,282 (Slightly boosted by the War Memorials)
General Sections: 4,129
Roman Catholic Sections: 1,960
Total: 15,282 (Slightly boosted by the War Memorials)
Some of the consecrated sections contain only a few stones, for instance 6A only has two and 16 only 1 and 11A appears to be a small addition to section 11. General Section 4 only contains 1 stone and General Section 6 does not appear to have been marked out or used. Roman Catholic Section 3A does not contain any head-stones as yet.
All the head-stones in the cemetery have been recorded with the exception of three. These are at C.3.608, C.5.144 and C.11.793. These are large stones that have fallen on their faces and are now quite deep below the surface. It will require specialist equipment to access them.
A few notes:
The first burials in this cemetery took place on 24 March 1881.
Consecrated Section 17 contains an area marked “St Thomas removals 1887”. A few large flat rectangular stones are still visible and their inscriptions have been recorded. It is evident, however, that many inches below the surface are some other similar stones. You can feel the firmness of the ground and if you prod there you will hear the sound of stone beneath the turf. Access has not been attempted as they are now just too deep.
A note of caution. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy do not rely on what has been recorded here. If possible check the inscription yourself. It is just too easy to make a mistake trying to read a photograph of a head-stone and type it up. Some stones are easier to read than others, shiny granite can be particularly difficult and a number of the stones have weathered badly. It is also often difficult to distinguish numbers and dates. The Welsh inscriptions have also proved particularly difficult. Errors do and have occurred. If you find any glaring errors or omissions then do please let us know.
A request. The information on this site has been collected over a considerable period of time and with much effort. It is offered here free of use to help with family history research. You are welcome to copy the information you need. Please do not copy information in bulk - e.g. for other sites - we want to keep what we have collected freely available to those whose research it will help. If you have any special requests please contact us.