Sheffield General Cemetery
Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Established in 1836, the first commercial cemetery of Victorian Sheffield resulting in 87 000 individuals buried there. In the 1980s many of the gravestones in the Anglican section were removed in order to create a greenspace near the city centre. Transcriptions of these are accessible through the Cemetery Trust.
Transcriptions for removed headstones can be requested by emailing [email protected]
The cemetery has removed ALL headstones in the Anglican Section (A- Z, A1-Z1, A2 -Z2, A3 - O3 ) The few that have remained have been photographed. All remove headstones have been recorded and can be requested by contacting the cemetery trust. There could be a charge for the information. Headstones remain in the Non-Conformist part of the cemetery.
Established in 1836, the first commercial cemetery of Victorian Sheffield resulting in 87 000 individuals buried there. In the 1980s many of the gravestones in the Anglican section were removed in order to create a greenspace near the city centre. Transcriptions of these are accessible through the Cemetery Trust.
Transcriptions for removed headstones can be requested by emailing [email protected]
The cemetery has removed ALL headstones in the Anglican Section (A- Z, A1-Z1, A2 -Z2, A3 - O3 ) The few that have remained have been photographed. All remove headstones have been recorded and can be requested by contacting the cemetery trust. There could be a charge for the information. Headstones remain in the Non-Conformist part of the cemetery.
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- Added: 25 Feb 2007
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2208110
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