Updates for August 2016

 

World War 1 Casualties

• Walter Gravenor

 

This months' publication of my site contains less than of late. In fact it only has one entry for WW1 casualties. This is due to another project that has taken up my time. For the last 2 months I have been updating old (and new) burial locations in the old cemetery.

 

I realise that this had already been done by volunteers for the PFHS, (Powys Family History Society) their copy was last updated in 2005. I have corrected some errors and added burials that have taken place since then.

 

New publication date as of August 2016.

 

I have produced a folder containing this information, it has been deposited in St. Edwards Church.

 

This index was produced purely as a finding aid.

 

The folder is divided into sections:-

 

Index

Grave rows A through Z

 

Each section (A for example) has pages headed:-

 

Location

Surname

Forename

Spouse of

Maiden name (of wife buried with husband)

Parent of

Child of

Sibling of (brother or sister of)

YOB (year of birth)

YOD (year of death)

Age (age at death)

 

Maiden name - This has been quite time consuming to research. I have used censuses, marriage indexes and various other registers to try and ascertain  the maiden name of the wife buried with the husband. Some have been easy, but others have proved to difficult to find. When you live in Wales and your name is John Evans, Davies, Griffiths or Williams and your wife's first name is Elizabeth, there are so many it becomes impossible to pin down each and every one.

 

Parent of - I have endeavoured to find children buried in other locations within the cemetery (even daughters who have married) This should help people researching their families. If someone from in, or out of town, comes to find a grave of a family member, then they will also hopefully find others of their family and be able to find their grave too. This also goes for Child of and Sibling of.

 

YOB - YOD - In some instances the year of birth has been calculated by subtracting the Age from the YOD, this may result in a YOB being + or - 1 year. Some may be out by 2 years. I will explain. On some headstones is written died in the 74th year of his age. This person may have only been 73 years and 1 month old when they died, but, he would have started the 74th year. If you consider that a child dying aged 6 months, it would have died in the 1st year of its life. (hope that makes sense)

 

Some headstones give more information on those buried in the grave ie. dates of birth and death and also where the occupant was from. On some it even gives professions.

 

I do not claim all entries in the folder are 100% correct, but I have done my best.

 

If you do find any mistakes, or have any further information, please email me at:-

 

knightoncemetery@gmail.com

 

I will do my best to ensure that the error is corrected.

 

If you can't visit, but would like information (a look-up or a picture of a particular grave) please email me at the same address. There will be no charge involved.

 

Updates for July 2016

 

World War 1 Casualties

• William John Turner

 

• Honours (if anyone knows of Honours awarded to people from Knighton (only) not mentioned in this article,

please contact me and I will be pleased to include them)

 

Updates for June 2016

 

World War 1 Casualties

• John James Langford

 

 

Updates for May 2016

 

World War 1 Casualties

• Herman Ainley Holroyd

 

• Mabel Elizabeth Edwards

 

 

Updates for April 2016

 

World War 1 Casualties

• John Ernest Jordan

 

• Knighton Broad Street Fire

 

 

Updates for March 2016

 

World War 1 Casualties

• William James Davenport

 

• Knighton's Wesleyan Methodist

 

Updates for February 2016

 

World War 1 Casualties

• Hector Phillip Seabourne

 

• Death From Exposure, The tragic death of Mary Wozencroft in Cwm brook in 1908.

 

• Visitors Comments

 

 

Updates for January 2016

 

World War 1 Casualties

• Vincent Edward Hammond

• Frank Griffiths Dyke

 

• Elizabeth Morris, 7 years transportation

 

•  Visitors Comments

 

Updates for December 2015

 

World War 1 Casualties

• John Owen Langslow

• William Robert Whittaker

 

• The Man Who Ended The War

 

 

Updates for November 2015

 

• The Knighton Hotel

• Kinsey Kin - but with a difference!

• Recollections of Knighton - Poem from 1858 by H.L.L. residing in Crickhowell.

• Best kept station garden.

 

World War 1 Casualties

1. Harry Hickman Bromfield

2. Richard William Bumford

 

Updates for October 2015

 

World War 1 Casualties

1. William Thomas Lloyd ALLCOCK

2. Alfred John HAMAR

3. Clarence Richard HAMAR

 

Body found in Stable - Central Railway Inn

 

Updates for September 2015

 

• Talbot Inn

 

 

Updates for August 2015

 

• Cider Billy

• Race Course

• Police

 

Updates for July 2015

 

• Benjamin Woodhouse, Fleece Inn. Knighton

• Deputy Chief Constable Inspector Rogers

• Death of the Stationmaster

• A Knighton Law Case. Action by the Midland Railway Company

• Knighton Hotel Mystery A STARTLING DISCOVERY

• New Vicar of Knighton

• Assault on Schoolmistress

• A deplorable accident at Knighton Station

• William Mason who died in February 1907 aged 103

• Drowning of Fanny Harrington