Burials in Ledbury 1800s (General)
An unexpected event in Scotland is taking us briefly from Australia to the UK, & I am grabbing the opportunity on the return journey to take a day trip from Birmingham to Ledbury to see the area where some of my Dally/Dalley/Dallow ancestors lived.
Is it likely that the Ledury Parish Church records on this site would mean the people were buried in the church graveyard there? I am hoping to find the graves of various Dally family members (will include Godsall, Skinner, Lewis, Edwards through marriage)in the 1800s.
Most of all I would like to find the graves of my 4xg-grandparents, James Dally, possibly died 1840, & his wife, Mary Buffin, who possibly died 1837.
Would appreciate any information from people with local knowledge. My time in Ledbury will be short but I look forward to seeing the streets where the various families lived & gaining some idea of what life was like back then.
Thanks...Judy
Burials in Ledbury 1800s
by billingham 
, Friday, April 30, 2010, 23:54 (5398 days ago) @ bramcor
The Ledbury Graveyard is some distance from the church, There are burials in the Church but are very old, the graveyard is at the bottom of New Street close to the Full Pitcher Public House.
The church is in Church Street / Church Lane from the A449 road it is behind the police station or find the Market House on stilts in the main street and follow the cobbled lane to the top and to the church.
Burials in Ledbury 1800s
Thank you, Billingham. I don't know that we will have time to walk out to the cemetery at the end of New Street (I saw it on a map & thought it might be a bit far for us) - will just have to be satisfied to walk the streets I've discovered from various censuses, mostly the Homend & Bye Street (which I believe was also Bishop Street). No idea where the houses were - probably don't exist anymore, anyway. I don't know how to follow the enumerator's steps to determine a direction, even if I knew which end to start from.
Thanks again...Judy
Burials in Ledbury 1800s
by billingham , Saturday, May 01, 2010, 12:43 (5398 days ago) @ bramcor
There is very little New development in Ledbury town centre, so I would assume that most of the houses should still exist. You can easily park outside the cemetery or it's about a ten minute walk from The Homend, walk to church will take you less than five minutes from the market house. Ledbury is very small even with the New developements on the town outskirts. Are travelling by train or do you have a vehicle?
I am sorry that I no longer live in Ledbury other wise I would have met you and assisted with your search. Had to relocate to the New Forest with work commitments.
Enjoy your visit it really is a lovely town.