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David,
I googled Loxley Cemetery and a rather sad entry came up from The Sheffield Forum in 2010. It was from an expat. I have copied the first part below:
"A recent visit to Sheffield found me seeking out Loxley Chapel and burial ground. Like a lot of other people I am investigating my family tree and have discovered that a number of my relatives are buried there. Even through I had read a little about the place on this forum I was shocked at the state of both the building and cemetery. After a long search I was unable to identify the family graves and came away quite distressed at the total and utter neglect. My horror was increased on the discovery that the burial ground is still accepting new customers, as it were. I can’t help but feel that this is a shocking state of affairs being a microcosm of much which is wrong with our society. Here lay our dead. Sheffield people laid to rest in originally quite beautiful surroundings but now ignored and forgotten. How did this come about? When did we stop caring about our forbears to the extent that we allow their graves to disappear? "
Sorry that is not good news for you.
Dave
David,
Have you considered Wisewood Cemetery. It is also in Loxley and is close to Loxley Chapel. Just a thought.
David Unwin.
My sister in law seems to think it is Loxley Cemetery
but hopefully I can find some burial records that might assist me in finding his grave.Thanks for your message
Hi to both David`s,
I remember having the same discussion with my sister a number of years ago.
She, who has always lived in Sheffield, always called Wisewood Cemetery which is on the south side of Loxley Road as Loxley Cemetery. The junction of Loxley Rd & Rodney Hill.
The only other cemetery marked on my A-Z Map is the one just down the road at Loxley Chapel.
The chapel on Long Lane I could have sworn we had burials from there in our database but it seems not. I will have another look to see if they are indeed there. I can not see on Google Earth where the chapel is or was on Long Lane. There looks to be a nursery there now.
Regards.
Elaine in Ottawa.
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Hi, the Loxley Chapel and graves are next to the garden centre the entrance being on Loxley Rd opposite Rowell Lane. Sorry I don't have more info however I am sure I have seen something previously about its condition but fail to remember by who, it may have been Hugh. Regards Barry
Regarding Loxley Chapel graveyard, I went searching a couple of years ago and found it impossible to find any headstones as it was very overgrown. The Chapel has since burnt down and maybe unsafe to visit and access will probably be restricted.
Maybe someone from Sheffield will know more.
Delia
David,
May I suggest that you simply Google Wisewood Cemetery. The top few answers seem to indicate that, as already suggested by several answers,that is what you may need. If I read it correctly Loxley Chapel, now burned down, has a GRAVEYARD, overgrown. Wisewood CEMETERY is in Loxley, is still active and is a woodland setting. The grave records are at Sheffield archives for both. It seems likely that Wisewood Cemetery could be known as Loxley Cemetery
I am sure that if you email to The Sheffield Archives and explain your situation they will find a way to help. Alternatively if you post on here the info you have about the grave someone who is visiting the archive may look it up for you and tell you where it is.
Anyone out there visiting the archives in the near future and willing to do a look up for our antipodean friend?
Regards, Dave
Dave
I appreciate your help and also the comments from others.
The persons name is Stephen Scott and possibly the middle name is Charles.
The date of birth is 23 August 1958 and his date of death is 29th December 1959.
It is believed that he is buried in The Loxley cemetery.
Hopefully someone can find burial records and can possibly assist me
Regards
David Bishop
Hi David B.,
The important point when contacting the Archives is to mention thats its Wisewood not Loxley Cemetery. The problem we have when researching such is that many of the transcriptions that either we at Sheffield Indexers or Sheffield Family History Society did do not go as far as 1959. That as DaveT mentioned would only be found at the Archives. Just to be clear when we transcribe we usually start as far back as the records go and work our way forward. The Archives used to limit how many years we could transcribe with cut off dates. 100 years for baptism 75 for marriages and 50 years for burials. I must admit that we here at Sheffield Indexers have pushed the limit somewhat. So following that guideline we could come as close 1967 only. But as I said we do push it a little.
What might be a reasonable suggestion is that he could have been buried in a family grave that was already at Wisewood(Loxley) Cemetery can you come up with any other names that would enable them to look at the index for you.
Many of us do have other indexes and they can be purchased from Genfair.
https://www.genfair.co.uk/supplier_list.php
Look for Sheffield Family History Society.
Hope this helps.
Elaine.
PS Its Loxley Congregational Chapel I have an index of (S&DFHS). There are NO Scotts buried there. BUT I dont think it goes as far as 1959.
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