Family History Research

Graveyard layout How to find an ancestor's grave Tombstone inscriptions Burial registers

These links are designed to help you to establish whether an ancestor was buried at Leckhampton, and if so to locate the grave. In a number of cases you can also see a transcript of the tombstone inscription. Please note, however, that not all the information is complete, and you may have to try more than one way of getting an answer.

The churchyard is subdivided into lettered blocks, and each plot within the block is numbered, eg 'N.123'. It is the more 'historic' graves in Blocks G to N whose inscriptions have been recorded. Some work is in progress on Blocks E and F, and the results will be added in due course. Block X, the 'Garden of Remembrance', is not marked but is incorporated within Block K, close to the church. 

Click below for a printable version of  the map

Plan of Leckhampton Churchyard Plan of Leckhampton churchyard

Graveyard plots

A1 H
A2 I
B J and K
C L
D M1
E M2
F N
G O (not yet available)
H P (not yet available)

 

How to find an ancestor's grave

We suggest the following approach.

a. If you think it likely that your ancestor's tombstone inscription has been recorded, go straight to 

Tombstone Inscriptions

and search for the surname, using the Microsoft Word ‘Find’ procedure (Ctrl+F). The plot number will appear at the beginning of the entry. Then return to this page and click on the appropriate block letter. This will bring up a copy of the plan for that block, showing the position of each numbered plot, which you should then be able to find if you visit the graveyard. 
(These transcriptions were made by Julian Rawes for the Gloucestershire Family History Society and have been edited by Eric Miller for the St Peter’s website. Please pass any comments, additions or corrections to ehmiller@talktalk.net. Similarly, he would be interested to hear from any visitor to the website who is prepared to transcribe the inscriptions in other areas of the churchyard!)

b. If the above draws a blank, and your ancestor's death was comparatively recent, go to  

List of Burials 1914 - 2006 

(These transcriptions were made by Roger Richards.)

The majority show a plot number, which you can look for on a plan, as described above. 

c. If your ancestor was buried before 1812, the name should appear in the Burial Registers 1601-1812. 

Newsletter in pdf format

That will at least confirm the fact of burial and give a date, plus occasionally some extra detail. It does not normally give a plot number, though in due course it may be possible to include this, if known.

At present there are no details taken from the baptism or marriage registers. However, the family history website http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/  includes transcripts of marriage registers for Leckhampton between 1837 and 2005.

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