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Total number of records: 9

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cemeteries1
cremation1
registries1

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Baines, Edward (1774-1848)1
Baines, Sir Edward (1800-1890)1
Eddison, Edwin (1805-1867)1
Leeds General Cemetery Co. Ltd. (1833-1967)1
Leeds General Cemetery Company1
St George'S Fields1
Woodhouse Cemetery1

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Copy of part of the will of James Hebdin, extracted from the Registry of the Prerogative Court of York

n.d. [c.1833]

Part of the will of James Hebdin, made 19 Sep 1788 and proved 30 Sep 1796. Extracted by Mr. Askwith, [n.d., watermark 1833].

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Copy of part of the will of Elizabeth Dalley, extracted from the Registry of the Prerogative Court of York

n.d. [c.1833]

Will made 26 Aug 1800 and proved 30 Mar 1805. Extracted by Mr. Askwith, [n.d., watermark 1833].

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Estimates and price lists for the supply of trees and shrubs for the Leeds General Cemetery site

01 Dec 1829-13 Dec 1834

The estimates are labelled from 'No.2' through to 'No. 8'. Three of the estimates are written on printed price lists. The estimates are from the following suppliers: William & Francis Pontey, Kirkhe...

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Notes by and correspondence sent to Payne & Eddison, mainly relating to the dispute with John Wainwright

6 Feb-3 Sep 1835

Includes: 1. Two extracts from the birth and death registers from Marylebone parish, 1835, as examples for creating the Cemetery burial registers 2. Printed notice of committee meeting, 6 Feb 1835...

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Notes by and correspondence sent to Payne & Eddison, relating to building work on the Cemetery and the dispute with John Wainwright

May-Nov 1834

Includes: 1-2. Notes on estimates and costs for work on the Cemetery buildings, 1834 3. Notice served to John Wainwright concerning labour and progress, from John Clark, 5 May 1834 4. Letter fro...

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Papers and correspondence relating to employment at the Leeds General Cemetery, charges and regulations, and relating to cemetery property

c.1833-c.1847

Includes: 1-21. Twenty-one copies of printed charges and regulations for the Cemetery [n.d., c.1835-40] 22-23. Two copies of another version of printed charges and regulations for the Cemetery , 2...

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Draft documents, agreements, meeting minutes and correspondence relating to the formation of the Leeds General Cemetery Company

24 Jun 1833-1834

Includes: 1. Third annual report of Westgate Hill General Cemetery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,1834. 2. Abstract of the trust deed dated 1825 of Low Hill General Cemetery, Liverpool [n.d.] 3. List of Co...

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Burial Register 1
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Copy Burial Register

23 Jul 1835-29 Jun 1837

Manuscript contemporary copy of the first burial register for the Leeds General Cemetery Company. The last page of the volume has not been used, there are 626 entries.

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Leeds General Cemetery Company Ltd Archive

Leeds General Cemetery Co. Ltd. (1833-1967)

1733-1992

Includes: corporate correspondence and records; committee minutes; shareholding records; financial records; records relating to property ownership and other legal matters; papers relating to the opera...

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