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Total number of records: 19
Correspondence relating to the disinterment of graves at the Leeds General Cemetery
12 Jun-22 Aug 1882
Includes: a letter from Joseph Walker to the Committee reporting the alleged disinterment of bodies at the cemetery without permission, 12 Jun 1882; a letter to the Company from the Home Secretary rel...
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...
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].
Book of receipt counterfoils for gardening work
31 May-25 Aug 1952
Volume entitled: 'Gardening From May 31st 1952 To Aug 25th 1952'. Each receipt is numbered and contains details of the amount paid, date of payment, payee, grave number, and is signed by the Registrar...
Book of receipt counterfoils for gardening work
26 Aug 1952-20 June 1953
Volume entitled: 'Gardening From Aug 26th 1952 To June 20th 1953'. Each receipt is numbered and contains details of the amount paid, date of payment, payee, grave number, and is signed by the Registra...
Accounts and receipts from various tradesmen for work undertaken for the Leeds General Cemetery Company
18 Apr 1834-5 Feb 1836
Includes: accounts for maintenance work on the cemetery site and for furnishing the Company offices; an account with Payne & Eddison from 18 Apr 1834-18 Dec 1835; a receipt for a minister's gown, 27 A...
Correspondence relating to trustees, shareholding, property rights and finance
Apr 1887-May 1899
Includes: a press cutting from the Yorkshire Post, 8 Oct 1894, re a reported dispute on allowing external contrators to work on the cemetery site; 15 letters related to the death of William H. Rinder,...
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...
Correspondence received by the Committee relating to cemetery business
29 Mar 1833-29 Mar 1836
Includes: 1 & 2. Letters from Richard Johnson, Liverpool, relating to plans of cemetery land, 29 Mar and 1 Aug 1833. 3. Letter from James Honeyman, Liverpool, relating to buying shares in the Com...
Papers received by Thomas Toller Luccock, treasurer, including notices of committee and shareholders meetings
18 Mar 1833-27 Nov 1835
Includes: a written statement to form a provisional committee for the purpose of establishing a public cemetery in Leeds with 21 signatories, dated 18 Mar 1833; a list of members of the Committee, 183...
Papers relating to investments in War Stock and Hey's Trust for the Poor of Pudsey
4 Mar 1848-19 Mar 1934
Includes: five letters from Edward Birchall and J.S. Loe relating to Mr Barraclough, 23 Apr-4 Jul 1884; four letters relating to other Company business; an envelope of papers relating to investment in...
Deeds for the transfer of shares in the Leeds General Cemetery Company
1858-1968
The deeds were wrapped with a letter dated 29 Jul 1968. The details for the deeds are as follows: 1. Abstract of title to shares for William Liddle, 1876 2. Transfer of shares from James Smallwoo...