St. Giles Church, Northleigh, Devon

Grave Plan

Mouse-over plot for names and dates. Click for photo of headstone or memorial inscription, or if no headstone, for a photograph of the general grave area.

Records

Names and dates of birth and death, with copies of burial registers from 1813 to present. Links to family history sites.

Military Memorials

Roll of Honour for members of Northleigh community who lost their lives in military service. War Graves Commission memorials and related records..

Welcome to Cemrec

Hidden away in parish cemeteries throughout the UK is a wealth of local and family history, although there seems to be little national coordination of grave-site record keeping and no generally accepted vehicle for doing so. Using a small churchyard in rural Devon as an example, this project seeks to provide a simple yet attractive template for computer-based parish cemetery records as guidance for others in similar parishes. It isn't intended for use by large public cemetery managers who will have their own solutions for the task. Headstone images are divided into groups to speed loading time. Also included are examples of links to local family history sites, which may be of interest to historians and local communities. To seek advice on developing a site for your own parish based on this template, send us a message by selecting 'Links > Contact' above.

Cemrec. September 2016