Preston Cemetery I,' Looking For Zara's Paternal Ancestors', by Sheila, Edited,April 2014
Channel: semw52
Date: 2015-04-01

Preston given City Status by our Queen has been termed 'a historical gem of the North' with a history dating back to the Doomsday book.
Preston played a crucial role in the bloody victory over King Charles I by Oliver Cromwell in 1648--Preston's church bells rang out for 3 days. Preston has many fine churches including Preston Minster in the centre of the town and St Johns where I believe Zara's Great grandfather Henry Hodge was Christened on 31st July 1881-.....

The Old Cemetery was opened in 1855 and 3 chapels were built for the C of E, R-C and Non-Conformists. In 1904 a plot for the Jewish faith was created and in 1966 a plot for the Muslim faith--also a Woodland Burial site---today the chapels have gone  and the cemetery is a haven for wildlife.

Within the cemetery lie some of the Ancestors - the names and plots are not yet digitalized for the public but this should eventually happen making their discovery much easier----on this day I wander and scan making note of recognizable family names and I shall be analysing and assessing  their link to the tree--I have created several videos and taken many photos but will need to return another time because  the cemetery is so vast==I never really had time to scan the New cemetery on this  first visit.