Projects
Monumental Inscription Recording
The Monumental Inscription Recording project is carried out during the months April – September and is co-ordinated by Angela Golding. Volunteers are welcome to attend any of the weekday sessions.
Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it on 01432 274438 for list of parishes being recorded. This is subject to change depending on numbers attending the sessions and completion of each churchyard.
If you are not able to attend in person, perhaps you may be able to help by typing or checking against transcripts. Any help is appreciated.
An index is compiled from the resultant data and is available for sale. It includes a reference back to the published MI, either on fiche or CD in PDF format.
See Publications page for details of parishes which have been completed.
See below for an example of a transcription from one of the published MIs
Headstone {Flowers}, Sandstone.
Cherished memories of / our dear mother / EDITH A. EDWARDS / Died 25th March 1968 / Aged 68 years / Also / fond memories of / our brother / ALBERT C. EDWARDS / Died 25th March 1967 / Aged 38 years / Gone, but not forgotten.
Headstone {Foliage & I.H.S.}, Sandstone.
In loving memory / SUSANAH CHANDLER / Who died Feb 8th 1944 / Aged 78 years / Peace perfect peace / Also of her son / JOSEPH CHARLES / CHANDLER / Who died Aug 6th 1954 / Aged 57 years.
National Burials Index
The National Burials Index project is an on-going process of recording from the original parish registers the burials in Herefordshire. This is part of a national project co-ordinated by the Federation of Family History Societies. For more information see http://www.ffhs.org.uk/projects/overview.php
We meet on the first Friday of each month at the Hereford Record Office from 5pm – 7pm. Volunteers are always welcome to attend: please contact the Co-ordinator Yve James for more details.
See below an extract from the index detailing burials in Abbey Dore:
Example of Burials Printout
|
Surname |
Christian Name |
Age |
Year |
Month |
Day |
Status |
Relationship |
Abode |
Occupation |
|
COOKE |
Ann |
inf |
1813 |
Apr |
16 |
il |
Mary |
Dore |
|
|
WATKINS |
Thomas |
1 |
1813 |
Apr |
25 |
so |
John & Elizabeth |
Dore |
|
|
WATKINS |
Ann |
90 |
1813 |
Apr |
28 |
wd |
Francis |
Dore |
blacksmith |
|
JONES |
Mary |
33 |
1813 |
May |
7 |
wi |
William |
Hereford |
blacksmith |
Yve James, Fir Tree Cottage, Tickbridge Lane, Hamnish, Leominster, HR6 0QL
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Volunteer to help re-type Monumental Inscriptions
Recently we have started a new project to re-type some of the old Monumental Inscription files and produce them on CD, perhaps this is something you can help with wherever you are in the world, i send you a pdf file and you just re-type it into a new Word or similar text editor document. Contact the Editor Phil Bufton for details