21 February 2017

Sheffield Cemeteries Online

Sheffield is the UK's fifth most populous community.


The City Council is responsible for the following 16 cemeteries.
CemeteryOpened
Abbey Lane1859
Beighton1930
Burncross1877
Burngreave1861
City Road1881
Crookes1906
Darnall1859
Ecclesfield1920
Handsworth1859
Intake1880
Norton1869
Shiregreen1927
Stocksbridge1950
Tinsley Park1882
Wisewood1933
Woodhouse1879

Sheffield General Cemetery
, opened in 1836 as a nonconformist cemetery, is owned by the City and operated by Sheffield General Cemetery Trust.

Search under Burial Records at the Sheffield Indexers for an index containing records for Abbey Lane (24,445), Burngreave (160,204), City Road (144,982), Crookes (22,066), Darnall (16,225), Handsworth (7,369), Intake (6,557), Norton (19,166), Shiregreen (17,508) and, Stocksbridge (1,009).

City Road and Burngreave Cemeteries have the most Commonwealth War Graves Commission burials.

The National Burial Index on Findmypast has 202,882 results for Sheffield including 37,465 for Tinsley Cemetery, 13,199 for Attercliffe and 1,013 for Woodhouse.

For Jewish burials consult www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Community/Sheffield.htm





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