St James' Cemetery.  Liverpool
 

 

This page is devoted to receipts for the interments of people in St James Cemetery.   Most of these have been provided by visitors to my site.

A receipt for the interment of Mr John Harris, aged 42 years.   Buried 25th September 1892.   Kindly supplied by Jean Parker, the great great granddaughter of John Harris.   The cost of the burial is 30 shillings.   At today's prices that would equate to £1.50!  receipt.jpg (30306 bytes)

Interestingly, the signature at the bottom is that of Charles Bird, clerk to the cemetery whose grave is in St. James's.   He died in 1909, aged 77 years and followed in the family tradition, as his father Joshua 1798 - 1866, was clerk to the cemetery for 20 years.

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It would appear that for the sum of £4 an affluent member of society could buy themselves a private grave.    Here we can see that the Rev George Peters, of Hope Street, Liverpool bought Grave No 1901C on the 16 May 1904.

 

 

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The Rev. Peters did not have to wait long to make use of his investment.   He was buried on 8th Feb 1908.   The picture on the left is the internment receipt, again signed by Charles Bird, while on the right, the funeral directors bill.

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Penrith1.jpg (20986 bytes) To the left is a bill for the interment of Mrs Hannah Penrith.   To the right is the bill for the headstone.   Close examination will reveal the cost of lettering.   Both of these documents were kindly supplied by Helen Adelsbury. Bill for Headstone.jpg (35403 bytes)
Click to Enlarge (59520 bytes) A later receipt than the others on this page.   Kindly supplied by Steve Tunnicliffe.   It is for the burial of his Great Grandfather, Richard Tunnicliffe.  It is signed by A Bird, who I have recently learned, is Charles's Daughter, Annie.
The burial receipt of Master Mariner George Wheeler, of Berkley Street Liverpool.   To the right is the key to the burial plot up on the 'Higher Western Terrace' which is where the Cathedral is now.   These pictures very kindly supplied by Julia Joyce.

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