Dunhill graveyard
A considerable amount of information exists concerning the graveyard of Dunhill church.
On this web page we have made this information available in the form of:
(a) three plans of grave locations with the associated grave numbers,
(b) a list of the grave numbers with their headstone markings.
We must acknowledge here the enormous amount of work done by the pupils and staff of Dunhill
National School and Hazel Bloomer in collecting and collating this information, and give
credit to David Veale for initiating the project.
A question of format
The list of graves may be viewed in either Microsoft Word format or in Portable Document
Format (PDF). Also, the list may be viewed as a single document containing all of the graves
or as several smaller documents, each of which contains a range of grave numbers.
Which is the better approach depends on the nature of the information being sought from the
list. However, a broadband connection is advisable for viewing the complete list.
Which format should you use, MS Word or PDF? Are you having problems accessing the PDF files?
You can get some advice by clicking here.
Search tips
- If the grave number is known, all of the headstone information may be readily accessed simply by opening the appropriate grave list.
- If the grave number is not known but the location of the grave in the graveyard is known, even approximately, then one of the grave plans should yield the grave number or a range of likely grave numbers. The grave lists may then be examined to ascertain, from the headstone information, which is the actual grave.
- If neither the grave number nor the grave location is known, the grave lists may be searched for the occurrence of a forename or surname, address, age, date, etc. This is done by using the Microsoft Word or PDF "Find" facility, as follows:
- With Microsoft Word, you must first locate the "Find" command. Its location depends
upon the version of Word that you are using. In older versions it is accessed
by selecting "Edit/Find" from the menu bar at the top left of the screen. With
the later versions it is under the Home tab on the far right.
In all versions a small pair of binoculars is used as the "Find" icon. If you click "Find" or click the binoculars icon, a box will open up in which you can enter a word or phrase or a number. After entering this, click on the "Find next" button and Word will take you to its first occurrence in the document. Clicking "Find next" repeatedly will take you to all other occurrences.
A few ways of refining your search method are provided in the "Find" box, such as searching from top to bottom of the document or from bottom to top. - With PDF you don't have to look for the "Find" box - it's there already at the top centre of the screen. Just enter the word or phrase, click the down-arrow and select "Find next in current pdf". If you click the down-arrow and select "Open full reader search, you can refine your search method.
- With Microsoft Word, you must first locate the "Find" command. Its location depends
upon the version of Word that you are using. In older versions it is accessed
by selecting "Edit/Find" from the menu bar at the top left of the screen. With
the later versions it is under the Home tab on the far right.
- If you are searching for the name "Fitzgerald", say, and you can't find the right grave, it may be that the name has been misspelt. It is therefore advisable to search also for part names such as "itz" or "erald" or "ald". The same goes for addresses and for words like "husband" or "September".
- If you do come across a misspelling or other inaccuracy that you know (rather than simply suspect) is wrong, we would be grateful if you would report the error to us using the Contact Us page and we will correct it.
Fenor graveyard
Information is also available for the graveyard of Fenor church, though it is not so detailed as
for Dunhill. We are currently working on putting this information together but it will be some time
before it can be presented on this web page.
