William Sarjeant 1834-1886 Gravestone

Wardsend Cemetery, Sheffield

Today I took a picture of the gravestone of William Sarjeant (great, great grandfather). The picture isn't great due to the position of the sun. The headstone reads In Loving Memory/William Sarjeant/who departed this life OCT 16th 1886/Aged 53 years.







It was fairly easy to find at this time of year, once I had cleared the ivy off it, since the vegetation (Japanese knotweed and brambles) is only just starting to grow. although I now realise that I was very lucky since there have been over 30.000 burials there and over 4,000 names recorded as monumental inscriptions. I started looking in the right area because my sister and father had managed to find it on a visit some 25 years ago using the information that great uncle Arthur had said that he could see it from the railway bridge.

It would have been better if I had taken gloves and secateurs. It also isn't advisable to go alone as the ground is uneven and there are hidden hazards that could lead to falls.



For future reference the grid reference of the gravestone is N53.409542 E-1.490278

Alternatively, turn left at the top of the path, just before the railway line, and follow the path adjacent to the railway line until you bump into the gravestone of John and Elizabeth Hounsell. Then it is a matter of going forward about 6 steps then turning left for about 13 steps. Although you cannot take a direct route to the stone.