Gilroes Cemetery and Crematorium, Leicester, Leicestershire, England: The Craxford Family Genealogy Magazine

Latitude: 52.65462371827112, Longitude: -1.1724472045898437

Notes:
"Gilroes is a lawn cemetery, that is to say no surrounds are allowed on graves, comprising 28 acres with its entrance on Groby Road and exit on Anstey lane. Opened in 1902, Gilroes is on south facing slope with the newest parts nearest to Anstey lane. There is a general burial area, plots for interment of ashes, a children's section, the Jewish cemetery , two areas for strewing of ashes and memorial rose gardens."
- Leicester City Council: Community & Living

Headstones

Thumb	Description	Status	Location	Name (Died/Buried)
	HS: Ball, William and Mary There is no headstone and the actual grave site is unmarked	Unmarked	B 89	William Ball (d. Abt 1952) Mary Naylor (d. 30 Sep 1940)
	HS: Cook, Walter and Elizabeth; Polly Cook; John and Elizabeth Putterill; Nellie and Hilda Dible IN LOVING MEMORY OF my dear husband WALTER COOK Died May 16th 1921 Aged 67 years. Also of ELIZABETH beloved wife of the above, died Feb 16th 1931, aged 81 years Also POLLY, beloved daughter of the above Died Jan 20th 1907 Aged 27 years Also JOHN EDWIN PUTTERILL Died Aug 9th 1969, Aged 87 years Also wife of the above ELIZABETH PUTTERILL nee Cook Died April 6th 1973, Aged 84 years Also MADGE NELLIE DIBLE mother of HILDA Died Jan 9th 1970, Aged 76 years HILDA DIBLE SRN. SCM. HV 1922 - 1983 "I know that my Redeemer liveth"	Located	Block H Latitude: 52.654269827635126, Longitude: -1.1732304096221923	Elizabeth Burditt (d. 16 Feb 1931) Elizabeth Cook (d. 6 Apr 1973) Mary Ann Cook (d. 20 Jan 1907) Walter Cook (d. 16 May 1921) Hilda Dible (d. 23 Apr 1983) John Edwin Putterill (d. 9 Aug 1969) Nellie Youle Swann (d. 9 Jan 1970)

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