Genealogy
If your particular interest is genealogy and family history, you will want to visit the companion website, www.yorkcemeterygenealogy.co.uk. A knowledgeable and enthusiastic group of specialist volunteers maintain the website, which concentrates on this important aspect of York Cemetery.
Throughout the life of the Cemetery the Cemetery Registers have been continuously maintained and provide a complete record of over 123,000 disposals which have been made in the graves in the cemetery grounds.
Help with your research
The Friends of York Cemetery offer an in-person service at the cemetery office each Friday (9.30am - 4pm) throughout the year for people researching family or local history at the cemetery or seeking a guide to a grave. No appointment is necessary.
Tel: 610631 (Fridays only).
For more information on cemetery records and genealogical services please visit www.yorkcemeterygenealogy.co.uk.
This Garden of Death - the History of York Cemetery 1837-2007, by Hugh Murray
A new edition to mark the 170th anniversary of the opening of the Cemetery and the 20th anniversary of the conveyance of the freehold to the York Cemetery Trust.
