Cemetery Memories – The Bate Family
Richard Jones is a member of the JQ Heritage Squad. He has been helping with Outdoor Conservation and researching some of the people buried in the cemeteries. He also has … Read more
Josie Wall
Cemetery Memories – Dr Heather Hall
Dr Heather Hall worked for Birmingham City Council and was responsible for restoration work undertaken in the Jewellery Quarter Cemeteries in the mid 80’s. We caught up with her by … Read more
Cemetery Memories – Key Hill Cemetery and The Smith Family
The Jewellery Quarter and Key Hill Cemetery were focal points in my Smith family from Birmingham. The Smith side of the family were engravers, printers, heraldic engravers, and paper manufacturers, … Read more
Cemetery Memories – Christopher Rowe
Christopher has been tracing his family history and contacted us with information about a relative buried at Key Hill Cemetery and why he enjoys visiting: “I am 62 years old, … Read more
Cemetery Memories – Dennis Cluley
Dennis has worked in the JQ since 2007, starting at St Paul’s Church before taking on his current role with JQBID; keeping the Jewellery Quarter clean and tidy. He remembers … Read more
Cemetery Memories – Dennis Jones
Dennis Jones was born in Lozells where his family’s home received bomb damage in WW2. After leaving school at the age of 14 years old he worked in the Jewellery … Read more
Cemetery Memories – Shirley Kitely
Reprinted from Jewellery Quarter Research Trust newsletter (April 2020) with permission Shirley Kitely has been using the Jewellery Quarter Research Trust website to reconnect with her family history and the … Read more
Cemetery Memories – Rob and Barbara Johnson
We met Rob Johnson in Key Hill cemetery whilst the Friends of Key Hill and Warstone Lane Cemeteries were helping him locate the grave where some of his family members … Read more
Francis William Jordan
On Monday 10th October 1904, Francis William Jordan (aged 38) was a Valveman, and he was working the night shift in the Saltley Gas Works with 21 other men, and … Read more
Harriet Martineau
Harriet Martineau was born in Norwich, England on the 12th of June 1802. Martineau was considered as the first female sociologist. She was a writer, publisher, philosopher and traveller. … Read more
