KENILWORTH

I caught a bus to Kenilworth which was only about a half hour away. Went to the library and got a map and spoke to a man about any cemetery records. He said perhaps the council will have some. I thought I would check them out if I had no luck at the cemetery. 

St Nicholas Church cemetery

I walked through Abbey Fields and found St Nicholas church. There was a wedding inside so I couldn't go in. I talked to man who I think was a driver for the wedding. He said he lived in Australia for about 6 years. He said the Ozzies are well balanced – they have a chip on each shoulder. Oops!

St Nicholas Church

My 2nd and 3rd great-grandfathers had been christened here and my 4th great-grandparents were married here. Many other family members also as well as their burials. I really wanted to get inside that church.

The cemetery was rather large and a lot of the stones very worn so I walked up the old High Street looking for the council offices but could not see them. Some lovely old thatched houses up the High Street.

I saw Kenilworth castle so I walked alongside that for a bit. Decided not to go in as it was a ruin and I still planned to visit Warwick castle. 

Kenilworth Castle

Got back to the church and the wedding was over so I could go inside. There were lots of pamphlets etc to look at and among all the papers I saw a booklet which had a list of the people buried at the cemetery along with a map. Fantastic! 

From that I was able to find the tombstone of Thomas MURCOTT who died in 1879 and his second wife Jane.

Kenilworth mission accomplished!