The number of photos I have of the Hamilton General Cemetery is mounting, and it’s taking me longer to get through them all. To easily view some of my favourite photos, I created a video and recently uploaded it to the Western District Families YouTube channel. I love wandering around the cemetery and now I can “wander” whenever I desire.

When viewing the video, you’ll notice quotes throughout that I have borrowed from writers who have Hamilton streets named after them-Shakespeare, Dickens, and Tennyson. In fact, Charles Dickens has a link to the cemetery, as his daughter-in-law Jessie Dickens (nee Devlin) was buried there in 1878, during the time Alfred Tennyson Dickens, a son of Charles Dickens, was living and working in Hamilton. You’ll see Jessie’s grave in the video.

Another grave of note you’ll see is that of Alexander MacKillop, who died while visiting Hamilton in 1868. Alexander was the father of Saint Mary MacKillop.

Come with me now on a tour of the Hamilton General Cemetery…