Even more hidden traps brought on by the snow falls, then? To be fair, I only noticed one gaping hole that was waiting to swallow me up, but it did put me in fear for others!
I hadn't expected there to be grave numbers - however, it was rather more orderly than I *had* expected. I imagined that different families would have different plots, rather than being buried seemingly chronologically. Having said that, two of the Kippaxes were very close together, so perhaps there is an element of plotting going on?
Your Joshua could easily be in a marked Kippax grave, but perhaps he is not mentioned on the tombstone due to the passing of time, or the changing of stones, perhaps? For example, when I journeyed to the dilapidated Kilkeary Burial Ground in Tipperary to visit Great Grandma's grave (she died 1980) I found the names of her and her parents (d.1913/1917). All very well and good I thought, but then I found a book of transcriptions taken from, I think, the late 1970s or early 1980s and there were Great Grandma's parents...and *his* father! Seemingly, Great Granny's internment had led to the stone being changed/edited, and her name went on instead of the man who had died 95 years previously.
Just a thought. I'm sure Joshua is happily 'at rest' with his nearest and dearest...somewhere!
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