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Looking to locate a grave at the cemetery? Search United Synagogue burials. You can check if a person is buried at Willesden Cemetery and the reference of the section, row and plot with this simple search on the United Synagogue’s website.
- Willesden Jewish Cemetery
Design by Aimee Capstick. Willesden Jewish Cemetery has been...
- About the cemetery — Willesden Jewish Cemetery
The graves and memorials are rich in social history. The...
- Willesden Jewish Cemetery
It opened in 1873 on a 20-acre (0.08 km 2) site. It has been described as the "Rolls-Royce" of London's Jewish cemeteries and is designated Grade II on Historic England's Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The cemetery, which has 29,800 graves, has many significant memorials and monuments. Four of them are listed at Grade II.
This is a list of people buried at Willesden Jewish Cemetery at Beaconsfield Road, Willesden, in the London Borough of Brent, England. Willesden Jewish Cemetery, which opened in 1873, has 29,800 graves; three of the tombs, including that of Rosalind Franklin, are listed at Grade II by Historic England.
NameDatesDescriptionNotes1868–1950Liberal local government politicianNettie Adler was one of the first women ...1860–1919Australian expatriate businessman and ...After cremation at Golders Green ...1892–1982Liberal (later Labour) MP and peerBorn in what is now Lithuania, Barnett ...1928–2015Labour MP and peerGrevele Janner, son of Barnett Janner, ...The Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery, usually known as Willesden Jewish Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery at Beaconsfield Road, Willesden, in the London Borough of Brent, England. It opened in 1873 on a 20-acre (0.08 km2) site.
Willesden Jewish Cemetery contains burials of both wars. Of the 33 First World War graves, six form a small plot by the assembly hall and 22 of the 78 Second World War burials form a separate plot. The rest of the graves are scattered throughout the cemetery.
