We were able to get a location on the main entrance ("drive to instructions") using the main address on Stanley Avenue opposite Maple Street.

A general idea of the location of the family plots was made using the site map and identifiers provided by the cemetery.

The information on all of the plots will be included in the Google Earth Community as soon as Exeter and Parkhill are updated. You can locate any of my Google Earth Projects completed by searching for user "rlaughton".

The on-site GPS readings are "close" to the Google Earth locates but are not exact.  What is important about these is that anyone else using a handheld GPS unit with the settings determined at the site can drive and then walk to the exact grave stone, regardless of the error in the real GPS readings.  All handheld units will show the same error. Using the GPS readings off Google Earth I was within 5 metres of each of the stones.

Using the GPS locate, the stone coordinates are:

43.1093 N  79.0867W

The critical tools to uncover the markers is a handheld grass clipper, a large putty or drywall knife (to cut our around the edges of the markers) and a good stiff brush.  Most of the cemeteries have watering cans and a local water supply if additional cleaning is needed.

If you find stones that are "dull", a little water prior to taking a picture often helps. Pictures are actually best taken on a slightly overcast day so as to avoid shadows.

In this example, the John Laughton 1829 stone is located 4 stones in from the "Emery" stone at the north road of Section B. It is about 6 rows in from the east boundary. You can see the "Emery" stone just to the rear of my truck in this picture.

This is in Section B, Plot 0135, Grave 2 of Fairview Cemetery.

This picture is taken facing North.

I will need to give some thought to having a standard process for marking the visits, something that is durable but reasonable. In this case, improvising at the site, I used one of my business cards and a 35mm film canister.  It is wired to the top of the marker, something that would not be available at all sites. A larger water proof tube that could be partially buried at the side of a stone might be a better long term solution.

At the front of the stone are the grave markers for Margaret, Julie and Jennie (left to right when facing the front of the stone).

The "Bruce K. Laughton" marker was a bit of a mystery, until we heard from John Ivan Laughton (grandson of David Laughton 1861) in September 2008. Bruce's stone marker was more or less buried under the dirt and grass and it appears to be an older stone, as the text is hardly visible (until it is wet) and the only way to determine what it said was by touch.

My original thoughts were that this was a young son of John and Kathleen that had died as a young child. It was only when the dates of 1901 - 1904 were determined that it became obvious that it was the son of one of the daughters. To the best of my knowledge, Julia and Margaret did not marry so perhaps it was a young son of Jennie "R", where the "R" is for her married name "Robertson".

John Ivan Laughton was able to tell us that Edward Laughton (see stone below) had three sons Reid, Norman and Bruce.  Bruce was killed by a train at a young age (1901-1904 so 3 years old).  Edward had been looking after the grave sites for the parents and at the time of Bruce's death there was not yet an Edward Laughton grave site.

To date, I have no other records of Bruce Laughton or Bruce Robertson. The cemetery records clearly show it as "Bruce K. Laughton".

This photograph was taken after the grave markers had been excavated and cleaned.

As shown in this photograph, the stone is the 4th in from the road in line with the large stone with the cross marked "Cole", which is visible at the rear of my truck.

The GPS readings for the stone are:

The rear of this stone is marked for another family "Black", that being on the west side of the stone.

As of this date there is no separate page for Edward Laughton or other siblings of John Laughton 1829. As the project is now expanding past the initial "direct line" record, the Family Tree Era listing will be expanded to include the additional members.  The primary members have already been included on the Digital Family Tree which will also be expanded (probably in sections) to include more information on the lines under the John Laughton 1801 and John Laughton 1829 siblings.

As noted above, Edward and Bertha had 2 3 sons (Reid, Norman and Bruce).  Bruce died in 1904 before the Edward Laughton plot existed and so was buried at this grandfather's plot.

There is no information at this time about Reid and Norman