r/CemeteryPorn

I’ve been vampire obsessed since I was a teenager and always wanted to visit since reading online about the “highgate vampire” many years ago. This was my first time in the UK. I’m a professional portrait photographer and almost didn’t bring my camera because it tends to change how my brain works on vacation. But I’m so glad I did! The photos of highgate were my favorite of the entire trip. The entire place has a very uncanny feeling. It’s just magical.

Highly recommend the tour, it was a lovely thoughtful group and the guide was wonderful.

On the night of 9^(th) April 1908, 18-year-old domestic servant Anne Selmes was returning home after visiting her sister in Parramatta. She carried needlework in one hand and a pair of scissors in the other, an ordinary detail that would have devastating consequences.

While walking along the footpath, Anne tripped in a hole and fell heavily forward. The scissors she was carrying pierced her chest at the base of her heart. Anne died within an hour.

Anne’s story was originally posted on r/thosewholiebeneath, where we share the stories behind the headstones.

Original Post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ThoseWhoLieBeneath/comments/1wzs99r/anne_selmes_impaled_by_scissors/

Location:
Mays Hill Cemetery, Mays Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Find a Grave Link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82720696/anne-selmes

I visited the UK for the first time back in August and carved out time in my schedule for a day trip out to Oxford. Visiting Tolkien's grave to pay my respects was a high priority.

*1692

Clayton Cemetery. Clayton, New Mexico.
Too much rope can be a bad thing.
Sorry for photo quality. Time of day and stone conditions were issues.

https://www.fayewest.ca/colemanjones/p8311.htm

Might be this family, but unsure.