Belfast City Cemetery

Following the Belfast Burial Ground Act (1866), the cemetery was opened on August 1, 1869, as a cross denominational burial ground for the people of Belfast, a fast-growing Victorian town at the time. The land was purchased from Thomas Sinclair. The cemetery features cast iron fountains and separate Protestant and Catholic areas. Many of Belfast's wealthiest families have plots in the cemetery, particularly those involved in the linen trade. Since its opening in 1869 around 226,000 people have been buried in the cemetery. In 1874 an area was set aside for Belfast's Jewish residents. In this section there is a memorial to Daniel Joseph Jaffe, father of Otto Jaffe, a Jewish linen exporter and…