Hi... Could you possibly do a video at some point on the history of still born babies that are supposedly buried in a mass grave in bowling cemetery? How far it's true I don't know.. But would absolutely love to find out.. They were apparently taken there from St lukes hospital in the 50s and 60s? Thankyou I'm a big fan of your vlogs
just cos he was once a slave doesn't mean he was a great guy, he might have been a total ahole and a lazy bones, they were only punished if they did terrible things, usually to the slave girls, lots of white men in britain were hanged for less
How lovely that the cemetery were thoughtful enough to cut the grass around the gravestone. And thank you for covering this story. There is so much we don't know about this lovely city. Keep them coming!
Absolutely, I'm really impressed with the layout and landscape of the place. Thank you for watching, and your support drives me to go and film more stories 🙏
Great video! RIP Abraham. Nice to hear a shout out for the lads at Killingbeck. They work hard. Cutting that grass on a site that size is like painting the Forth Bridge!!
Thank you for this. I've often wondered about the black population through the centuries in Bradford and their back story. You've just brought one of them to life. Would love to find more. RIP Abraham ❤
Oh my goodness! My 2nd great grandfather is buried at Killingbeck. His name was Isaac Hillas, and he was originally from Low Moor. He died in 1902 and was buried in one of those group graves that were seen in this video. I have a photo of the stone. He lived on Sowood Street in Kirkstall at the time of his death.
Hi Riaz nice to see you back and with another heartbreaking story, R.I.P Abraham i hope hes resting well, so much information about Abraham in such a short video, it was a heartbreaking story about abraham but at least he got a decent funeral, he will be remembered by all who watch your amaing videos, well done Riaz i love coming to watch your videos i learn so much from them, until next time stay safe ❤
Sad his inscription is not on the headstone. It would be nice if the community got together and made it happen. Zanzibar famous for Freddie mercury also.
Thanks for remembering this poor man; may he rest in peace. Glad to hear he was given the dignity of a Catholic funeral by Fr Nicholson. A priest was - and is still - often the only person to give someone on the margins of society the respect of proper spiritual care & comfort at the end of their life.
Great video, Riaz. Thank you for sharing. I noticed he was married and had one daughter. It makes me curious about whether he has any living descendants. 👍
I guess there graves are like the "Guinea graves" you may be buried in a mass grave but if the family could afford it a guinea got your name on the stone
slave trade was brutal. Should never of happened. Dont know why it didn't get stopped straight away. They is a lot of African people living in bradford still to this day.
@@BradfordThroughTheLensat school we watched the film roots. When I went to Lower fields middle school on fenby avenue in the 90s. That film is very moving. have you seen it. Its a long film. Its shows you the slaves getting snatched out of there villages and loaded onto ships. By African crime Lords. The ship journeys were horrible.
All my and my Husbands, deceased family members are burried in Killingbeck Cemetery. My Great Grandparents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and sadly our beloved and sorely missed Parents. David Uliwalli ( not sure the surname is correct) who was tragically hounded to his death by a couple of rogue men who were policemen. The Men if you could call them men, were found guilty and served time. Davids life sounds to follow the same path as Abrahams, David was black, homeless and from what I've read he had mental health problems. David is burried in a communal grave, we have put an artificial flowers on his resting place few times. RIP Abraham and David.
Thank you for sharing your story. This is so sad. It's a really bad passage of time. Yes , it definitely sounds similar. I will need to visit Killingbeck Cemetery again at some point. Thanks.
I bought 2 great books from bowling museum. 1 was called murder by gaslight victoriana bradford. 12 stories of murder from all around bradford. Great book. There really are some good books on bradford history in bowling Hall museum
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Hi... Could you possibly do a video at some point on the history of still born babies that are supposedly buried in a mass grave in bowling cemetery? How far it's true I don't know.. But would absolutely love to find out.. They were apparently taken there from St lukes hospital in the 50s and 60s?
Thankyou I'm a big fan of your vlogs
@michellewade9751 Hi, actually I know few mass graves of babies.
On my list to do.
Thank you for letting me know.
Thankyou looking forward to it 🙂 x
just cos he was once a slave doesn't mean he was a great guy, he might have been a total ahole and a lazy bones, they were only punished if they did terrible things, usually to the slave girls, lots of white men in britain were hanged for less
How lovely that the cemetery were thoughtful enough to cut the grass around the gravestone. And thank you for covering this story. There is so much we don't know about this lovely city. Keep them coming!
Absolutely, I'm really impressed with the layout and landscape of the place.
Thank you for watching, and your support drives me to go and film more stories 🙏
Great video! RIP Abraham. Nice to hear a shout out for the lads at Killingbeck. They work hard. Cutting that grass on a site that size is like painting the Forth Bridge!!
I love the cemetery.
First time I been.
Well maintained.
Thanks for watching.
Well done, Riaz. A lot of detail packed into telling this story.
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Thank you for this. I've often wondered about the black population through the centuries in Bradford and their back story. You've just brought one of them to life. Would love to find more. RIP Abraham ❤
Totally agree 👍🏾 I might come across something similar in future.
Thanks for commenting and watching .
Poor fella, bet he never thought he'd be remembered all these years later
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This channel never fails to deliver! Another educational upload. Top job Riaz 🙌
Thank you 😊
Thank you for the tour, and the story.
Glad you enjoyed it
Oh my goodness! My 2nd great grandfather is buried at Killingbeck. His name was Isaac Hillas, and he was originally from Low Moor. He died in 1902 and was buried in one of those group graves that were seen in this video. I have a photo of the stone. He lived on Sowood Street in Kirkstall at the time of his death.
It's so sad.
Could you pls send it to us via Facebook messenger? I am interested.
Thanks for watching.
Great work and extremely interesting video as per usual! Well done.
Thank you 😊
That’s one string Yorkshire accent! Great video 👍🏻
Hi Riaz nice to see you back and with another heartbreaking story, R.I.P Abraham i hope hes resting well, so much information about Abraham in such a short video, it was a heartbreaking story about abraham but at least he got a decent funeral, he will be remembered by all who watch your amaing videos, well done Riaz i love coming to watch your videos i learn so much from them, until next time stay safe ❤
Thank you.
His name is not even on the stone , which makes it worse. So sad.
@@BradfordThroughTheLens yeah so true ❤️
@@Nik_Taylor see you on the next blog 😀
@@BradfordThroughTheLens you certainly will Riaz 😄❤️
So much about my old home town of Bradford I knew nothing about.
Thank you.
Sad his inscription is not on the headstone. It would be nice if the community got together and made it happen. Zanzibar famous for Freddie mercury also.
Absolutely 💯
Thanks Buddy 👍🏾
Keep up the good work.
Thanks for remembering this poor man; may he rest in peace. Glad to hear he was given the dignity of a Catholic funeral by Fr Nicholson. A priest was - and is still - often the only person to give someone on the margins of society the respect of proper spiritual care & comfort at the end of their life.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching.
If the watercolour was on display it would have done no harm taking a photo of it, as long as the flash wasn't used of course.
Great Video Thanks
You're welcome
Really interesting story can imagine the tales this man could tell us if he only could. Hope he has found peace
You could make a movie out of this guy.
@@BradfordThroughTheLens Really could would be more interesting than the trash Holywood is making lol
@ImranKhan-K11A17 lol.
By the way , are you a Councillor?
@@BradfordThroughTheLens No unfortunately not why do you ask
@@ImranKhan-K11A17 Just had a feeling 😕
Thanks for another interesting video .. albeit a sad story about Abraham ..👍👍..
Thanks for listening
Thanks for the information.
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Zanzibar to japan. Sounds like he was victim of the arab slave trade. Glad he managed to escape bondage. Humans can be so evil to each other.
Yes , you are right.
Arab slave trade.
By the way, Stone Town has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.
great video
Cheers 🍻
Interesting story, well done, one of the better kept cemeteries you have visited.
Thank you
Love the story with the link
Great video, Riaz. Thank you for sharing. I noticed he was married and had one daughter. It makes me curious about whether he has any living descendants. 👍
I did think about that, too.
I couldn't really find anything in my initial research. Thanks for commenting 🙂
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Ooh! I have a copy of that book.
Can you do a video on Meggy and his crimes and murders ?
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Interesting video. I don't believe he was a "nuisance" and caused trouble.
You seen the series roots ??
Yep, a classic.
I think Great Britain and Saudi Arabia owe compensation to Africa and just write off their national debts to be honest.
@@TheTranceMonster1 👍🏾
I guess there graves are like the "Guinea graves" you may be buried in a mass grave but if the family could afford it a guinea got your name on the stone
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slave trade was brutal. Should never of happened. Dont know why it didn't get stopped straight away. They is a lot of African people living in bradford still to this day.
It was brutal when I started looking into it.
@@BradfordThroughTheLensat school we watched the film roots. When I went to Lower fields middle school on fenby avenue in the 90s. That film is very moving. have you seen it. Its a long film. Its shows you the slaves getting snatched out of there villages and loaded onto ships. By African crime Lords. The ship journeys were horrible.
@@fatlad5090 Classic movie. They wouldn't put that on TV now. Kunta Kinte!
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All my and my Husbands, deceased family members are burried in Killingbeck Cemetery. My Great Grandparents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and sadly our beloved and sorely missed Parents. David Uliwalli ( not sure the surname is correct) who was tragically hounded to his death by a couple of rogue men who were policemen. The Men if you could call them men, were found guilty and served time. Davids life sounds to follow the same path as Abrahams, David was black, homeless and from what I've read he had mental health problems. David is burried in a communal grave, we have put an artificial flowers on his resting place few times. RIP Abraham and David.
Thank you for sharing your story.
This is so sad. It's a really bad passage of time.
Yes , it definitely sounds similar.
I will need to visit Killingbeck Cemetery again at some point. Thanks.
I bought 2 great books from bowling museum. 1 was called murder by gaslight victoriana bradford. 12 stories of murder from all around bradford. Great book. There really are some good books on bradford history in bowling Hall museum
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Wonder who it was who first enslaved Abraham?
Ye we don't like leeds.
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