Genealogy Chat

Yesterday afternoon (2:30 ish) I phoned Chingford Mount Cemetary and asked for help re a burial. I didn't know if my grandfather was buried there but they checked the records and found him buried in Queens Road Cemetery (they hold records for both cemeteries). By 10:30 this morning I had photocopies of the original entry, the plot entry, a map of the cemetery and a map of where the grave is. What makes it more amazing is that the envelope had a second class stamp on it and they did not charge for their services. Well done Chingford Mount Cemetery and Walthamstow Council. Viv

Friend's daughter had a similar experience to Shirley, when looking for the grave of a schoolfriend who had been killed. She had no idea which cemetery, and Greenwich found the grave for her. LB Croydon charge £15 per hour (or part thereof). You can do your own look ups, but it's the same price and they kick you out if they need the room!

Well last year I got the death cert of my paternal grt gran who died in 1907. I rang the Greenwich Council to ask if they had any record of her being buried in the local cemetery.I gave them all the details I had from the cert and they said would ring me back. The NEXT day they rang back confirmed her burial with all the details including the plot & row no of her grave & that it was a general grave(ie paupers) even gave me the mobile tel no of the cemetary supervisor so I could arrange with him to show me the grave. AND the was no charge. BIG hats off to Greenwich Council parks & Cemetaries Dept.. Shirley

It is common for councils to charge for such searches. You will still be charged even if they find nothing as it has still taken time. Gwynne

what happens if they don't find the grave? do they refund your money? I've found 3 rellies graves so far, but I knew which cemetery they were in, Have loads I would like to find but cant affford to pay for a search for them all

hi i emailed a search for an ancestor to witton cemetery,they obliged my first search but said id have to pay 17 pound for further searches,so iv not asked again but at least i found my grandad angie x

Hi I went to a cemetery yesterday and the man in the office did a look up for me and I was not even sure of the year, he found it and then gave me a map of the graveyard and pinpointed the grave out did not cost anything I also emailed a local council and they looked up 2 burials for me and emailed me back with the information the next day. All very helpful. Margaret

ii went to scotland last year to find my friends parents in glasgow and they and we were told to go in next fewn days and they had a man waiting to show us and they put a small stick in there for us many thanks to them alice

I got charged £11 by Surrey County Council for them to look at ONE address on ONE year's electoral roll. Must have taken them all of 2 minutes! Mandy

Yes, my mum told me her grans ashes were buried in a cemetary in worcester i rang them but they said they didnt do cremations until the 60`s but if she had of been there i would of been charged if i had wanted them to find out where she was. no other council has said this

do you mean for them to search which cemetery or churchyard the person is buried in?

Ive been phoning quite a few councils in the last couple of days in the hope they could do a grave search for me, one council told me they would need all the details and i would be charged £12.50 for them to do a search has anyone else encountered this?