Genealogy Chat

I knew the year and area and someone looked up the GRO reference for me. When it came it had in it Col 1 when and where died Col 2 Name and surname Col 3 Sex Col 4 Age Col 5 Occupation - it had his last address and occupation Col 6 Cause of death Col 7 Signature, description and residence of informant (Name of informant - 'Causing the body to be buried' & Hospital). As he died in London hospital I rang the hospital to find out where the nearest cemetary was. If he had been cremated it would have said 'Causing the body to be cremated'. Hope that helps.

I have my Grt Grandmothers death cert form 1979 Reg District Liverpool Date & Place Of Death ..... Name .... Maiden Name .... Date & Place of birth ..... Occupation & usual address she had widow of .... and his occupation Name of informant .. Address of informant... Cause of death... Signature of informant.. Date registered.. So quiet alot of info to be had on a death cert Colette xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx believe it or not even though i have my Grt Grans date of birth 10th Aug 1882 i have not been able to find her birth cert i have given up all hope

Julie Where do you get your death certs from? None of the ones I've seen has any details about burial/cremation. nell

Yes I would definitely get the death certificate. It should say whether the body is to be buried or cremated and also the address where the person had resided which should give you an idea which area to look for a cemetary/crematorium. Also if the person registering the death was a relative or not. I had to look for hubby's dad burial in London in 1950's as he died when hubby was small boy in Scotland. I sent for the death certificate which had date of death so tried the local cemetary which confirmed he was buried there over the phone. They gave me the plot number and also said someone would show us where it was if we visited during the week - no-one available weekends.

Deryn This is a tricky one. Way back in the beginning of the 19th century, its quite likely that folk would be buried in the local parish churchyard. Later on, burying the dead was more of a problem because the churchyards were crowded. Municipal cemeteries were built, and relatives in London were often buried quite a way out of the area. St Marylebone Cemetery for example is in Finchley, as is the St Pancras/Islington Cemetery. People may also have been buried in a family plot. I have a great grandfather who died in London but was taken back to be buried in Norfolk - quite a journey in the first world war. At the beginning of the 20th century it was also becoming popular to cremate corpses, so there may not be a grave to find. Most councils have websites that give details of cemeteries and crematoria in their area. Some of these have searchable databases [Richmond on Thames does - I found grave numbers and the exact date of the burial including day of the week for some of my relatives]. Others you have to contact the cemetery direct - some charge to look for you and others charge for you to look yourself. nell

Hi Not necesarily where they died. Ie my grt gran died in Dalston east london but her address shown on the death cert showed south east london. So i reasoned she could have been brought back to the area & buried in the local cemetary. A phone call to Greenwich Borough Council( the local area where she lived) came up with her burial details & yesterday my husband & I visited her grave. .It was a pauper grave with no markings but the cemetary supervisor took us over to the plot & I put flowers there from one of her sons family who she never knew.. So I would get the death cert(if you havent already) & go from there

How do we find out where ancestors are burried? Do you have to go to the area where they died and check church records or is there an easier way? I can't even find where my Gran was burried in 1980 never mind the ones that died in the 1800's!