Cemetery and Crematoria Records on microfilm at The Hive
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Cemetery and Crematoria Records on microfilm at The Hive

Cemetery and Crematoria Records on microfilm at The Hive Cemetery and Crematoria Records on microfilm at The Hive

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IntroductionThe first cemetery in Englong>andong> was opened in Norwich in 1819.At the beginning of the 19th century, burying the dead was theresponsibility of the Church of Englong>andong> with non-conformistministers being forbidden to conduct funerals in the parishchurchyard. While non-conformist communities had been ableto found their own burial grounds since the later 17th century,there were few of these.In Worcestershire one of the earliest cemeteries to be openedwas Tallow Hill (1823). There are also a number of records fornon-conformist cemeteries including Brailes, Evesham ong>andong>Worcester Society of Friends Burial Grounds.Modern day interest in cremation started in the 1870s. The firstofficial cremation took place at Woking in 1885, ong>andong> the firstmunicipal crematorium opened in Hull in 1901. TheWorcestershire Archive ong>andong> Archaeology Service holdsregisters of cremation at Worcester from 1960-1988.Information provided by ong>Cemeteryong> ong>Recordsong> Grave number Date of burial Name Rank/Profession Street/Parish Age

Information provided by ong>Crematoriaong> ong>Recordsong> Name, residence ong>andong> occupation of deceased Age ong>andong> gender Marital status Date of death Name of person applying for cremation Names of persons certifying death Registration district of death How ashes are disposed ofLimitations of ong>Cemeteryong> ong>andong> ong>Crematoriaong>ong>Recordsong>Not all records contain the information listed aboveWays of using ong>Cemeteryong> ong>andong> ong>Crematoriaong>ong>Recordsong> Family history Social history Demographic trends

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