Burial

[Bab5]

Hi I wondered if anyone could help. I am looking for the burial place for William Woodhouse c1570-buried on 27th January 1626 at Holmesfield, Dronfield, Derbyshire I have looked at Holmesfield Church and also Dronfield Church and the grave stones do nod seem to go back that far. Has anyone any ideas where he could be buried Thanks Dave Woodhouse

[rosie99]

Familysearch gives the burial as C of E - Parish Church of Dronfield, Chapelry of Holmesfield, on film number 1041034  so I would expect him to be buried there. 

A lot of people around this time would not have been able to afford a gravestone

[Bab5]

Thank you for the information hoped there might be a stone as I do not have a marriage (wife) or parents Would there still be records as to who is in the same grave Thanks again Dave

[dawnsh]

Hi Dave

Unless he was a person of particular standing or wealth, he would not have had a family plot.

Depending on how large the parish was, he was most probably buried in the next available plot. Being Janaury the earth would have been cold & hard so they most probably dug wherever was easiest.

You would have to go throught he parish registers to see if any likely family members are also buried there.

It's worth noting that entries on familysearch do not always have all the information from the registers so it is definitely worth looking at the originals or a microfilm of the originals, not just relying on their transcription.

Local family history societies transcribe all the information from registers when they do their publictions.

Dawn

[Bab5]

Hi Thank you I will try and find out who the local society is I know it's not Sheffield Thanks again Dave