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Title: Buried In Woolen
Post by: VICTORIA on Tuesday 26 January 10 16:20 GMT (UK)
Hi. Can anyone tell me what Buried In Woolen means. I found this in burial records but haven`t got a clue as to it`s meaning ??? ???

Victoria
Title: Re: Buried In Woolen
Post by: Astoria on Tuesday 26 January 10 16:23 GMT (UK)
Buried in Woollen
    This refers to the Burial in Woollen Acts of 1667 & 1678.  These Acts were attempts to protect the English Wool Trade, and required that all bodies should be buried in Wool with the exception of those who died from the Plague.  A Five pound fine was imposed for burials which did not comply with the Acts.  By 1814 the Acts were repealed.
Title: Re: Buried In Woolen
Post by: behindthefrogs on Tuesday 26 January 10 17:03 GMT (UK)
Paupers were also excluded.

David
Title: Re: Buried In Woolen
Post by: rancegal on Tuesday 26 January 10 21:59 GMT (UK)

  In other words, they had to have a woolen shroud to be buried in
Title: Re: Buried In Woolen
Post by: VICTORIA on Sunday 07 February 10 11:03 GMT (UK)
Thank you all for your help. Much obliged.

Victoria

Title: Re: Buried In Woolen
Post by: LittleInsect on Thursday 11 February 10 17:39 GMT (UK)
Wikipedia has some information on this topic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burying_in_Woollen_Acts
Title: Re: Buried In Woolen
Post by: VICTORIA on Friday 12 February 10 10:48 GMT (UK)
Thanks for information, it looks as though if you were poor you could not afford woolen shroud, so deceased was buried naked.  :'( :'(

Victoria