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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
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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 By 1814 the Acts were repealed.
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Paupers were also excluded.
David
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In other words, they had to have a woolen shroud to be buried in
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Thank you all for your help. Much obliged.
Victoria
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Wikipedia has some information on this topic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burying_in_Woollen_Acts
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Thanks for information, it looks as though if you were poor you could not afford woolen shroud, so deceased was buried naked. :'( :'(
Victoria