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Title: Gillingham Burials
Post by: KPM on Sunday 01 April 07 19:02 BST (UK)
Hi
Does anyone know where I can find the records for burials at Gillingham Woodlands Road Cemetery and also the Graveyard at St Mary Magdalen on Gillingham Green?  I can't find any info on City Ark.

Any info would be much appreciated :D

KPM
Title: Re: Gillingham Burials
Post by: casalguidi on Monday 02 April 07 07:29 BST (UK)
The cemetery at Woodlands Road, Gillingham comes under the care of Medway Council.  Unfortunately their site appears to be down at present

www.medway.gov.uk/index/community/burials/cemeteries.htm

Do you mean the old parish church of St Mary Magdalen, Gillingham only I see there are burials on cityark for that parish.  I'm not sure at what date or if the church is closed for further burials.

Casalguidi
Title: Re: Gillingham Burials
Post by: KPM on Monday 02 April 07 16:31 BST (UK)
Hi Casalguidi

Thanks for the info on Woodlands Rd Cemetery - I'll check out the site once its back on line again.

Not sure about Mary Magdalen church.  I had several relatives who were married and baptised there so I assumed they were also buried there.  The burials on City Ark are quite scarce after about 1867 - perhaps thats when they closed for burials.  I can actually remember walking through the church yard as a child - before they moved all the gravestones and turned it into a children's play ground.  Just wish I had taken a little notice then!!!

I suppose it's quite likely that these relatives could have been buried in Woodland's road.

Thanks for your help

Anne-Marie
Title: Re: Gillingham Burials
Post by: mikegunnill on Sunday 21 July 19 14:12 BST (UK)
Both come under Medway Council but records are stored at Medway Crematorium, Robin Hood Lane, Blue Bell Hill, Chatham ME5 9QU Telephone 01634 337744

They are willing to help with research but prefer an email crematorium.cemeteries @ medway.gov.uk  Provide a date of death/burial and full name. They will make a search for you, they charge £10 for this service. Normally reply with 10 working days.

Edit: thx to BumbleB
Title: Re: Gillingham Burials
Post by: Chris Doran on Monday 22 July 19 03:51 BST (UK)
There are some early MIs (recorded in 1862) for St Mary's on the Kent Archaelogy (http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/research/monumental-inscriptions/gillingham-st-magdalene-church) site, but the preamble warns that most gravestones have been removed. Sadly, that is the case for many of the listings on K.A., and many of those who made them didn't draw maps.