That must be her...in 1901 they lived in Armley, but I wonder why she was buried in unconsecrated ground, they were fairly well off people. This was my Great Grandmothers sister.
Does anyone know if graves in unconsecrated ground had headstones.
It had nothing to do with money, more to do with their religious convictions.
When most Cemeteries were designed and opened, certain parts were formally blessed by dignitaries of the Church of England, thereby consecrating the ground prior to burial.
However, it was also recognised that persons from other religious denominations such as Roman Catholics, Methodist etc. would also wish to be buried in the Cemeteries, therefore some areas were left unconsecrated by the Church of England.
When a burial takes place in an unconsecrated part of the Cemetery, the minister representing the religious belief of the deceased will conduct a service at the graveside, thereby blessing that individual grave at the time of burial.
If the family wished to erect a gravestone then they could.
Tuppie
