Poorhouse Deaths

[anne]

Can anyone tell me if there is a list of deaths for Dundee East Poorhouse after 1870.If someone died in the poorhouse where would they be buried,i wonderd if they had their own burial ground.Also how can i find out if a person died on the streets of Dundee,would he be listed as an unknown person in the newspapers and buried in an unmarked grave,if this is the case there should be a list of burials for unknowns in Dundee.Anne.

[Lady Macbeth]

Anne, I'm afraid I can't answer your questions but would direct you to the burials dept at Dundee City Council, who are very helpful.
Tel: +44 (0) 1382 433089
Fax: +44 (0) 1382 433211
E-Mail: burials[at]dundeecity.gov.uk

Also, this link may be of use, if you haven't already seen this.
http://www.dundeeroots.com/burials.htm

I have a lot of ancestors, who were not in the poorhouse but very poor, who are buried in common, unmarked graves in poorground in Eastern Cemetery, Dundee.  The Burials dept have a note of these, according to name and year of death but, of course, you cannot identify the individual grave.  I suspect it will be the same for your poorhouse and unknown people.

Lesley

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[anne]

Hi Lesley,thankyou so much for the info on the burials,i will e mail them tonight with some details and i might make some headway.Thankyou again.Anne.