« Reply #17 on: Sunday 17 January 10 11:30 GMT (UK) »
Hi
Many people have gravestones for way before 1837 and the death dates are given. And often birth dates. It is highly possible to find a date of birth or death for an ancestor before 1837. Some parish baptisms gave the date of birth.
Some very thankfully officious and pedantic ministers even noted a cause of death before 1837.
After 1813 when PRs became standardised in printed format burials of married women in certain parishes list the name of the husband. My 4xgreat grandmother was buried in 1825 aged 35 in Wimbish and the register said "Wife of Allen Taylor".
Anyway, back to graves, yes I have found many gravestones for my ancestors and a date of birth and death is listed.
Ben
Researching:
LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain