Reasons for burials in unconsecrated ground

[stanmapstone]

I had a great uncle who died in childhood ,he hadn't been christened and was refused church burial. He was buried on the local tip ! How disgusting is that ? It upsets me to think of his family watching their son / brother being buried there. Poor souls.

I was so sad to read this.

How could tgey be so unkind.

As was pointed out this was in 1914, see my reply #18 re the Burial Laws Amendment Act 1880,

Stan

[Maiden Stone]

Consecrated/unconsecrated cemetery sections - a simple explanation
Posted by Ticketyboo yesterday, summarising information on a council department website.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=838512.0

[Yasmina4]

my own experience of this issue bears out what has been posted, my infant son died before he was baptised and the catholic church refused to allow his burial in the rc section of the cemetery. tony.

I am also shocked and sorry to hear that.

As a protestant attending a catholic school, aged 9, I was taught how to baptise a baby. 

[Guy Etchells]

I had a great uncle who died in childhood ,he hadn't been christened and was refused church burial. He was buried on the local tip ! How disgusting is that ? It upsets me to think of his family watching their son / brother being buried there. Poor souls.

Are you sure it was not just a family legend?
There were various alternative at that time other than a church burial, the family could even have dug a hole in their garden and buried him there if need be.
Cheers
Guy

[a-l]

I had a great uncle who died in childhood ,he hadn't been christened and was refused church burial. He was buried on the local tip ! How disgusting is that ? It upsets me to think of his family watching their son / brother being buried there. Poor souls.

Are you sure it was not just a family legend?
There were various alternative at that time other than a church burial, the family could even have dug a hole in their garden and buried him there if need be.
Cheers
Guy

No it was well remembered by those who were there.
However, I do believe I was thinking about the wrong great Uncle.

[anpefa1]

it's been 49 years but the sadly the bitter memory still festers. tony

[Andy_T]

I saw on my maternal great grandfather's burial record in 1935 as Nottingham Road, Cemetery, Derby that his grave was in unconsecrated ground. I was very surprised because he was a Methodist Lay Preacher. His church didn't have a cemetery, hence he was buried the town cemetery.

I did see somewhere that if you are buried in unconsecrated ground in a cemetery it is easier to dig you up and move you after a few years, than if your grave was in consecrated ground. I guess the cost is a bit cheaper in the unconsecrated ground?

Andy_T     

[Maiden Stone]

Andy, see the link in my reply #28. It explains that the only part of a cemetery which was designated consecrated ground was that section set aside for C. of E. burials.
Re. exhumation. I've never heard this theory before.   

[Andy_T]

Thanks Cowban,
I saw that consecrated C.OF.E burial ground is more difficult to exhume than unconsecrated ground in
the Department for Constitutional Affairs "GUIDE FOR BURIAL GROUND MANAGERS".
If ground is consecrated by the C.of.E, then a license has to be obtained to move or disturb it. Not consecrated no license is required from the DCA.   
I attached an extract here.

Andy_T