burial laws amendment act 1880

[perth tiger]

while searching for the death of a relative i came across a couple of pages that had "certified under the burial amendment act 1880" next to the person's name  who conducted the ceremony. this didnt apply to every burial just those done by one person.
does any one know why?
the page i was looking at was the death of mary ellen sykes 1927 rothwell in the wyorks records

cheers
perth

[stanmapstone]

Burial Laws Amendment Act 1880.

Before 1880 no body could be buried in consecrated ground except with the service of the Church, which the incumbent of the parish or a person authorized by him was bound to perform; but the canons and prayer-book refused the use of the office for excommunicated persons, for some grievous and notorious crime, and no person able to testify of his repentance, unbaptised persons, and persons against whom a verdict of felo de se had been found. But by the Burial Laws Amendment Act 1880, the bodies of persons entitled to be buried in parochial burial grounds, whether churchyards or graveyards, may be buried there, on proper notice being given to the minister, without the performance of the service of the Church of England, and either without any religious service or with a Christian and orderly religious service at the grave, which may be conducted by any person invited to do so by the person in charge of the funeral. The Act also allowed the use of the Church of England Burial service on unconsecrated ground.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/acts/1881burialAct.htm

Stan

[KGarrad]

. . . or in simple English:

To be buried under the Burial Laws Amendment Act of 1880 normally means that the person buried was a non-conformist; the burial service was performed by a Non-Conformist minister, but in a Church of England church, as the burial was going to take place in the churchyard. Before that time, non-conformists could not be buried in parish churchyards.

Apologies, Stan! Already had most of this typed out!

[perth tiger]

thanks to you both. sems theres a lot of non conformists in rothwell

[Valda]

Hi


Any parishioner had the right to be buried in a Church of England churchyard whether they were non-conformist or not, what they didn't have the right to was a burial service before 1880. They neither had the right to or wish to have the Anglican service and their own church was not permitted to administer the service.

Non-conformist burials may or may not be always recorded in the Anglican church burial register but they certainly were buried there when their own church did not have a burial ground.

e.g.

Westbury on Severn

'18 Dec 1890 Memorandum that there had been 3 other persons buried by Sectaries this year whose names are not entered in this book'

Regards

Valda

[stanmapstone]

A parishioner, wherever he may die, has the right to be buried in the churchyard, or other burial ground, of his own parish; a non-parishioner, whose name is on the church electoral roll  of the parish, has the right to be buried in the churchyard, or other burial ground, of the parish ; and a non-parishioner has the right to be buried in the churchyard, or other burial ground, of the parish where he dies. Other persons may not be buried there without the consent of the incumbent, who must have regard to any general guidance given by the parochial church council.

Stan

[grumyourmaud]

Burial Laws Amendment Act 1880.

Before 1880 no body could be buried in consecrated ground except with the service of the Church, which the incumbent of the parish or a person authorized by him was bound to perform; but the canons and prayer-book refused the use of the office for excommunicated persons, for some grievous and notorious crime, and no person able to testify of his repentance, unbaptised persons, and persons against whom a verdict of felo de se had been found. But by the Burial Laws Amendment Act 1880, the bodies of persons entitled to be buried in parochial burial grounds, whether churchyards or graveyards, may be buried there, on proper notice being given to the minister, without the performance of the service of the Church of England, and either without any religious service or with a Christian and orderly religious service at the grave, which may be conducted by any person invited to do so by the person in charge of the funeral. The Act also allowed the use of the Church of England Burial service on unconsecrated ground.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/acts/1881burialAct.htm

Stan