Brompton Cemetary, London

[Markkent91]

I made a visit to Brompton cemetary a couple of months ago and found the graves of my Great Great Great Grandparents Thomas and Ellizabeth.
 
The grave stones next to them had inscribed the names William, Alfred, Charles  who were the names of their sons.
However The family bible says Charles died on route to Australia ( probably emmigrating) and William Frederick Kent is buried at Vicarage Road Cemetery in Watford. I sent an email to the Watford Cemetrary and they confirmed this was correct.

So was it common / uncommon in the mid 1800s to have gravestones with names of family members  that were not actually buried there but may of been inscribed as a a memorial?

Mark

[groom]

I believe it was common practice in Victorian times, and even earlier than this, to include family members who were buried elsewhere, particularly if that family member had done something of distinction during their life. It may be, especially as one son may have had no grave if he died at sea, that they wanted all the family recorded together.

[JenB]

Yes, I have seen family gravestones commemorating people who I know for certain were buried elsewhere. It makes things rather confusing 

[Markkent91]

Thank you Groom and Jen.

Yes it does get rather confusing when you are researching family history.

Mark