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Location of graves
« on: Friday 10 July 15 10:50 BST (UK) »
Can anyone tell me if there is maps of unmarked graves? I have relatives that I know are in a graveyard that is attached to a C of  E church. The church is no longer used and I understand belongs to a private trust. The Church of England can't help me also the trust can't, can you?

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Re: Location of graves
« Reply #1 on: Friday 10 July 15 11:25 BST (UK) »
You don't say which century but the Parish Register may give a location in the Churchyard.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: Location of graves
« Reply #2 on: Friday 10 July 15 12:13 BST (UK) »
Together with others we are locating who is buried with others in the local church yard.
The burial register usually identifies a grave location plus date of burial, when it comes to locating the burial location if no map the job becomes a real pain.
lionelbadcock: I would suggest trying to locate the burial register if only to get a plot No then having a walk round to try and locate a memorial with a near plot No.
Depending on the year of burial this job could take months if graveyard is overgrown.
 You have my deepest sympathy trying to locate.
 Brian
Yewdall/Yewdell/Youdall -Yorkshire

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Re: Location of graves
« Reply #3 on: Friday 10 July 15 16:13 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Have you tried the local History Society, they often hold details of M I's, but all depends if
their members have recorded the church yard you are looking for.

It may be a good idea to post details of the Church, others may have details.

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Re: Location of graves
« Reply #4 on: Friday 10 July 15 20:10 BST (UK) »
I have seem lair maps that are inaccurate by at least 20 feet, so even if you manage to locate a map (the gravediggers at the cemetery will know if one exists, or in this case it may be in the hands of the council), knowing that your particular person is in that lair is another matter altogether.

An uncle of mine was buried in "Brunton Grounds" and I cant even locate that, let alone the particular lair as no maps exist prior to about the 1880s for that particular graveyard.

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Re: Location of graves
« Reply #5 on: Friday 10 July 15 20:42 BST (UK) »
The council only have locations for municipal burials!
Back in the dark ages graves were sometimes located 'in favourable locations' depending on the status of the departed soul. (Yes money did talk)
 Brian
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Re: Location of graves
« Reply #6 on: Friday 10 July 15 21:24 BST (UK) »
It probably wont help you but under The Churchyard Plans and Records Regulations 1992, It is the obligation of every PCC of a church which has a churchyard used for burials or for interment of cremated remains (or where there have been burials in the past) to hold and keep up to date a plan of the churchyard.
http://www.peterboroughdiocesanregistry.co.uk/churchyardplanregs.doc
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Re: Location of graves
« Reply #7 on: Friday 10 July 15 21:38 BST (UK) »
Stan: That's a new one on me!
We have been logging the local churchyard for 3years, all volunteers 2days a week.
[We at times have to wait for the 4ft high grass/brambles to be cut back to enable us to just look at the graves, eventually all occupants are listed with relevant information and photographs taken]
@3000 graves to do, some dating back to 1400's, never ending task for some of us. ::)
 Brian
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