Cemetery possibility 1781 burial Canongate, Edinburgh

[lanarman]

Just wondering what possible/probable cemeteries would a person be buried in for a 1781 death registered in Canongate? From what I have already seen, online, there are no MI's or records that early.

[Forfarian]

Just wondering what possible/probable cemeteries would a person be buried in for a 1781 death registered in Canongate? From what I have already seen, online, there are no MI's or records that early.

I would have thought that someone who died in Canongate in 1781 would probably have been buried in Canongate Kirkyard.

Have you seen the original of the death record? If not, you can probably download it from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

As for MIs, the absence of any online does not mean that there are none. Just that no-one has, so far, recorded them and put them online. There are plenty of gravestones in Canongate Kirkyard including several earlier than 1781. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canongate_Kirkyard

[lanarman]

Thank you Forfarian. That would make sense. I might download the DC from SP for details or email the Cemetery to see if they hold a list of burials.

[Forfarian]

Thank you Forfarian. That would make sense. I might download the DC from SP for details or email  the Cemetery to see if they hold a list of burials

Bear in mind that in 1781 there was no such thing as a 'death certificate'. Statutory civil registration, including birth, marriage and death certificates, did not start until 1855.

Some churches did keep a record of burials. What you will find on SP is the information from the church's list of burials.

[lanarman]

I downloaded the death record and all it contains is the date, deceased's name, age 57, decay and "in the aria".  The last term I am not familiar with?

[lanarman]

The term "in the aria":  does this actually mean "in the AREA" ?  I note other deaths/burials on the page with this same annotation. Misspelling of a word.

[Hibee]

This is close by...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Calton_Burial_Ground

Hibee

[lanarman]

Thanks, Hibee.