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Offline ManneM

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Still birth burial/cremation information
« on: Friday 03 December 21 11:57 GMT (UK) »
Hi, My Mother had a still born baby back in 1955 at home in Heath Town, Wolverhampton.  She was told by the midwife that the baby would be buried in with an adult burial.  SANDS have suggested contacting the local cemeteries/funeral directors to find out if they any record of the burial.  I don't know where or who to start trying to contact as I no longer live in Wolverhampton.  Any help would be much appreciated.

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Re: Still birth burial/cremation information
« Reply #1 on: Friday 03 December 21 13:24 GMT (UK) »
Do you have a confirmed date for the stillbirth?
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Re: Still birth burial/cremation information
« Reply #2 on: Friday 03 December 21 13:50 GMT (UK) »
To  my knowledge  you  will have  to  request  information from the   General  registrar  in Southport  for  a certificate, give  as  much  information as  you can, from there  you  may  be  able  to  find  out where this  little  mite  was  buried perhaps  by  looking at  the address  and surrounding  funeral directors
Good  luck  in  your search

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Re: Still birth burial/cremation information
« Reply #3 on: Friday 03 December 21 16:49 GMT (UK) »
You might try deceasedonline. Its coverage information doesn't mention Wolverhampton Council, but the burial might have been elsewhere. If the child hadn't been named, the first name will be given as "(SBC OF)" (StillBorn Child of).

You might also try Find a Grave, as the large number of memorials listed there for Merridale Cemetery at least means it's probably one whose entire register has been uploaded. The first name may be shown as Unknown, Baby, Child, or similar if unnamed.

Entries on deceasedonline and Find a Grave can also be found on Ancestry, the former entitled "Web UK..."

It was common practice to inter a child with the next adult burial. The parents might be told it was "so that it wouldn't be all alone", but the reality was that few would want to go to the expense of digging a new grave for a child or even opening an existing one. It may well be a common grave (aka "public" or "pauper's") with several unrelated people. If you click on the name on deceasedonline's free search, it may offer a list of n other burials in the same grave, Half a dozen or more suggests either a large family plot or a common grave.
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