Highland Road Cemetery in Portsmouth/General Inquiry

[xpress4]

Hi All,

We found our ancestors were buried at Highland Road Cemetery in Portsmouth. However, we dug deeper (no pun intended) and were told the graves were "rented" for 25 years at a time and what was once the husband's grave, has now been relet. The wife is still there. Wow! I'm in the U.S. and this is completely new to me. Any ideas what happens to someone who is "relocated" from a cemetery? I'm assuming the family couldn't cover the bill anymore but left the wife in place. Just wondering what thoughts you might have on this topic as it was a real mind blower for us over here.

Thank you!

[rosie99]

Perhaps if you give us the names of the couple and the dates they died we can help more with your request.

[BumbleB]

I asked Mr Google, and saw a number of answers related to what happens after the lapse of the initial period of rental/purchase.  It seems that the original internee will NOT be removed, but other bodies may be buried on top.  If there had been an initial headstone, then that would be removed.