Andy Tang

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I'm trying to find a grave in the UK.

I know the cemetery, surname, birth year, and approximate death year.

Where do I start?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Andy

Kev_turbo

Either a good walk around to find it yourself or contact the church committee if it's a church yard or the owners (possibly council) if it's a stand alone cemetery, they may have a map or plan.

mart360

Hi Andy

From experiance

All cemetarys will have some form of grave register, all municipal cemetarys have a log where they record by date the burials, Name age plot number etc..

Undertakers / monumental masons use these frequently to locate graves

just visit the cemetary in question, give them the detals, and they will more often than not, take you to the grave your looking for


Mart

Andy Tang

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Thanks guys.

It's a municipal cemetery, so I have contacted the council who look after if. There should be enough information to find it.

David Lock

If you find it and see the headstone, if there is one, torn out and laying on the grave or propped up with timber posts it hasn't been vandalised. That will be the grave authorities enforcing new rules on "elf & safety" regulations.

Basically if a test shows the headstone to be a danger to visitors (by falling over for example) then it has to be reset in new concrete.

If they think you might be the grave owner then they will tell you to get it done or send you a bill so be careful what you say.

This is not a wind-up btw.

dl

cster

Bitter experience one would assume then?

Andy Tang

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Thanks for the heads up.

The council have come back with the location and directions within the cemetery, so they have been great.

Thanks for the comments guys!

David Lock

Yes

If you think about it most headstones get lent on by old ladies helping them stand-up after kneeling down to attend their hubbies grave!

dl