How do I find where somebody is buried in uk?

Answer 1

map and a shovel. Were is the treasure at

Answer 2

I'm assuming you have a death certificate. If not, then why not? The death certificate will give the person's place of residence, from which you can look at any map and find out where the local church was. This is quite easy in rural areas where there was only one church, but can be somewhat more difficult in the cities where there were a number of churches. Towards the end of the 1800s many large cities had started building their own cemetaries out in the surburbs when burial spaces started running out, and not long after, the number of cremations started rising as well. The fortunate thing as far as the 20thC is concerned is that many families started paying for notices in the local newspapers in the obituary columns, and is you know the date, it is a comparitively easy matter to visit the nearest local library to the place of death and consult their newspaper archives on microfilm to see if it mentions the place of burial - many notices do provide this crucial piece of info. It is always worth checking the National Burial Index which is available on CD-ROM, but some areas and years are covered much better than others. Church burial registers can be found in the local county record office, most usually on microfilm, and any large library near to the event in question may keep additional copies on microfilm. If all else fails, write nicely to the current incumbant of a church where you think the evennt might have occured - enlcosing maybe a self addressed envelope and a donation to the fund for repairing the church roof, and ask if they can tell you what plot number your relative might be found in, and where in the churchyard you might find it. They should also be able to tell you whether there is any headstone or an inscription.

Answer 3

I would try by asking family/friends of the person to find out if buried or cremated. If that is not possible you may first have to establish when they died and where the death was registered then maybe look for a will.

If you have no experience try buying or borrowing some basic books on Family History or look for help online under Family History and also Geneaology

Some first steps in Family HIstory
http://www.ffhs.org.uk/General/Help/First.htm

I would suggest you visit the Family Record Centre or their website http://www.ramsdale.org/famrc.htm

find out from you nearest library if there is a local family history group for your area, they may well point you in right direction.

FINDING PLACE OF DEATH
If you know when the person died you could look for their will it may well give you an idea as to where they were living at time of death. Wills for England & Wales are at First Avenue House near Holborn (formerly they were at Somerset House)

If they died in England/Wales after 1836 try Family Record Centre see http://www.ramsdale.org/famrc.htm

You could try online something like Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates - BMD Index 1837-2004
http://www.bmdindex.co.uk/

Remember
Scotland and Northern Ireland have separate records;
General Regsiter Office for Scotland
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/
Northern Ireland
http://www.nireland.com/genealogy/births__marriages_and_deaths.html
For records before 1837 for Engalnd and Wales you may need to find which parish/county the person was associated with.

Answer 4

The death certificate will give the name and address of the informant who should know where the burial took place. If they are not contactable then cemeteries and crematoriums keep records. As most people are buried near where they died unless there was some reason to take them somewhere else I would start locally.

Answer 5

its complicated to think of like a murderer lol identity say they buried then there as its a greater stable place to locate a physique, its not as glaring and can maximum prob not be uncovered for many yrs. if u only dig in say a field any random toddler or a animal could detect the grave and u could see sparkling dirt. the embankment grow to be used consequently identity say. wish this helps

Answer 6

i dont know ive looked everywhere for my mum. i now think shes buried in scotland . if you find out let me know thank sxxx

its not on the death certificate because i had the death cert before my mum was buried

Answer 7

Yahoo or Google search "Registry Office+UK", or enter
Genealogy+uk - you will find lots of sites.

Answer 8

Catherine House in london. It stores all the data of births, marriages and deaths.

Answer 9

If you know the correct name then try ancestry.com - it will come up with the dates the death was registered and the district - from this you can try local cemetery searches.

Answer 10

you need to see a copy of the death certificate it should say it on thier ...or get in touch with the registry office (births marriages and deaths) good luck !!!!!!!!!!!!1