Angeeee Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I'm doing my family tree and just discovered that a relative is buried in a common grave in sheffield in 1960 can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj_Shadowman Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Take a look here, it should help. http://www.beckettstreetcemetery.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeeee Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 Thanks for reply but was looking for 1960's info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartempion Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Got this by googling... "An unpurchased grave, sometimes known as a public or common grave, is where the right to burial cannot be bought and the council has total control of the grave. The council will decide who will be buried in the grave and this might not be members of the same family. Memorial rights only exist on public graves for a period of 15 years and a small headstone or marker is permitted on the grave for that period." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 The information on the Beckett Street link would still apply in the 1960's, although from my experience of working with the Burial Registers for Walkley Cemetery these graves may be open for weeks rather than days. These graves may also be described as 'Public' , 'Ordinary' or 'Unpurchased'. They existed in denominational as well as municipal burial grounds (Walkley is an Anglican cemetery). Hugh in Walkley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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