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Shieldsman

Shieldsman Report 14 Nov 2009 20:27

Hi guys

Im trying to locate a grave for my great granmother. I remember being taken to it several times when i was younger, I went there today to find the gravestone was missing on several of the plots around it? Is there anyway of finding out which one was hers and where would i find out?

Rambling

Rambling Report 14 Nov 2009 20:40

Mark , I don't know if it applies to all cemeteries but for an example, Chester cemetery has an online site where you can get the grave number and a cemetery plan will be available to check location.

Google the cemetery you are looking for and see what's available.

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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 15 Nov 2009 03:36

Mark, I wonder if the graves with headstones missing, have been those where the burial rights have expired.
My daughter was buried in 1974 in a common grave but when I learned that the grave could be reopened and used again I was very upset and managed to buy the burial rights, which last for 75 years. I haven't asked but I assume that a) the burial rights can't be extended by paying more and b) that the headstones will be removed and laid somewhere nearby
I don't know if the rules are different for various cemeteries as there are often headstones in place that have been there many many years, or maybe in days gone by, before the 1970s, once you had bought a burial plot it was yours for ever

Lizx