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From: "Jillian" <>
Subject: Re: [UK-W&H] CAN SOMEONE TELL ME
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 11:40:50 +0800
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Many thanks for your reply, Mary.
Jill,in Westren Australia.
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From: MaryH <>
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Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 2:58 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-W&H] CAN SOMEONE TELL ME


> > If someone was at a union workhouse and they passed away,would they be
> > buried at the workhouse or from where they came.
> > Looking for Hall family in BEETLEY
>
> Hi Jill,
>
> Generally speaking they would be buried back in their Parish churchyard
BUT
> in most towns and cities by about 1850, such churchyards were full and you
> get cemeteries opening up on what was then the edge of town.
>
> The Union authorities usually had contracts for the burial of inmates with
> various cemeteries so if the family could not or would not deal with the
> burial the deceased would be buried in an unmarked paupers grave. They
would
> still be recorded in the burial register for the cemetery though.
> Mary Hallett - West Sussex
> Visit my Website at www.fourbearsuk.homestead.com
> Researching -MILLS, HUMBLE, HICKS, HALLETT
> BARKAS - one name study
>
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