OPR burial records

[Janie Carol]

Just started looking at OPR death & burial records and have so far found two of mine.

One is the type of record that SP warns about - simply a list of names, dates and accounts for use of mort cloths, hearses etc.  All the entries have either BBV or BLV in capital letters after the deceased's name.  Does anyone know what these mean?  The record is from Liberton in 1810.

The second is from South Leith Parish although the deaths include people from Fountainbridge, Canongate, Canonmills.  I have heard that the South Leith Parish included the Calton Burial Grounds.
Each record refers to the place of burial e.g. "buried at the head of Mr Adams ground" or  "buried 1yd from the NEC (presumably north east corner) of Mr Darling the shoemakers's ground.  Does anyone know what this means - apart from the obvious?  It occurs to me that it might refer to lairs.

[jimr]

Janie

I think you'll find it was the obvious answer, I have a few of these too and I take it to mean there was no headstone but gave them a reference for future burials of members of the same family. I have two brothers who died within a year of each other and the same 'directions' are given in both cases.

JimR

[Bhoy]

Thanks JimR,

After I'd posted I found a couple of others where it was more obvious in that they referred to another headstone as you say.  One in St Cuthbert's referred to a 'through stone' which apparently is a gravestone in a wall rather than freestanding.

Having spent some time getting familiar with the conventions of birth and marriage records in the OPRs I imagine it will take time to get up to speed with the death & burial records.

[Janie Carol]

By the way that is me above.  The computer automatically logged me on as my husband.  I'm new to Rootschat so I'll need to watch out for that.
Janie

[jillruss]

Thanks for bringing this up - I hadn't realised that death/burial OPRs were now available. (someone hide my credit card!!  ).

Do you know if the pages are okay to download? I still haven't got round to buying a new printer - so can't print anything off at the moment.

Jill

[MonicaL]

Hi Jill

The quality of the images are probably the same as with BMDs and OPR entries. Some will be too faint to ready, some very clear. I've only looked at a few and the image clarity has been perfect.

Monica 

[jillruss]

Thanks for that, Monica - nice to hear from you again.

I've got workmen coming tomorrow to repave my drive, so I need something to keep me occupied. I never know what to do with myself when I've got to hang around - this will be the perfect (and no doubt expensive) solution. 

Jill

[MonicaL]

Depending on what area you are going to be looking at, you will get a fairly quick feel as to the quality/quantity of the information that will be available. As with all OPRs, fairly mixed bag of styles used. My favorite area so far is Abbey Parish where the amount of information in the early to mid 1850s that was recorded is great in the entries I have seen to date.

Good luck and hope you come up lucky Jill - and your driveway looks great

Monica