public grave

[silv]

Hi,
i don't suppose a public grave would have a head stone would it?
one of my rellies was buried in a public grave in Bebington Cemetery, i have the burial record and a map of the cemetery, so i can pin point about were it is, now i have been there today and have walked around about were it would be, no headstone but there is an area were the ground drops down, i am presuming that's were it is, it is a large area and i know there would more than her in there, on the page of the record i have there is another in the same grave but no doubt there would be more!
there is a sad story behind it all from what i have found out about her.

[celia]

Hi,
i don't suppose a public grave would have a head stone would it?

you suppose right silv
Public/Paupers graves can have other Paupers buried in the same grave that are no relation at all.If a person was a pauper they could not pay for grave or burial.So the council did, as far as i am aware the graves belong to the council.
In our cemetery there is a big hill/mound where there shouldn't be.
I was once told that the piece of land was were paupers were buried.They ran out of space for burials so more soil was put on top when the land settled they could bury more paupers.That piece of land has not a single headston. Maybe the bit of land that you saw that drops down is actually a hill.Or it is the degrading remains that have broken down and the land has collapsed.That's the best sensitive way I can think of putting it 

[silv]

Thanks Celia,
it's so sad that they have no recognition as to who they are, just put into the ground and forgotten! would'nt you think that they could at least put a plaque up near to the grave to say who they are.
chris.

[celia]

wouldn'tyou think that they could at least put a plaque up near to the grave to say who they are.
chris

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As the graves belong to the council its up to family, maybe years later to do that.I have noticed only this year there is one Small I.L.M. of? stone, all on its own on the Paupers ground.I have noticed others since because they are not in line.Your ancestor had a sad ending to her life,but at leased you know where she is buried.