Buried by Friends

[CV-S]

Hi

I'm not sure if this is helpful at all (or even true)
but if I had a relative 'buried by friends' my thoughts would go to the Religious Society of Friends, also known as friends or quakers.
I guess that might help narrow her burial down to a Quaker cemetary.

I'm not sure if this is right but it would be my guess

[dawnsh]

Hi CV-S

Thanks for your comment but in this case 'buried by friends' was frequently used in workouse death registers to indicate that the deceased's body had been claimed and wasn't being buried 'on the parish'.

The register page with Mary on it has 5 other entries 'buried by friends'.

Dawn

[karenlee]

Did the Google Maps search and can see what you mean about proximity Valda.  I guess Mary's resting place will remain a bit of a mystery.  Doubt that any of the family could have afforded a headstone since they were all riggers and boatmen on the Thames and lived in Ratcliffe and Shadwell. 

Thanks for all your input and suggestions, I think I might give up on finding Mary's burial for now and pursue some lines that might just be a little more fruitful... 

Cheers
Karenlee

[sarra]

Karenlee,

I recently came across a rellie who died (1913) in the Constance Road Workhouse.
 
I thought it was quite sad for him to die in the Workhouse, when I knew he had family. I did some research and found that a workhouse death did not mean he was a pauper (as Valda has stated). It was also recorded that he was "buried by friends".

Just wondering if you found Mary & John Edwards, in the Admission & Discharge Register...... if you haven't here is the link. It does give you a little more information about them. 
 
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1557&path=

R/h side - Browse Collection -  Borough- Tower Hamlets
Poor Law Union - Stepney
Record Type - Admission & Discharge - Section - Bromley House: Admission & Discharge Register - 1867-1883
Mary is image 122 - John - 123.

Not the burial place - I'm afraid.

Sarra

[CV-S]

Hi CV-S

Thanks for your comment but in this case 'buried by friends' was frequently used in workouse death registers to indicate that the deceased's body had been claimed and wasn't being buried 'on the parish'.

The register page with Mary on it has 5 other entries 'buried by friends'.

Dawn

Oops - sorry!

Hope I didn't mislead anyone.

[chequeryard]

I think I have found my 3rd gr grandmother dying Poplar Union Workhouse 1904, 'buried by friends' -  would the DC give me any indication as to who these friends are - she has a common name so am not sure if this is her without some further indentifying information,
thanks,
jan

[Valda]

Hi

The named person will be whoever registered the death.

http://www.dixons.clara.co.uk/Certificates/deaths.htm#COL9

The information on this web page details the sort of information you will find on a death certificate.


Regards

Valda