Where buried ??

[Petles]

Hi,

I have 2 death certs one in 1919 and one in 1934 both people were living at Brighton Buildings Tower Bridge rd Bermondsey , I wondered if anyone could give me a clue as to where they may have been buried .

Petles

[dawnsh]

Hi Petles
Finding burials in and around London is particlarly tricky . Valda has written an excellent guide here

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,403492.0.html

Bermondsey is in the London Borough of Southwark but you might have to look further afield.

You may not get instant results as very few municipal cemeteries have put their records online. draw up a list of possibles and write to each one in turn until you get you results.

Dawn

[Petles]

Hi ,

Thanks for replying , I will see if the London met Archives can help me , they usually have some ideas.
I know London can be a bit of a nightmare !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many thanks
Petles

[bakis]

Hi, Petles
  My Paternal grandparents live at Dockhead Bermondsey, Very close to Tower Bridge rd. My grandmother died in 1932 and grandfather died in 1941, we found them to be buried in Nunhead cemetery which is Peckham/New cross area of south London.The people there were very helpful to my brother and found and showed where the grave of grandfather was. The cemetery was opened in 1840,Please see link below. Good luck with your search.
   
    http://www.fonc.org.uk/

         Barry.

[Petles]

Hi Barry ,

Thank you so much for that info , it was my great grandmother in 1934 and my 2nd great grandmother in 1919 , I will contact them and hopefully they will be there , that was very kind of you to reply .

Although my fathers side were all from London   I have to say I find the areas awfully confusing , my father loved London .

Many thanks  Petles

[Valda]

Hi

The guide Dawn mentioned lists the cemeteries under the headings of the modern London boroughs they are situated in. Each is listed with its date of opening and the link is given to the organisation, usually but not always a London borough, who manages it and holds the records. The London borough of Southwark manages three cemeteries, one of which opened in 1927, the other two including Nunhead opened earlier. Links are also given to any 'Friends' organisations for any cemeteries which have websites.

One of the Bermondsey families I have researched simply crossed the Thames and buried their family in Tower Hamlets cemetery (then commonly known as Bow) which is about three miles away from Tower Bridge Road. Nunhead cemetery would be about the same distance to the south. They were burying there well before the opening of Tower Bridge in 1894 which would make the journey even easier. I presume they went pre Tower Bridge by ferry. The family had no east end connections so it was their preference. Both these cemeteries languished under private companies who managed them and were unable to financially make them successful. They are are now both nature reserves.

Many families chose to get the funeral train from Waterloo station (under two miles from Tower Bridge Road) and buried their families at Brookwood cemetery in Woking.

The guide on Rootschat is comprehensive and aims to list all the civic cemeteries (and crematorium) that were in operation in London. From experience of county archives they are very informative about churchyards but less informative about civic cemeteries since largely the records are not deposited with them (though the LMA does hold Tower Hamlets cemetery records).


Regards

Valda