translation of Burial records, Bunhill

[BHH]

Hi all
I have an ancestor buried in Bunhill, Kennington. On the record there is a notation about the burial ground.  Can anyone tell me what the second line of the second entry says please? Looks like 1/2 p 20 Clock.  Is it 1/2 past 2 o'clock?  and if so, what does it mean?
Thanks Barbara

[Bookbox]

Is it 1/2 past 2 o'clock?  and if so, what does it mean?

Yes. It means the burial took place at 2.30pm. The time of burial was sometimes recorded in registers.

For information, can you please tell us where 'Bunhill Kennington' is?

[Girl Guide]

Bunhill Fields Burial Ground is located in the London Borough of Islington but is owned and maintained by the City of London Corporation. The 1.6 hectares of Bunhill Fields are an oasis of calm and greenery in a bustling area just north of the Square Mile. It has been managed as a public open space by the City of London since 1867.

[BHH]

Thanks Bookbox & girlguide.
The cemetery is not Bunhill Fields, which is the more famous nonconformist graveyard.  It is Bunhill City or Golden Lane Cemetery. It was excavated in 2006 by MOLA and there was a paper written about it, but have not managed to get a free copy. The City Bunhill (or Golden Lane) burial grounds were used from 1833 to 1853 as a nonconformist burial ground.
Originally the site of a brewery, 1¼ acres was set aside for burials.  In Holmes book of 1897 on London Burial Grounds, she commented that the site was divided; with one part now a carriers full of sheds and carts, the other the city mortuary and coroners court.  The burial ground now lies under a school located alongside the Fortune Gardens.
cheers Barbara

[Bookbox]

There are different 'Bunhill' burial grounds in London. Apart from the ones described above, there is New Bunhill Fields, next to St Mary Islington, which has a 'Lower Ground'.

Neither of these, nor Golden Lane, is in Kennington. Hence the confusion.

[BHH]

Sorry - that is what is has in the nonconformist record of burial I have - Place: "City, Bunhill burial grounds (Golden Lane Cemetery)", Burial place as transcribed: "Kennington".

[Bookbox]

No problem, since you're obviously certain which burial ground it is 

Perhaps Kennington is a mistranscription, or (more likely) Kennington is where he/she was brought from?

(Sorry I'm on a very slow connection this morning!)

[Chilternbirder]

Where the person transcribing doesn't know the area that sort of transcription error isn't uncommon. I always try and check the location on the original document where possible.

[BHH]

The burial record I have (for William Crapp) says his residence was Rahere St, St Luke.  Presumed son Abraham was born at St Luke's but moved to Kennington.  Since I am not a Londoner I don't always know the geography, and I saw a place name I recognised in the family and didn't check the relative geography! The reference is RG 8/36 - City, Bunhill Burial Ground (or Golden Lane Cemetery): Burials (pt 2) if that is of interest, but it doesn't mention Kennington anywhere that I can find so not sure where the transcriber got it from.  One of the joys of family history research!