Recording of burials

[onefortheroad]

Hi Arthur.
I visited Scholemoor Cemetery a while back. The staff there were absolutely fabulous. they showed me to Constance's unmarked grave, then went through the records to see who else, apart from my grandfather was buried there. Turns out both my grandfather and her second husband are in the grave with her.

Plot 3,  Section 1975, Grave no. 988

William Henry Turner (1st husband, my grandfather) buried 1929
Arthur Bailey (2nd husband) buried 1952
Constance Evelyn Bailey (my grandmother) buried 1968

To the best of my knowledge Arthur, they are the only occupants of that grave.

Regards,
David

[arthurk]

OK, I'll see if anything else comes to me, but you'd better not hold your breath.

[onefortheroad]

No,Im not expecting to find her any time soon. But I really appreciate the help that you and Brian and others are giving me.
I was disappointed with the Wakefield burials website. My mother and father were both buried in the Castleford New Extension two decades ago but are not included in the online records. I'm going to have to go search their archives in person.

[Guy Etchells]

Hi.
Ive been searching on and off for several years now for a 1954 burial/cremation.
I'm left with one annoying question: was there a legal requirement to register a burial/cremation or could remains just be buried anywhere without a record being kept?
Happy New Year to you all.

In asnwer to your question from 29 July 1864 it was a legal requirement to register burials performed according to the Rites of the Established Church and of all Burials in Grounds provided under the Burial Acts.
See Registration of Burials Act, 1864. tinyurl.com/2fbty98a

However some private burial and home burials escape the scope of the legislation.
Cheers
Guy

[onefortheroad]

Good morning, Guy and thanks for your reply.
Yes, I've been working on the understanding that registration of a burial was a legal requirement.
As for burial at home, her son, the informant, had travelled to Leeds from Dumfries. He'd had an horrendous upbringing so I cant believe he'd take his mother back to Scotland and bury her in his garden. Taking her ashes back following cremation, as mentioned by Brian, would make more sense but I still ask myself why would he want her near to him. However, I've made assumptions before and usually been shot down so I could well be wrong here in which case, it would be the end of the search.
Thanks again.
David