Cremation ...?

[Heirloom1690]

Hi everyone just a thorny topic,
Your thoughts are welcome on this ..

I have a near relative deceased GRO 2011, I couId buy the certificate being public records I quoted address from electoral register and say 5 yrs ago  contacted the Council..in Suffolk looking for a cremation  - who quoted gdpr rules to me - were unhelpful, couldnt tell me or they would be able to help..I tried a couple of years ago again and got a similar response.  How can I find cremation or burial - nothing on deceased online either.

Is there a central list of all funeral directors,
I dont mind if someone PMs me on this

All the Best for 2026...and thanks for all the help 

[Milliepede]

If the death was published in the local newspaper it may have funeral details.

[CaroleW]

I don't know how long funeral directors keep records as it's 14yrs since the death.  Why not try Googling for info on FD's in that area & giving them a ring.

[rosie17]

I would check newspapers as Milliepede  has suggested 

Rosie

[BumbleB]

I'm assuming that you do not want to/cannot afford to purchase a copy of the death certificate to verify your assumptions.   

[Biggles50]

A few years ago we went to a Crematorium and the staff let us look through their book for records of relatives.

We then went to the nearby Cemetery where the staff their even walked us to the graves we wanted to see.

So if you can go in person or perhaps a Chatter who is in the local area could pop in.

Many years ago a chatter looked up records for me that were not online.

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) only apply to living individuals. By law, all burials need to be recorded in public burial registers and grave registers. Cremated remains interred in a cemetery are not required to be recorded in burial registers.

[Nick_Ips]

If it is West Suffolk, Ipswich, or Seven Hills the East Anglian Daily Times lists the (public?) cremations taking place that day. But just the person's name and age.

[Top-of-the-hill]

  "I don't know how long funeral directors keep records as it's 14yrs since the death"

  I needed to check something about my husband's grave 30 years after his death and the funeral director was able to give me the information.