Genealogy Chat

Kay,

I have never seen a death certificate that states whether or not a person is cremated. A death certificate is otained before the funeral and the person registering the death might not know exactly what is going to happen at the time of registration.

Kath. x

Gina,
if you know date of death and can get a death certificate copy it will say on the certificate,if the person was cremated,,,,,,but not where ,,if it doesnt state then it was a burial......

He Died in October 1993, in Yeovil Somerset, i will go to the library this week and search the papers,

Do you know the date of death or area? Have you tried searching the local newspapers at the time (up to a few weeks after) to see if there were any funeral notices. Sometimes it mentions a crematorium/cemetery, then you can check with them whether it was a burial or a cremation.

Good luck.

1993

Hi Gina, what period are you talking about?

Is it possible to find out wether someone was buried or cremated??