Genealogy Chat

When a Church is demolished, Does the Anglican Church (in this case) record exactly where the exhumed bodies were re-interred, or is that the local council's responsiblilty. In which case which one ? I'm talking Birmingham to be exact. Thanks Arfermo.

I think that would depend on how old the graves were and whether they could be identified - many old ones could have illegible gravestones.

In Bury, an old graveyard was discovered during building works and the bodies are now in a hedged area of Tesco's carpark and I don't think there is any indication of who exactly is buried there.

When a church is demolished the graves aren't necessarily removed.

My husband's baby brother is buried in a churchyard where the church has since been demolished, but the churchyard is still there.

I would get in touch with the nearest Anglican church and ask if they have any idea about this. We found the record of my husband's brother's burial at another church which now has responsibility for the records of the demolished church.

Kath. x

Thanks folks--all good stuff. The grave in question is my Grt Grt Grandfathers, who was buried in 1836 in a inner city churchyard that was badly damaged in WW2, and eventually demolished in 1956, the whole area has been redeveloped I'm told. The council said it would have a genealagist check it out ,but charge me £25.00 for the privilege. Surely the Church would be required in law to record all this change, in some central register--somewhere? Having been in contact with the Dioces, nobody has got back to me.