Genealogy Chat

Someone has kindly given me details of a burial index entry. I want to follow it up further as there is no death record for the person concerned. How do I find out details of the person buried - where he was living/staying, the cause and date of death etc? I need to know because it isn't even certain whether this is the right chap. Any help appreciated.

I would have thought that you could only find most of those details from the actual death cert. However, the Record office or cemeteries department in he area in which he was buried might be able to help with the date of death. Ann Glos

My interest is CHARLES LAMB from Whitby. DIed c. 1833/1834 - i.e. before civil registration. He could have died in London - no records in Whitby. London St Giles aged 36 buried 06 Jun 1832. I need the information to discover whether this Charles Lamb was Charles Lamb of Whitby and my husband's great-great-grandfather.

From 1813 burials were recorded in standardised books by the church concerned. The columns to be filled were Name, Abode, When buried, Age and By whom the Ceremony was performed. So the burial register of St Giles would tell you where Charles Lamb lived in addition to the info you already have. It is highly unlikely any other info would be given.

Thanks for that Andrea. I might try the London Metropolitan Archives to see if they hold any records. As I speak I have just found a webpage for the church and it gives some links, so I'll follow them.

For others interested I have copied the following page to show you what a great archive the London Metropolitan Archive is: St. Giles Burial Records held at London Metropolitan Archive Note that References beginning with 'X' are microfilms and can be accessed on demand. Other references have not been microfilmed and prior arrangements must be made. Composite register: baptisms Jan 1558 - Mar 1750, marr Feb 1558 - Apr 1750, bur 1558-1750 1558 Jan - 1750 Apr X089/162 Composite register: baptisms May 1750 - Jul 1802, marr May 1750 - Mar 1754, bur May 1750-1799 1750 May - 1802 Jul X097/235 - index X102/023;X102/024 Composite register: baptisms Jul 1802 - Dec 1812, burials 1800 - Dec 1812 1802 Jul - 1812 Dec X097/236 - index X102/023 Register of burials 1813 Jan - 1822 May X097/344 - index X102/025 Register of burials 1822 May - 1828 Dec X097/344 Register of burials 1829 Jan - 1834 Dec X097/345 Register of burials 1834 Dec - 1839 May X097/345 Register of burials 1839 Jun - 1844 May X097/345 Register of burials 1844 May - 1849 Mar X097/345 Register of burials 1849 Mar - 1855 Mar X097/345 Register of burials 1855 Mar - 1856 Jun X097/346 Register of deaths in workhouse and of persons buried by the parish 1832 Dec - 1837 Mar P73/GIS/121 Transcript of baptisms and burials 1838 X014/040 Transcript of baptisms and burials 1839 X014/040 Transcript of baptisms and burials 1840 X014/040 Transcript of baptisms and burials 1841 X014/040 Transcript of baptisms and burials 1842 X014/040 Transcript of baptisms and burials 1843 X014/040 Transcript of baptisms and burials 1844 X014/040 Transcript of baptisms and burials 1845 X014/040 Transcript of baptisms and marriages 1814 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1679 Mar - 1680 Mar DW/T/0429 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1763 Mar - 1764 Feb X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1801 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1802 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1803 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1804 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1805 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1806 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1807 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1808 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1809 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1810 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1811 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1812 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1813 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1815 X014/035 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1816 X014/036 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1820 X014/037 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1834 X014/039 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1835 X014/039 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1836 X014/039 Transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials 1837 X014/039 Transcript of burials 1814 X014/035 Transcript of burials 1817 X014/036 Transcript of burials 1818 X014/036 Transcript of burials 1819 X014/037 Transcript of burials 1821 DW/T/0461 Transcript of burials 1822 DW/T/0464 Transcript of burials 1823 X014/037 Transcript of burials 1824 X014/037 Transcript of burials 1825 X014/037 Transcript of burials 1826 X014/037 Transcript of burials 1827 X014/038 Transcript of burials 1828 X014/038 Transcript of burials 1829 X014/038 Transcript of burials 1830 X014/038 Transcript of burials 1831 X014/038 Transcript of burials 1832 X014/039 Transcript of burials 1833 X014/039 Return to London Metropolitan Archive page

Burial registers often just name the village in the space for address, you won't get a house number or street name. Sam x

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