Genealogy Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Quick Search

Single word search

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

PRESCRIPTION GRAVES

ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Chimley66

Chimley66 Report 5 Sep 2006 19:33

see below

Chimley66

Chimley66 Report 5 Sep 2006 19:34

What does it mean??? anyone know Has come up in the last hour as family members being buried in them Thanks Debbie

Unknown

Unknown Report 5 Sep 2006 19:41

Come up where - on a website, in conversation?

Chimley66

Chimley66 Report 5 Sep 2006 19:53

In a conversation......some paperwork apparently has turned up saying some relatives were buried in prescription graves, and that they had to pay to have their names added to the gravestone. Sounds like a paupers grave, but this family had money, so I not sure. thanks Debbie

Sunny Rosy

Sunny Rosy Report 5 Sep 2006 20:15

It hasn't got anything to do with a Dr Graves in USA on trial for misuse of precription drugs to his patients. Just a thought, after I googled 'prescription graves' Sunny

Chimley66

Chimley66 Report 5 Sep 2006 20:35

Just found this googled Prescription Burials, But what does it mean in laymans terms!!! 3. Where, by faculty or prescription, the members of a family have acquired a right to be buried in a particular place in any such burial ground as aforesaid, such right shall, in conformity with the provisions in that behalf of the Irish Church Act, 1869, be acknowledged, and effect shall be given to the same by the officiating member of the clergy and churchwardens charged with the care thereof. Thanks Debbie

An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 5 Sep 2006 20:48

A guess Prescription in this case means 'previously written'. In other words, any written arrangements made before the Irish Church Act, must be honoured by the Clergy. So, if all the Murphys in one village had been buried since time immemorial in one particular grave, or position, then they still had this right, which would override any ideas the Clergy and Churchwardens might have. OC

Chimley66

Chimley66 Report 5 Sep 2006 20:55

Thanks Oc Debbie