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Burials in the 1940s
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JanieH | Report | 22 Jul 2010 16:29 |
Was it unusual in 1940s for someone to be buried without a headstone? |
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George_of_Westbury | Report | 22 Jul 2010 16:40 |
Not unusual in my experience, my maternal Grandparents died in 1938 and 1942, no headstone, until i erected one for them, some 30 years later. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 22 Jul 2010 16:57 |
I would say it was very common. |
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JanieH | Report | 22 Jul 2010 16:58 |
Thanks George |
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JanieH | Report | 22 Jul 2010 17:10 |
Thanks for the information Inspector Green Pen |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 22 Jul 2010 17:33 |
Even those with headstones may no longer be traceable Mum & Dad lost their firstborn in 1930 aged 3 months . he was in a grave with 5 other children ,he as the first of five had a headstone as did the 3rd and 5th baby, ie two children had no commemoration on the grave. |
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JanieH | Report | 22 Jul 2010 18:09 |
That's terrible Shirley. I had heard of stones being removed if they were thought to be unsafe but I didn't know graves had leases. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 22 Jul 2010 19:01 |
My g g grandfather's headstone is now part of the path leading to the war memorial in Romsey Abbey! |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 22 Jul 2010 19:04 |
Also tried to find my grandad's first wife's grave, she died in 1924, and was buried in Southampton. |
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JanieH | Report | 24 Jul 2010 11:48 |
Hello Maggie |
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JanieH | Report | 24 Jul 2010 14:16 |
Hello PigletsPal |