Hi , Di This respondent has a good ,timely SOH ( Sense Of Humour ) LOL Ray George was working undercover as a mole! Hi I have a death certificate for a Caroline Sullivan, died 1896. It states that the place of burial was the Church of England Cemetery Waverley and the minister was a George P Birch Roman Catholic. I have looked up George P Birch in the Sands Directory and he is listed as Rev G P Birch (R.C) Albert St Wollahra. Can anyone suggest why a person buried in the Church of England section in a cemetery would have a Catholic minister perform the ceremony? Keen to hear your ideas and if anyone else has found this in their family Thankyou. Regards, Dianne Myers _________________________________________________________________ Singles online now! Browse profiles for FREE http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/163036679/direct/01/

Hello Dianne, I reckon I can answer this one. The plot was bought by an Anglican .. but inherited by a Catholic. Or else the person who bought it later on in their own lifetime saw the light and coverted to the one true holy apostolic church. Henry, who founded the CoE was a mite non-apostolic, I understand .. and a serial wife-killer to boot(?). Or so I was taught. And I should know as I went to a Catholic school :-) Two in fact, first the Nuns and then the Brothers. I have a well rounded education. But I have another question for people .. why do some (such as Wesleyan Methodists) put their inscriptions on the 'back sides' of headstones (the western face)? Another possible question is why do some few headstones trend not N-S but E-W (but I already gather that this may be to signify the person committed suicide .. is that correct?). As to exactly what 'my' family did .. I am still trying to figure that one out myself. I've discovered amongst my distant relatives a Salvation Army general. Do they 'open fire', with brass instuments in a volley at the burial site? I just don't know. Cheers, John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Hi > I have a death certificate for a Caroline Sullivan, died 1896. It states > that the place of burial was the Church of England Cemetery Waverley and the > minister was a George P Birch Roman Catholic. I have looked up George P > Birch in the Sands Directory and he is listed as Rev G P Birch (R.C) Albert > St Wollahra. Can anyone suggest why a person buried in the Church of England > section in a cemetery would have a Catholic minister perform the ceremony? > Keen to hear your ideas and if anyone else has found this in their family > Thankyou. >Regards, Dianne Myers

Hi John, I thought headstones faced east, ready to greet the dawn on the Day of Resurrection.to face the final judgment - although I've noticed not all cemeteries follow the practice, but most older ones do. I've never heard your theory on suicides being buried in a different direction, I'd be interested to know if it is true. And I thought that incriptions on the back of headstones was to respect those buried there, so you didn't walk over their grave to read the inscription. I always learn something from this List, so look forward to reading other answers you receive. Cheers Trish Nowra NSW > But I have another question for people .. why do some (such as Wesleyan > Methodists) put their inscriptions on the 'back sides' of headstones (the > western face)? > Another possible question is why do some few headstones trend not N-S but > E-W (but I already gather that this may be to signify the person committed > suicide .. is that correct?). > John