Some churches that I have been working with were reserving "Exclusive Right of burial plots" back as early as 1920 and I daresay, it probably happened prior to this. In fact the Anglican Church of St John's in Canberra was closed to burials in 1937 unless you held a prior Exclusive Right of Burial. Cheers Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charmaine Maher" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 7:13 AM Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] WHERE is a person buried? > That's a good point about a pre purchase of the plot....when did that idea > start? I know in NSW it had been happening for at least 30 years, but did > it also apply back in the early to mid 1900's?? >