On 10 Jun 2010 at 19:00, Charani wrote: > During the 1970s some 200 people donated their bodies to science and > were subsequently buried in a large but unmarked grave at Arnos Vale. > > This has now been located and will be dedicated later this month. > > Full story: > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/news > id_8731000/8731081.stm> > > Anyone who believes a family member could be interred there is being > asked to contact the cemetery. > > -- > Charani (UK) > OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM > Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM > http://wsom-opc.org.uk > I'm afraid I don't quite understand this! Surely if people donated their bodies to medical science they would not be buried at all? Or do you mean their remains were buried after being dissected? If so, this sounds most disrespectful. Not that it bothers me but I imagine descendants might be upset. Please explain further. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Roy Stockdill wrote: >> Full story: >> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/news >> id_8731000/8731081.stm> > I'm afraid I don't quite understand this! > > Surely if people donated their bodies to medical science they would > not be buried at all? Or do you mean their remains were buried > after being dissected? If so, this sounds most disrespectful. > > Not that it bothers me but I imagine descendants might be upset. > Please explain further. I didn't write the original article I quoted the link for, so I know no more than you do. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:11:30 +0100 "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> wrote: Hello Roy, > Or do you mean their remains were buried after being dissected? If so, > this sounds most disrespectful. How so? IMO, burial is more respectful than the alternative. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent"

It makes sense to me. After all, once the bodies have been used for "science" you wouldn't just throw the remains down the drain? Surely there would be parts that needed a good burial. Liz www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery OPC for Street, Somerset ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> > I'm afraid I don't quite understand this! > > Surely if people donated their bodies to medical science they would not be > buried at > all? Or do you mean their remains were buried after being dissected? If > so, this > sounds most disrespectful. > > Not that it bothers me but I imagine descendants might be upset. Please > explain > further.

Having been involved with indexing of Funeral Directors records here for the Genealogical Society of Qld INc, I have noticed funerals for people who had previously donated their bodies to research and then they are buried according to instructions made, often some time after the death. I guess if you haven't been involved in filming and indexing funeral directors records as we do here in Aus you probably would not have come across this extra bit of information. Barbara BNE QLD AUS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> To: "B+D List" <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 4:11 AM Subject: Re: [B&D] Arnos Vale Science Grave to be dedicated > On 10 Jun 2010 at 19:00, Charani wrote: > >> During the 1970s some 200 people donated their bodies to science and >> were subsequently buried in a large but unmarked grave at Arnos Vale. >> >> This has now been located and will be dedicated later this month. >> >> Full story: >> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/news >> id_8731000/8731081.stm> >> >> Anyone who believes a family member could be interred there is being >> asked to contact the cemetery. >> >> -- >> Charani (UK) >> OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM >> Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM >> http://wsom-opc.org.uk > > > I'm afraid I don't quite understand this! > > Surely if people donated their bodies to medical science they would not be > buried at > all? Or do you mean their remains were buried after being dissected? If > so, this > sounds most disrespectful. > > Not that it bothers me but I imagine descendants might be upset. Please > explain > further. > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Barbara Robinson wrote: > Having been involved with indexing of Funeral Directors records here for the > Genealogical Society of Qld INc, I have noticed funerals for people who had > previously donated their bodies to research and then they are buried > according to instructions made, often some time after the death. > > I guess if you haven't been involved in filming and indexing funeral > directors records as we do here in Aus you probably would not have come > across this extra bit of information. That's interesting. I'm not sure any funeral directors records have been deposited or filmed over here. I've not heard of this. Has anyone else? If not, it might be worth approaching the NAFD to see if their members are willing for this to happen. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk