Dear Jeremy, Thank you ever so much for explaining the issues re 'a' National Burial Register. I've been thinking how I could reply to Phillip, but you have done it so well and explained the problems so much better than I could. Thank you. Kind regards, Miriam Pollak Londondoing research into Plashet cemetery> I believed you ask the question why there isn't a national burial database? There are probably several good reasons why there isn't. One fact is that these things aren't done for the benefit of genealogists, shocking as it may seem. Many "systems" evolve over time, not through any desire for efficiency.

Hello Miriam, Jeremy and all those that have kindly given their time in answer to my question. Based on those answers, even though I am in no way a genelogist as such, more of a 'family-re-uniter',I shall begin to compose a letter to a very elderly Jewish gentleman in England whose main wish is to find out where his father was buried. I shall try to explain to him all that you have kindly advised me. I'm sure that he'll be pleased to know all that I shall tell him. Again very many thanks. Phillip Campbell Amirim Village Galilee Israel