The following concern the Lazarus families of Plymouth and Exeter, later of London and Brighton etc. Edward Lazarus/Laurance died just after arriving in Singapore from Bombay in 1890 while traveling on business. Anyone have any idea what might have been done with his remains? Buried, obviously. But who would see to it? British consulate? I wonder if it would be known that he was Jewish and if a Jewish congregation would have been notified. The newspaper article states "Mr. E. Laurance, the optician who came from Bombay about a week ago, was found dead in his bed at the Hotel de l'Europe", which suggests that the intended audience wasn't very wide. His cousin, Nathan Lazarus died at sea in 1909, at Suez, while a passenger returning to Britain aboard the Malwa. Does anyone know what would have been done with his remains at that time? Would he have been refrigerated and transported to Britain? Buried at the nearest port? Or did they still bury people at sea? [genealogy notes for Lazarus researchers: Eleazer Lazarus/Edward Laurance (son of Fanny Lazarus and Nathan Lazarus) c.1860-1890 Nathan Lazarus (son Rebecca Schultz and Moses Lazarus) c.1849 -1909 {n.b. not the NL above}] Eve Toronto