I have a general query for all you knowledgable folks. I have a cousin and his wife who were both buried in "unconsecrated plots" in St Stephen in Brannel, and I'm curious as to what sort of circumstances might have caused them to warrant such literally unceremonious treatment. Mary EMMETT nee TIPPETT was buried 19 Apr 1916 in St Stephen in Brannel, from a transcription of Cemetery records courtesy John Evans in the OPC database. Husband James Trewhella EMMETT was likewise buried in Stephen in Brannel 9 Nov 1912, same source. There is no record that I can see in the Stephen in Brannel church registers for either burial. So as well as asking why it might have happened, also would the church have been any part in the burial? If not then who, the Union? Did they have civil funerals? Probably unrelated but of interest, they had a daughter Elizabeth Jane EMMETT who appears to have had five children born out of wedlock between 1893 and 1902, the first three raised by Mary & James and the last two in a foster family in Bodmin, I'd think that this was just a little unusual. Peter Relph

Hi Peter Non Conformism Consecrated ground was for C of E parishioners, those not C of E would have the plot consecrated by their particular minister at the time of burial The burial will most likely be in whatever religion they were of Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 27/09/2014 06:02, Peter Relph via wrote: > I have a general query for all you knowledgable folks. > > > > I have a cousin and his wife who were both buried in "unconsecrated plots" > in St Stephen in Brannel, and I'm curious as to what sort of circumstances > might have caused them to warrant such literally unceremonious treatment. > > > > Mary EMMETT nee TIPPETT was buried 19 Apr 1916 in St Stephen in Brannel, > from a transcription of Cemetery records courtesy John Evans in the OPC > database. > > Husband James Trewhella EMMETT was likewise buried in Stephen in Brannel 9 > Nov 1912, same source. > > > > There is no record that I can see in the Stephen in Brannel church registers > for either burial. So as well as asking why it might have happened, also > would the church have been any part in the burial? If not then who, the > Union? Did they have civil funerals? > > > > Probably unrelated but of interest, they had a daughter Elizabeth Jane > EMMETT who appears to have had five children born out of wedlock between > 1893 and 1902, the first three raised by Mary & James and the last two in a > foster family in Bodmin, I'd think that this was just a little unusual. > > > > Peter Relph