I can collaborate Peter's statement. I knew a country village where a Jewish gentleman was the principal landowner. His mother died having expressed a desire to be buried in the village churchyard. The incumbent was willing for it to happen but the Jewish authorities said "No". The issue was solved by the lady being buried in a piece of land adjacent to the churchyard and the land was then given to the church for a future extension of the churchyard. And the Jewish landowner took over responsibility for maintaining the churchyard and its extension - " I can not have Mother's grave being over-run by brambles". David Henwood ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Relph via" <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> To: "'Nivard Ovington'" <ovington.one@gmail.com>; <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Unconsecrated ground >I gather that it wasn't the Anglican church being exclusive but the others > wanting their own space that might have been the case in this instance, I > apologise for thinking ill of the established church :-) > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nivard Ovington [mailto:ovington.one@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, 27 September 2014 5:51 PM > To: Peter Relph; cornish-gen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Unconsecrated ground > > Hi Peter > > The good folk of the C of E wouldn't want their nice clean grave yard > sullied by those 'orrible Catholics and the like would they :-) > > There was usually a section of the graveyard unconsecrated for the other > religions > > I think it was until about 1880 that only burials conducted by a C of E > minister could take place in consecrated ground > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 27/09/2014 08:38, Peter Relph wrote: >> Thank you Nivard and Diane, I didn't think it would be that simple. I'd > have >> thought that all people of the Christian persuasion would have been >> eligible. >> >> Peter > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I have learnt a lot from this exchange, many thanks to all who replied. Peter