In a message dated 11/04/2007 14:02:49 GMT Daylight Time, Carolgriff@aol.com writes: I always assumed he would have been buried in some specific burial plot in Bishopwearmouth due to Cholera being the cause of death- indeed i have received thoughts on this from this group- thanks:) _______________________________________________________________ Hi Carol, In 1848 I would expect Monkwearmouth victims to be buried in the parish churchyard. Apparently there were 29 deaths due to cholera in Monkwearmouth in the Autumn ¼ 1848. I don't think that cholera victims were necessarily segregated for burial, the Hind Street extension was needed because of the extra number of deaths in the 1831 epidemic. The Registrar of Monkwearmouth said in his report; "The excess of deaths is due to cholera, which was fatal in 29 cases, of which 8 were children, almost all about the coal mines (sic). The weather has been very cold and wet with sudden and severe changes. Sanitary measures are in contemplation, which, if carried out, will be productive of much good. I have reported to the guardians about 25 cases that required to be dealt with, and some improvement has been made. There is great deficiency of light, air, and water. Many passages and staircases are quite dark, and windows are built up to escape the tax. The increase of births, which were 1666, is owing to the movement of population, caused by the making of new docks and the enlargement of coal mines at Monkwearmouth." Regards Stan Mapstone