Hi All, In one of my return visits to England a few years ago, I purchased a used book "Life in Victorian England" by W.G. Reader published in 1963. It is only recently that I have found the book lurking in one of my too many bookcases and to my surprise in reading this very interesting book, several references are made to Wednesbury and two copies of Dudley notices are shown. The first is for J. Hanson (late Kirkham) Chimney Sweep of Tower Street, Dudley claiming Small Boys, and clean cloths, upon the most reasonable terms, with no date. The second was issued by the Dudley Board of Health most probably in 1849. The notice is headed with the word CHOLERA above Dudley Board of Health and below this is shown the heading "Church-yards at Dudley." Then the notice reads:- " Being so full, no one who has died of CHOLERA will be permitted to be buried after SUNDAY next, (To-morrow) in either of the Burial Grounds of St. Thomas's, or St. Edmunds's, in this town." Then further below in smaller font reads the instruction. "All Persons who die from CHOLERA, must for the future be buried in the Church-yard at Netherton." Unfortunately there is no date given to identify which SUNDAY. Has anyone information that would add to this interesting notice. For instance, how long did this edict remain the practice, when did burials at St. Edmunds and St. Thomas's resume after the development of clean water services and the disappearance of Cholera, or did Netherton Church remain the "overflow" burial place for the two churches? John