The consecrated ground is normally for Church of England burials and the unconsecrated ground for non-conformist religions who consecrate the plot prior to the burial if desired by the particular religion. Cheers Guy Les Morris wrote: > I have recently received details of the whereabouts of my gg grandfathers > grave. The particular section that he is buried in is unconsecrated. I would > be grateful is somebody could please enlighten me as to why the land would > be unconsecrated. > > Thanks > > Les > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.393 / Virus Database: 223 - Release Date: 30/09/2002 > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 -- Wakefield England Have no fear Archive CD Books is here http://www.archivecdbooks.org http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/dh/ Whitefield Transcripts, Etch/ells Transcripts http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells Transcripts, Parish Records, Calendar, Abbreviations, Returns of Owners of Lands etc. etc.