On 30/10/2015 15:52, plainbob8@gmail.com wrote: > I had a similar puzzle. It turned out to be caused by a > mis-transcription of the grave reference (so the strangers were not > actually buried in the same grave after all). Have you checked the > register image? I haven't, simply because of the cost of doing so. I hadn't thought of that, but now think it is a very strong possibility. -- Jenny M Benson

On Friday, 30 October 2015 18:21:30 UTC, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 30/10/2015 15:52, plainbob8@gmail.com wrote: > > I had a similar puzzle. It turned out to be caused by a > > mis-transcription of the grave reference (so the strangers were not > > actually buried in the same grave after all). Have you checked the > > register image? > > I haven't, simply because of the cost of doing so. I hadn't thought of > that, but now think it is a very strong possibility. > -- > Jenny M Benson Some registers record the depth of the burial. (I don't know whether Charlton does this). Each burial should be on top of previous burials, so if you compare the dates and depths of burials then you may be able to prove that there has been an error, even if the grave position is difficult to read.

On 30/10/2015 18:21, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 30/10/2015 15:52, plainbob8@gmail.com wrote: >> I had a similar puzzle. It turned out to be caused by a >> mis-transcription of the grave reference (so the strangers were not >> actually buried in the same grave after all). Have you checked the >> register image? > > I haven't, simply because of the cost of doing so. I hadn't thought of > that, but now think it is a very strong possibility. Have you tried asking Deceased Online? I have found them quite helpful in the past.