On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:23:43 -0000, Elizabeth Beckers <sky2dreamer@yahoo.com> wrote: > A interesting discussion has been taking place on another list about > cemetery care. Can anyone tell me how it is handled in the UK, > Gloucestershire particularly, please? Who owns the cemeteries, and the > plots? Who is responsible for their care? Is interment permanent or are > there times when bodies are removed, and if so, to where? On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:13:55 -0000, Charani <charani.b@gmail.com> wrote: > The cemeteries themselves are usually owned by the local authority > (local town council or district council) but the plots can be bought > for a period of 100 years by private individuals. On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:30:11 -0000, Graham Taylor <gtmt11@ntlworld.com> wrote: > Plots can have varied leases . Some areas are down to 25 years, some > remain at 99 years...A lot can vary from authority to > authority as can charges for burial and cremation plots. In 1930, my great-grandmother purchased the exclusive right of burial for 75 years in a plot in Avon View Cemetery, St. George, Bristol. The cost was 6 pounds 17 shillings. I believe that there were four burials in the grave, which was deemed full in 1965. -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Another thing...some authorities will only allow single graves. It all depends on the sub soil. There will be a wide variation in the cost of a burial plot Graham -----Original Message----- From: gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Josephine Jeremiah Sent: 21 February 2011 19:44 To: gloucester@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GLS] Cemetery management/care On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:23:43 -0000, Elizabeth Beckers <sky2dreamer@yahoo.com> wrote: > A interesting discussion has been taking place on another list about > cemetery care. Can anyone tell me how it is handled in the UK, > Gloucestershire particularly, please? Who owns the cemeteries, and the > plots? Who is responsible for their care? Is interment permanent or are > there times when bodies are removed, and if so, to where? On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:13:55 -0000, Charani <charani.b@gmail.com> wrote: > The cemeteries themselves are usually owned by the local authority > (local town council or district council) but the plots can be bought > for a period of 100 years by private individuals. On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:30:11 -0000, Graham Taylor <gtmt11@ntlworld.com> wrote: > Plots can have varied leases . Some areas are down to 25 years, some > remain at 99 years...A lot can vary from authority to > authority as can charges for burial and cremation plots. In 1930, my great-grandmother purchased the exclusive right of burial for 75 years in a plot in Avon View Cemetery, St. George, Bristol. The cost was 6 pounds 17 shillings. I believe that there were four burials in the grave, which was deemed full in 1965. -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com _____________________________________________ Gloucestershire Family History Society: www.gfhs.org.uk Gloucestershire Archives: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> > Does anyone on the list know what the above occupation is? Despite > rummaging google, I've not managed to find out. A couple of my relatives > are recorded as Fish Scudders on one of the censuses. Angela -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3457 - Release Date: 02/21/11 08:05:00