The remains (ashes) of my father, mother & aunt are in the wardrobe in my bedroom and my late father has moved twice since his death, they also tried to move Cardinal Newman's remains!!! Mike in Droitwich p.s my mother's remains where in the boot of the car for some time so I could say she was with me if I used here disabled parking permit.(I never did) Roy Stockdill wrote: > The Society of Genealogists, on > whose Board of Trustees I have the privilege of serving, has long argued that death > certificates could list the place of burial. Will it ever happen? Watch this space, but I > doubt it! > > >

On 28 Sep 2009 at 11:00, Mike in Droitwich wrote: > The remains (ashes) of my father, mother & aunt are in the wardrobe in > my bedroom and my late father has moved twice since his death, they > also tried to move Cardinal Newman's remains!!! > > Mike in Droitwich > > p.s my mother's remains where in the boot of the car for some time so > I could say she was with me if I used here disabled parking permit.(I > never did) > > Roy Stockdill wrote: > > The Society of Genealogists, on > > whose Board of Trustees I have the privilege of serving, has long > > argued that death certificates could list the place of burial. Will > > it ever happen? Watch this space, but I doubt it! > > Interesting point, Mike. And what about this French female saint whoses relics are being carted around Britain at the moment by the Catholic Church? I've heard of people who have granny and grandad's ashes buried in the back garden, but keeping them in a wardrobe does seem a little macabre! I was looking yesterday at a Mormon website which had an advert from a funeral firm (in America, naturally) who were offering to turn a loved one's ashes into glass objects. Presumably you could have them turned into an ornament or something, so you could say "That's mother on the mantelpiece", or perhaps a chain to be worn round the neck. Good job you didn't use your late mother's disabled parking permit when her ashes were in the car boot - though it would have made for an interesting court case !!! -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE