On 2011/04/02 11:53, Anne Peat wrote: > During the middle of the 19th century most of the churchyards in London were > close dot new burials because they were overcrowded and insanitary. So it is > likely that your gg grandfather was buried elsewhere in one of the municipal > or private cemeteries that were set up mid century. See > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hitch/gendocs/cem.html Following on from what Ann said, a lot of my East End relatives were buried in Abney Park, until latter times, when they started being cremated and finished up in the City of London, Manor Park. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg