I have an ancestor who was buried on this cemetery. Does this mean that he would have been a non-conformist? Steven Hollis Senior Metallurgist 1 Sleat Rd, Applecross, Western Australia 6153 M +61 439 951 802 E [email protected] W www.processminerals.com.au Process Minerals International is a subsidiary of Mineral Resources -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2012 7:02 PM To: Judy Mann; Judy Mann; [email protected] Subject: Re: [MDX] New Bunhill Fields Burial Ground > I have a burial from 1848 from "New Bunhill Fields Burial Ground" In > the last column titled "Where buried" lists lower ground. Just a section of the Fields, in a fairly built up area even then, where small plots were acquired from time to time to extend the graveyard. I think Upper ground was the first one, after which they bought new space, and this was the way they described it, for the convenience of the cemetery keepers. Normally people bought a grave s[pave which would accommodate six, over the two years, and subsequent family burials meant a reopening of the right grave. Most in Bunhill Burial ground were marked, I believe, since the occupants were the better-off nonconformists in London. I have a notion that when the burial grouind was closed, it became a garden with seats, and it is likely that stones would have been moved to the edges of the area. EVE Author of The McLaughlin Guides for Family Historians Secretary, Bucks Genealogical Society -------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT PLEASE READ - Email Disclaimer -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email message (including any attachments) is intended only for the addressee(s) and is to be kept strictly confidential unless otherwise agreed in writing with its sender. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender by reply email and immediately delete this email. Use, disclosure or reproduction of this email (or any of its attachments) by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. No representation is made that this email or any attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the recipient. --------------------------------------------------------------------------