Hi Carolyn As you say, St Wilfrid's churchyard was closed for burials in 1883. The local council now maintain it, although I suspect that the Church of England still theoretically have 'jurisdiction'. See http://southwellchurches.history.nottingham.ac.uk/kirkby-st-wilfrid/hchyard.php. The parish records have been deposited at Nottingham Archives. It seems very likely that Eliza was indeed buried at St Wilfrid, all the other churches, St Thomas, St Andrew and St John, having been built in the 20th century and the local cemeteries all postdate Eliza's death. Regards Lesley Aveyron, France ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At present, the NBI seems to indicate that Eliza Tindall, who was born 24 Feb 1840 and died 11 Mar 1840, was buried 13 Mar 1840 in Kirkby in Ashfield in a cemetery dedicated to St. Thomas. The denomination of St. Thomas is Anglican. The coverage for this NBI entry spans the years 1813 to 1963. Eliza Tindall was christened 01 Mar 1840 in the Parish Church of Kirkby in Ashfield . I have been under the impression from my research that the only Anglican church in that area at the time was St. Wilfrid's, a very ancient church. In 1866, the tower portion of the church was rebuilt due to decay, and in 1907, the church was destroyed by fire except for the rebuilt Tower and a couple of lower walls. Parish records were rescued and survived the fire. The church was rebuilt using many of the original features, and it was ready for worship by November 1908. I understand that St. Wilfrid's remains an active church today according to information on the Internet. However, St. Wilfrid's Churchyard was closed to burials in November 1883. I also understand that due to the expansion of mining in the area, and a large influx of people, another Anglican Parish was established on 23 May 1903. This church was dedicated to St. Thomas. A second source indicated that the church of St. Thomas was built in 1910. Regardless when St. Thomas was built, it seems to me that all of this building, fire, rebuilding, closure of the cemetery, and establishing the Parish of St. Thomas all post-date the death and burial of Eliza Tindall in March 1840. Shouldn't Eliza Tindall be buried somewhere in St. Wilfrid's Churchyard? This is my dilemma--I need to understand what has happened between what I know and what the NBI reports. Who has jurisdiction over the graves in St. Wilfrid's Churchyard? And, I need to do all of this from the USA! Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed light on this situation, Carolyn in sub-zero Minnesota, USA