Usually each church has its own churchyard, and its own burial register to go with it. However, when a new parish was created out of an ancient one, people in the new parish would sometimes retain the right to be buried in the ancient parish churchyard - and sometimes new churches didn't have space around them for burials anyway. The general rule, though, is that if a church has a burial register, then burials take place at that church. For Birstall, the National Index of Parish Registers lists St Peter's as the ancient parish church, and Christ Church as being in Liversedge, about two miles away. As both appear to have their own burial registers, it looks as though burials will have taken place at both. Is it Christ Church in Liversedge that you mean? I'm also struggling to find the people you're referring to. Using Ancestry I've found only one married woman named Ellen who was buried in Birstall in 1824 (surname Watkinson, wife of Henry), plus a widow (Wood). However, the index doesn't bring up the burial of a Henry Watkinson in 1830 anywhere in West Yorkshire. Maybe there's a transcription error, or I'm making a false assumption, so please could you tell us who you're looking for and the dates you've found? Then someone should be able to give a definite answer. Arthur On 13/09/2012 21:32, Carole Edwards Caruso wrote: > I have Ellen buried from St. Peter's in Birstal, Yorkshire in 1824. Six years later, her husband died and was buried from Christ Church in Birstal. > > My question is - did the two churches share a cemetery? > > I have searched the Internet for the answer and come up empty. > > Thanks for any help. > > Carole