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[[Image:Romanby 1.jpg|thumb|right|408x244px]]The English call tombstones "monumental inscriptions" (or M.I.s). Monumental inscriptions may provide birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes give more information than the parish burial register or civil death certificate—information such as military service, occupation, or cause of death. Cemetery records are especially helpful for identifying ancestors not in other records. Because relatives may be buried in adjoining plots, search the entire record.  
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==Online Resources==
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=England&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves England Page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers ''Navigate to a country page and change the website link''
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-billion-graves-cemetery-index England BillionGraves Cemetery Index] ($), index
*[http://www.deceasedonline.com/ Deceased Online]
*'''1538-1991''' {{RecordSearch|1473016|England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[England Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9041/ England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016] at Ancestry.com ($)
*[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939X-33BD-7?owc=waypoints&wc=M8VN-PNG%3A160896801%2C160986301&cc=1824695 England, Norfolk Monumental Inscriptions, 1600-1900's] browse by parish.
*[https://www.obliquity.com/family/cemetery/ Cemetery Stompin'] - index
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2706/ UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947]- ($)
*[http://www.interment.net/uk/eng/index.htm Interment.net page for England]
*'''1728-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20713/england-cumberland-lancashire-burials?s=275764761 England, Cumberland and Lancashire Burials] at MyHeritage ($)
*'''1797-2004''' {{RecordSearch|1482833|England, Lancashire, Oldham Cemetery Registers, 1797-2004}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Lancashire, Oldham Cemetery Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales National Burial Index For England &amp; Wales] ($), index
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cemeteries_in_England Wikipedia- List of Cemeteries in England]
*[https://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/country.php?country=En&scrwidth=1600 Gravestone Photographic Resource]
*[https://historicgraves.com/ Historic Graves]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=England,%20United%20Kingdom&reqParents=267&reqParentsLabel=Country&reqParentsType=580&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:England,%20United%20Kingdom&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10548/united-kingdom-select-burial-cremation-index-1840-2014?s=275764761 United Kingdom, Select Burial and Cremation Index, 1840-2014] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9041/ England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 
==Jewish Cemeteries==
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/ JewishGen Online Worldwide Database]
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/UK/deaths.htm JewishGen All-UK Database]
 
==Military Cemeteries==
*'''1914-1921, 1939-1947''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10909/commonwealth-war-graves-1914-1921-1939-1947 Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921, 1939-1947] at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
*[https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/ Commonwealth War Graves] at cwgc.org
*[https://www.twgpp.org/photograph/search The War Graves Photographic Project], index.
*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Cambridgeshire/MadingleyUSACemetery.html Cambridge American Cemetery, Madingley]: The World War II Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
 
==Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library==
To find cemetery records for ''England'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>
 
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''England''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Places within England'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
 
If you don't find an entry for Cemeteries, you may need to go to a smaller jurisdiction by using Places within... a second time.
 
=== Monumental Inscriptions ===
The English call tombstones "monumental inscriptions" (or M.I.s). Monumental inscriptions may provide birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes give more information than the parish burial register or civil death certificate—information such as military service, occupation, or cause of death. Cemetery records are especially helpful for identifying ancestors not in other records. Because relatives may be buried in adjoining plots, search the entire record.  


Before the Burial Acts of 1852 and 1853, most people were buried in church graveyards. The Burial Acts enabled the town officials to purchase and use land as civil graveyards. Private companies also maintained cemeteries before and after this time. Civil cemetery registers are located at local archives or libraries or are held by the group controlling the cemetery.  
Before the Burial Acts of 1852 and 1853, most people were buried in church graveyards. The Burial Acts enabled the town officials to purchase and use land as civil graveyards. Private companies also maintained cemeteries before and after this time. Civil cemetery registers are located at local archives or libraries or are held by the group controlling the cemetery.  
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Ministers may have the burial registers or the records of the burial plots for the cemetery you wish to search. The "[[England Church Records|Church Records]]" section tells how to find a minister’s address.  
Ministers may have the burial registers or the records of the burial plots for the cemetery you wish to search. The "[[England Church Records|Church Records]]" section tells how to find a minister’s address.  


English family history societies are transcribing the monumental inscriptions from their local areas. Write to the family history society in your area of interest to learn more about their work. See the "[[England Societies|Societies]]" section of this outline for how to find an address.&nbsp;
English family history societies are transcribing the monumental inscriptions from their local areas. Write to the family history society in your area of interest to learn more about their work. See [[England Societies]] for how to find an address.


Many monumental inscriptions have been transcribed. The Society of Genealogists in London has a collection in its library. Two guides to this collection, are:  
Many monumental inscriptions have been transcribed. The Society of Genealogists in London has a collection in its library. Two guides to this collection, are:  


Collins, Lydia. ''Monumental Inscriptions in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. Part 1: Southern England.'' London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1984. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=314944&disp=Monumental+inscriptions+in+the+library+o%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 V33s, pt. 1].)
Collins, Lydia. ''Monumental Inscriptions in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. Part 1: Southern England.'' London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1984. (FS Library book {{FSC|314944|title-id|disp=942 V33s, pt. 1}}.)  
 
Collins, Lydia, and Mabel Morton. ''Monumental Inscriptions in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. Part 2: Northern England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Overseas''. London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1987. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=314944&disp=Monumental+inscriptions+in+the+library+o%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 V33s, part 2].)&nbsp;


To view examples of Monumental Inscritptions click '''[[Rotherham,_York:_Sample_of_Monumental_Inscriptions|here]]'''.  
Collins, Lydia, and Mabel Morton. ''Monumental Inscriptions in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. Part 2: Northern England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Overseas''. London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1987. (FS Library book {{FSC|314944|title-id|disp=942 V33s, part 2}}.) 


Another way to gain access to tombstone inscriptions is through the Internet. There are lists of people on the Internet who volunteer to search various types of records for certain areas, free of charge. You can locate these lists through the GENUKI Web site at:
Another way to gain access to tombstone inscriptions is through the Internet. There are lists of people on the Internet who volunteer to search various types of records for certain areas, free of charge. You can locate these lists through the [http://genuki.org.uk/big/eng GENUKI Website].  
 
[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng]


*From the above site:  
*From the above site:  
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*Click'''Look-up Exchange'''.
*Click'''Look-up Exchange'''.


=== Another website ===
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
 
The FamilySearch Library has copies of some monumental inscriptions.These are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  
The Family History Library has copies of some monumental inscriptions. These are listed in the&nbsp;Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
 
[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=371823&subject_disp=England+-+Cemeteries&columns=*,0,0 ENGLAND - CEMETERIES]


[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=660201&subject_disp=England+-+Cemeteries+-+Indexes&columns=*,0,0 ENGLAND - CEMETERIES - INDEXES]
{{FSC|England - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1546051748|disp=ENGLAND - CEMETERIES}}


ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES  
ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES  
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ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] -CEMETERIES  
ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] -CEMETERIES  


=== Websites  ===
*http://www.interment.net/uk/eng/index.htm
*http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/all-england/cemeteries.htm
*http://www.bigenealogy.com/location/england.htm
*http://www.deceasedonline.com/


{{Place|England}}  
{{Place|England}}  
 
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[[Category:England Cemeteries]]
[[Category:England|Cemeteries]]

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To find cemetery records for England in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:

  1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
  2. Enter: England in the Place box
  3. Click on: Search
  4. Click on: Places within England
  5. Click on: Cemeteries

If you don't find an entry for Cemeteries, you may need to go to a smaller jurisdiction by using Places within... a second time.

Monumental Inscriptions

The English call tombstones "monumental inscriptions" (or M.I.s). Monumental inscriptions may provide birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes give more information than the parish burial register or civil death certificate—information such as military service, occupation, or cause of death. Cemetery records are especially helpful for identifying ancestors not in other records. Because relatives may be buried in adjoining plots, search the entire record.

Before the Burial Acts of 1852 and 1853, most people were buried in church graveyards. The Burial Acts enabled the town officials to purchase and use land as civil graveyards. Private companies also maintained cemeteries before and after this time. Civil cemetery registers are located at local archives or libraries or are held by the group controlling the cemetery.

To find monumental inscriptions, you need to know where an individual was buried. The person may have been buried in a church, city, or public cemetery— usually near the place where he lived or died. You can find clues to burial places in church records, death certificates, or family histories.

Ministers may have the burial registers or the records of the burial plots for the cemetery you wish to search. The "Church Records" section tells how to find a minister’s address.

English family history societies are transcribing the monumental inscriptions from their local areas. Write to the family history society in your area of interest to learn more about their work. See England Societies for how to find an address.

Many monumental inscriptions have been transcribed. The Society of Genealogists in London has a collection in its library. Two guides to this collection, are:

Collins, Lydia. Monumental Inscriptions in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. Part 1: Southern England. London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1984. (FS Library book 942 V33s, pt. 1.)

Collins, Lydia, and Mabel Morton. Monumental Inscriptions in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. Part 2: Northern England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Overseas. London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1987. (FS Library book 942 V33s, part 2.)

Another way to gain access to tombstone inscriptions is through the Internet. There are lists of people on the Internet who volunteer to search various types of records for certain areas, free of charge. You can locate these lists through the GENUKI Website.

  • From the above site:
  • Click [County of your choice].
  • Click Genealogy.
  • ClickLook-up Exchange.

FamilySearch Catalog

The FamilySearch Library has copies of some monumental inscriptions.These are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

ENGLAND - CEMETERIES

ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES

ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] -CEMETERIES


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