English Burial or Death Dates: Difference between revisions
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==== 1538- June 1837 ==== | ==== 1538- June 1837 ==== | ||
Starting in 1538, churches kept records of each person buried in their church yards. Public cemeteries | Starting in 1538, churches kept records of each person buried in their church yards. Public cemeteries existed since the late 1800s. To learn more about [[England Church Records|burial records...]] | ||
==== July 1837-present ==== | ==== July 1837-present ==== | ||
Civil records of deaths were recorded by the government no matter religious affiliation or place of burial. Information regarding the death of a person was given to the local superintendant. He would record it in his register, and forward it to the Registrar General. Read more about [[England_Civil_Registration|death records...]] | Civil records of deaths were recorded by the government no matter religious affiliation or place of burial. Information regarding the death of a person was given to the local superintendant. He would record it in his register, and forward it to the Registrar General. Read more about [[England_Civil_Registration|death records...]] | ||
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1538- June 1837[edit | edit source]
Starting in 1538, churches kept records of each person buried in their church yards. Public cemeteries existed since the late 1800s. To learn more about burial records...
July 1837-present[edit | edit source]
Civil records of deaths were recorded by the government no matter religious affiliation or place of burial. Information regarding the death of a person was given to the local superintendant. He would record it in his register, and forward it to the Registrar General. Read more about death records...