Cemetery and Crematoria Records on Microfilm at the Hive

Cemetery and Crematoria Records on microfilm at The Hive

Worcestershire Archaeology and Archive Service

2012 Introduction The first cemetery in England was opened in Norwich in 1819. At the beginning of the 19th century, burying the dead was the responsibility of the Church of England with non-conformist ministers being forbidden to conduct funerals in the parish churchyard. While non-conformist communities had been able to found their own burial grounds since the later 17th century, there were few of these. In Worcestershire one of the earliest cemeteries to be opened was Tallow Hill (1823). There are also a number of records for non-conformist cemeteries including Brailes, Evesham and Worcester Society of Friends Burial Grounds. Modern day interest in cremation started in the 1870s. The first official cremation took place at Woking in 1885, and the first municipal crematorium opened in Hull in 1901. The Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service holds registers of cremation at Worcester from 1960-1988.

Information provided by Cemetery Records

 Grave number  Date of burial  Name  Rank/Profession  Street/Parish  Age Information provided by Crematoria Records

 Name, residence and occupation of deceased  Age and gender  Marital status  Date of death  Name of person applying for cremation  Names of persons certifying death  Registration district of death  How ashes are disposed of

Limitations of Cemetery and Crematoria Records

Not all records contain the information listed above

Ways of using Cemetery and Crematoria Records

 Family history  Social history  Demographic trends

Using the Handlist The handlist is an alphabetical list of cemetery and crematoria records on microfilm located in the self service area. It also includes records held within microfilm copies of the Bishops Transcripts. This is indicated in the film number column in the handlist. (See the handlist for Bishop Transcripts regarding details of how to access these microfilms)

To find graves on the plan at Astwood Road and St Johns Cemetery.  Find the grave number using the register of burials  Look up the grave number in the register of graves to find the names of occupants  Use the plan of graves on the aperture cards to locate the relevant area in the cemetery (Please note these plans do not show the exact location of the grave) Other Sources Burials can also be found in the Parish Church Registers (See the handlist for Parish Registers regarding details of how to access these microfilms) The National Burial Index is available on CD-ROM in the Self Service Area.

If you need any further assistance please ask a member of staff.

Contents

Page No

Alcester Cemetery 1 Bengeworth Cemetery 1 Birmingham Bull Street Society of Friends Burial Ground 1 Brailes Society of Friends Burial Ground 2 Bromsgrove Cemetery 3-5 Eatington Society of Friends Burial Ground 6 Evesham Society of Friends burial Ground 6 Great Malvern Cemetery 7 Hagley Cemetery 7 Hartshill Society of Friends Burial Ground Warwickshire 7 Kidderminster Cemetery 8 Leamington Priors Cemetery Warwickshire 9 Lye and Wollescote Burial Ground 9 Newland Burial Ground 10 Pebworth Cemetery 10 Pershore Cemetery 10 Quinton Cemetery 11 Redditch Cemetery 11 Rugby Cemetery Warwickshire 12 Shipston on Stour Society of Friends Burial 12 Stourbridge and Upper Swinford Burial Ground 12 Stratford on Avon Cemetery 13 Upton on Severn Burial ground 13 Worcester Astwood Road Cemetery and Crematorium 14-18 Worcester St John Cemetery 19-22 Worcester Sansome Place Society of Friends Burial ground 23 Worcester Tallow Hill Cemetery 23

Alcester Cemetery Warwickshire

Description Dates Film no

Transcripts of register Nov 1908 - Dec 1920 Bishops Transcript of burials film 407 (loose papers)

Bengeworth Cemetery

Description Dates Film no

Transcripts of Jul 1857 - Dec1869 Bishops register of burials Jan1869 - Dec 1906 Transcript film no 405

Birmingham Bull Street Society of Friends Burial Ground. West Midlands

Description Dates Film no

Transcript of register Bishops of burial Transcripts film (1 entry) 1895 no 407

1 Brailes Society of Friends Burial Ground Warwickshire

Description Dates Film no

Transcript of 1869 Bishops transcripts register of burials (1 film entry) no 407

2 Bromsgrove Cemetery

Description Dates Film no

Register of Burials 1858-1868 17 do 1868-1875 17 do 1875-1887 17 do 1887-1898 17 do 1898-1911 17 do 1911-1922 17 do 1922-1935 17 do 1935-1947 18 do 1947-1961 18 do 1961-1975 18 do 1975-1984 18

Scattering of Ashes Register 1962-1994 19 sects K & M

3 Bromsgrove Cemetery (cont’d)

Description Dates Film no

Sections Register. New sections 1972-94 19 H & L and Exclusive Burial Rights

Sections Register. New sections 1987-95 19 L and Exclusive Burial Rights

Plans of Graves 2 (see also aperture cards)

Sections A - Z 20

Sections H, I & L Perimeter 20

Parts A - D extensions to 20 graveyard

Garden of Remembrance kerb 20 numbers and names

Sections [A] - L [c.1912] 1-12

Sections A - L 13-28

Sections M - T 29-36

Sections U - Z 37-43

4 Bromsgrove Cemetery (cont’d)

Plans of Graves Aperture card no

Sections H, I & L Perimeter 44-53

Parts A-D extensions to graveyard [c1958-60] 54-57

Garden of Remembrance kerb 58 numbers and names

Bromsgrove Cemetery notes 1 These show the number and situation of grave or vault, name and age of person buried, date of interment, fee and number in register of burials etc.

2 Several shots have been taken of each plan. see Aperture cards for best single shot off each plan.

5 Eatington Society of Friends Burial Ground. Warwickshire Description Dates Film no Transcripts of 1805-77 Bishops Transcripts register of burials film no 407

Evesham Society of Friends Burial Ground

Description Dates Film no Transcripts of 1869-1887 Bishops Transcripts register of burials film no 407

Evesham Society of Friends Burial Ground Note

There is a transcript of the inscriptions of the Waterside Cemetery Evesham in a volume of monumental inscriptions entitled Bengeworth, Evesham & Hampton

6 Great Malvern Cemetery

Description dates Film no Transcripts of Nov 1861 – Dec Bishops Transcripts register of burials 1942 film no 407

Note For other cemetery records contact: Great Malvern Town Council

Hagley Cemetery

Description Dates Film no Register of Graves 1908-1994 19

Hartshill Society of Friends Burial Ground. Warwickshire

Description Dated Film no Transcripts of 1895 Bishops register of burials Transcripts (1 entry) film no 407

7 Kidderminster Cemetery

Description Dates & Numbers Film no

Index to Register 1878-1962 24 of Burials do 1940-1993 25

Register of Graves volumes 1-7 30 consecrated portion do volumes 8-10 31 consecrated portion do Children's graves 31 do unconsecrated portion 31 do unconsecrated portion 31 (R.C.)

Transcripts of Register Jun 1878 - Dec 1885 Bishops of Burials Transcript Film 406

See note over page 8 Kidderminster Cemetery Note

A plan of the new cemetery, dated July, 1876, is available but it does not include grave plots or numbers. Ref. No. 899:310/BA 10470/273. Please ask staff for details.

Leamington Priors Cemetery Warwickshire

Description Dates Film no Transcripts of Oct 1868 - Jun 1880 Bishops Register of Burials Transcripts film no 404

Transcripts of Jun 1880 - Aug 1887 Bishops Register of Burials Transcripts film no 404 & 405

Transcripts of Aug 1887 - Jan 1894 Bishops Register of Burials Transcripts film no 405

Lye and Wollescote Burial Ground

Description Dates Film no Register of Burials 1904 14

9 Newland Burial Ground

Description Dates Film no Burial Ground 1863 - 1919 Newlands Register Parish Register with plan film no 195/2

Pebworth Cemetery

Description Dates Film no Register of Burials [1894]-1978 Bishops Transcripts film no 405

Pershore Cemetery

Description Dates Film no Transcripts of Nov 1875-Dec1883 Bishops Transcripts register of burials film no 405

Note For Pershore Cemetery, we also have several documents available in original format only. These are: 1. Plan, [1900]: s260.32:1 BA 2385/2 2. Plan of extension, 1906: r260.32:1 BA 2385/3 3. Registers of graves, 1865-1942: b260.32:1 BA 2385/8 Please ask staff for details.

10 Quinton Cemetery Warwickshire

Description Dates Film no Transcripts of Jan 1891-Dec 1903 Bishops Transcripts register of burials film no 407

The transcripts cover the non-conformist portion of the cemetery only.

Redditch Cemetery (Plymouth Road)

Description Dates Film no

11 Rugby Cemetery Warwickshire

Description Dates Film no

Transcripts of Nov 1863-Dec 1893 Bishops register of burials Transcripts film no 407

Shipston on Stour Society of Friends Burial Ground. Warwickshire

Description Dates Film no

Transcripts of 1865-1869 Bishops Transcripts register of burials film no 407

Transcripts of do register of burials 1879

Stourbridge and Upper Swinford Burial Ground

Description Dates Film no

Transcripts of register of burials Feb 1879-Mar 1887 Bishops Transcripts film no 406

12 Stratford on Avon Cemetery Warwickshire

Description Dates Film no Transcripts of Oct 1881-Sep 1896 Bishops Transcripts Register of burials Film no 404

Upton on Severn Burial Ground Description Dates Film no

13 Worcester Astwood Road Cemetery and Crematorium

Description Dates Film no Register of Burials 1858-1876 1 do 1876-1889 2 do 1889-1902 3 do 1902-1918 4 do 1918-1935 5 do 1935-19521 6 do 1952-1977 7 do 1977-1989 8 Register of graves2 1-12000 9 do 12001-24000 10 do 24001-37866 11

14 Worcester Astwood Road Cemetery and Crematorium (cont’d)

Plan of Graves by Grave Number

Grave no Aperture Card no. 1 - 107A 53-55 108 - 143 50-52 147 - 220 53-55 221 - 224 47-49 227 - 273 50-52 277 - 352A 53-55 353 - 356 47-49 359 - 405 50-52 409 - 487 53-55 488 - 491 47-49 494 - 540 50-52 625 - 628 47-49 631 - 653A 50-52 749 - 828 47-49 850 - 866 50-52 847 - 1086 53-55 [ - ] - 1180s 3-5 1090 - 1188 62-64 1189 - 2415 3-5 1277 - 2248 9-10 1852 - 19934 44-46 2287 - 2344 17-19 2345 - 2415 20-22 2416 - 3920 11-13 3921 - 5264 14-16 52[-] - 7099 17-19

15 Worcester Astwood Road Cemetery and Crematorium (Cont’d)

Grave no Aperture card no 5276 - 5322 43-43 5323 - 5450 44-46 5451 - 5452 6-8 7100 - 8013 20-22 8014 - 8[9]16 23-25 8917 - 998[-] 26-28 9865 - 9987 65-67 9988 - 11564 29-31 11565 - 12515 32-34 12516 - 13656 35-37 13657 - 154[48] 38-40 15489 - 18521 41-43 15763 - 16876 47-49 19936 - 22985 47-49 22986 - 24472A 50-52 24473 - 26867 53-55 26868 - 29047 56-58 29048 - 30951 59-61 30952 - 33380 62-64 33381 - 34359 65-67 34360 - 35557 68-70 33558 - 36050 71-75 36051 - 36694 76 36695 - 38266 77 37047 - 37866 78 79

16 Worcester Astwood Road Cemetery and Crematorium (cont'd)

Plan of Dates Aperture card Graves3 no

General Plan 1909 1

General Plan 1988 2

Notes

1. This includes a register of service burials 1940-1948. 2. This shows the number of and situation of the grave or vault, name and date of interment and number in register of burials. 3. These show grave numbers and some names. 4. The plan shows the grave numbers, but many of the numbers are out of sequence.

17 Worcester Astwood Road Cemetery and Crematorium (cont'd)

Registers of Cremation Film no 1 - 5000 1960-67 1 5001- 9990 1967-71 2 9991- 15000 1971-74 3 15000 – 20050 1974-78 4 29951 – 25050 1978-81 5 25051 – 30060 1981-84 6 30061 – 35060 1984-86 7 35061 – 37560 1986-88 8

Crematorium Notes

The registers give date of cremation, name, sex, age, marital status, residence, occupation and date of death. Also name of person applying for cremation, where the death was registered and how the ashes were disposed of.

Any queries contact The Manager at Astwood Cemetery

18 WORCESTER ST JOHN'S CEMETERY

Description Date Film no

Plan of graves by aperture card no.

Grave Numbers Aperture card no 1-394, 1612-204[-], 2526-2649 80-81 395-848, 959-1355, 1443-1611 82-83 849-958, 1356-144[-], 3004-375[-] 84-85 2046-2285, 2374-2525, 2650-3003A 86-87 3753-4247, 4401-4733 88-89 4734-5850 (some numbers deleted) 90-91 6699-7137 92-94 7138-7565A extension 95

19 Worcester St John's Cemetery (cont’d) Plan of graves by grave number Some of the numbers are missing Grave Nos Aperture Card Nos 1 - 394 80-81 395 - 848 82-83 849 - 958 84-85 959 - 1355 82-83 1356 - 144[-] 84-85 1443 - 1611 82-83 1612 - 204[-] 80-81 2046 - 2285 86-87 2374 - 2525 86-87 2526 - 2649 80-81 2650 - 3003A 86-87 3753 - 4247 88-89 4401 - 4733 89-89 4734 - 5850 2 90-91 6699 - 7137 92-94 7138 - 7565A 95 extension

20 St John’s Cemetery (also called Western Cemetery)

NOTES

1. Includes a register of service burials 1939-1947. 2. Some numbers have been deleted

The following notes should be used in conjunction with the aperture cards and the annotated aerial photo of the cemetery.

Main Drive is an extension of McIntyre Road. The Lich Gate, now removed was originally positioned in the middle. For convenience it has been assumed that McIntyre Road is aligned east – west. Near and Far are used to denote distance from the Lich Gate.

There are eight main divisions: The plot numbers are generally read like a page, i.e. left to right and continued on the line below. The top of each page is usually north; therefore the numbers increase towards the south west. Additional plots that have been inserted have been prefixed with ‘a’.

 Aperture cards 80 – 81 This is the far north west division. This is the first area to be used.

 Aperture cards 82 – 83 This is the near north west division (The curved paths are difficult to trace.)

 Aperture cards 84 – 85 This is the south west division adjacent to the railway line.

 Aperture cards 86 – 87 This is the near south east division. 21  Aperture cards 88 – 89 This is the near north east division.

 Aperture cards 90 – 91 This is the far north east division.

 Aperture cards 92 – 94 This is the far south east division adjacent to car park.  Aperture card 95 This is the very far north eastern division.

The Manager at Astwood Cemetery, should be consulted regarding any queries.

22 Worcester Sansome place Society of Friends Burial grounds

Description Dates Film no

Transcript of register of 1865 - 1896 Bishops burials transcripts no 407

Worcester Tallow Hill Cemetery

Description Dates Film no Register of burials 1823 - 1895 16