News of new Deceased Online (www.deceasedonline.com) records going online this evening:
Newham is latest London borough to add burial records
Historic West Ham Cemetery dates back to 1857 – all records available now (going up from about 5pm)
• East London’s West Ham Cemetery, with all 180,000+ records now
available, is the latest major London cemetery on www.deceasedonline.com
• The historic cemetery, dating from 1857, was one of the first publicly-owned
urban cemeteries to open in London following the Burial Act of 1852. It
features some fascinating graves and memorials.
• Data comprises computerised records, a searchable index, details of all
occupants in each grave and cemetery section maps indicating grave
locations. See database coverage section on website for full details.
• West Ham is the only cemetery managed by Newham Council which joins a
growing list of local authorities to have added their data to Deceased Online.
The London database now comprises more than 1.5 million burial and
cremation records with many more to come soon.
Just one month until Who Do You Think You Are Live – come and meet us on stand 813
• Deceased Online will be exhibiting again at the UK’s leading genealogy
and family history event, Who Do You Think You Are Live, at London
Olympia, 24-26 February.
• Read about the exhibition at www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.com
• We’ll be launching new datasets and an exciting new service for regular
users of www.deceasedonline.com.
(With thanks to Richard Gray)
Chris
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