This week I look in detail at the burial registers featured in the new Blackburn and Darwen Collection, highlighting the rich variety of information to be found within. This collection has been digitized in partnership with Blackburn and Darwen Borough Council . The Council's Cemeteries Office is based in Pleasington Cemetery BB2 5LE, from where staff manage three cemeteries and one crematorium . The Deceased Online database contains their burial and cremation records for the following dates: Blackburn Cemetery (aka Whalley New Road): 1859 - 1997 Darwen Cemetery: 1861 - 1998 Pleasington Cemetery: 1969 - 2001 Pleasington Crematorium: 1957 - 2003 . Black burn and Darwen's records includes scans of the burial registers, details of those buried in each grave, and some also have detailed sections maps showing locations of the graves. The total number of individuals recorded in the three cemeteries' burial registers is over 276,000, and there are detai...