British Cemetery and Cremation Records from Deceased Online

Launch event at Brompton Cemetery reunites Deceased Online user with her ancestors After we uploaded the final set of records from Brompton Cemetery last week, we were inundated with messages via email, and on our Facebook and Twitter pages, from users who found their ancestors in the records. With over 200,000 burial records from the cemetery online, it is perhaps not surprising that many family historians with London ancestors have found them here. The Gate Lodge of Brompton Cemetery This week, we held a launch event at Brompton Cemetery which was attended by the Charles Williams , the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea , renowned genealogist Dr. Nick Barratt , representatives of the Friends of Brompton Cemetery , as well as staff from the Royal Parks , the cemetery itself, The National Archives and other local authorities. The event was a great success and the highlight was when family historian, Jan Ellis , was able to visit the grave of he...

This week Deceased Online adds 19 th century Brompton Cemetery burial records   We are very pleased that the first set of records from Brompton Cemetery is now on the database . 65,000 records were uploaded this week. They include coverage of the first three decades: 1840 to the early 1870s. The original registers are held at The National Archives in Kew but are only available as scans online through Deceased Online .  The Central Avenue of Brompton Cemetery Brompton Cemetery is famous for being one of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ of London’s 19 th century private cemeteries. By 1832, the burial grounds of London had become overcrowded and breeding grounds for disease. To counter the problem, Parliament passed bills allowing the creation of commercial cemeteries in the more rural suburbs of the City. In response, private cemetery companies built the following seven cemeteries over the next nine years: Kensal Green Cemetery (established 1832) West Norwood C...