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...