British Cemetery and Cremation Records from Deceased Online

This week's blog features tips on how to get the most out of the Deceased Online database We hope you are finding the new collections on the  database  useful for your family history research.  Thank you very much to all those who have emailed or  tweeted . We really appreciate your comments and would like to respond with some up-to-date tips on getting the best from the  Deceased Online website . Advanced Search Facility To narrow searches down to an area or to a specific cemetery or crematorium use the advanced search facility.  For example, to search records in Sandwell, select the following: Country - United Kingdom Region - West Midlands County -  West Midlands Contributor - Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (for all Sandwell records) or Cemetery - Uplands (for Uplands only) Once you click on a name in the search results it will show the information that is available to view.  Search Results Common types of info...

We are very excited to add two more cemeteries to our Sandwell Collection from the West Midlands Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery (Image by Brianboru100 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25968898)  In 2015, we launched our   Sandwell Collection , representing cemeteries in the Black Country. The collection initially consisted of t hree of the West Midland's largest cemeteries: Heath Lane Cemetery,  West Bromwich , B71 3HR (records from 1858) Oldbury Cemetery,  Smethwick , B66 1QT (records from 1858) Tipton  Cemetery, Alexandra Road, Tipton , DY4 7NP (records from 1873: some records were lost during the war. If your relations were buried between April 18th 1899 and July 18th 1908 or August 24th 1911 and August 20th 1915 there is an index record that they were buried in Tipton Cemetery but it is not possible to establish their address, date of death, age or the grave where they were actually buried, or with whom ...

Thanks to all of you who have responded to our regular requests to get in touch. We really value all the comments, Facebook posts, tweets and emails that you send to Deceased Online. In this week's post I look at some of the most recent comments that readers have contributed. The spectacular War Memorial at Greenwich Cemetery dominates the London skyline Four years ago I blogged about Deceased Online 's burial  records of  Greenwich Cemetery in south east London. Jackie Wealthall got in touch to say that she had visited the cemetery, and that although she had her ancestors' grave numbers, "it was impossible to find their actual graves". Thanks to Jackie for letting us know.  I have visited many churchyards and cemeteries over the years and have also been disappointed when my ancestors' graves are either unmarked or covered by brambles. One of my ancestors was remembered with a grand headstone, but unfortunately I discovered on my visit that the stone...

This week sees the official launch of Deceased Online's Sandwell Collection. Three of the West Midland's largest cemeteries are available to search online now. I also look back on a wonderful three days at WDYTYA? Live in its new venue. Richard, Jamie and the team guiding visitors through the database at the Birmingham NEC Thank you very much to everyone who visited the Deceased Online stand at Who Do You Think You Are? Live at Birmingham's NEC last week. The new venue was far bigger than Olympia in London, and we all enjoyed the more spacious layout of this year's event. Richard, Jamie and the team were kept busy throughout Thursday, Friday and Saturday demonstrating the latest collections and catching up with genealogy friends. As usual, there was a great turnout from the nation's family history societies, as well as expert and celebrity speakers. Me with Rose at the Black Country Living Museum stand at WDYTYA? Live 2015 My personal highlight was meet...