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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...

East Staffordshire Collection

As a descendant of a long line of Staffordians, I am delighted that records from East Staffordshire Borough Council have just been added to the Deceased Online database Those of us with industrious Midlands ancestors tend to feel pride in our skilled and creative forebears. Like other Midlands areas, East Staffordshire has a rich industrial heritage, notably in brewing. East Staffordshire Borough Counci l is based in Burton upon Trent, possibly the most famous brewing town in the UK . Close to Derby, Stoke on Trent, Birmingham and the spectacular Peak District, the council's jurisdiction covers Uttoxeter, Burton upon Trent, Abbots Bromley, Barnton-under-Needwood, Denstone, Ellastone, Hambury, Kingstone, Marchington, Mayfield, Rolleston on Dove and Tutbury . The Gates of Stapenhill (then Burton) Cemetery in the 19th Century Deceased Online 's new East Staffordshire Collection includes nearly 60,000 burial records (covering scans of burials register entries and grave ...