British Cemetery and Cremation Records from Deceased Online

Deceased Online adds burial records for the magnificent  West Norwood Cemetery in south London   We are very excited to announce the release of records for West Norwood Cemetery , one of London’s 'Magnificent Seven'. A total of 165,000 records have been uploaded to the   database   of this significant collection, which dates from 1837 to 2005.  This beautiful cemetery, one of the 'Magnificent Seven' Victorian cemeteries, was founded in 1836 and is home to a great many listed monuments. The cemetery maintains a place in the English Heritage National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, and is recognised as a site of nature conservation value within Lambeth. West Norwood's  original burial registers are held (?at the cemetery itself and at)  but are available online only through   Deceased Online  information showing the other occupants of the grave, and maps showing the grave's approximate location in the cemetery. This p...

Deceased Online is delighted to be adding  90,000 records to its database this week with the collection of cremation records from West Norwood and Lambeth Crematoria in south London. Sir Henry Doulton's mausoleum with crematorium in the background (c) Matt Brown/Wikipedia The borough of Lambeth has a rich history, being located across the River Thames from Westminster. Home to the Archbishop of Canterbury, as well as the site of numerous slum dwellings over the years Lambeth today is the fifth most densely-populated English district and includes the districts of Brixton, Brixton Hill, Clapham, Clapham Park, Crystal Palace, Gipsy Hill, Herne Hill, Kennington, Lambeth, Loughborough Junction, Balham, Oval, Stockwell, Streatham, Streatham Hill, Tulse Hill, Vauxhall, Waterloo, West Dulwich . Deceased Online has today uploaded the records of Lambeth's two crematoria .  The records comprise digital scans of the original cremation registers, as well as scattering or buria...