British Cemetery and Cremation Records from Deceased Online

This week, I highlight more of the collections at the recently uploaded  images of  Norfolk cemeteries   taken by Norfolk resident, Louise Cocker.  Deceased Online 's latest addition to the database is a little different from some of the other collections - and well worthing checking out. The above photograph is from St Ethlebert Churchyard in Alby, Norfolk. The transcription (which you can find on the Deceased Online database) reads: In the Memory of Agnes Elizabeth Semira who  Died November 2 1895 aged 7 Years also of Ethel Maud who  Died September 24th 1902 aged (Illegible) Years  the Beloved Daughters of Arthur and Mary Blyth (Illegible)  Monumental inscriptions (MIs) like this can provide useful clues for family history research. They can help identify children who were born and died between censuses. And they can confirm a death date for an individual. Researchers can then follow up on what they find in ...

Deceased Online has upgraded the advance search facility specifically for Memorial/Monumental Inscriptions. Below I look in detail at the new changes and how you can better use the database to find your ancestors. The team at Deceased Online has been working hard to improve the Deceased Online search page . You should find searches (simple and advanced) of Monumental Inscriptions (MIs) present more accurate results, making it easier to find your ancestor. At present, the largest collection is that of Scottish MIs (SMIs) , and features around 300,000 individual names in over 200 cemeteries and kirkyards across Scotland. For those with English ancestors, look out for further additions coming soon of more than 100,000 MIs, many of which are from England. There are two major improvements in the new upgrade:- (i) Easier and more accurate searches of Monumental Inscriptions (MIs) (ii) Searching with Inscriptions/Headstone Collections. I look at them both in detail here and illust...