mbenne
master brummie
I've recently located my GGFs burial in Warstone lane from the Birmingham council search site and downloaded the search result. Whilst the information confirms that I have located the correct grave there is one section of the register that is blanked out. The search site does say that certain fields may be hidden for data protection reasons but gives no indication as to what the name of the committed column is or what it might contain. This might contain information which could help with my research and would like to know if it is possible to see the individual record - unlike the 1939 register it is unlikely that there will be anyone living that would be affected by data protection breaches from 1900.
I've located a number of relatives and their locations in Warstone and wondered what the protocol was for burials in common graves. e.g minimum time between re-use etc as this must have been very problematic when space was at a premium. Is it likely that the same plot has been re-used for burials in 1900, 1935 and 1941? Also on the JQR search one grave has the description 'Pike'. What does this mean?
I've located a number of relatives and their locations in Warstone and wondered what the protocol was for burials in common graves. e.g minimum time between re-use etc as this must have been very problematic when space was at a premium. Is it likely that the same plot has been re-used for burials in 1900, 1935 and 1941? Also on the JQR search one grave has the description 'Pike'. What does this mean?