Thanks for the input David,
You are ringing feint bells this end and have reminded me of a TV program
that I only saw the last part of some time ago now about removals to a new
big Cem further out of central London
Must do a search.
Cheers and regards TimC
----- Original Message -----
From: "davidwbarker" <davidwbarker(a)wanadoo.fr
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Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 3:48
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Subject: Re: [CATLEY] Reburials from St Dionis - London.
Hi All I recall a TV program about the problems of burying people in
London
in the late 19th Century where nearly all new burials were took place
in a
Gigantic Cemetery or Necropolis outside of town with its own railway line
and special trains for visitors and mourners . When old church yards were
closed and developed for buildings or the Underground railways the land
had
to be deconsecrated and the bodies were removed to be interred in the
new
cemetery which is still in use .The privately run Company was called
something like The London Mausoleum Co.?Crematorium Co.? or Necropolis Co
?or something like that. I don,t think they bothered transferring old
Headstones but apparently they have some sort of Archive one can consult.
Sorry, thats all I know . Hope it is of some use.
Regards and Good Luck Dave Barker
----- Original Message -----
From: "Erica Hills" <erica(a)hillsperth.com
To:
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Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 3:07
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Subject: Re: [CATLEY] Reburials from St Dionis - London.
> Hi Tim,
> No I am sorry, I know nothing about reburials in that
era. These
> days the keepers of the bodies of the dead are very cavalier about it
> all. Your lease runs out here and they just take the headstone away
> and bury someone else in the spot. I noticed that the same thing
> applied when I went to the Anglican (C of E?) church at Sale in
> England in 1997. There I seem to recall walking on a pathway made
> of old headstones. A case of "Don't stand at my grave and look for
> me, I am not there" to probably misquote a poem used at so many
> funerals these days.
> Sorry I can't help. Highgate cemetery would be a
candidate I would
> imagine.
> Love... E
> At 06:31 AM 1/07/2007, you wrote:
>>Hi Erica,
>
>>As you well know, St Dionis Backchurch features
strongly in the
>>history of our Robert Cattley of Lime Street (1749-1795) as all his
>>nine children were baptised there, but more to the point, both he
>>and his wife Frances Cattley (1758-1816) plus their eldest child
>>Stephen (1781-1806) were buried in a family vault in St Dionis.
>
>>You are also aware I know, that St Dionis ( a Sir
Christopher Wren
>>built church) was demolished in 1878 in part, to make way for the
>>new underground railway system then being built in the Fenchurch
>>Street area of London.
>
>>What interests me is where the Authorities re interred
the bodies
>>from the St Dionis site?
>
>>Have Googled about a bit but have not found anything
positive as to
>>history of demolition or where the buried parishoners were re laid
>>to rest or indeed if the individuals are recorded as such?
>
>>There are suggestions that the St Dionis burials are
now in Islington
Cem.
>
>>What do you know of all
this? Have you any information?
>
>>There must be Archives where such information is
recorded but have
>>failed to get any leads so far.
>
>>Can you help?
>
>>Regards
>
>>Tim Catt
>
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