Hello Mark,
I have a vague feeling I heard somewhere that sometimes stillborn or very
young babies were not given a separate burial, but buried with someone else
(related or not). I am not sure of this, so perhaps someone with more
knowledge could confirm or deny this.
Best wishes,
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Breeze" <apiltree(a)apiltree.screaming.net>
To: <MONMOUTHSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Mon] Shared Graves Question
Hi Barbara & List
Thank you for the rapid responses - yes, I agree, our ancestors and their
kith
& kin had, by and large, much harder lives than ours - I have to go
into "detached-mode" when reading through historical death records. And
yes, when we think about the horrors of the past, we should give geography a
moments thought too - the 'past' is still with us i some parts of the globe.
I think that 5 years is too short for totally unrelated burial - please
feel free
to contradict me (giving reasons!). Unless, of course, there was a
paupers' corner at CG? If so - please let me know where, so I can consider
it. (If anyone knows where there is a cemetery plan I'd love to know too).
Best Wishes
Mark Breeze
mark(a)apiltree.screaming.net