The Burial Registers
The City of London Cemetery has a record of every burial that
has taken place since its opening in 1856 and contains the
following information.
- Burial number
- Date of burial
- Name of person buried
- Description, avocation, and parochial residence of person
buried
- Sex and age
- District in which the death is registered
- From what parish removed
- Situation of grave (square and number)
- Number of grant
- Description of interment
- Consecrated or unconsecrated ground
- Ceremony performed by
These registers, currently comprising over 100 registers, are
held in the Cemetery’s office and can be viewed during opening
hours.
Genealogy research service
The City of London Cemetery has a record of every burial and
cremation that has taken place since opening as a cemetery in 1856
and a crematorium in 1904. Currently there are over 100 registers,
a Genealogy Research Service is offered for people interested in
finding information about a family member.
Please be aware that the information recorded about a person is
limited to:
- The date of burial / cremation
- The full name of the deceased*
- The age of the deceased*
- The address of the deceased, or place of death*
* As given when the death was registered. It is not uncommon for
information supplied to the cemetery to be incorrect. Often the
person making the funeral arrangements will mistakenly give the
wrong age of the person, incorrectly spell a name, or not record a
middle name etc. This will need to be taken into account when
conducting the investigation.
How research is conducted
Information in the registers has always been recorded on the day
the burial or cremation took place. Therefore the easiest way to
find the information you want is by knowing the name of deceased
and date of funeral. It is then possible to locate the register for
that period.
It is difficult to conduct searches without accurate information
and the possibility of finding the information you want is greatly
reduced.
Our enquiry team can tell you about the records we hold and you
can access the records in the following way:
Conducting your own research
You are
welcome to come along to our site during normal opening times and
conduct the search yourself.
Please
contact us before visiting to ensure that the registers you are
interested in are available.
Booking a researcher
Our staff can conduct
research on your behalf for a fee. The current charges are:
- Cremation registers £7 per name per year
- Burial registers (later than 1955) £18 per name per year,
(earlier than 1955) £36 per name per year
The higher price for searches prior to 1955 is due to the
registers not being indexed at that time. This makes the search
more time consuming.
We will tell you if we are unable to provide the information you
have requested or if it cannot be found within the time for which
you have paid.
A written report will be sent to you which will contain the
following details:
- The date of burial
- The full name of the deceased
- The age of the deceased
- The address of the deceased
Please see our
terms and conditions.
We require payment for this service prior to undertaking any
research. You can pay fees by :
- Cheque made payable to "City of London"
- Credit card (in person or by phone)
Contact us on 020 8530 9825 or
email
us or use our booking form to book and
pay for research.
Genealogy research online
A project is now
underway that will make all of this historical information
available on the internet for users who are unable to visit us in
person.
The first eight registers covering the dates 24 June 1856 to 2
June 1861 are currently available for viewing online and the
remaining registers will be made available in the coming
months.
You will need to enter a month and year for both the start and
end date of your search so have your search criteria ready. You may
also use the burial number if it is known. Please note that the
records are arranged by date of burial, not date of death.
Click here to search the registers
online or, alternatively,
contact us and make arrangements to view the registers at
our office or book a researcher.
Note that you will need the Flash player to view the Burial
Registers. For a link to the Flash download site see the
about this site page.