It can sometimes be hard to know where to start if you’re trying to find a grave. We’ll try and help as much as possible, though there is a small fee for some services.
Records we hold
We hold burial records for the cemeteries and crematoriums we manage. Our records date back to when each opened:
Search the registers yourself
Search for a burial or cremation recordIf a cremation or burial has been held privately these records will not show in the search results.
If you prefer, you can book an appointment to come and look through our cemetery burial registers yourself. You’ll have to handle them carefully and wear protective gloves. Our staff may interrupt you if they need to use the registers as part of their normal working day.
Appointment fees are on our funeral costs page.
Unfortunately, you can’t search crematorium registers yourself, they aren’t available to the public under any circumstances.
If you can’t find the burial record:
- expand the time frame by a year or two
- try a neighbouring district, the person might have been registered there instead
- try the General Register Office, especially if the person was born or died abroad