Land Records and Coleford area Visit Questions (General)

by rookancestrybest , United Kingdom, Sunday, August 19, 2012, 15:44 (4491 days ago) @ May

ALL non-conformists had to be buried in un-consecrated ground, this included all those associated with chapels such as Methodists, Unitarians but the whole range of any faith which was not Church of England. So people could be R.C. or of any other faith and not buried in consecrated ground. (It is highly possible that the particular priests or religious ministers blessed the ground where the people were buried and were thus consecrated in their eyes but not officially recognised as such).

You need to be aware too that not everyone had a stone over their grave and you might find that some or even all of the graves you seek to find are unmarked.