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Annotation in burial records

By stewpot1944 |

My gg grandfather, Charles White was born in Denby, Yorkshire, in 1833 and was buried at St Johns church, Denby, on April 2nd 1908. There are annotations against a lot of these particular burial records.

In the cell where his name and record number was entered is this annotation - 2.b.8 - and the record has a diagonal line through it. All of the records that have similar annotations are also struck through. Does anyone know the significance of the annotation and the strike through?

Best guess would be row and grave identification, no idea why only some and not all, perhaps they opened up a new section and decided to record the fresh graves in those areas. If you can find 2 graves with the same number and they are related, would then think grave number?

Found one match, just as I was losing the will to live.

2 B 15, Joe Turton, May 28 1908.

2 B15, Wilfred Turton, March 16, 1918,

Suggests grave numbers.