FOI000937 FOI Cemeteries

Short Description
Mass Graves
Reference number
FOI000937
Date
14/10/2024
Request

In light of the discovery of a mass grave containing stillborn babies in Royton Cemetery, Oldham, and the discovery of mass graves containing stillborn babies in Landican, Wirral, please could you provide localised details for the following:

*Number of mass (unmarked) graves containing still born babies

*Number of still born babies buried in mass (unmarked) graves

*Date of earliest mass (unmarked) grave

*Date of last mass (unmarked) grave

In addition, please can you state whether or not burial records for these mass graves are available online.

 

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