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From: Louise GIBSON <>
Subject: Re: [CATHOLIC] was Baptismal Witnesses
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:16:07 +1000
In-Reply-To: <200304111501.h3BF11FI006216@lists2.rootsweb.com>


Hello Frances

Many thanks for the references.
I emailed the R/C Archivist for Birmingham and his reply has answered the
problem. It appears that my Charles BROWN was buried at St Chad's in 1837,
but not many years later, what was a church, was rebuilt to become the
cathedral and in the process the new building extended over the original
cemetery. What the Church in Birmingham does not know is whether the bodies
in the original cemetery were exhumed and re-buried elsewhere or whether
they are still under the cathedral.

I will trace a copy of the article from FTM through my local FHS.


Again my thanks.

Louise
Burnie
Tasmania in OZ
At 01:01 AM 12/04/2003, you wrote:
>Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 19:29:18 -0700
>From: Frances Bishop <>
>To:
>Subject: Re: [CATHOLIC]Baptismal Witnesses
>
>
>Hello Louise
>
>Have you tried this web site? http://www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk Parishes
>are listed, which will give you "the lie of the land". Also there is a
>link to Diocesan Archives. There is an e-mail address on the Archives
>page. The notice states "The archivist cannot undertake research," but you
>may be able to obtain an answer to a general question about Catholic
>burials in Birmingham in 1837.
>
>Maybe you will be able to find a copy of the following article, and
>(another maybe) find it useful in your search. I found the citation during
>a search for this term - "Roman Catholic burials" and Birmingham - on this
>web site: http://www.genuki.org.uk/search.html
>
> http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/Transcriptions/FTMag/Articles1-5.html
> ("Main Articles in Family Tree Magazine / Vol 1 (1984) - Vol 5 (1989)")
>
> "Vol: 03, No: 07 (May 1987) / Roman Catholic Parish Registers / Church"
>
>Best wishes for success in your search,
>Frances


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