Help for Birmingham South

[reuben30]

Can anyone enlighen me, as I am going round in circles, as usual...

I want to know what cemetaries would be under Birmingham South for 1926, as I am searching for a burial for that year?

Thanks very much.
reuben30

[Elaine ..Spain]

You might be able to work something out using the descriptions from the list on the BIrmingham City Council website

http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cemeteries

There seems to be a short description about each cemetery, together with address and dates when they opened.

[reuben30]

Thanks - that's great. I have had a look but it doesn't say whether it is for Birmingham n or s. So I will have to check out the boundaries before I proceed.

Thanks very much,
reuben30

[Mike Fisher]

Brandwood End or Yardley I would think

[reuben30]

Thanks very much, that makes things a lot easier!

reuben30

[JBee]

What area were they living at the time?

There's Kings Norton, Robin Hood - though I don't know how old they are.

It's quite possible they might have been buried in a church graveyard.

[reuben30]

Yes, it is possible. I don't know where they were living at the time, unfortunately. I just know the reg district was Birmingham south.

Thanks very much for your help,
reuben30

[JBee]

I live locally so if you need any help let me know.

[Mike Fisher]

Kings Norton didn't open till the 1990s Robinhood opened in 1917.
You could join the Birmingham History Forum where you could ask for an electoral roll look up to find out where in Birmingham they were living.

http://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum.php

Mike

[reuben30]

From my research I have found that Brandwood end or Yardley would be the ones, I think. I could find neither place listed on Genuki, as I thought Birmingham was under Warwickshire. Off the Birmingham.gov site it says for the death reg 1926 that they are for Smethwick, held by Sandwell Register office. That is for the death regs. For the burials Birmingham Central library have the index for burials, so I don't know it that will help my search. It is my first time of delving into the Birmingham archives and it is quite confusing! Thanks very much for your help, much appreciated.

[JBee]

I wouldn't have though either Brandwood or Yardley would have been used by someone in Sandwell. Perhaps Lodge Hill, Handsworth,Witton or even Rowley Regis. None of those I would class as being in South Birmingham though.

I would suggest emailing the most likely if you have the name and date of death.

Eleven cemeteries and three crematoria are situated throughout the city.

Brandwood End Cemetery

Woodthorpe Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 6EQ
Tel: 0121 444 1328
Fax: 0121 441 5365
E-mail: brandwood.endcem@birmingham.gov.uk

Handsworth Cemetery
Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B21 8JT
Tel: 0121 554 0096
Fax: 0121 515 1522
E-mail: handsworthcem@birmingham.gov.uk

Key Hill Cemetery
Icknield Street, Hockley, Birmingham B18 6PL
Administered (including payments) from Handsworth Cemetery

Quinton Cemetery
Halesowen Road, Halesowen, West Midlands B62 9AF
Tel: 0121 422 2023
Fax: 0121 423 2958
E-mail: quintoncem@birmingham.gov.uk

Kings Norton Cemetery
Longdales Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 9BU
Tel: 0121 458 5583
Fax: 0121 459 8284
E-mail: Kings_norton@birmingham.gov.uk

Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium
Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 5AA
Tel: 0121 472 1575 or 0121 414 1726
Fax: 0121 415 5015
E-mail: lodge.hillcem&crem@birmingham.gov.uk

Sutton Coldfield Cemetery
Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7RP
Tel: 0121 378 2843
Fax: 0121 378 4085
E-mail: sutton.new.hallcem@birmingham.gov.uk

Sutton Coldfield Crematorium
Tamworth Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6LG
Tel: 0121 308 3812 or 0121 323 4427
Fax: 0121 323 2837
E-mail: sutton.coldfieldcem&crem@birmingham.gov.uk

Sutton New Hall Cemetery
Lindridge Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7HX
Tel: 0121 378 2843
Fax: 0121 378 4085
E-mail: sutton.new.hallcem@birmingham.gov.uk

Warstone Lane Cemetery
Warstone Lane, Hockley, Birmingham B18 6NN
Administered (including payments) from Handsworth Cemetery

Witton Cemetery
Moor Lane, Witton, Birmingham B6 7AE
Tel: 0121 356 4363 or 0121 356 5852
Fax: 0121 331 1283
E-mail: wittoncem@birmingham.gov.uk

Yardley Cemetery and Crematorium
Yardley Road, South Yardley, Birmingham B25 8NA
Tel: 0121 708 1831 or 0121 708 2183
Fax: 0121 706 9142
E-mail: yardleycem&crem@birmingham.gov.uk

[reuben30]

Thanks very much for all your help- the help I have received on here has been absolutely fantastic. I have sent off an email so will wait and see if I get a reply and or help/advice.

It is very confusing as it does seem that Brandwood and Yardley would be the ones, but then they are a bit if a way away.

Let's hope I at least can straighten this out, and make sense of it so maybe someone else can go straight to the source rather than wonder where to go to in the future.

Thanks very much again,

reuben30

[reuben30]

Guess what? I now have a reply, which is super fantastically fast in my opinion!

The cemetary would be Uplands, I am informed. So I have that at least, which is fantastic. I will investigate further....

[JBee]

Fingers crossed

Just googled Uplands Cemetary and there's a photo on the CWGC site.

http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=43846&mode=1

[reuben30]

Thanks very much JBee, I have checked this out and it looks very organised and from the pic plenty of headstones. I have tried to see if I can contact the cemetary by email, without any luck.

[JBee]

If it comes under Sandwell there's an email addy here

http://www.laws.sandwell.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/community-and-living/register-office/deaths/bereavement-services/

[reuben30]

Great. Checked this out too, and they charge a fee of £25 to manually search the records. Also they don't list Uplands as one of the cemetaries!? Strange....

[JBee]

I must admit its not an area I am familiar with - it maybe that the cemetary is full - wonder if the Sandwell/Smethwick library or local history centre if there is one might have details. Worth a try.

[reuben30]

The Sandwell library charges £10 for part of or for full 30 minutes research, but I don't think they have the burials as it doesn't list them. The Sandwell Community and Archive service holds records, but there are at least 3 possible churches for Smethwick. And I presume there was a church service before burial. I didn't realise that this would be so complicated.

Thank you so much for all your help and advice. At least some information as to where to go in future is recorded for others to maybe use.

Best wishes,
reuben30