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Family history research

 
There are five cemeteries in Greenwich, and records are kept for burials that have taken place at all of them. Searching through these records can be a great way to learn more about the history of your family. You can search the records yourself, or we can do it for you.

The Greenwich Heritage Centre is a great source of information for anyone wishing to trace their family history. You may also like to contact the register office on 020 8921 4377.

Preparation

Before searching, gather as much information as you can, preferably including the name of the person you wish to find out about, and details of when and where they died. It is also helpful to know which cemetery they were buried in, as each of the cemeteries has a different set of records.

Search

To do the search yourself, please call us to make an appointment.

If you prefer, we can search the records for you, but there is a £45 fee and the process could take up to ten working days.

In either case, call 020 8856 2232.

The following details may also help you prepare for your search:


Cemeteries in Greenwich
Cemetery nameOpened in …
Charlton Cemetery1855
Greenwich Cemetery1856
Woolwich Cemetery1884
Plumstead Cemetery1890
Eltham Cemetery1935

Records kept from cemeteries
TitleDescription
Index BookList of burials in alphabetical order by year detailing the Register of Burial book and page number.
Register of BurialsList of burials in chronological order, detailing the deceased’s full name, age, place of death and date of death.
Register of Purchased GravesList of Grant numbers detailing the name and address of the registered grave owner and the names and dates of the burials.
Register of Graves(Section Book)List of graves within each cemetery section detailing the names and dates of each person buried in the grave and the name of the registered grave owner.

Doing your own search

The books of information listed above have been kept at each cemetery.

If you are researching a particular name, you should start with the Index Book, whereas if you have a burial date, you can check the appropriate Register of Burials. When you call to make an appointment, let us know the names or dates you are interested in and we can have the right books ready for you.

Some of them are very old and delicate – so please take care when you use them.

For more information

Family Records Centre

1 Myddelton Street
London
EC1R 1UW
Tel: 020 8392 5300
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London Archives

40 Northampton Road
Farringdon
London EC1
Tel: 020 7332 3820

Public Records Office

Ruskin Avenue
Kew
Surrey
TW9 4DU
Tel: 020 8876 3444
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