Burial Listings Braunston Rutland
Burial Listings Braunston Rutland
Burial Listings Braunston Rutland
March 2013
Cemetery Listing
Burials have taken place in the churchyard surrounding All Saints’ for centuries, but most of the
headstones and memorials were destroyed when the churchyard was closed in about 1960,
some 50 years after the last burial. Although sketch plans of the location of burial plots exist,
they are virtually useless for identifying the exact location.
Towards the end of the 19th century the remaining space in the churchyard had become very
limited. A new cemetery area was therefore obtained, across Church Road (formerly Back
Lane) from the church and this was consecrated in November 1903 by Rt. Rev. L. Clayton,
Bishop of Leicester. (ref. Terrier 1938). Leicester was, at that time, a suffagan bishopric within
the Diocese of Peterborough.
Unfortunately, the plans showing the location of earlier burial plots only give the surname of the
deceased and in these cases it is impossible to be certain which family member is interred
there. With later records the initials of the deceased have also been recorded on the location
plan and annotated in the burial register.
In 1999, the names associated with each grave plot were transcribed from the cemetery plan
onto a computer database. The cemetery was then searched and, where there was a
monument, the full name and date of death were recorded.
Over the years, Braunston has used three burial registers. The first, containing the records for
all burials before 1929, has been deposited for safekeeping in the Northamptonshire County
Archives where it is freely available for inspection. The two later registers are still retained at All
Saints’.
Every entry in the register has a unique reference number. Burials in the first register are
numbered from 1 to 1600. The 1929-1991 register is numbered from 1-800; these are shown in
the database listing as 2001-2800. Entries from the current register, 1991 onwards, are shown
as 3001 and upwards.
Where it has been possible to identify the corresponding entry in the registers, this is shown on
the database.
Where there is a monument, memorial or marker, this is indicated with an M in the listing and
the date entered in the month and year columns. It is possible that some graves which were
originally marked with a small wooden cross and nameplate may now no longer be marked
unless this has been replaced with a permanent headstone.
The following listing is arranged in name order and shows the surname, grave reference
number & record number in the burial registers. The position of the grave may then be found on
the cemetery plan from the grave reference number. Where the reference is As followed by a
number, this refers to the area reserved for the burial of cremated remains located in the
churchyard near the War Memorial.
John Caunt
Braunston Cemetery Plan
Cremated Remains Plot
Located in the churchyard near the War memorial