MASS GRAVES - Stillborn Babies
Case reference FOI2024/01735
Received 14 October 2024
Published 11 November 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.
Response
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
A: Hereford Cemetery – 282
Leominster Cemetery – 17
Kington Cemetery – 25
Wigmore – Cemetery - 1
*Number of still born babies buried in mass (unmarked) graves
A: Hereford Cemetery – 775 (this isn’t the number of babies buried in a single grave, but have been buried in 282 graves)
Leominster Cemetery – 26 (this isn’t the number of babies buried in a single grave, but have been buried in 17 graves)
Kington Cemetery – 25
Wigmore – Cemetery – 1
*Date of earliest mass (unmarked) grave
A: Hereford Cemetery – 1927
Leominster Cemetery – 1918
Kington Cemetery – 1934
Wigmore – Cemetery – 1954
*Date of last mass (unmarked) grave
A: Hereford Cemetery – 1971
Leominster Cemetery – 1975
Kington Cemetery – 1983
Wigmore – Cemetery – 1954
In addition, please can you state whether or not burial records for these mass graves are available online.
A: Not online
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