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   J. P. Gilliver (John) to All   
   Re: Hello from an old timer   
   08 Jun 21 17:31:54   
   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On Tue, 8 Jun 2021 at 11:06:53, Ruth Wilson    
   wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):   
   []   
   >So here's a hard question for you oldies! England, Select deaths and   
   >burials gives me a couple of family buried in Upperby, Cumberland in   
   >the 1870s. There is a municipal cemetery there but that only opened in   
   >1881. Does that mean that my burials are likely to be from the parish   
   >church, which looks as if it is on the same site as the cemetery.   
   >   
   >I can't see how to dig   
      
   Until I read on, I had visions of you visiting Cumb* with a spade on   
   your shoulder, intending to find out beyond a doubt! [Probably carrying   
   a flickering lantern ...]   
      
      
   > into Family Search to see what the coverage is here.   
   []   
   [I hope JMB's answer helps.]   
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