Maiden name and burial records

[tickledtrout]

I have just started my family tree and would like to know how I can obtain the maiden name of one of my relatives. I know she was born in 1864 from the 1901 census but all that is available on that is her married name. Have found her marriage certificate on ancestry but that also doesn't show her maiden name.
Also, is there anyway of finding out where another relative is buried. I have a good idea of which cemetary but wondered if there would be a record somewhere of where the grave was situated. Thanks for any help

[spudqueen]

To obtain her maiden name you'll have to order the marriage certificate. I usually order mine from the registry office where the event happened, though you can order them through the national site. Or a birth certificate of one of her children will also show her maiden name. The marriage certificate is better though as it will also give her age, address, occupation and her fathers name.
To find out where someone is buried is a little more difficult. You could try the local paper to find their obituary which may give details. You could then ask the cemetery office if they know where this person is buried. Having the date of the funeral helps.

[Hammond Egg]

If you've got the details of when she was married and where it was registered, put them into freebmd.org.uk; presumably you know her husband's name though you should be able to find
details using the year/quarter/volume/page details that ancestry gave you

This should direct you to a list of four people whose marriage certs have the same details; two of them should be your relative (shown under her maiden name) and her spouse though occasionally details get mistranscribed

[echokilo]

Your Local History Centre should have microfiche records of all burials by cemetery ... mine has then recorded by date but also has a surname index. If you can find the death record on ancestry or bmd, you can narrow down the search. My Centre has an outline plan for the cemetery I needed, but with over 300 graves per "division" and only knowing the division number it was like looking for a needle in a haystack - so I contacted the bereavement services officer and the current cematorium and she gave me detailed plans of each grave and it's surname and only yesterday I visited the cemetery and found 3 more graves with dates and inscriptions and lots of extra info...... good luck and if I can help further just post another query and I will see if I can suggest any solutions.....oh and another way I found maiden names is to look at the WWI Service Records for male relatives (available via ancestry) as if he was married at the time he joined up then his wife name, maiden name and names and dates of births of any children present at the time should be listed .... I tracked one this way very recently ...... but not all WWI service records exist as lots were destroyed by bombing in WWII .......... might not help for your 1864 relative, but might be useful in future.
EK

[Jillius]

www.ancestry.com is good. You can get it free for a trial period.

[naomi24]

I'm surprised the marriage certificate doesn't show the maiden name, but it will show where the marriage took place and the date, so you'll be able to trace the name through church records.

To find the grave you're looking for, contact the cemetary. If you can give them the date of death, or an approximate date, it will help. We needed to find someone's grave, and the staff at the cemetary were extremely helpful.

Good luck.

[tickledtrout]

Thanks for all help. Managed to fine his 2nd wife details by going through each year for his name. Just need his 1st wife name now. Have registered on both ancestry.co.uk and genes reunited. Will probably have to pay a visit to the library