Response 3574043

Response to request for information

Reference

3574043

Response date

16 October 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

We do not believe that there are any mass graves (unmarked) containing remains of still born babies in any of the cemeteries which fall within our charge.