Discover your English ancestor’s monumental inscription. This source will provide you with the basic information you need to reveal your ancestor’s full monumental inscription.
Discover your English ancestor’s monumental inscription. This source will provide you with the basic information you need to reveal your ancestor’s full monumental inscription.
This collection of monumental inscriptions was created by the Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry. Each record does not contain the full inscription but will provide you with the following facts:
Name
Death year
Denomination
Church
Place
County and country
Record link – for a small fee, a PDF version of the full monumental inscription can be purchased from the family history society.
There are more than 125,00 entries from 168 churchyards, burial grounds, and cemeteries. Monumental inscriptions are a valuable resource for family historians. They usually contain the individual’s birth and death date and residence, as well as the name of other family members such as parents, spouse, or children.