The burial records of Plumstead Cemetery in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London are now online.
The pay-per-view website Deceased Online, which has made the Plumstead records available, says: “Opened in 1890, Plumstead is the third cemetery in the Royal Borough of Greenwich to be included on the Deceased Online database.
“Located on a hillside, the cemetery has fine vistas across London. It features many interesting graves and memorials including two former Mayors of Woolwich and two recipients of the Victoria Cross: Private Thomas Flawn and Gunner Alfred Smith.
“There is also a memorial to victims of accidental explosions at the Royal Arsenal, (opened in the late 17th Century) which was located in nearby Woolwich.
“You can read more details about this cemetery and many others within the ‘database coverage’ section on our website.
“The data for Plumstead Cemetery comprises:
- Computerised records;
- Grave details indicating those buried in each grave;
- Scans of burial registers;
- Cemetery maps indicating grave locations;
- Some photographs of memorials and headstones.”
