Find an old grave purchase. Lost deeds

[Murf123]

My mam bought a grave about 65 years ago. She is nearing her time ,we know the church but have no receipt or deeds. How do I find the record

 

[Towger]

Contact the church they should have records of the purchase. There are probably no deeds or receipts. When my parents bought a plot years ago they got a 'Cloakroom (raffle) ticket', we were told several times over the years of location and importance of said ticket.
It was always wondered about the legitimacy of this ticket/plot, as it turned out the priest had sold them to raise money for his own purposes. More recently a relative died and to cut a long story short my parents offered the family the plot. Enquiries were made by the undertakers and it turned out the church did actually have a record and the special Cloakroom ticket was never needed.

 

[MHoran379]

It depends on the graveyard, some are dealt with by the local county council, some privately by the church. If you contact the church, county council or a local undertaker they should be able to tell you who keeps the records/sells the spaces

 

[thedaddyman]

Assuming it is church managed, start with the Parish, the church is actually good at keeping records but they will be old and paper based and likely to be in a ledger somewhere. . Not all churches these days have a priest but most dioceses have contact details on their websites or failing that, ring the diocesian office itself and they may point you in the right direction.