New online tool shows where people have been buried in Derby

A new tool has been launched which allows residents to see the exact spot where people have been buried across Derby.

Derby City Council’s bereavement office has been working to provide a simple-to-use system that can provide information on where people have been buried in the city.

The website is a work in progress and people have been advised to be mindful of possible teething problems early on as the new resource continues to develop.

It already has been described as a “wonderful resource” to use.

Visitors to the website can search for a name and if found it will show them an aerial view of exactly where the person’s burial plot is.

The website can be viewed at derbycity.discovereverafter.com

And people commenting on Facebook seemed to be impressed by the new online tool.

One person said: “It needs a slight few tweaks as some dates are off and some people appear to be buried in the road but apart from that this could be a brilliant system for people to use.”

And another comment read: “Brilliant. I found my grandparents’ grave and can now attach it to my ancestry records.”

The Friends of Nottingham Road Cemetery said: “Please be patient. This is already a wonderful resource and will continue to improve. The system is still being worked on by the bereavement team and the supplier. There are a few teething problems. Leave it a week or so and then try again if there are missing people. The team is compiling a list of issues to resolve with the supplier.”

Any inaccuracies on the website can be reported to the bereavement team by emailing [email protected].