Burial records
Burials could take place in churches, churchyards and cemeteries. Surviving records of church and churchyard burials are listed in parish registers.
Parish burials online
Burials for Hampshire parish churches in Winchester Diocese (excluding Southampton) dating from the 16th century to 1921, are available on Ancestry. Free access in Hampshire Libraries and Record Office.
Cemetery burials
Due to lack of grave spaces in churchyards, cemeteries were set up by local authorities after the 1853 Burial Act. A few cemeteries were established earlier by private companies, eg Winchester (West Hill) in 1840.
Some Hampshire cemetery burials can be searched online:
Cemetery registers at Hampshire Record Office
This is not a complete list of Hampshire cemeteries
Monumental inscriptions (MIs) and grave locations
We hold many MIs for churches, churchyards and cemeteries which have been created by volunteers. These are often indexed and occasionally include grave locations. However, most churchyard plans (where surviving) remain with churches and most cemetery plans remain with local authorities.
| Town/cemetery | Burial registers | Monumental Inscriptions/Other |
|---|---|---|
| Aldershot, Military (Est 1856) | Not available | Index 1875-1885 |
| Aldershot, Redan Road | 1861-1951 | |
| Alton, Old Odiham Road | 1856-1995 | Index |
| Andover | 1868-1970 | Index 1916-1976 |
| Basingstoke, South View | 1858-1994 | Register of war graves |
| Basingstoke, Worting Road | 1914-1963 | Register of war graves |
| Beaulieu | 1963-1982 | |
| Bournemouth, East Cemetery | Not available | Transcript 1898-1916 |
| Catherington | 1968-1995 | Index |
| Crawley | 1894-1998 | Register of graves 1898-1999 |
| Crondall | 1879-1991 | Registers of graves 1879-c1993 |
| Denmead | 1919-1984 | |
| Eastleigh, Brookwood Ave | 1901-1962 | |
| Eling | 1946-1982 | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Fareham, Knowle Hospital (Est 1856) | From 1877 | |
| Fareham, Wickham Road | 1889-1953 | |
| Farnborough, Ship Lane | 1933-1991 | |
| Farnborough, Victoria Road | 1859-1945 | |
| Fawley, Blackfield | 1969-1982 | |
| Fleet | 1928-1992 | |
| Fordingbridge | Not available | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Froyle | Not available | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Gosport, Ann's Hill Road | 1855-1953 | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Gosport, Royal Naval Cemetery, Haslar Hospital | Not available | Bishops' transcripts, 1831-1882; Monumental Inscriptions |
| Havant | 1896-1968 | |
| Havant, Dissenters | 1832-1970 | |
| Hedge End | 1931-1977 | |
| Longparish | Not available | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Long Sutton | Not available | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Lymington, Old section | 1890-1974 | |
| Lymington, New section | 1954-1982 | |
| Lyndhurst | 1885-1980 | |
| Medstead | 1917-1986 | Register of public graves 1884-1961 |
| Milton | 1957-1982 | |
| Netley Military Hospital | 1864-1975 | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Newport, Isle of Wight | Not available | Transcript 1864-1923 |
| Odiham | 1860-1950 | Index; register of graves |
| Odiham, new ground | 1915-1958 | Index; register of public graves 1915-1970 |
| Old Basing | Not available | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Petersfield, Ramshill | 1857-1995 | Index |
| Portsdown, Military | Not available | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Portsmouth, Highland Road | Not available | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Portsmouth, Kingston | Not available | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Portsmouth, Mile End | Not available | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Portsmouth, St Ann's, HM Naval Base | Not available | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Ringwood | 1864-1966 | |
| Romsey, Botley Road | 1857-1980s | Index |
| Romsey, Woodley | 1980s-1990s | Index |
| Ryde, Isle of Wight | Not available | Transcript 1863-1893 |
| Sarisbury, Holly Hill | From 1957 | Online database |
| Sarisbury, St Paul’s | From 1872 | Online database |
| Southampton, Old Cemetery | Not available | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Stockbridge, Romsey Road (Est 1891) | Not available | Register of public graves 1921-1989 |
| Stubbington, Crofton | 1864-1960 | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Sway | 1956-1982 | |
| Titchfield, Posbrook Lane (Claypits) | 1918-1950 | |
| Titchfield, St Peter | 1861-1971 | |
| Warblington, New Cemetery | 1914-1981 | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Warblington, Old Cemetery | 1894-1952 | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Waterlooville | 1934-1985 | |
| West Liss | 1954-1992 | Index; Monumental Inscriptions |
| Weyhill | Not available | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Whitehill, Hollywater Road | 1987-1995 | Index |
| Winchester, Magdalen Hill (Morn Hill) | 1916-1976 | Index 1932-1983; burials of stillborns, 1921-1964 |
| Winchester, West Hill, consecrated | 1840-1996 | |
| Winchester, West Hill, unconsecrated | 1841-1977 |