Mixed faith burial sites?

jam83

Hello,

A close member of my family has unfortunately passed away recently and it has lead to our children asking where we will be buried when we pass away.

We are in a mixed faith marriage. My husband is a Muslim and I am a Protestant. 

I have tried searching online and can’t find any information on what mixed faith families normally do regarding burial plots. Will we be able to be buried together or will this not be possible? Neither of us are particularly devout, but I could see it causing family issues if we chose to both be buried either in a Christian or Muslim burial ground. Do normal secular burial grounds exist? (Not the wicker coffin, woodland type)

Does anyone know where I can find out more about this? We live in Liverpool.

Keep_pedalling

Most people are cremated these days, but if burial is your thing then any local authority run cemetery will cater for all faiths.

thepurplepixie

Not sure, the local authority cemetery where my father is buried definitely has plots for Protestants, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, there may be others but they are separate sections so my father is buried in the Catholic area but my mother isn't with him.

Torry_Quine

A local authority cemetery is for everyone of all faiths and none. 
The problem could be finding a cemetery with plots for purchase and they can be expensive.
Found this
https://liverpool.gov.uk/births-marriage-deaths/deaths/burials-and-cremations/cemeteries-and-crematoria/

-taff

My parents bought a double plot for themselves and are buried together and were of different faiths in a Local Authority cemetery.

SevenOfNine

Our local authority run cemeteries don't ask what faith you are, just flog you the burial rights to a vacant plot for burial or cremation.

They do have at least one with separate areas for Muslims & another for Jews. But I'm thinking if you wanted a plot with mixed faith intention it might have to be in the general area.

No Muslims in the main areas that want to face Mecca, all graves face the 'uniform' way.  Strangely, I've noticed that within the Jewish area there's a sectioned off area for females, no idea why?

Gettingtherequickly

My aunt was in a mixed faith marriage, her husband was Muslim, we are Catholic.  When my uncle died, his family, who don't live in the UK, were very stressed about where he was going to be buried and the delay in the funeral, even though they understood the legalities involved,(PM required).  However, he had said that he wanted to be buried with his baby daughter, so section of cemetery was not an issue, but I did, and it felt really weird, take photographs to reassure his family that he had a lovely sending off, some prayers & the eulogy in the chapel to begin with, but then the Iman took over with the Islamic rites and burial prayers.

I happened to be flying to see them the next day (couldn't have planned it better if we tried!) so they were very happy to see that things had gone the way they did and that the last prayers were Islamic. In the end, it worked out beautifully, we all got to say good bye and all sides were happy.

Dymphna60

Sorry can’t help the OP as I don’t know what the burial situation is in Liverpool .Just  a general warning to anyone who is keen for burial for themselves or family members in the Local Authority cemetery. 

In my town space is very limited and it has not been possible to buy a burial plot in advance for a few years now . Only first come first served so to speak . I would not think this is an unique situation. 

It has also not been possible for the council to identify any suitable land for a new cemetery so what will happen when it is full is unknown. 

So probably best if burial rather than cremation required to look into it in advance . 

p00hsticks

SevenOfNine said:

Strangely, I've noticed that within the Jewish area there's a sectioned off area for females, no idea why?

I would imagine it's simply an extension of the general segregation of the sexes that Orthodox Jews follow
(e.g in synagogues etc)