UPDATE: JULY 2011 Edition now available (Contains over 8000 individuals)
Over the past three years, we have taken over 15000 photographs of the gravestones in our churchyards and cemeteries of the Black Country. We have three websites online to showcase some of these images but there is only enough webspace for approximately 2000 photographs.
Having now entered our third year online, the costs have escalated due to the renewal fees of the domain names, websites and email accounts etc. These costs now exceed £5000. We therefore hope that there will be sufficient funds from the subscriptions to secure the future of these websites which are free resources.
We are working on a database to which we are adding the names and dates of death from the memorials, i.e. headstones, tombs etc. This will be ongoing because the amount of photographs increase every month.
When the database is updated, the last quarter's database will be made available for online viewing. (The PDF may also be saved to your computer for offline access). A Subscription will be necessary if you require a photograph/s with details of the Churchyard or Cemetery.
Please note that the majority of researchers charge around £20 - £25 for up to 10 photographs and travelling expenses are added to the cost. In order to continue this project, which will be an invaluable aid to your research, we are implementing two payment options for which we will provide the following:
PAYMENT OPTION 1 - Annual Subscription £12
1) The current database at the time the subscription is taken out.
2) A revised copy of the database every three months.
3) We will also provide copies of the Burial Records from the microfilmed copies of the original 'Burial Registers' for each person for whom you request the photograph.
4) Up to 12 photographs per annum if you find one or more matches for your ancestors.
PAYMENT OPTION 2 - Quarterly Subscription £4
1) The current database at the time the subscription is taken out.
2) Up to 3 photographs per quarterly subscription.
3) We will also provide copies of the Burial Records from the microfilmed copies of the original 'Burial Registers' for each person for whom you request the photograph.
4) If you decide to continue with another quarterly subscription and there has been no more than a three day break in your membership, you may carry forward any unused photograph allowance.
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Please note that we only need your name and email address to set up a subscription. Additionally, your Credit Card details will never be revealed to us by PayPal. For other payment options, please see below.
We hope you will support us. This database is unique because there is nothing else like this available to locate your ancestors last resting place in the Black Country.
The response to these websites has been amazing - please help us to help you!
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
If you wish to take out a subscription, please send an email to subscriptions@blackcountrychurchyards.co.uk We will provide details for payment and on receipt of your subscription fee, will allocate an account number for your subscription and send by email, a copy of the current database. Thereafter, you will receive quarterly updates for the Annual Subscription.
All names contained within the database have a code number which needs to be quoted when you request one or more photographs. The name and address of the Church or Cemetery will be provided for each image attached to the email we send to you.
We will only send photographsto the registered email address of the Subscriber on production of the account number. The email address and account number must match therefore please keep us informed of any changes to your email address.
Photographs will be sent as jpeg images by email and will be the original copies.
Payment can be made by PayPal, cheque, postal order or international money order.
