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Ecclesiastical - From: 2004 To: 2004
This page lists 2 cases, and was prepared on 02 April 2018.
In re St Peter's Churchyard, Limspfield Times, 25 June 2004
8 Jun 2004
ConC
Deputy Chancellor Petchey
Ecclesiastical
A faculty was sought for the erection of an in memoriam stone I a churchyard, even though the deceased's remains had been scattered elsewhere. Held: Despite the deceased's long connection with the church, the purpose of the churchyard was for the internment of remains. That purpose did not include the erection of general memorials.
In re Saint Nicholas's, Sevenoaks Times, 29 October 2004
30 Sep 2004
Carc
Sheila Cameron QC
Ecclesiastical
The petitioners sought a faculty to exhume a body so that a minimal bone extraction could take place so that in turn the DNA could be examined, and the result used to confirm or deny the family's belief in its Russian and royal ancestery. Held: The reason was insufficient to justify the exhumation. There was no direct evidence of the family connection, and the faculty was sought to support curiosity only. A genuine scientific enquiry might be a good reason, but there was no such element in this case.
