Burials: The Burial Registers contain the records of an estimated 170,000 burials in around 50,000 graves from 1839 when the Cemetery opened.  The Burial Registers are not available to the public but they are held for safe-keeping in the Bristol Records Office.  The Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust (which manages the cemetery) will carry out family history searches of these records.  A fee is always charged and full details are available on the Trust website: Arnos Vale Cemetery Family Record Searches .

Cremations: The Registers also contain the records of over 123,000 cremations which took place at Arnos Vale between 1928 and 1998. Once again a search of these records can be ordered for a fee (follow the above link).  However, the Crematorium Books of Remembrance contain memorial texts for many of the cremations and The Books are on display to the public in the West gate Lodge at the Cemetery.  Please apply by visiting reception in East Gate Lodge at the Bath Road entrance.  All the entries are also freely available to view on the Trust website: http://www.arnosvale.org.uk/index.php/booksofremembrancemenu

An Extract from the Register of Burials at Arnos Vale Cemetery was prepared by the first resident chaplain, R. Llewellyn Carey and gives details of just the first 182 burials which took place 1839-1845 in consecrated ground.  Only the name of the deceased, abode, burial date, age and also the name of the minister is given. The extract does not give the grave location - these can only be obtained by applying to the cemetery for a search (link above).