Bereavement Services

Advice is freely available on all aspects of Burials and Cremations within Aberdeen City, for example:

• Purchase of burial lairs and cremation casket lairs
• Interment bookings
• Memorial facilities
• Searches of burial and cremation records

We have 17 cemeteries in Aberdeen and our records start from approximately 1900 onwards. Appointments should be made before a search of our records can be undertaken. Information pre-1900 may be obtained from the City Archivist located in the Town House.

We hold records of all persons cremated in Aberdeen since 15th March 1938 to the present day for both the old crematorium previously at Kaimhill and for Aberdeen Crematorium, Hazlehead. There are also Books of Remembrance both at Kaimhill and Hazlehead and they can be viewed during the following times:

Book of Remembrance Viewing Room

• Hazlehead Tel: 01224 740722
• 9.00am – 4.00pm – Monday to Saturday11.00am – 4.00pm – Sunday and Public Holidays

Hall of Remembrance - Kaimhill

• Tel: 01224 313800)
• 9.00am – 4.00pm – Monday to Saturday11.00am – 3.00pm – Sunday and Public Holidays

For further information on any of the contacts below:

Contacts

• Burials/Funerals
  Burials/Funerals
  Business Hub 3
  Ground Floor South
  Marischal College
  AB10 1BX
  Phone: 01224 522143
  Fax: 01224 346011
  Email: burials@aberdeencity.gov.uk
  
  
• Beulah McDonald
  Assistant Registrar
  Bereavement Services Office
  Housing & Environment
  Business Hub 3
  Ground Floor South
  Marischal College
  Broad Street
  Aberdeen
  AB10 1AB
  Phone: 01224 522485
  Fax: 01224 346011
  Email: bmcdonald@aberdeencity.gov.uk
  
  

Frequently Asked Questions

• Are there any religious groups which forbid cremation to their members?
• Can cremated remains be retained by the family pending final decision?
• Can items of jewellery be left on the body for cremation?
• Can more than one body be cremated in a cremator at one time?
• Can relatives witness the committal of the coffin to the cremator?
• Do I need a Funeral Director or can I arrange a funeral myself?
• How many of the deaths which occur in Great Britain each year result in cremation?
• How much does it cost to bury a cremation casket?
• How soon after the service will the cremation take place?
• Is cremation more expensive than burial?
• Is the coffin cremated with the body?
• Is the cremation of a body governed by a code of ethics and working practices?
• Must a burial be associated with a religious ceremony?
• What are the normal options for disposal of cremated remains?
• What can I plant on a grave?
• What exemptions can be claimed on council tax when there is a bereavement?
• What happens to the coffin after the committal?
• What happens to the cremated remains after the cremation?
• What is a Garden of Remembrance and what facilities may be provided there?
• What memorial facilities are available at crematoria?
• What procedures are followed to ensure that cremated remains are kept separate?
• What quantity of remains will there be following a cremation?