Burial society

Burial society

Burial societies are a form of friendly society. These groups historically existed in England, and constituted for the purpose of providing by voluntary subscriptions, for insuring money to be paid on the death of a member, or for the funeral expenses of the husband, wife or child of a member, or of the widow of a deceased member.

Not-for-profit burial societies still exist today. For profit companies also provide funeral insurance.

Jewish communities often include a burial society known as the "chevra kadisha".

External links

* End of Empirehttp://www.btinternet.com/~ron.wilcox/onlinetexts/onlinetexts-chap18.htm

* Intro to Anatomy - Burial Clubshttp://www.leeds.ac.uk/chb/lectures/anatomy1.html


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