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    Public Funerals

    For guidance on accessing a deceased person's records please refer to Accessing a deceased person's records - Gateshead Council

    We have a duty to dispose of a deceased body under the provisions of the National Assistance and the Public Health (Control of Disease) Acts 1948 (opens new window), if the person:

    • died leaving no assets 
    • has no relatives who can make funeral arrangements. 

    Services are not conducted for public funerals and the ashes are scattered in the Garden of Remembrance.

    The following provides data on public funerals that are held in Gateshead. This information will be updated every six months.

    DateExcel (xls)PDF
    January 2025Public funerals - July to December 2024 (Excel doc, 8 MB)(opens new window)Public funerals - July to December 2024 (PDF, 85 KB)(opens new window)
    July 2024Public funerals - January to June 2024 (Excel doc, 8 MB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2024 (PDF, 80 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2024Public funerals - July to December 2023 (Excel doc, 8 MB)(opens new window)Public funerals - July to December 2023 (PDF, 80 KB)(opens new window)
    July 2023Public funerals - January to June 2023 (Excel doc, 8 MB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2023 (PDF, 85 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2023Public Funerals June to December 2022 (Excel doc, 8 MB)(opens new window) 
    July 2022Public funerals - January to June 2022 (Excel doc, 8 MB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2022 (PDF, 64 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2022Public funerals - July to December 2021 (Excel doc, 8 MB)(opens new window)Public funerals - July to December 2021 (PDF, 391 KB)(opens new window)
    July 2021Public funerals - January to June 2021 (Excel doc, 3 MB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2021 (PDF, 47 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2021Public funerals - July to December 2020 (Excel doc, 8 MB)(opens new window)Public funerals - July to December 2020 (PDF, 65 KB)(opens new window)
    July 2020Public funerals - January to June 2020 (Excel doc, 8 MB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2020 (PDF, 51 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2020Public funerals - July to December 2019 (Excel doc, 8 MB)(opens new window)Public funerals - July to December 2019 (PDF, 50 KB)(opens new window)
    July 2019Public funerals - January to June 2019 (Excel doc, 8 MB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2019 (PDF, 52 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2019Public funerals - July to December 2018 (Excel doc, 8 MB)(opens new window)Public funerals - July to December 2018 (PDF, 171 KB)(opens new window)
    July 2018Public funerals - January to June 2018 (Excel doc, 8 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2018 (PDF, 53 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2018Public funerals - July to December 2017 (Excel doc, 8 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - July to December 2017 (PDF, 56 KB)(opens new window)
    July 2017Public funerals - January to June 2017 (Excel doc, 9 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2017 (PDF, 23 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2017Public funerals - July to December 2016 (Excel doc, 9 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - July to December 2016 (PDF, 23 KB)(opens new window)
    July 2016Public funerals - January to June 2016 (Excel doc, 8 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2016 (PDF, 21 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2016Public funerals - July to December 2015 (Excel doc, 8 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - July to December 2015 (PDF, 50 KB)(opens new window)
    July 2015Public funerals - January to June 2015 (Excel doc, 9 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2015 (PDF, 50 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2015Public funerals - July to December 2014 (Excel doc, 9 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - July to December 2014 (PDF, 50 KB)(opens new window)
    July 2014Public funerals - January to June 2014 (Excel doc, 8 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2014 (PDF, 49 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2014Public funerals - July to December 2013 (Excel doc, 24 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - July to December 2013 (PDF, 8 KB)(opens new window)
    July 2013Public funerals - January to June 2013 (Excel doc, 25 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2013 (PDF, 9 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2013Public funerals - July to December 2012 (Excel doc, 25 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - July to December 2012 (PDF, 9 KB)(opens new window)
    July 2012Public funerals - January to June 2012 (Excel doc, 25 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals - January to June 2012 (PDF, 8 KB)(opens new window)
    January 2012Public funerals 2011 (Excel doc, 30 KB)(opens new window)Public funerals 2011 (PDF, 10 KB)(opens new window)
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