Bereavement services

Bereavement Services office hours

Our Bereavement Services office is in the Cecil Ward Building. 

Holiday opening hours

Opening hours may vary during public holidays. 

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Cemeteries information

If you have a query about our cemeteries, you can contact our office by calling 028 9027 0296.

Burials can take place in four of our cemeteries:

• Roselawn
• Dundonald
• Knockbreda
• Belfast City Cemetery

We also maintain five historical cemeteries.

Crematorium

City of Belfast Crematorium provides cremation services for Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. It is located in the grounds of Roselawn Cemetery on the Ballygowan Road, Crossnacreevy, near Belfast. 

Find burial records

Look up burial records in Belfast from 1869 onwards using our burial record search facility. You can buy images of burial records that are over 75 years old for £1.50 each.

Personal and private memorials

Bereavement Services provide a range of personal and private memorials.

View all available memorial options

Resident status

A Belfast resident is a person who permanently resided in the Belfast City Council area at the time of their death.

Our policy is that former Belfast residents who have moved out of Belfast due to ill-health into care, whether a hospital, nursing or residential home or care by a relative or friend within a ten year period prior to their death, may qualify for the Belfast resident rate.

Original proof of residency documentation, dated within the last 10 years may include:

• Certified copy of the death certificate clarifying usual address of the deceased at time of death
• A letter from the deceased’s GP or nursing or residential manager stating the deceased’s previous home address and confirming that nursing care was required.
• Driver’s licence
• Utility bill

The non-Resident fee will be charged where applicants are unable to provide proof of residency at the time of making the application for burial or cremation.

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