guess I could do a 'proper' statistical analysis but quickly looking at ratio of wills:Burials changes from 164:275 in 1770, 190:398 in 1800, 251: 715 in 1820, 176: 733 in 1840 and 194:863 in 1860 - thus it would seem the number of wills/decrees per burial changed from ovor 0.5 to less than 0.25.