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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Lancashire => England => Lancashire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: cardinal1977 on Friday 09 April 10 00:33 BST (UK)
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I am trying to locate burial records for 2 of my Ancestors. I have death certificates for them both so i know exactly when and where they died, however I've been unable to find any record of them being buried/cremated in the area where they both lived.
The details are:
John Kennedy died 11th June 1893
Betsy Kennedy died 16th April 1907
They were a couple and they lived in Gorton Manchester at the time of their deaths.
Could anybody point me any direction please?
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Have you tried contacting the local Council? They usually hold copies of cemetery records and will do a search for you.
Bill
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Hi Bill
I should have mentioned that I've searched the Manchester city council burial records and they are not to be found there.
Thanks anyway for taking the time to reply
Kev
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Have you checked any local church & churchyard records?
Dawn
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Hi Dawn
Thank you for your message
ive done a search of parish records at the central library but no luck. However, im not sure how concise these records are?
My thinking is, if they lived in manchester, they surely must have been buried or cremated somewhere, yet i can find no record whatsoever. I've even scoured newspaper archives for obituaries but still nothing.
I'd really appreciate it if anybody can help me as its become an obsession to find out where they are laid to rest.
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I would have thought cremation unlikely for both John & Betsy, although Manchester had one of the first crematoria in England, cremation was very unpopular until much later, after the First World War.
Not all churches have deposited their registers, it may be worth your while contacting the local churches directly.
I think the time may also have come to move your topic to the Lancashire where help can be given by people who really know the area and can make other suggestions or have access to sources of information.
Dawn
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have you contacted Gorton Cemetery ? ( I have tried to post the link but it won't let me but if you google Gorton cemetery it will come up with an address). They may have some information and I agree with Dawn they were probably buried back then
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Hi Cal and Dawn
I also felt that cremation was unlikely but as I knew about manchester crematorium being one of the first to fan its flames, I cant completely dismiss it.
The burial records for Gorton Cemetery are available online at the manchester city council website. I have searched on there with no success.
Thanks for your suggestions and thanks for moving the topic Dawn.
I'm thinking that this particular query, sadly isn't going to be resolved :(
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I would try Denton Cemetery
http://www.tameside.gov.uk/bereavement
Ken
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Manchester Crem all records before 1941 were destroyed in the Manchester Blitz
The only records that remain are from memorials and strangly the fist 412 cremations, which I have checked sorry but no Kennedy's
Ken
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Do you know what religion they were? If they were Roman Catholic, they may well be buried in a private cemetery/ church yard?
ST. Joseph's in Moston is a little away from Denton but worth a try. Trouble is they charge for burial searches i think? It opened in 1877 so was open when you need it.
Worth looking at what was open back then on this site. Click here 4 Manchester cemeteries (http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/Infobase/graveyards.htm)
St Joseph's Cemetery Moston Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 9QL. Telephone: 0161 681 1582.
Oh! and welcome Dawnsh to the Lancashire boards, bit of foreign county for you but nice to see you here :)
Migky ;)
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Hi Migky
Thank you, just a bit of a day trip, this post was originally elsewhere when I joined in and moved it to a better place.
Dawn
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Kev
when you looked up your burials in the councils cemeteries did you look at all religions C.O E. Catholic and Non conformist? with me when I do look-ups and they are definitely not catholic. so must be C.O.E. I look there first if they are not found there.I will find them on the non-con film :)That's if they buried where i am looking :)
Celia
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Celia
Thanks for your reply.
I dont think the Manchester City council burual records website differentiates between religions.
Kev.
PS: Dawn: Whether this is a better place for this post remains to be seen. :-\
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I don't think the Manchester City council burial records website differentiates between religions.
Kev.
The website might not but it should ??? surely like all council cemeteries catholics are buried on the Catholic section
as are C.O.E sec and Non-con sec.The three religions are on different films. If someone asked for a burial look-up how would they find it if they don't know the religion ???
Celia
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I don't think the Manchester City council burial records website differentiates between religions.
Kev.
The website might not but it should ??? surely like all council cemeteries catholics are buried on the Catholic section
as are C.O.E sec and Non-con sec.The three religions are on different films. If someone asked for a burial look-up how would they find it if they don't know the religion ???
Celia
Manchest council name what section ( R.C. -Nonconformist or Consecrated ) the graves are in on there web site when you search there site.
By the way what was there last known addresss? It might help?
Migky ;)