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Title: Help looking for 2 Burials please
Post by: KR on Saturday 14 January 12 15:26 GMT (UK)

Hi,

I am looking for the burial of Emma Higginbotham / Higginbottom died aged 9, 1859 Ancoats.

Also John Higginbotham / Higginbottom died aged 63 June qt 1870.

Not found at Philips Park.

Any help appreciated
KR

Title: Re: Help looking for 2 Burials please
Post by: garstonite on Sunday 15 January 12 09:09 GMT (UK)

Hiya KR....can`t find anything for Emma - this record for John

www.lancashirebmd.org.uk
1870 HIGGINBOTTOM John aged 63   St George   Manchester  STG/83/53

Don`t know if St George is a church or a District ?????  do you happen to know ?
allan :)

Title: Re: Help looking for 2 Burials please
Post by: Derik del on Sunday 15 January 12 14:00 GMT (UK)

Quote from: KR on Saturday 14 January 12 15:26 GMT (UK)

Hi,

I am looking for the burial of Emma Higginbotham / Higginbottom died aged 9, 1859 Ancoats.

Also John Higginbotham / Higginbottom died aged 63 June qt 1870.

Not found at Philips Park.

Any help appreciated
KR

What religion were they & what quarter did Emma die?

Title: Re: Help looking for 2 Burials please
Post by: KR on Sunday 15 January 12 19:01 GMT (UK)

Hi,

St George is a Registration District, as Lancs BMD.
Which surprised my as I was expecting a Registration District of Ancoats.
1851, 1861 census John was living at Lord St Ancoats, St Judes District.

Emma died in the December qt of 1859, not found on Free BMD, but Lancs BMD.

Other family members were buried at Philips Park, found on the Manchester Burial Site.

Thanks
KR

Title: Re: Help looking for 2 Burials please
Post by: Viktoria on Sunday 15 January 12 19:52 GMT (UK)

There was a St George`s church on Oldham Rd until the " slum" clearances of the late 1950`s-early 1960`s. This is in the St  George`s district.                                                                              Previously the church had been on Rochdale Rd which at that time was called St Geoge`s Rd. The first church was demolished when the railways came (1800`s) and the course of Rochdale Rd was altered and so  a new St George`s church  was built on Oldham Rd.
Don`t have exact dates,sorry.
 I don`t think the first St George`s had a burial ground ,the second certainly did not.
Try Manchester General Cemetery, my ancestors lived in the same  as yours  area and some are at that cemetery.
 St Michael`s had its own burial ground, but that had been a "carriage Church" ie for the gentry but by 1859 the Angel Meadow slums had beeen built and the church was in decline as its wealthy congregation moved to more salubrious districts. Best of luck. Viktoria.

Title: Re: Help looking for 2 Burials please
Post by: KR on Monday 16 January 12 09:43 GMT (UK)

Thanks Viktoria,

Manchester General Cemetery sounds good.

Will Post to see if anyone has access to the records.

KR  :)

Title: Re: Help looking for 2 Burials please
Post by: millymcb on Monday 16 January 12 11:20 GMT (UK)

Manchester cemetery records can be searched here (along with Philip's Park, Southern, Gorton and Blackley)

http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk/

I had a quick look and couldn't see them but you could try various spellings - or you may find other family members.

Milly

Title: Re: Help looking for 2 Burials please
Post by: KR on Monday 16 January 12 14:18 GMT (UK)

Many thanks Milly.

Title: Re: Help looking for 2 Burials please
Post by: uk2003 on Monday 16 January 12 16:37 GMT (UK)

Anything to do with

Manchester General Cemetery

Try contacting cancan via this thread, if anyone knows it is this group

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,481713.0.html

Title: Re: Help looking for 2 Burials please
Post by: KR on Monday 16 January 12 19:07 GMT (UK)

Thanks MancsMan, will do.