Cemetery at Withington Workhouse & Hospital, Nell Lane

[Luzzu]

Hi,

I have been told that on the site of the Withington Workhouse & Hospital at Nell Lane  (Chorlton Union Workhouse) there was also a cemetery which was used until 1920.  Apparently when the cemetery closed officially (c1970), the remains were removed and reburied in Southern Cemetery and some were removed earlier when Princess Road was built.

Does anyone know if there are any records of the graves that were removed and reburied and if there are how do you go about accessing the records.

Thanks,

Luzzu

[Pathway]

You could ask at the Manchester Local Archives at Manchester Central Library St Peter's Square

[gortonboy]

hi,,you could post your ancestors details and we could have a look for you... i visit southern cemetery,if you find the grave details,and would like a photo e-mailing...let me know. regards..mike.  http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Withington_Workhouse_and_Hospital

[Mr. MIGKY]

As far as i know, they were moved to Southern cemetery. Some cn be found on the Manchester council burial site, but there details are not very good.
Post us there names and dates of death/burial and will see what i can find for you?
Migky 

CLICK 4 BURIALS

[Luzzu]

Hi,

 

Thanks Migky - he is called Patrick Grant and he died 7 June 1857 aged 3 months in the Union Workhouse, Withington.  Had a look at the Manchester City Council website but couldn't see anything.

Thanks for the kind offer Gortonboy - will bear it in mind as I can only get over to Manchester once a year now though the last time I went grave hunting at Southern - out of 5 graves, 2 were without headstone and 2 were in the MPublic area and I couldn't find them as they were lying down and the grass had grown over them so I couldn't find the numbers and had to give up - got lucky with the 5th one so it wasn't a totally wasted day.

Thanks for the links as well - much appreciated. 

Luzzu

[gortonboy]

  hi..if you look on this link and enter "workhouse as a search,,there are a few images you may find interesting   http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk

[mitmoor]

Hi Luzzi
all you say about the cemetery is true, but you will have a job finding any records, I had the same problem a couple of years ago,the cemetery told me
the central library had the records, the library told me the cemetery had the records so I got no further and gave up.

mitmoor

[Mr. MIGKY]

The only thing i have managed to find out is that  up 1985 and might even be after. They were still removing graves from the hopital grounds. All i can find is that they are numbered in boxes from 0 to 53 ( there maybe  more ?) No names  or detail but buried in the C-of-E section. Grave from  M 3807 to M4976 . I have not managed to find any yet for the R.C. or Noneconformist's .
Migky 

[Mr. MIGKY]

Found some but not all of the Roman Catholic ones.
Again no names  or details but around May 1985 and reburied in the R.C. section.
Between graves FF 954 to FF 1374

Migky