Manchester General Cemetery On Winter Break until 2013

[goldy]

My ankle and  leg came up with lumps in several places that lasted about an hour, burnt like @#$%^&* but eventually went .
Ta for askin . Next time I'll wear my Wellingtons up to my knees

[mandypea]

I have just read your post and I have to say I am amazed! I live too far away and as yet do not have anyone in my family research who is from Manchester (apart from in-laws) I would have loved to be involved in something like this if it were closer to home....well done to you all, you deserve it!
Mandy

[Cancan]

                                                     


                                        SUNDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER  ---  CANCELLED


'goldy'  that was a bad reaction,     glad to hear it's all better now!!!

Between Ants Nests, Bees Nests, Wasp Nests and Hover flies - who just love to come at us all the time!       We've done really well!!

'mandypea'  Thanks for the support,  it means a lot!!!

Cancan

                            

[Luzzu]

 

The MGCTP celebrates its 1st Birthday today - 9 September 2011 - Many Happy Returns

[Barbara.H]

Happy birthday everyone!  Do you feel a year older? And fitter, from all the bending and stretching? 

If any of you subscribe to Find My Past, there are now some Manchester Cemetery records online there (links posted by MancsMan in the Lancashire Resources board).  They include deaths of workhouse inmates, and some of these were listed as buried in Manchester General Cemetery, referred to in the collection as Harpurhey Cemetery.

These are records compiled by the workhouses, not the cemetery itself (the ones we have been working from) so this is great as its another source to identify some of the public burials if need be.     

  Barbara

 

[Cancan]

                                   

                                                           Happy 1st Birthday!!


I would like to THANK all those who have supported us and have turned up on Ground Days at the project!!!

                            To our WONDERFUL TEAM, a heartfelt THANK YOU!!!

                                                        1 YEAR TODAY

We posted our idea of Transcribing the Gravestones at the General Cemetery and posted the idea here first on Rootschat.

I have had and still having a fantastic time,   I have made some wonderful friends and we have endured all weathers to collect the information.  I like to think of us as the C TEAM!!!

The Cemetery is 100% mapped, we are doing a few tweaks at it, at the moment.

We have uncovered 283 flat stones that were completely covered and no visible signs off and have found plenty more covered with soil to uncover.

We have 95% photographed of all upright and visible stones. Soon to be 100%.

Of all photographs taken we have 85% transcribed.

We also have a FULL list of the inscriptions/names of the public graves which was collected from the back of the Cemetery in the late 1950’s.

We have recently found more Public Graves that are not listed in the Burials Registers or from the 1950's transcriptions.

We have plenty of names on Gravestones that do not appear in the Burials Registers.

We are OFFERING a look-up service and can be contacted through the Project Website!!
Which is run by LUZZU and has been doing a FANTASTIC JOB!!  We hoping to see her next year on a 'Ground Work Day'  -  We have a spot all picked out for you Luzzu!!! Bring your Wellies with you!!!

We are Continuing on during September & October with the Groundwork Days and hope still to see our Ground workers. As most of our work left is uncovering!! We still have plenty to do!!

To:  beannie, spatts & goldy!!         
As we have mentioned at the Cemetery when talking!!                                                          
 THANK YOU!!!!!  THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!!


Cancan

[Luzzu]

Cancan's post really illustrates just how far we have come in such a short time  .  I think we have surprised ourselves with what we have achieved through determination, hard work and a keen interest in what we are doing.

If anyone needs help in locating a grave please contact me either via PM on Rootschat or through the project website:-

www.mgctp.moonfruit.com

We may already have the information you are looking for on our database.  If not we will keep a record of your request and get back to you when we are in a position to help.

New addition to our Notable Burials page on the website and appropriately another "first":-

First Church of England Burial
“Kate, daughter of Christopher and Sarah Eliza Sweeting of Manchester who departed this life December 2nd 1848, aged 18 months.  First interment in this consecrated ground.”
Whilst Manchester General Cemetery opened in 1837 and the first burials were those of a still born child and Margaret Segate Watt on September 7th 1837, it wasn’t until 1848 that the Bishop of Manchester, the Right Reverend James Prince Lee consecrated part of the cemetery for Church of England burials.  Kate Sweeting was the first person to be interred in this consecrated ground.

Also great news from Barbara and Mancsman about the new records, The Manchester Collection, which have just come online  .

Luzzu 

[Viktoria]

 Congratulations on a wonderful achievement, so many family history searchers  for generations to come will be grateful  to you  all .                                                                                                     Your efforts and the splendid  results ought to be commemorated somehow.

The weather and other problems would have daunted many people so you are all doubly  deserving of recognition.
                    Well done and kindest regards from, Viktoria.

[beannie]

Hi Everyone!
I can't believe it's a year already, we have done so much and as Cancan and Luzzu say there is still much to do. I'm so glad that we have such a wonderful team, it's worth all the effort, blisters, ant bites etc., as each week there are more surprises. It is very gratifying to think that we are helping someone to put another leaf on their family tree.
Thank you to Cancan and Luzzu for making my Sunday mornings so worth while!!
Kindest regards
beannie