All Saints Burial Ground, Nantwich

[Jayson]

Does anyone happen to have a transcription of All Saints Burial ground in Nantwich or know where I might find a copy?

I went there today to take a photo of the tombstone of Thomas and Emma Crawford and their son Edward but the stone is now lying on the ground face first. I suspect it has been deliberately pushed over to satisfy the ‘elf & safety’ brigade. So annoying!

Many thanks, Jayson

[ValJJJ]

Or it fell over?

Perhaps go back with something to lever it so you can flip it and read the inscription?

Would there be a burial record with the information you need? Or perhaps you already have that.

[Jayson]

I think they both died in or around the time of the 1st WW. I don’t have the burial dates. The stone is two large to flip. It would have to be done professionally

[CaroleW]

Thomas died 1916 but burial register shows he was buried 13.6.1916 St Mary's Nantwich - not All Saints.

Address  on burial register is 99 ? Beam St Nantwich - same as 1911 entry

Emma died 1917 buried 5.11.17 St Marys

Son Edward died 1941 - buried St Mary's 3.2.1941

[rosie99]

Newspaper report of his death does not mention his wife. `Nantwich Guardian 13th June 1916'.  He was found dead on the floor of the bedroom that he shared with his son Edward.

[ValJJJ]

Do you live near Nantwich or was it a long journey?  I'll be in the town next week and might have time to take a look if St Mary's is central - I'll look at the map.  The plot number would be useful though (or three plot numbers?).

[Jayson]

Hi ValJJJ.

Yes, I live in the town. Thomas and Emma Crawford are buried in the old cholera cemetery opposite the Barony Park. I know where the stone is and it was standing until recently but I never got round to taking a photograph of it. Funnily enough, it was on my ‘to do list’ this year when the weather improved because I silently thought it might get toppled. I left it too late!!!

The stone was leaning at a precarious angle until recently and I guessed it was deliberately toppled in case it fell. I suppose I could get the stone mason to erect it.

[Jayson]

Thanks for the ‘snippet’, rosie99 - very much appreciated. The library at Nantwich don’t have the ‘Nantwich Guardian’ for any dates beyond 1900 so this is great!

Jay

[Jayson]

Hi CarolW!

Thank you very much for the burial dates. Those I didn’t have so this is really appreciated.

They were all buried at All Saints. I think they stopped using St Mary’s burial ground when the cholera epidemic hit the town in the 1840s as the churchyard was full so All Saints was opened to accommodate the overflow. So anyone listed as buried at St Mary’s would either be in All Saints or Whitehouse Lane which was opened in the late 1800s.

Jay