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Lancashire / Prescot St Mary's Cemetery - Shocking!

« on: Tuesday 15 March 11 16:59 GMT (UK) »

Sorry to any locals to Prescot, but I really feel I need to rant about this....

Myself and my friend had a trip to Prescot St Mary's cemetery today to try find his Grandparents Grave, but were unable to find it due to the unbelievably shocking state of the "older" side. Most of the gravestones are in an abysmal state, either broken pushed over or just plain missing. Most of the ground around the plots looks like it's had a motocross race round it and there are broken bottles, rubbish and drug paraphernalia everywhere! How does it get into such a state?!

Anyway, despite the condition of the cemetery, the people at the local registration office are wonderful and can't help enough.

Rant over...

Lancashire / Re: Preston Cotton Mills 1930's

« on: Friday 17 September 10 15:57 BST (UK) »

I'd be interested in similar info only a little further back, i.e. late 1800's to early 1900's.

Graveyards and Gravestones / Re: Can you read this?

« on: Wednesday 18 August 10 20:58 BST (UK) »

All I could see...

And Their Son
William
Died Jan 16th 1921
Aged 52 Years

Lancashire / Re: what church liverpool

« on: Tuesday 02 December 08 16:30 GMT (UK) »

currently it's in the parish of St Mary w St Athanasius, Kirkdale

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/parishmap.php?x=-2.987337112426758&y=53.41917497163658

Armed Forces / Identify details of great uncle Norman plz

« on: Sunday 05 October 08 15:55 BST (UK) »

Hi all

I have a photo of great uncle Norman in what I think is an army uniform, could some kind person point me to any details that can be gleaned from the cap badge etc.?

Photo can be found at http://woodcock.site90.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=16&medialinkID=41

TIA

Lancashire / Re: Can't find a Woodcock Burial

« on: Wednesday 10 September 08 11:16 BST (UK) »

Thanks for all your suggestions...

Eric: I meant to type Lancs-BMD and not Free-BMD, thanks anyway...

Celia: I've looked through all the relevant Burial records courtesy of Lancs-OPC who have transcribed all the records for the relevant dates. I'm paying a visit to PRO tomorrow so i'll check if they can help with obit's and newspapers. Thanks for you suggestions.

Lancashire / Can't find a Woodcock Burial

« on: Tuesday 09 September 08 17:46 BST (UK) »

Hi all!

I'm having problems finding the burial place of my 4x G-Grandfather James Woodcock, could anyone point me in a direction I haven't thought of?

According to Free-BMD, he died in 1856 in Tarleton (Definitely him as he disappears between the 1851 and 1861 census's and there's only one Woodcock family in Tarleton and we're still there!) but on Lan-OPC he's not listed in the Tarleton burial records for the relevant period and he's not listed in Ormskirk where he was married or Halsall where he was born!

I hope they didn't bury him under the patio!

Thanks in advance

Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Beyond my abilities..

« on: Thursday 29 May 08 10:39 BST (UK) »

Thanks everyone for your time and efforts. They are all much better than I could have done.

Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Beyond my abilities..

« on: Monday 26 May 08 14:48 BST (UK) »

Hi all, I've had a go at restoring this photo my nan gave me of my G-G-Grandparents but it's beyond my abilities, could someone have a bash?

Edit: I can post a much larger version if it makes it easier