Widnes Cemetaries

[Hazel Mayne]

Happy New Year to everyone.

I am looking to see if I could possible find which cemetary my grt aunt and uncle would be buried in in WIDNES, Cheshire.

They would be interred in the Catholic Section.

At the time of their deaths they both lived at 18 Sayce Street, Widnes, which I think is near the town centre.

Matthew MULCAHY   died Dec Qtr 1939
Emma MULCAHY      died 21 December 1956

I would like to visit their grave next time I'm in the UK in October and I would be interested to know if any of their children were buried with them.

Kind regards
Hazel Mayne

[stanmapstone]

See http://www3.halton.gov.uk/communityandliving/deathsfuneralsandcremations/funeralrecords/

Stan

[mshrmh]

Hazel - GENUKI is a useful place to start - this is a link to their Widnes page:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Widnes/
That indicates that some of the local RC churches had graveyards. The local council for the area is now Halton - they have their own cemeteries including one in Widnes. Unfortunately they charge for searches:
http://www3.halton.gov.uk/communityandliving/deathsfuneralsandcremations/funeralrecords/

I wonder if there would have been a local newspaper announcement or even report of either funeral? Local traditions vary. The library's listing says they have local newspapers - they may be prepared to search those (perhaps more likely where you've got an exact date) which may identify the particular cemetery.
http://www3.halton.gov.uk/educationandlearning/libraries/librarieslocalcollections/

I see while I've been typing Stan's posted the first Halton link.

[stanmapstone]

Widnes Cemetery http://goo.gl/maps/L723h

Stan

[stanmapstone]

Until 1898 burials took place in the three churchyards of Widnes. As two of these were almost full the Corporation laid out a portion of the Moss  Brook Estate as the present cemetery. There were a three mortuary chapels, the Roman Catholic  Chapel was/is in the south west part of the cemetery, which you can see on the 1958 map at http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html?coords=351220,387268

Stan

[stanmapstone]

A Birds Eye view of the cemetery http://binged.it/UHXuNk
Stan

[Hazel Mayne]

I have just noticed on the 1911 Census, grt uncle Matthew has written 18 Sayce St, APPLETON, Widnes.  I had a look on on genuki.org as suggested, and I notice there is a Catholic Church there named St Bede's - if anyone out there on RootChat lives in Widnes, would you happen to know if St Bede's has a churchyard at all?

Cheers
Hazel

[stanmapstone]

As I said, until 1898 burials took place in the three churchyards of Widnes, after that in the cemetery.
If St. Bede's had a graveyard then it has been grassed over, see http://goo.gl/maps/7I6D6

Stan

[stanmapstone]

As I said, until 1898 burials took place in the three churchyards of Widnes, after that in the cemetery.
If St. Bede's had a graveyard then it has been grassed over, see http://goo.gl/maps/7I6D6

Stan

The burial ground was in the south east corner of the site, at the junction of Leigh Avenue and Appleton Village. It is shown as Disused on the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map.
Stan