Muriel Callaghan Stocks Lane Hairdresser Stalybridge

[Kelly_julie1]

Around 6 years ago I started to do my family tree. I came across the name Muriel Ashton (later Callaghan) Muriel was my dad's elder sister although she was never mentioned during my childhood. When asked, my dad admitted he did have an older sister but she simply disappeared when he was about 6yrs old. Muriel was born in 1930 in Millbrook Cheshire. My dad was born in 1936 & 2 half brothers Kevin (1939) & Edward (1947)
Kevin & Edward both deceased never knew Muriel existed. Through research I found Muriel was raised with a different family & my dad never saw her again. My dad married Joe Callaghan a gentlemans hairdresser from stalybridge & she also became a hairdresser. Muriel worked from Ho E in Stocks Lane. My dad is now 83 and would love to see a picture of his sister before it's too late. If anyone has any pictures of Muriel please could you let me know.

[heywood]

Hello and welcome,

You may already have this.
Free BMD shows a marriage for Joseph and Muriel in 1959.
I can’t see any children’s births.
There is a death in 2002 for Joseph.
I cannot see one for Muriel.

However there are cemetery records for Tameside Dukinfield Cemetery Section C3 grave 481 which show That Muriel died in 2010.
There is also a Mary Callaghan b 1909 and buried 2004.

The site is very slow for me - whether this is normal or not I don’t know.
http://web.tameside.gov.uk/BACAS/GenLocDetails.aspx?ID=1043

I hope the link works.

It might be worth requesting  the local paper for help.

Best wishes
Heywood

[MonicaL]

With Heywood's details, this is a funeral notice for Muriel https://funeral-notices.co.uk/North+West-Greater+Manchester-Manchester/death-notices/notice/MURIEL/361641

Monica

[heywood]

That’s a great find Monica and hopefully will help Kelly_julie1 find a link to Muriel.

[MonicaL]

Maybe contact her local church? Masses were still being offered for her as recent as 2016 at St Peters Stalybridge.

Can't get the link to come up properly but the word doc I read was for 27th-Sunday-in-Ordinary-Time.docx from 2016

St Peter’s & St Raphael’s Stalybridge
Part of  Tameside Pastoral Area in the Diocese of Shrewsbury (A registered charity)
Parish Priest:

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

2nd October 2016 

Mass Times and Intentions for the coming week 

Sat 1st Oct  6:30pm Muriel Callaghan


Monica

[heatherjulie]

There was a funeral report in the Tameside Reporter for Muriel but unfortunately no photograph.