Nancy Holt (Urmston)

[b white]

Nancy Holt (nee Hancock). Born 1836 in Sale Cheshire.
Married William Holt, market Gardner in July 1856, Altrincham, Cheshire.
Died 1914. Barton Upon Irwell. William died ? 1891.
I can’t find any burials for her or for William. I have no reason to think that they traveled far from Urmston /Barton. It’s a mystery. Anyone any ideas?

[Milliepede]

Hi there

Where have you looked for burials?  If you haven't done so would suggest contacting the nearest cemetery and if they have a record for Nancy as you know the year she died.

Is Nancy a widow on the 1891 census?

[jonw65]

Have you checked out this one?
Nancy Holt buried 20 May 1914, Greater Manchester
Info from Deceased Online free index.

That was I think at Weaste Cemetery.

[jonw65]

Oh dear! She died 3 June 1914. So not that one!
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=holt&yearOfDeath=1914&page=4#calendar

[jonw65]

Manchester Evening News, 5 June 1914
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HOLT.—On the 3rd inst., NANCY, the beloved wife of the late William HOLT, of Gorse Hill Farm, Urmston, also of Smithfield Market. Friends please accept this (the only) intimation. Interment Flixton Parish Church, to-morrow (Saturday), three o'clock.

[jonw65]

Manchester Courier, 5 October 1891
Deaths
HOLT.—On the 3rd inst., William Holt, of Gorse Hill Farm, Urmston, aged 54.  Interment at the Parish Church, Flixton, on Wednesday, at 3.30

William also left a will
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=holt&yearOfDeath=1891&page=6#calendar

[b white]

Wow!,,
That’s incredible. I have been looking for years.
I can’t see a grave in “Find a grave” which is odd as I guess they were buried in the same place (?  Cremated but it seems a bit early for a cremation.
Where did you find the obituary?
Thank you so much

[chempat]

Nancy's shows on F M P, so will show on BNA.

Link to F M P newspapers, if you have a subscription:

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000272%2f19140604%2f157&stringtohighlight=nancy%20smithfield

[jonw65]

Or you can register with BNA and they give you three free page views
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/account/register

They are both on there, William's notice took a bit of digging out due to the vagaries of their ocr text transcriptions
John