Fred. Jones - Cheshire / Lancashire (overlap)

[LizzieW]

I think plimmerian said Walton Lea crematorium wasn't open at the time Fred Jones died.

[heywood]

Oh thanks. It was really the Manchester reference that I wondered about.
Perhaps Warrington council can advise what arrangements there were before that.

[plimmerian]

"Opened on 15 April 1964, Walton Lea Crematorium is nestled within the walls of Lord Daresbury’s old estate..."

I had an ancestor that died in 1950 in Newton-le-Willows and he was taken to Manchester Crematorium for his final resting place.

Also, Fred's sister was cremated there!

(NB: St Helens Crematorium opened in 1962)

[LizzieW]

My gran died 18 April 1951 in Manchester district and was cremated, yet when I search the on line records her name doesn't come up.  I have no idea why, so perhaps some of the records just aren't on line yet.

[heywood]

"Opened on 15 April 1964, Walton Lea Crematorium is nestled within the walls of Lord Daresbury’s old estate..."

I had an ancestor that died in 1950 in Newton-le-Willows and he was taken to Manchester Crematorium for his final resting place.

Also, Fred's sister was cremated there!

(NB: St Helens Crematorium opened in 1962)

What about his wife? Is that his widow who was granted administration?
Although if she died later it could be the new crematorium.
Any newspaper announcements?

[plimmerian]

My Grandfather was cremated at Walton Lea in 1973 but his details are not in the online records, his ashes were scattered in Newton but no record of the event in St Helens records, despite a wall plaque in the Garden of Remembrance !!!

[plimmerian]

Didn't find any newspaper online.

His widow died about 1973 but I don't have the exact date - again not showing in the online records!

 

[garden genie]

My gran died 18 April 1951 in Manchester district and was cremated, yet when I search the on line records her name doesn't come up.  I have no idea why, so perhaps some of the records just aren't on line yet.

Lizzie, Manchester Crematorium is a private company with no connection to the council so I wouldn't expect their records to be online. However I believe they are quite helpful when receiving enquiries.
Others should note that their prewar records were destroyed in the Manchester blitz, but the local family history society have recorded the remaining memorial plaques.

Plimmerian, Altrincham crematorian seems to be used by quite a wide area, I would definitely check there.

[heywood]

Didn't find any newspaper online.

His widow died about 1973 but I don't have the exact date - again not showing in the online records!

 

Which online records do you mean?
The Altrincham crematorium woukd be worth checking as suggested. When I searched earlier re Walton, a Funeral site came up which mentioned the various crematoria in the area.