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Ardwick Burial Grounds, Manchester , England

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margaret

margaret Report 11 Feb 2020 15:47

This cemetery closed in the 1950s, and the stones removed, and grassed over for a community football playing field.

I have two burails there, but do not know if there was a grave marker or grave register for the site- I presume so since all the stones were removed.. and it had been a prestige site at one period.

I am looking for information on=
1. George Massey buried 1879 aged 43
2. Margaret Massey buried 1872 aged 32-
possibly with child. Frederick
.And any others buried in that grave.

thank you for any information.

Maddie

Maddie Report 11 Feb 2020 16:09

GEORGE
Last name MASSEY
Age 43
Birth year 1836
Death/Burial year 1879
Death/Burial day 28
Death/Burial month Apr
Cemetery MANCHESTER ARDWICK CEMETERY
County Lancashire
Country England
Records' title Burial Register
Record locality Manchester Ardwick Cemetery
Date range 1866 - 1880
Film M 74 / 5 / 29 / 2

FREDERICK
Last name MASSEY
Age 7
Birth year 1872
Death/Burial year 1872
Death/Burial day 21
Death/Burial month Oct
Cemetery MANCHESTER ARDWICK CEMETERY
County Lancashire
Country England
Records' title Burial Register
Record locality Manchester Ardwick Cemetery
Date range 1866 - 1880
Film M 74 / 5 / 29 / 2

Manchester, Ardwick Cemetery, 1750-1963
Archive reference RG 37/94
Record set Lancashire Burials


First name(s) Margaret
Last name Massey
Birth year 1840
Death year 1872
Parish Ardwick Cemetery
Denomination Anglican
County Lancashire
Country England
Place Manchester
Document type Burials
Page 178
Archive The National Archives
Death date 24 Sep 1872
Age 32
Year range 1967

Maddie

Maddie Report 11 Feb 2020 16:13

there is this but dont knowif connected

?
Last name MASSEY
Age 2
Birth year 1868
Death/Burial year 1870
Death/Burial day 09
Death/Burial month Mar
Cemetery MANCHESTER ARDWICK CEMETERY
County Lancashire
Country England
Records' title Burial Register
Record locality Manchester Ardwick Cemetery
Date range 1866 - 1880
Film M 74 / 5 / 29 / 2

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Last name MASSEY
Age 16
Birth year 1851
Death/Burial year 1867
Death/Burial day 05
Death/Burial month Jun
Cemetery MANCHESTER ARDWICK CEMETERY
County Lancashire
Country England
Records' title Index To Burials
Record locality Manchester Ardwick Cemetery
Date range 1845 - 1938
Film M 74 / 5 / 35 / 1

family in 1871

George Massey Head - Male 35 1836 - Cheshire, England
Margaret Massey Wife - Female 31 1840 - Lancashire, England
Alfred Massey Son - Male 9 1862 - Lancashire, England
Annie Massey Daughter - Female 6 1865 - Lancashire, England
Sarah Massey Daughter - Female 3 1868 - Lancashire, England
William H Massey Son - Male 1 1870 - Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Boardman Lodger - Female 43 1828 - Lancashire, England
Marthan Ann Boardman Lodger Daur - Female 20 1851 - Lancashire, EnglandHarding Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Feb 2020 16:18

Margaret Massey 24/09/1872, Grave number 3739

Plus George Massey and

Fred Massey aged 7 DAYS

Unfortunately, the records are not transcribed by grave number, so it's a case of trawling EVERY page of records

Take out a free trial with Find My Past website, where you can see the info

Here's the link to the page you need

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/manchester-cemetery-records

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Feb 2020 16:40

The 1870 death for the 2-year old has no grave number

This is the registration

Deaths Mar 1870 (>99%)
Massey Elizabeth Eleanor 2 Chorlton 8c 470

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Feb 2020 16:42

The 1867 record has no forename, but she is the daughter of Henry and Jane - grave number 3070

probably this one

MASSEY, EMILY 16
GRO Reference: 1867 J Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 427

MASSEY, EMILY RENSHAW
GRO Reference: 1851 J Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 20 Page 229

Name: Emily Massey
Birth Date: 14 May 1851
Baptism Date: 6 Jul 1851
Parish: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Father: Henry Massey
Mother: Jane Massey

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1841

MASSEY Henry RENSHAW Jane 1841 Manchester, St. John Archives+, Manchester Central Library STJ/3/119

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 15 Feb 2020 05:22

Go to findagrave.com ardwick cemetery, it has ref to George and Margaret. Memorial I.D and a bit about George

margaret

margaret Report 16 Feb 2020 14:46

Thank you very much for your time and trouble, That's very informative.

I have only information on those you have shown on the 1871 census..

Apparently the graves stones- were removed, but only names and dates were recorded, no inscriptions- that might have given clues ot relationships.

I will take up your suggestion..
thank you again for such a detailed response. :-)