pok4r
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Post by pok4r on Jun 29, 2011 7:01:58 GMT
Hi, if somone dies and death is registered in Barton, Lancs in 1950's where would you assume they would be buried? looking to contact them in a long shot to find my grandfather. i say a long shot as cant think why he'd be there, as he was a Leicester boy born and bred, but of course he had a bike!!! if someone has any ideas please let me know, just in case his name was 'John Henry Siddons' born 1880, thank you  |
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Post by lindylou on Jun 29, 2011 9:29:13 GMT
My first call would be to check out whether records are kept at the library for the local cemetery or cemeteries. If the burial was at a church then that really is a needle in a haystack I'm afraid. To have the council do a grave search is a costly business but it may be the only way.
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Woody
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Post by Woody on Jun 30, 2011 9:40:14 GMT
Just a little bit to add to Lindylou's comments. I've researched several ancestors in the 'Barton' registration district so I know that its boundaries have changed several times since 1839. In different eras the district has included localities in the Trafford Park area and as far apart as explosion, Stretford and Eccles. Since Greater Manchester was created in the 1970s, Salford MBC has been the administrative authority for the townships of Barton and Eccles, whereas Stretford was absorbed into Trafford MBC.
If the information you need is in Salford, they have an excellent family history centre that used to be run by a bloke called Tim Ashworth. What he didn't know about researching local Salford history wasn't worth knowing but I haven't been there for nearly 10 years so he might not still be there. You could try ringing them on 0161 778 0814 or e-mailing local.history@salford.gov.uk. The centre is in the Art Gallery building of Salford University grounds on The Crescent.
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