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The Research Group are researching various people buried in the cemetery
Do you have any information on any of the following?
If so contact Tony Foster on
tonyfoster@darwencemetery.org.uk
BECKETT, William, (1811-1888), died 13th Jun 1888
BECKETT, Eli, (1855-1909), died 30th Dec 1909
BECKETT, James Dickson, (c1837-1887), died 26 Oct 1887, buried in Australia
BRIGGS, James, (c1829-1878), died 2nd Oct 1878, Bandmaster -Darwen Temperance Band
CROSS , Robert, (1797-1867), died 11th Oct 1867, Town Cryer
ECCLES, Edgar E, ( -1916), died 7th Oct 1916, killed in France
ECCLES, Joseph, ( -1887), died 1st Feb 1887 in Russia
ENTWISLE, Richard, (c1821-1868), died 13th Mar 1868, Contractor
HEAP, Thomas, (c1882-1916), died 17th Jul 1916, killed in France
HEAVYSIDE, William, (c1817-1873), died 6th Mar 1873, builder
HINDLE, Catherine, (c1842-1880), died 15th May 1880
HINDLE, Catherine, (c1810-1891), died 1st Nov 1891
HINDLE, John, (c1802-1863), died 16th Dec 1863
HINDLE, John, (c1839-1864), died 27th Oct 1865
HINDLE, John, (c1822-1897), died 25th Dec 1897
HINDLE, Thomas (c1836-1867), died 30th Mar 1867
HINDLE, William Henry, (c1866-1889) died, 15th Feb 1889 in Essex
LEADLEY, Robert, (c1826-1887), died 24th Oct 1887
LIGHTBOWN, Elizabeth Hammond, (c1835-1905), died 8th Dec 1905
LIGHTBOWN, Martha, (c1820-1860), died 12th Jun 1860
LIGHTBOWN, Roger, (c1824-1901), died 11th May 1901
NIGHTINGALE, Joseph, (c1841-1884), died 9th Aug 1884, Pioneer of the Darwen Weavers Association
ORRELL, R, (1894 -1915), died 15th Jul 1915
PRESTON, Richard, (1804-1868), died 3rd Jul 1868
RIDGE, John, (c1826-1899), died 17th Feb 1899,
First cemetery registrar
TOWNLEY, Oliver, (c1888-1917), died 26th Oct 1917,
killed in France
WRAITH, Dorothy, (1801-1880), died 16th Dec 1880
WRAITH, Ellen, (c1797-1866), died 28th Aug 1866
WARDLEY, John, (c1847-1912), died 14th Jul 1912
We have produced an 8 Page Booklet to go with our previous Tour of the Cemetery, which contains the history of some of the Graves which have already been researched, these include the Graves of the Ashton Family, Isaac Marsden, Thomas Eccles, the Haworth Family, Agnes Lissette Lyall, Eccles (Ashton) Shorrock,
Walmsley Preston, Timothy Lightbrown
and the War Grave of Alfred Edmund Ward, plus others.
If you would like further information on either the next Cemetery Tour or a copy of this Booklet
please click on the link below
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