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Grave Yard report 1849
Grave Yard report 1849
Photo: Ron Hunt
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Item #: 34248
Some bit of information to go with the recent maps showing the grave yard.

Comment by: Peter Walsh on 7th February 2023 at 01:40

Ron, this report could be referring to King Street East or railway construction damage.
According to the Lancashire Online Parish Project there were 56182 burials in All Saints grave yard between 1721 and 1904 and a high percentage were babies and young children.

Comment by: Peter Walsh on 7th February 2023 at 08:44

King St West not East

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