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Started by: elizabeth (5439) 

Having finally found where my Grandparents are buried A cousin went to have a look and found everything collapsed very disheartening. but now wondering if anyone knows of s STONE Masons in the Wigan area who does or did Headstones ,so perhaps in old records they could trace my grandparents they were buried in Ince cemetary .any help please

Started: 24th Jun 2006 at 15:42

Posted by: dark horse (295) 

http://www.wlct.org/Leisure/crem/crem.htm

Try this Link Elizabeth

Replied: 24th Jun 2006 at 16:14

Posted by: ann442 (210)

tunley stone wrightington
he did my mothers

Replied: 24th Jun 2006 at 19:36

Posted by: tonker (27833) 

Theres a stonemasons directly across from the graveyard in Ince.

Replied: 24th Jun 2006 at 19:38

Posted by: nutty tart (477) 

Does anyone know how you go about finding a particular grave in Ince cemetary? I would imagine there are plans and records of where all people are buried but where do you find this info?

Replied: 24th Jun 2006 at 23:20

Posted by: brian (838)

I believe Freda Chorlton and others have indexed Ince cemetery. The information is available at the History Shop. If you have a name, they can pinpoint the grave.

Replied: 24th Jun 2006 at 23:27

Posted by: nutty tart (477) 

Really Brian???
Thanks for that.

Replied: 25th Jun 2006 at 00:49

Posted by: busy bee (631)

it is only this last few weeks that i have found the grave of my twin babies who died 33yrs ago. those days babies where buried in unmarke graves if they died within a certain time. i got in touch with the cemeterys and crematorium offices via email( to much of a coward to go there myself) and i got an email telling me a plot number and to get in touch with the office in wigan cemetery which is next to the crematorium. there a lovely man took me to the plot that i had been given and he put me at ease with the situation.it was upseting but after 33yrs at least i knew where my babies were. i didn,t go to the funeral because then you had to stay in bed for ten days after giving birth, my ex husband went but it wasn,t spoke about after.how things have changed now you can have pictures and hand prints etc. how i wish they,d done that in my day.

Replied: 25th Jun 2006 at 18:35

Posted by: nutty tart (477) 

Thats a very sad tale busy bee. And they go on about the good old days eh???
Glad to know that you have finally found your babies though. Your mind is surely more at ease now.

Replied: 25th Jun 2006 at 21:07

Posted by: mollie m (7076) 

Oh Margaret. That is a sad tale indeed. So much sadness in people's lives. I am so glad you managed to find your babies' graves. Me? I never did have any, even though I wanted to. Do you have other children? I hope you do, not that that would take away the pain of losing your baby twins like that. I am truly sorry for your loss, albeit 33 years too late.

Replied: 25th Jun 2006 at 23:43

Posted by: busy bee (631)

oh yes i have two sons aged 31 and 25 and all went well having them no problems.i now have 5 grandchildren as well and in those 5 grandchildren there is a set of twins. it was because of them that i decided to look for my twins.it was something that bothered me all those years in fact i didn,t know if there were any records or not.anyway as the saying goes life goes on but they will not be forgot. even though my sons are grown up i still get a great feeling when they call me mum and even a better feeling being called nanny.

Replied: 26th Jun 2006 at 18:14

Posted by: elizabeth (5439) 

Busy Bee, I too found one of my babies grave there was about 10 in one grave I often wondered where she was buried it used to be said that they asked permission of people burying someone if they could put the baby at their feet, My daughter died in 1962 and it was oonly about 4yrs ago that I investigated and found out where she was buried , after that we moved to Worcestershire and lost another baby girl in 1964 this time I insisted she had her own grave she is now buried at Upron on Severn the hurt never goes away more so when you are older. as you say they never took photos in those days it was all seem to be done in secret as if it was your fault.I was told by the midwife "Well just get on and have another " oh I could have hit her

Replied: 28th Jun 2006 at 16:32

Posted by: elizabeth (5439) 

apologies for not thanking people who gave me Links to stone masons . Thank you very much for your trouble

Replied: 28th Jun 2006 at 16:36

Posted by: busy bee (631)

it,s funny but you think you are the only one to look for your babies after such a long time and it makes you feel better knowing you are not alone.

Replied: 28th Jun 2006 at 17:56

Posted by: ann442 (210)

so sad

Replied: 28th Jun 2006 at 20:40

 

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