Oswaldtwistle Immanuel Burials
 

I have learned of a website which contains details of all burials at Immanuel 1850-1900; www.familysearch.org It is a Mormon site. The Hyndburn branch of the Lancashire Family History SDociety is working on the church's parish registers and already has almost 10,000 names logged. They plan to issue a CD. I will report when it is is published.

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Superb site - found 3 great uncles I never knew I had - thanks

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I've found some one who I might have been related too as well

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If you use the following link all the records are going on this site

Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project - Parish of Oswaldtwistle

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Very interesting Web Site anzac

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holy thread resurrection...

anyone got a plan of where graves are as referenced on this site? I've found my 2x great grandads in there and would love a picture of his grave

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Life after death. I suspect that the sexton at Immanuel will have one. If the graveyard is locked - ring me. I have a skeleton key.

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Ian if you let me have the details of the burials i will check with a friend of mine who has taken photographs of all the graves in the churchyard and will be able to let you know if they have a stone and if not whereabouts in the churchyard the grave is

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Where can I look for burials during the thirties, please

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it's for Holden Entwistle, died 1891. according to the online records he is in bay 36 grave 30 but I spoke to the sexton today who apparently had excellent knowledge of the graveyard and he told me that area wasn't in use till 1927...

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Sorry, I have no further info. Trawling through the Accrington Observer is a possibility. I'm not sure if Lancashire BMD will assist

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The last time I enquired about a burial at that grave yard I was told all the records are now at the Public Record Office in Preston.

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If so, it should be possible to check on line - Google 'Lancashire Archives'

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I've done that, the records are there( Preston) but the sexton seemed to know his stuff, there clearly seems to be a disjoin between what he knows and what is in the records.

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May be the sexton doe's know his stuff but I would prefer documentary evidence that his word, he will only know wht he was told by the previous sexton, and so on, its a big gap between 1927 and now and things get garbled over the years. could the bay numbers be wrong in his version.

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I have had a message back from my friend who has the photograph database and there is no stone for your ancestor so it looks like it maybe just a marked grave without a headstone.

He tells me that he has the same person in his family tree so if you want to contact him let me know and I will put you in touch.

A couple of the members of our group go up to preston records office every couple of weeks so if you want them to look at the original burial record let me know and i will get them to do that for you next time they go.

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If the burials are at Oswaldtwistle let me know the names and I will check if they have a headstone for you and if not we can check the registers next time someone goes upto Preston.

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Enquire with the Hyndburn branch of the Lancashire Family History Society. one of their members may know the score. If you live nearby, you could call into the society's research room in The Straits on a Saturday afternoon. Joining the society, even for a year, is a good-value thing. See their website

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There is a complete set of gravestone inscription records for Immanuel in three volumes in Accrington Library. I don't think it records those graves where no headstone has been erected though.

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Thks Bob. My gran died in 1938 and is buried at Immanuel but I don't know where

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Thks Anzac, her name was Ellen Morris (neè Riley) and she was only 48 when she died

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when I spoke to the sexton I was told 1927 onward was behind the church to the right of the pathway if that helps, if I get up ther to look I'll check yours as well as mine... I'm overseas for a shortwhile with work, when I get back we can see if I get to go and check but with kids it will always be as I can rather than when I want to