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Graves in Row A including date of death and age if known

A1      Alice Bate                         08/01/1931             81 

A2      George Monks of Leigh      12/11/1906             42 
           Margaret Monks                  27/02/1941             78 

A3       Joseph Clare                   20/01/1915              77 
            James Clare Warburton, elder son of Isaac & Ellen & nephew of above          20/06/1924            56 
           Ann Clare Warburton, daughter          24/03/1936          69 

A4      Henry Daintith               20/12/1904             40 
           Alice Daintith, wife       03/11/1938             75 
           Harry Allison Whittle, grandchild       05/03/1915          14 weeks 
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A5      Alice Sansome, wife of Rev. Peter Holt, of Astley            14/11/1903        in her 51st year 
           Rev. Peter Holt, Minister at the Unitarian Chapels of Croft 1880-88, Leigh 1889-91, Astley 1889-1927   30/07/1927    75 
           Elizabeth Holt, second wife, ashes of.  08/03/1876 - 28/10/1959  
            His life was gentle and the elements so mixed
           in him that nature might stand and up and say
           to all the world 'this was a man'
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A6     Zacariah Hindley     04/06/1909   75   
          Ann Hindley, wife    16/06/1920   85 
          Lilian Hindley, daughter     04/11/1875   33 
          Ethel Hindley, daughter     09/06/1908   5 months 
          Grave present in 1971. Now missing.

A7      William Rothwell     09/10/1871   84 
           Ellen Rothwell, wife   09/01/1888   68 

A8     Unknown
​           Grave present in 1971 but unreadable. Now missing.


A9     Job Brimelow         21/12/1830   50 
         Ann Brimelow, wife 17/12/1839   69 
         George Brimelow, son      26/05/1857   47 
          Job and Ann buried at Risley, then reinterred at Croft when George died
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A10    Elizabeth Barrow of Risley   03/12/1883   35 
            Joseph Barrow              06/04/1880   3 years 4 months
A11    Thomas Sutton, Late of Ashton      01/11/1854     78
            Elizabeth Sutton, wife & daughter of John WRIGHT    23/11/1877     82
            Jane Sutton, daughter      18/07/1844     22
            Elizabeth Ann Sutton, daughter    12/05/1874     36
            Edith Mary Sutton, daughter of James & Mary    11/05/1855     5 weeks
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A12    Thomas Risley, A native of Risley       16/01/1840     84
            Sarah Risley, daughter          

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      • Anne Yates Interview
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