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Graves in Row D & E
​including date of death and age if known

D1   Annie Hindley      19/02/1942  79
        Betsy Hindley      07/06/1942  78
        Mary Hindley      16/03/1943  82
 
D2   John Richard Oldfield     20/01/1958  77
        Sarah Oldfield, wife       01/06/1937  59
        Marion Cicely Oldfield, daughter 26/05/1917 3

​E1   Trevor Moss, son of John & Lena     07/04/1939  3 years 6 months
 
E2   Philip Whittle 27/09/1924  63
   
   Margaret Ann Whittle
       
HIS BELOVED WIFE
        DIED OCT. 24TH 1950
        AGED 80 YEARS
        ALSO PHILIP WHITTLE
        DIED JUNE 4TH 1971
        AGED 58 YEARS
        ALSO ALICE ANN LATHAM
        DEC 12TH 1971 AGED 73 YEARS
        REST IN PEACE
     
E3   James Sharples of Tyldesley    01/10/1895  39
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        SERVANT OF GOD, WELL DONE!
       REST FROM THY LOVED EMPLOY.
       THE BATTLE FOUGHT, THE VICTORY WON,
       ENTER THY MASTER’S JOY.
       THE PAINS OF DEATH ARE PAST,
       LABOUR AND SORROW CEASE.
       AND LIFE’S LONG WARFARE CLOSED AT LAST
       HIS SOUL IS FOUND IN PEACE.

       Joseph Sharples, son     23/08/1903  13
       Ellen Sharples, wife 25/05/1942  83
       Alfred Whittle 14/04/1948  80
 
E4   William Whittle     22/08/1911  51
       Ellen Whittle, wife  03/03/1919  51
      William Whittle, son, Corporal 1st Battallion Royal Fusiliers in Aubergue Hospital, Buried Serlingthon Military          Cemetery, Nr. Boulogne.
      Duty Nobly Done.  14/06/1918  29
 
E5   Arthur Oldfield, son of Noah & Cicely  30/09/1894  23
       Ada Oldfield, daughter    26/03/1898  26
       and five children who died in infancy
       Cicely Dearden Oldfield   22/03/1909  72
       William Oldfield    29/09/1946  71
E6    John Wadsworth of Croft  21/09/1844   73
        Nancy Wadsworth, wife    11/05/1875    77
         John Wadsworth, son        30/11/1870     7
        Mary Monks, sister to her above 19/11/1870      70
        Ellen Monks  01/01/1874    60
        Joseph Dumbell      19/10/1886    70
        Mary Matilda Dumbell       01/02/1918    78
        Ellen Wilson, daughter of  J & N WADSWORTH  19/06/1891    55
 
E7   Margaret Halliwell, wife of John   26/10/1874   35
        John Halliwell          20/04/1927   94
        Alexander Halliwell, son    11/05/1891    27
        Lydia Florence Halliwell     25/07/1898   18
        Lydia Halliwell          15/09/1912    69
 
E8    John Wright of Croft          07/10/1843   83
         Jenney Wright, wife            30/03/1864  94
        Alexander Halliwell of Croft          01/02/1880   92
        Mary Halliwell, wife 15/03/1875   81
 
E9    James Clare of Culcheth  11/12/1870      62
        Ann Clare, wife         07/11/1893     91
        John Clare, son       17/03/1903    62
 
E10  Isaac Warburton    15/03/1904   68
         Ellen Warburton, wife         26/08/1915   80
         Ann Warburton, daughter 29/02/1864  3
         Ellen Clare Warburton       11/05/1945    
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      • Mary Yates
      • Samuel Yates
      • James Yates
      • Ellen Yates Junior
      • Richard Yates
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      • Joseph Yates
      • Anne Yates Interview
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