I have a grave that is close to the wall behind the old school. the last time I saw it it had my Grandfather name on. I know for a fact that there are more people in that grave as I went to the funerals but the stone doesn't give them all. If you ever come across it (John Thomas Smith) let me know and I will give you the names of the others just for the record. Joan Dear Doreen, As well as Heywoods, I am connected to Taylors twice in Middleton. Both my G-G-GF and G-G-G-F married Taylor women, and the parents of both of these women James Taylor/Ellen Smith & John Taylor/Susannah Fallows are in Graveyard No 2. G-G-F William & Mary and G-G-G GF Joseph & Alice are in Graveyard No 3 and G-GF William & Emma are in the extension around No 3. I was interested in what you had to say about the graveyard. It strikes me as being a special place compared to many others in the Manchester area, because all the graves are still visible, and together they give you a pretty complete portrait of a nineteenth century society. To all of you who live far away, the graveyard stretches out along a low ridge beside the church with broad views looking over the town and across to the main Pennine chain. In the summer, the graveyard is full of wild lupins. I read somewhere that Samuel Bamford was the first person to deliberately cultivate flowers on a grave (his daughter Ann's), and sometimes wonder if the lupins at Middleton descend from that. I got quite a lot of pleasure out of cracking the code of the grave numbering system. Once you've figured it out, it works. Regarding volunteering, I only live in Lancaster, and would be happy to come over. Do you mean Spring next year rather than this Spring? I have occasional thoughts about having my G-GF's gravestone restored. The cross has been knocked off the pedestal, but is still there. Then I think it would be a waste of money. Having it restored would just be tempting people to knock it off again. John Heywood in Lancaster ----- Original Message ----- From: "doreen EL-AHWANY" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON-L] Heywoods in Middleton > True - there are numerous Heywood families in and around Middleton. Haven`t > counted them yet, but quite a lot on each census and in the marriage index. > The name which occurs the most often locally is TAYLOR. > > N.B. The Middleton burial index (for the National Burials Index) is > progressing slowly but surely. As there isn`t a plan for grave yard number > 3, the burials with grave numbers are being entered onto a spreadsheet. It > won`t be complete as only about 1 in 10 have these grave numbers entered. > When finished, it is hoped that a few extra details will be added during a > stroll around the graveyard at the top of the hill. Will need some > volunteers to help with this - so if anyone is local and can help (probably > next spring) - please let me know!! > > The M.I.s that are available for graveyard number 2 (done 1980)will be > checked as the index progresses. A few "errors" are well-known here, mainly > dates and ages that couldn`t be read from the old headstones. > > Doreen in Middleton. > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.586 / Virus Database: 371 - Release Date: 12/02/2004 > > > ==== ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON Mailing List ==== > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~emmaw/ for free Web Editor software. > Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. ==== ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON Mailing List ==== >==== ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON Mailing List ==== To search the archives of this list go to: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON [email protected]