The graveyard of Sion Baptist Church as of July 2014.

The old chapel was converted into sheltered housing in 1986 and many of the stones moved to the edge of the graveyard or grassed over. I have not attempted to remove moss or expose buried inscriptions. It is also possible that some stones were damaged or lost during relocation.

The graveyard is closed to burials. However from time to time small plaques commemorating residents or members of the church are sited.

The map is self-drawn, starting west of the gate, round in front of Litchford House then down the east side of the path. It then follows the east and north walls before filling in the middle section.

The numbers on the photographs correspond to those on the map. Pictures are in alphabetical order of first named or index person. The hover box contains a transcript of the inscritpion; data ‘as transcribed’ can be accessed here or via the sidebar on the left. The sidebar also contains an alphabetical abstract of individuals, an abstract by gravestone and a timeline indicating when individuals were alive.

Modern pictures of the graveyard are in the ‘Sion - modern pictures’ album

The tomb behind Patrick Crescent is included at the end of the album. The detailed photograph is courtesy of Chris Lord/RHDA = many thanks.
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    42. Alexander Ashworth north face

     

    IN MEMORY OF /SARAH/WIFE OF JOHN HARGREAVES/OF HEIGHT-TOP/ WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 9TH 1864/IN THE 29TH YEAR OF HER AGE/ALSO OF/ALEXANDER ASHWORTH/OF HEIGHT –TOP/FATHER OF THE ABOVE NAMED/SARAH HARGREAVES/WHO DIED NOVEMBER 28TH/1863 IN THE 59TH/YEAR OF HIS AGE
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    42. Alexander Ashworth east face

     

    IN MEMORY OF /JAMES ASHWORTH/OF SPRING COTTAGE/SHARPLES IN BOLTON/WHO DEPARTED THIS FLIE/ON THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE 1871/IN THE 69TH YEAR OF HIS AGE/(text - illeg)/SUSAN THE WIFE OF/JAMES ASHWORTH/WHO DIED APRIL 10TH 1874/AGED 58 YEARS/BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHO DIE/IN THE LORD
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    42. Alexander Ashworth south face

     

    In Memory Of/JOHN ASHWORTH/OF WATER-FOOT/WHO DIED JULY 3RD 1863/IN THE 69TH YEAR OF HIS AGE/THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED/ALSO OF/Sarah, the/Wife of/John Ashworth/WHO DIED NOVR 30TH 1857/IN THE 65TH YEAR /OF HER AGE/SHE DIED IN JESUS AND IS BLESSED/HOW SWEET HER SLUMBERS ARE/FROM SUFFERING AND FROM SIN RELEAS’D/AND EVERY HURTFUL SNARE
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    42. Alexander Ashworth west face

     

    IN MEMORY OF/ALEXANDER ASHWORTH HARGREAVES/OF WHITEWELL BOTTOM/DIED MARCH 22ND 1903/IN HIS 44TH YEAR/ALSO JANE ALICE HIS WIFE/DIED DECR 11TH 1943/IN HER 89TH YEAR/ALSO/HENRY ASHWORTH/HARGREAVES/SON OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED MAY 26TH 1923/IN HIS 41ST YEAR
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    21. George Ashworth south face

     

    IN MEMORY OF/GEORGE ASHWORTH OF HEIGHT TOP WHO DIED MAY 27TH 1844 IN HIS 73RD YEAR /ALSO OF BETTY, HIS WIFE, WHO DIED AUGUST 21ST 1844 IN HER 73RD YEAR/ALSO OF RICHARD, WHO DIED SEPT 21ST 1822, AGED 5 YEARS/ALSO OF ELIZABETH, WHO DIED DECR 10TH 1843 AGED 30 YEARS ALSO OF MARY, WHO DIED DECR 17TH 1845 AGED 43 YEARS/SONS & DAUGHTERS OF THE ABOVE
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    21. George Ashworth east face

     

    ALSO OF/ANN/WHO/DIED JANY 3RD 1847/AGED 41 YEARS
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    21. George Ashworth north face

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY OF/MARY ROTHWELL/PLEASANT VIEW, DOBBIN LANE, CLOUGHFOLD/GRAND DAUGHTER OF GEORGE & BETTY ASHWORTH/BORN OCT 28TH 1825, DIED NOV 18TH 1899
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    21. George Ashworth west face

     

    ALSO OF/GEORGE/WHO/DIED SEPTR 6TH 1846,/AGED 48 YEARS
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    48. Henry Ashworth

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY OF/HENRY ASHWORTH/OF CAWL MEADOW, COUGHFOLD/WHO DIED FEBRUARY 26TH 1876/AGED 51 YEARS/ALSO OF/SUSANNAH HIS WIFE/WHO DIED NOVEMBER 27TH 1895/AGED 69 YEARS
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    47. Richard Ashworth south face

     

    IN MEMORY OF/RICHARD ASHWORTH J.P./OF LEA BANK/WHO DIED ON THE 31ST OF OCTOBER1873 AGED 56 YEARS/ALSO JANE, WIFE OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED AT LEA BANK, NOVEMBER 5TH 1891 AGED 78 YEARS/ALSO OF HENRY HARDMAN, SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED/THE 2ND JULY 1877, AGED 28 YEARS/ALSO OF ELIZABETH ANN, WIFE OF E. B TAYLOR AND DAUGHTER OF/THE ABOVE/WHO DIED AT HUDDERSFIELD THE 13TH JUNE 1895 AGED 51 YEARS/ALSO OF ETHRAIM BEAUMONT TAYLOR, HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED AT OLD COLWYN JULY 5TH 1905 AGED 64 YEARS/ALSO OF BEATRICE TAYLOR MCKERCHER, WIFE OF REV J. H.MCKERCHER/AND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE E.B & E.A. TAYLOR/WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 11TH 1931 AGED 63 YEARS
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    47. Richard Ashworth east face

     

    IN MEMORY OF/JANE, THE INFANT DAUGHTER /OF RICHARD AND JANE/ASHWORTH OF CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DIED DECEMBER 23RD/1847 AGED 16 HOURS/AND OF GEORGE THEIR SON/WHO DIED FABRUARY 22ND 1851 AGED 9 MONTHS
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    47. Richard Ashworth west

     

    IN MEMORY OF/ALICE/WIFE OF J.H. DOBELL/& DAUGHTER OF THE LATE/R. ASHWORTH OF LEA BANK/WHO DIED AT JERSEY DEC 17TH/1881 AND WAS INTERRED AT/ST. SAVIOUR’S CHURCH, JERSEY,/AGED 35 YEARS
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    47.Richard Ashworth north face

     

    IN MEMORY OF/HENRY ASHWORTH THE CROSS BORN MAY 27TH 1785, DIED JULY 22ND 1858/ALSO ELIZABETH, WIFE OF HENRY CUNLIFFE, THE CROSS BORN JULY 23RD 1827,/DIED SEPTR 11TH 1866. ALSO ELIZA THEIR DAUGHTER, BORN FEBY 4TH 1859,/DIED DECR 19TH 1861. ALSO ELLEN ANN THEIR DAUGHTER BORN SEPTR 4TH 1856/DIED MAY 28TH 1862 ALSO ALICE ELIZABETH THEIR DAUGHTER, BORN /AUGUST 2ND 1861, DIED AUGUST 12TH 1881 INTERRED IN THE CEMETRY/ZWEIBRÜCKEN, PFALZ, GERMANY. ALSO HENRY CUNLIFFE THE/CROSS, BORN APRIL 20TH 1823, DIED AUGUST 20TH 1889.
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    65. Samuel Ashworth

     

    IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE/OF/SAMUEL ASHWORTH/OF STACKSTEADS/WHO DIED JUNE 11TH 1866 AGED 68 YEARS/ALSO ALICE HIS WIFE/WHO DIED DECR 29TH 1879 IN HER 72ND YEAR/ALSO MANUEL THEIR SON/WHO DIED DECEMBER 19TH 1839 AGED 16 YEARS/ALSO ORMEROD THEIR SON/WHO DIED MAY 20TH 1840 AGED 11 YEARS/ALSO ALICE THEIR DAUGHTER/THE BELOVED WIFE OF/JOHN PEEL OF WATERFOOT/WHO DIED JULY 11TH 1866 AGED 31 YEARS/ALSO ELIZABETH THEIR DAUGHTER/(remainder underground)
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    34. Henry Barnes west face

     

    In Loving Memory of/HENRY BARNES, OF CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DIED MARCH 16TH 1894, AGED 66 YEARS/ALSO JANE HIS WIFE WHO DIED JANUARY 12TH 1901, AGED 73 YEARS/ALSO JOHN THEIR SON/WHO DIED JUNE…
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    34. Henry Barnes north face

     

    ALSO THOMAS/THEIR SON/WHO DIED MAY 27TH 1876/AGED 22 YEARS
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    22. Henry Barnes south face

     

    In Loving Memory of/MY DEAR HUSBAND HENRY BARNES/OF WOODLEIGH BANK, WATERFOOT/WHO DIED JULY 23RD 1928 IN THE 72ND YEAR OF HIS AGE/ALSO OF ELIZABETH, WIFE OF THE ABOVE,/WHO DIED FEBRUARY 9TH 1932, AGED 84 YEARS
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    22. Henry Barnes north face

     

    In Loving Memory of/HERBERT CREWDSON METCALFE/WHO DIED MAY 2ND 1932 AGED 47 YEARS
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    23. Lawrence Bolton top

     

    In/Memory/Of/LAWRENCE BOLTON/OF IRWELL TERRACE, RAWTENSTALL,/WHO DIED AUGUST 29TH 1868, IN THE/64TH YEAR OF HIS AGE/ALSO SUSAN HIS WIFE/WHO DIED SEPTR 9TH 1887/IN THE 73RD YEAR OF HER AGE/ALSO HENRY SCHOFIELD/SON-IN LAW OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED ON THE 12TH DAY OF DECER/1897, IN THE 57TH YEAR OF HIS AGE/ALSO MARGARET HIS WIFE/WHO DIED ON THE 27TH DAY OF MAY 1903/IN THE 60TH YEAR OF HER AGE/ALSO OF GEORGE HENRY LORD/OF BRIGHTON HOUSE, WATERFOOT, BORN MAY 6TH 1845, DIED APRIL 2ND 1912/Also MARION WADE, daughter /of George Henry & Ann Hardman/Lord of Waterfoot, who died/March 24th 1880 Aged 16 Months/Also of ANN HARDMAN, WIFE OF GEORGE/HENRY LORD, AND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE/LAWRENCE AND SUSAN BOLTON. BORN /SEPT 30TH 1845, DEID JUNE 3RD 1915/Also of ERNEST BOLTON LORD/ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE/BORN AUGUST 25TH 1872, DIED OCTR 4TH 1928.
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    23.Lawrence Bolton north face

     

    ALSO OF ETHEL WADE LORD, DAUGHTER OF GEORGE HENRY LORD/DIED NOV 23RD 1959 AGED 77 YEARS
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    18.Abel Bridge

     

    Sacred/ to the Memory of/Abel Bridge of RAWTENSTALL/who departed this life on the 15th day/of March 1858 in the 65th year of his age/Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord/also of Betty the Wife of Abel/Bridge who departed this life Oct/16th 1852, aged 57 years Also of/Ellen Bridge Daughter of Abel/and Betty Bridge of Chapel Hill who de-/parted this Life on the 15th day of/November/1825 in the 10th year of her /age Interred in the Friends Burial/Ground Chapel Hill Also Alice Bridge /their daughter of Rawtenstall who/departed this life December 10th 1849/in the 23rd year of her age.
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    35. George Bridge east face

     

    RESURGAM/GEORGE BRIDGE/FOR MANY YEARD DEACON OF THIS CHURCH/BORN CHAPEL HILL MARCH 21ST 1824/DIED CLOUGHFOLD JUNE 22ND 1886
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    35. George Bridge west face

     

    ALSO MARY HIS WIFE/WHO DIED JUNE 23RD 1866 AGED 41/ALSO ELIZABETH HIS SECOND WIFE/WHO DIED FEB 21ST 1890 AGED 58
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    51. John Bridge

     

    THY WILL BE DONE/IN MEMORY OF/JOHN, SON OF/ABEL AND MARGARET BRIDGE/OF RAWTENSTALL WHO DEPARTED/THIS LIFE ON THE 8TH OF DECEMBER/1858, IN THE 2ND YEAR OF HIS AGE/ALSO THE AFORESAID ABEL BRIDGE/OF CHURCH, WHO DIED DECEMBER/8TH 1882, IN THE 52ND YEAR OF HIS AGE/ALSO MARGARET BRIDGE, HIS WIFE/WHO DIED APRIL 2ND 1921/AGED 87 YEARS
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    63.Thomas Brown

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY OF/THOMAS BROWN/WHO DIED MARCH 28TH 1931 AGED 83 YEARS/ALSO OF/ELIZABETH BROWN/OF HARGREAVES ST, RAWTENSTALL WHO DIED MARCH 10TH 1926/AGED 79 YEARS/‘AT REST”
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    15. Mary Buckanan

     

    MARY KATHLEEN BUCKANAN 1924-2009
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    36. William Chalk

     

    IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE/OF/WILLIAM CHALK/OF RAWTENSTALL/WHO DIED MAY 22ND 1894/IN HIS 64TH YEAR/ALSO OF MARY ANN, WIFE OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED OCT 18TH 1891,/AGED 67 YEAR/ALSO ASHWORTH, SON OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED MAY 30TH 1867/IN HIS 4TH YEAR/ALSO ASHWORTH, SON OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED JULY 1ST 1933/AGED 65 YEARS
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    71. James Crawshaw

     

    IN LOVING /MEMORY /OF/JAMES CRAWSHAW/OF RAWTENSTALL WHO DIED DEC 31ST 1889/IN HIS 58TH YEAR/ALSO OF MARGARET/HIS WIFE/WHO DIED JANY 2ND 1906/IN HER 73RD YEAR
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    41. James Duckworth

     

    (octagonal – clockwise from SW) IN MEMORY/OF/BETTY PRIESTLY/WIFE OF/ROBERT PRIESTLY/WHO DIED NOVEMBER/20TH 1860/IN THE 82ND YEAR/OF HER AGE//IN MEMORY OF /ROBERT PRIESTLY/OF FALL BARN/WHO DIED THE/ 23RD OF APRIL/1851/IN THE 79TH YEAR/OF HIS AGE//(blank)//IN MEMORY /OF/[BLANK]/ELIZABETH/WIFE OF ROBERT /J DUCKWORTH/WHO DIED/OCTR 3RD 1881/AGED 29 YEARS/NOT LOST BUT /GONE BEFORE//(blank)//IN /MEMORY/OF/BETSY ANN/DUCKWORTH/DAUGHTER OF/JAMES AND /SUSSANNAH/DUCKWORTH/WHO DIED /FEBRUARY 25TH 1933/AGED 27 YEARS/TILL WE MEET AGAIN//IN /MEMORY/OF SUSANNAH/WIDOW OF/THE LATE/JAMES DUCKWORTH/WHO DIED/APRIL 11TH /1892/AGED 77 YEARS/HER END WAS PEACE//IN /MEMORY/OF/JAMES DUCKWORTH/OF RADCLIFFE/WHO DIED/FEBRUARY 9TH/1879/AGED 59 YEARS/BLESSED ARE THE /DEAD WHICH DIE/IN THE LORD
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    45. Thomas Duckworth

     

    IN/AFFECTIONATE/REMEMBRANCE OF/THOMAS DUCKWORTH/OF ST ANNES ON SEA/FORMERLY OF WATERFOOT/WHO DIED AUGUST 23RD 1917/AGED 86 YEARS/ALSO OF/SARAH/WIFE OF/THOMAS DUCKWORTH/OF WATERFOOT/WHO DIED MAY 8TH 1898/AGED 67 YEARS/ALSO FRED WALKER DUCKWORTH/SON OF THE ABOVE AND DEAR HUSBAND OF/ALICE A DUCKWORTH/WHO DIED JAN 25TH 1940/IN HIS 78TH YEAR/“HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP”
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    20. Harry Eatough

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY O/OF A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER/HARRY EATOUGH/CALLED TO REST AUG 28TH 1965/AGED 80 YEARS/ALSO GLADYS, HIS BELOVED WIFE/CALLED TO REST OCTR 21ST 1967/AGED 76 YEARS/ALSO IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/MARY ALICE BLINKHORN/AUNT OF HARRY EATOUGH/CALLED TO REST DECR 25TH 1944/AGED 87 YEARS
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    4. John Farraday

     

    (TOP STONE - see link for bottom stone) IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/JOHN FARADAY/OF CHURCH ST./WATERFOOT/WHO DIED MARCH 1ST 1873/IN THE 55TH YEAR OF HIS AGE/BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TO MORROW FOR/THOU KNOWEST NOT WHAT/A DAY MAY /BRING FORTH/ALSO ANN HIS WIFE/WHO DIED JULY 12TH 1885/IN THE 70TH YEAR OF HER AGE/ALSO WILLIAM EDWARD SON OF THE /ABOVE, WHO DIED JUNE 7TH 1880/AGED 27 YEARS/ALSO MARY ANN, THEIR DAUGHTER/WHO DIED MARCH 28TH 1924/IN HER 79TH YEAR/ALSO MARGARET, THEIR DAUGHTER/WHO DIED JANUARY 28TH 1925/AGED 78 YEARS
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    26. Helen Giles

     

    In/Loving memory/of/HELEN/THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE /REV. WILLIAM LEESE GILES/OF CLOUGHFOLD/AND ELDEST DAUGHTER OF/JOHN ELPHINSTONE/OF UPPER TULSE HILL, LONDON/WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS/DEC 24TH 1879/IN HER 42ND YEAR/ALSO OF THE REV/JAMES BARTON/TURNER A.T.S/DIED JANY 18TH 1963/AGED 90 YEARS/HE FAITHFULLY SERVED THIS /CHURCH FROM 1901 TO 1929/“THE RIGHTEOUS LIVE FOR EVER”
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    13. John Greenwood

     

    In memory of/JOHN GREEENWOOD/Of/Hirst Platt/Rawtenstall/Who departed this life April 14/1871 aged 87 years. Also/SARAH wife of JOHN GREENWOOD/Of Hirst Platt who died Jan 28/1860 in the 81st year of her age/Also MARTHA the daughter of/JOHN & SARAH GREENWOOD/Who departed this life June 7th/1847 aged 24 years/Also ANN GREENWOOD Hope Cottages /Who died November 13th 1892/Aged JANE GREENWOOD/Who died April 23rd 1908/Aged 82 years/Also SARAH JANE SCHOLES/Who died October 13th 1937/In her 83rd year
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    46. Joseph Hamer

     

    IN/LOVING MEMORY OF/JOSEPH HAMER/LATE OF FALL BARN/WHO/DIED 18TH OCTOBER 1885/IN HIS 81ST YEAR/ALSO ALICE HIS WIFE/WHO DIED 21ST AUGUST 1873/AGED 70 YEARS
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    32. James Hardman

     

    IN/MEMORY/OF/JAMES HARDMAN/OF WATERFOOT/WHO DIED JUNE 18TH 1877/AGED 73 YEARS/AND ANN HIS WIFE/THEIR SONS GEORGE/HARDMAN/DIED JULY 22ND 1898 AGED 65 YEARS/RICHARD HARDMAN OF HASLINGDEN/DIED AUG 5TH 1902 AGED 73 YEARS/AND MARY HIS WIFE AND THEIR DEARLY /LOVED DAUGHTER JANE WHO DIED AT HASLINGDEN/APRIL 20TH 1939 IN HER 82ND YEAR
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    3. James Sellers Hardman

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY OF/MARY ELIZABETH/WIFE OF JAMES S HARDMAN/MAYFIELD, HIGHER CLOUGHFOLD/DIED JULY 30TH 1945 AGED 75 YEARS/ALSO OF NORMAN CLIFFORD HARDMAN /THEIR SON/DIED APRIL 27TH 1952 AGED 51 YEARS/ALSO OF THE ABOVE /JAMES SELLERS HARDMAN/DIED MARCH 17TH 1956 AGED 84 YEARS
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    25. Richard Hardman

     

    IN LOVING/MEMORY OF/RICHARD HARDMAN/OF HIGHER CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DIED SEPT [] 1904/AGED 50 YEARS/ALSO BETTY HIS WIFE/1916. (Transcript is of the top stone scroll above the main stone covering some of the inscription on the main stone. The remainder of the main stone inscription is moss covered)
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    68. Elijah Hargreaves east face

     

    SACRED/TO THE/MEMORY OF/SARAH THE WIFE/OF/ELIJAH HARGREAVES/BORN OCTOBER 4TH 1832/DIED OCTOBER 13TH 1868/ALSO OF/MARTHA HIS WIFE/BORN APRIL 7TH 1838/DIED APRIL 9TH 1893/SHE LIVED BELOVED AND DIED LAMENTED/THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED/ALSO OF THE ABOVE ELIJAH HARGREAVES/THE ELMS, ST ANNES ON THE SEA/WHO DIED OCTOBER 11TH 1904/AGED 73 YEARS/ALSO SARAH HANNAH HARGREAVES/DIED JUNE 28TH 1944/AGED 81 YEARS/“AT REST”
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    68. Elijah Hargreaves west face

     

    IN MEMORIUM/REGINALD HARGREAVES/OF HOLME FIELD, RAWTENSTALL/WHO DIED AUGUST 15TH 1875/AGED 80 YEARS/ALSO OF SARAH HIS WIFE/WHO DIED MARCH 8TH 1876/AGED 72 YEARS
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    68. Elijah Hargreaves south face

     

    IN MEMORIUM/SARAH H. HARGREAVES/BORN AUGUST 14TH 1870/DIED JANUARY 21ST 1871/ALSO OF JAMES REGINALD/HARGREAVES BORN SEPTEMBER 28TH 1855/DIED FEBRUARY 17TH 1890
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    28. George Hargreaves

     

    In Remembrance of/GEORGE HARGREAVES/Of Underwood who departed this Life/Octr 15th 1864 Aged 65 Years/Also of ANN, his wife who died Jany/2nd 1848 Aged 48 Years/Also of WILLIAM their Son who died/August 19th 1847 Aged 22 years/Also of JAMES HARGREAVES/Of Waterfoot who died January 17th/1876, in the 56th Year of his Age/Also of JANE, Relit of the above/who died December 8th 1882 in the 63rd/Year of her Age/Also of CHRISTOPHER KNOWLES/Of Haslingden/Who died August 7th 1889 in the 73rd/Year of his Age/Also of ELIZABETH his Wife/who died September 1st 1904/In her 81st Year.
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    43. Hilda Harrison

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY /OF/HILDA HARRISON/1986
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    14.Charles Harvey

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY/OF/CHARLES HARVEY/WHO DIED MARCH 9TH 1922/AGED 67 YEARS/ALSO OF ELLEN ANN, WIFE OF/CHARLES HARVEY/WHO DIED JULY 27TH 1917/AGED 67 YEARS. ALSO OF/WILLIAM BENSON/OF CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DIED FEBRUARY 19TH 1912/AGED 72 YEARS/ALSO JOHN, SON OF/THOMAS & MARGARET JANE HARVEY/WHO DIED JULY 2ND 1914/AGED 12 MONTHS/ALSO SUSANNAH WIFE OF/CHARLES HARVEY/WHO DIED JANUARY 18TH 1933/AGED 77 YEARS
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    10. Charles Harvey

     

    In Loving Memory /of/CHARLES HARVEY/1906-1979/His beloved wife/KATHLEEN HARVEY/1920-2000/Also Daughter JULIE/Who died at Birth/1st January 1964/Together in Eternal Peace
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    64. James Haworth

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY OF/JAMES HAWORTH/OF WATERSIDE, CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DIED FEBRY 23RD 1871/IN HIS 73RD YEAR/ALSO OF ALICE HIS WIFE/WHO DIED JUNE 7TH 1880/AGED 84 YEARS/ALSO OF ALICE HIS DAUGHTER/WHO DIED AT ST ANNES ON THE SEA APRIL 4TH 1907/IN HER 70TH YEAR/ALSO OF JAMES THEIR SON/WHO DIED OCTR 1ST 1873/IN HIS 53RD YEAR/ALSO OF ELLEN HIS WIFE/(remainder underground)
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    30. John Haworth north face

     

    In/Affectionate/Remembrance of/JOHN HAWORTH/OF THE GREYLANDS, WHITEFIELD/WHO DIED JUNE 12TH 1908/AGED 76 YEARS/ALSO OF/MARY ANN/WIFE OF/JOHN HAWORTH/OF THE GREYLANDS, WHITEFIELD/WHO DIED OCTR 24TH 1904/AGED 70 YEARS/ALSO OF/JAMES HAWORTH/SON OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED FEBY 27TH 1930/AGED 71 YEARS/“PEACE, PERFECT PEACE’
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    30. John Haworth west face

     

    In/Affectionate/Remembrance of/ALICE BURROWS/OF/CLOUGHOFLD/WHO DIED JUNE 23RD 1887/AGED 38 YEARS/ALSO OF /BETSY ALICE HAWORTH/DAUGHTER OF/JOHN & MARY ANN HAWORTH/WHO DIED JANY 15TH 1932/AGED 64 YEARS/‘WATCH THEREFORE FOR YE KNOW/NEITHER THE DAY, NOR THE HOUR/WHEREIN THE SON OF MAN COMTEH”
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    30. John Haworth west face

     

    In/Affectionate/Remembrance of/ALICE BURROWS/OF/CLOUGHOFLD/WHO DIED JUNE 23RD 1887/AGED 38 YEARS/ALSO OF /BETSY ALICE HAWORTH/DAUGHTER OF/JOHN & MARY ANN HAWORTH/WHO DIED JANY 15TH 1932/AGED 64 YEARS/‘WATCH THEREFORE FOR YE KNOW/NEITHER THE DAY, NOR THE HOUR/WHEREIN THE SON OF MAN COMTEH”
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    55. Mary Heap

     

    MARY/THE BELOVED WIFE OF/RICHARD HEAP/OF CAWL TERRACE /WHO DIED APRIL 13TH 1882/AGED 39 YEARS/ALSO OF HANNAH THEIR DAUGHTER/WHO DIED OCTR 20TH 1869 /IN HER 5TH YEAR/ALSO OF JOHN RICHARD, THEIR SON/WHO DIED DECR 6TH 1875/AGED 3 YEARS/ALSO OF GEORGE THOMAS,/THEIR/SON, WHO DIED MAY 23RD 1881/IN HIS 4TH YEAR
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    49. William Heap

     

    IN LOVING MEMORYOF/WILLIAM HENRY/HEAP/OF CLOUGHFOLD/BORN NOVR 6TH 1845/DIED NOVR 18TH 1902/ALSO MARY ANN HIS WIFE/WHO DIED JANY 1ST 1907/IN THE 57TH YEAR OF HER AGE/ALSO MARY ELIZABETH, THE/BELOVED DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM/HENRY AND MARY ANN HEAP/OF CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DIED MARCH 25TH 1901/AGED 1 YEAR & 4 MONTHS/ALSO THOMAS EDWARD/(remainder underground)
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    62. James Heys

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY OF/JAMES HEYS/OF CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DIED JANUARY 4TH 1880/IN THE 75TH YEAR OF HIS AGE/ALSO OF MARY HIS WIFE/WHO DIED FEBRUARY 22ND 1879/IN THE 66TH YEAR OF HER AGE/ALSO OF MARGARET/THEIR DAUGHTER/WHO DIED DECR 26TH 1911/AGED 73 YEARS
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    6. Robert Heys

     

    IN LOVING MEMEORY OF/ROBERT HEYS/WHO DIED 4TH JUNE 1929/AGED 65 YEARS/ALSO HANNAH HIS BELOVED WIFE/WHO DIED 18TH MARCH 1936/AGED 78 YEARS/ALSO HARRY THEIR SON/WHO DIED 18TH MARCH 1959 /AGED 66 YEARS
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    24. Robert Heyworth

     

    To the Memory of/ROBERT HEYWORTH, MINISTER AT/THIS PALCE 29 YEARS who departed/this life on the 5th Day of June/1842, in the 88th Year of his Age/How can I die while Jesus lives/Who rose and left the dead /Pardon and grace my soul receives/From mine everlasting Head./And of Margaret the Wife of/Robert Heyworth, who departed/this life April 26th 1826 in the/74th Year of her Age/She died in Jesus and is blest/How kind her slumbers are/From Sufferings and from Sins released/And freed from every Snare/And of HANNAH their Daughter/Who departed this Life on the 4th /day of December 1836 in the 55th/Year of her Age./Also MARGARET THEIR DAUGHTER AND WIFE/OF JOHN FIELDING, BACUP, WHO DIED APRIL 25TH/1865 AGED 73 YEARS/Also SARAH DAUGHTER OF /RALPH & BETTY HOLDEN OF WATERFOOT/WHO DIED MARCH 26TH 1914 AGED 85 YEARS
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    31. Lambert Howarth

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY OF/LAMBERT HOWARTH/OF EDGESIDE HOUSE, WATERFOOT/WHO DIED MAY 18TH 1918 AGED 76 YEARS/ALSO BETSY HIS/WIFE WHO DIED MAY 13TH 1920 AGED 78 YEARS/ALSO WILLIAM JACKSON OF HAREHOLME/WHO DIED JUNE 3RD 1927 AGED 78 YEARS/ALSO MARY HIS WIFE WHO DIED APRIL 26TH 1924 AGED 75 YEARS/ALSO ELSIE MARY THEIR DAUGHTER/WHO DIED MARCH 15TH 1557 AGED 57 YEARS (SIC)/AT REST
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    59. John Hoyle

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY/OF/JOHN HOYLE/OF/RAWTENSTALL/WHO DIED JUNE 18TH 1896/IN HIS 73RD YEAR ALSO /BETTY HIS WIFE/WHO ENTERED INTO REST/DECR 8TH 1893 IN HER 72ND YEAR/ALSO OF/CHARLES ALBERT HOYLE/WHO FELL ASLEED ON THE /17TH DAY OF APRIL 1860/AGED 1 YEAR & 8 MONTHS/JESUS CALLED A LITTLE CHILD UNTO HIM/ALSO OF JOSEPH HOYLE/WHO DIED JUNE 14TH 1900/IN HIS 56TH YEAR/“I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH/ALSO OF DAVID SHAW/(remainder underground)
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    5. Joseph Hutton

     

    In Affectionate Remembrance of/JOSEPH HUTTON/WHO DIED AUG 25TH 1952/AGED 61 YEARS/AND HIS WIFE/ESTHER JOHNSTON/WHO DIED SEPT/11TH 1978 /AGED 81 YEARS/EDGAR/THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF/JOSEPH & ESTHER J HUTTON/BORN FEBRUARY 14TH 1925/DIED APRIL 10TH 1925 /“SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME /UNTO ME”
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    65. Henry Jackson

     

    In loving memory/Of /HENRY JACKSON/WHO DIED AUGUST 1ST 1918/IN HIS 65TH YEAR/ALSO OF ALICE HIS WIFE/WHO DIED DECR 6TH 1920/AGED 74 YEARS/ALSO ELIZABETH BELOVED WIFE OF/JOSEPH SMETHURST/WHO DIED JAN 8TH 1949/AGED 66 YEARS
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    19. John Lord

     

    In Loving Memory/Of /John Lord/of/Waterfoot/who departed this Life on the 21st/of November 1870 Aged 72 Years/Also of/Jane the wife of John Lord/of Waterfoot who departed this life onthe 20th day of May 1851 in the 47thYEAR OF HER AGE/Also of Jane Ann her daughter who/died February 20th 1843 aged 12 weeks/Farewell dear child so comfort fades away/And of the dearest make the hartest say/Yet we submit and through [] is []/We look to Heaven and pray to meet thee there./Also of JOHN LORD their son who/Departed his Life the 27th Day of/March 1856 in the 27th Year of his Age/Also of ELIZABETH their Daught-/er & Wife of JOHN ASHWORTH of/Long-Filed Place BURY, who de-/parted this Life on the 6th day of/September 1866 Aged 39 Years
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    17. Richard Lord

     

    In memory of/RICHARD LORD of Heightside/Who died July 15th 1856 in the/64th Year of his Age/Also of HANNAH his Wife who died January 10th 1875/In the 83rd Year of her Age/Also of MARY ANN, the Daughter of/RICHARD AND HANNAH LORD who died/April 29th 1826 in the 8th Year of her Age/Also of SAMUEL, the only Son of /RICHARD AND HANNAH LORD, who died/June 10th 1855, in the 40th Year of his Age/Also of ALICE, the beloved Wife of/SAMUEL LORD, who died Feb 25th 1859/in the 44th Year of her Age/Also of THREE INFANTS, RICHARD/RACHEL AND MARIA, THE CHILDREN OF /SAMUEL AND ALICE LORD/also of MARY ANN, their Daughter/who died April 9th 1862, Aged 22 Years/also of MARY, Daughter of/RICHARD AND HANNAH LORD/who died February 16th 1868/in the 37th Year of her Age/also of SAMUEL, Son of SAMUEL AND/ALICE LORD, Born May 1st 1842/DIED JUNE 20th 1878/ALSO OF ELIZABETH, WIFE OF /GIDEON BURROWS OF WHINBERRY NAZE,/WHO DIED APRIL 21ST 1880 AGED 52 YEARS/Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
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    52. Joseph Low

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY/OF/A DEAR []/JOSEPH JOHNSTON LOW [] OF NEWCHURCH\DIED NOV 27TH 1951, AGED 51 YEARS/ALSO MARY ANN HIS WIFE/WHO DIED OCT 6TH 1960 AGED 68 YEARS/ALSO INA THEIR DAUGHTER/DIED JAN 23RD 1989 AGED 80 YEARS/(text – illegible)
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    37. John Matthews

     

    IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/JOHN MATTHEWS/OF EDGESIDE HOLME/NEWCHURCH/WHO DIED MAY THE 13TH 1891/IN HIS 63RD YEAR/ALSO ELIZABETH HIS WIFE/WHO DIED FEBY THE 21 1894/IN HER 69TH YEAR/ALSO GRACE ISABEL, DAUGHTER OF/JOSEPH HENRY & ELIZABETH MATTHEWS/BORN JUNE 30TH 1893 DIED MARCH 13TH 1900/ALSO JOSEPH HENRY MATTHEWS/OF ELMFIELD ST, CHURCH/WHO DIED NOV 20TH 1932 AGED 74 YEARS/AND ELIZABETH MATTHWES /HIS WIFE/WHO DIED APRIL 7TH 1953 AGED 92 YEARS
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    39. John Mills

     

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    39. John Mills east face

     

    In Memory/Of/JOHN MILLS/OF THORNFIELD HOUSE, WATERFOOT/BORN FEBRUARY 14TH 1817/DIED DECEMBER 3RD 1892/ALSO OF GRACE HIS RELICT/BORN JULY 28TH 1821/DIED JANUARY 18TH 1901/ALSO OF WILLIAM SECOND/SON OF THE ABOVE /JOHN & GRACE MILLS/BORN AUGUST 26TH 1844/DIED JUNE 8TH 1902/ALSO OF SARAH ELIZABETH/WIFE OF THE ABOVE/WILLIAM MILLS/BORN MARCH 2ND 1864/DIED JULY 24TH 1937
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    39. John Mills south face

     

    In Memory /Of/JAMES MILLS/SON OF/JOHN & GRACE MILLS/WHO DIED OTOBER 10TH 1879/AGED 36 YEARS/ALSO CLARA DAUGHTER /OF JAMES AND ELLEN ANN MILLS/WHO DIED AUGUST 21ST 1874/AGED 2 YEARS/ALSO GRACE ELLEN/THEIR DAUGHTER/WHO DIED MARCH 2ND 1875/AGED 13 MONTHS/ALSO OF ANNIE THEIR /DAUGHTER/WHO DIED JUNE 10TH 1876 /AGED 10 MONTHS
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    39. John Mills west face

     

    In Memory/Of/MARY/DAUGHTER OF /JOHN & GRACE MILLS/OF WATEFOOT/WHO DIED DECR 6TH 1863/AGED 17 YEARS
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    12. John Ormerod

     

    In Affectionate Remembrance of/JOHN ORMEROD OF CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE OCTOBER 19TH 1870 /IN THE 62ND YEAR OF HIS AGE/ALSO HENRY ORMEROD SON OF/JOHN AND MARIA ORMEROD/WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOVEMBER 10TH 1842/IN THE 7TH YEAR OF HIS AGE/ALSO MARIA WIFE OF JOHN ORMEROD/WHO DIED DECEMBER 9TH 1884/IN THE 79TH YEAR OF HER AGE/ALSO MARY ANN, THEIR DAUGHTER/AND WIFE OF GEORGE HARGREAVES /WHO DIED JANUARY 26TH 1911/IN THE 68TH YEAR OF HER AGE.
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    61. Henry Parker

     

    HENRY PA---R/OF MERRY TREES CL------LD/WHO DIED MAY 23RD -891 AGED 76 YE---/ALSO OF NANCY HI- WIFE/WHO DIED NOVEMBER 1ST 1894/IN HER 83RD YEAR/ALSO OF JAMES HER SON/WHO DIED MARCH 5TH 1916/IN HIS 75TH YEAR/AL—OF MARGARET WIFE OF/JAMES PARKER/----DIED OCTOBER 28TH 1899/IN HER 56TH YEAR
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    44. Hargreaves Parkinson

     

    IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/HARGREAVES PARKINSON/OF SPRING SIDE, RAWTENSTALL/WHO DIED MARCH 16TH 1890/AGED 59 YEARS/ALSO HANNAH HIS WIFE/BORN APRIL 26TH 1841/DIED OCTOBER 25TH 1903/ALSO JOHN PEEL/OF SPRING SIDE, RAWTENSTALL/WHO DIED OCTOBER 31ST 1873/IN HIS 84TH YEAR/ALSO JOHN PEEL, SON OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED DECEMBER 2ND 1907/AGED 74 UEARS/ALSO MARY ELLEN HIS WIFE/WHO DIED JUNE 7TH 1920
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    50. John Parkinson

     

    IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE/OF/JOHN PARKINSON/OF/Higher Cloughfold/Who died September 12th/1895 in his 68th year/Also of/ELIZABETH wife of John/Parkinson, who died June/7th 1891 Aged 64 years Also/NAOMI Daughter of John/& Elizabeth Parkinson of/Ash Mount who departed/this life March 20th 1866/in her [] year/also of MARY ANN his wife/who [] [] 26th [] 1866/(below ground)
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    27. Pilling

     

    (Moss covered – only visible word “PILLING”)
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    75. Nelly Priestly

     

    NELLY the wife of John Priest-/ly of Sabden who departed/this life the 9th Day of March/1810 in the 41st year of her age/Lord Jesus receive my Spirit, and/The Children which thou hast given me/For those who have a Saviour found/With [] GLORY shall by crowned.
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    75. Nelly Priestly detail

     

    NELLY the wife of John Priest-/ly of Sabden who departed/this life the 9th Day of March/1810 in the 41st year of her age/Lord Jesus receive my Spirit, and/The Children which thou hast given me/For those who have a Saviour found/With [] GLORY shall by crowned.
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    1. William Proctor

     

     
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    1. William Proctor

     

    IN/LOVING MEMORY/OF /WILLIAM PROCTOR/LATE OF CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DIED MARCH 24TH 1897/AGED 81 YEARS/ALSO ELIZABETH HIS WIFE/WHO DIED/MARCH 2ND 1885/AGED 68 YEARS/ALSO JOSHUA THEIR SON/WHO DIED MAY 25TH 1870/AGED 13 YEARS/ALSO JAMES PROCTOR/SON OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED JANY 30TH 1932/AGED 77 YEARS/‘THY WILL BE DONE’
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    70. Abraham Riley

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY/OF/ABRAHAM RILEY/OF CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DIED JANY 23RD 1882/AGED 60 YEARS/ALSO MARY ANN HIS WIFE/WHO DIED JUNE 2ND 1901/IN HER 78TH YEAR
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    9. James Riley south face

     

    In loving memory of/JAMES WILLIAM RILEY/OF CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DIED JUNE 2ND 1910, AGED 53 YEARS/ALSO OF MARY JANE HIS WIFE/WHO DIED MAY 13TH/1921 IN HER 65TH YEAR/ALSO OF JAMES WILLIAM, THEIR SON/WHO DIED SEPTR 17TH 1890, AGED 7 MONTHS
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    9. James Riley west face

     

    ALSO OF/JAMES WILLIAM/THEIR GRANDSON/WHO DIED MARCH 18TH 1920/AGED 8 DAYS
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    9. James Riley north face

     

    In loving memory of/ELSIE/BELOVED WIFE OF ROBERT BARNES RILEY/WHO DIED DEC 17TH 1957 AGED 65 YEARS
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    9. James Riley east face

     

    ALSO OF/ROBERT BARNES/THEIR SON/DIED FEB 22ND 1928/AGED 35 YEARS.
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    11. John Riley

     

    IN MEMORY OF/JOHN RILEY/OF CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DIED JUNE 24TH 1884/IN HIS 66TH YEAR/ALSO OF SARAH HIS WIFE/WHO DIED JAN 26TH 1894 IN HER 83RD YEAR/AND ALICE ORMEROD HER SISTER/WHO DIED FEB 10TH 1886/IN HER 77TH YEAR/“AT REST”
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    69. John Riley

     

    IN LOVING/MEMORY OF/JOHN RILEY/OF DAM TOP, CLOUGHFOLD/WHO DIED FEBY 26TH 1895/IN HIS 75TH YEAR/ALSO ELIZABETH HIS WIFE/BORN MARCH 14TH 1826/DIED SEPTR 29TH 1888/ALSO JAMES WILLIAM/GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE/BORN FEBY 4TH 1890/DIED SEPT 17TH 1892
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    33. Robert Riley west face

     

    In Loving Remembrance/ROBERT RILEY/OF CLOUGHFOLD/BORN DECEMBER 21ST 1822 – DIED JULY 28TH 1891/ALSO OF JENNY HIS WIFE/BORN JANUARY 20TH 1822 – DIED OCTOBER 25TH 1897/ALSO OF HANNAH WIFE OF WALTER RILEY, WHO DIED APRIL 28TH 1911 – AGED 50 YEARS/GONE TO HER ONW HOME
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    33.Robert Riley east face

     

    ALSO OF/JOHN RILEY THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARGARET JANE RILEY WHO DIED JANUARY 28TH 1915, AGED 63 YEARS ALSO OF THE ABOVE MARGARET JANE RILEY WHO DIED JUNE 28TH 1926 AGED 58 YEARS PEACEFULLY SLEEPING
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    33. Robert Riley north face

     

    ALSO /WALTER RILEY/WHO DIED/MARCH 21ST 1921/AGED 59 YEARS
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    66. George Rothwell

     

    In Remembrance of/GEORGE ROTHWELL/OF/(remainder underground)
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    57. Grace Rothwell

     

    IN/LOVING MEMORY/OF /GRACE ROTHWELL/(remainder underground)
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    58. William Shackleton

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY OF/WILLIAM SHACKLETON/ALMA COTTAGES /WHO DIED DECEMBER 18TH 1885/IN HIS 85TH YEAR/ALSO SARAH, HIS WIFE/WHO DIED NOVEMBER 15TH/(remainder underground)
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    53. William Spence

     

    WILLIAM SPENCE/OF 23/BRIERCLIFFE ROAD BURNLEY/WHO DIED NOVEMBER 6TH 1888/IN HIS 78TH YEAR ALSO/MARY, WIFE OF WILLIAM SPENCE/OF CLOUGHFOLD, WHO DIED MAY/21ST 1883 IN HER 67TH YEAR ALSO/JANE SPENCE/DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM AND/MARY SPENCE OF CLOUGH FOLD/WHO DIED OCTOBER 22ND 1860/AGED 17 YEARS ALSO CHRISTOPHER THEIR SON/WHO DIED DECEMBER 29TH 1921/IN HIS 59TH YEAR/ALSO ALICE HANNAH HIS WIFE/WHO DIED MARCH 14TH 1949/AGED 98 YEARS
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    7. William Spence

     

    IN LOVING MEMEORY OF/WILLIAM SPENCE/OF SPRINGHILL FARM/WHO DIED SEP 29TH 1914/AGED 58 YEARS/ALSO HANNAH HIS WIFE/WHO DIED APRIL 24TH 1930/AGED 63 YEARS/‘HER END WAS PEACE
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    38. Edward Spencer west face

     

    In Loving Memory of/EDWARD SPENCER/OF BACUP ROAD, RAWTENSTALL/BORN 1ST DECR 1828/DIED 25TH FEBY 1895/ALSO MARY HIS WIFE/WHO DIED 12 JAN 1906/AGED 78 YEARS/ALSO GEORGE THOMAS SPENCER/SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 24TH/DECR 1858 AGED 2 YEARS/ALSO HILDA ALICE PICKUP/DAUGHTER OF/EDWIN AND SARAH PICKUP/AND GRAND/DAUGHTER OF THE/ABOVE NAMED/EDWARD SPENCER/WHO DIED 31ST JULY 1889/AGED 2 YEARS
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    38. Edward Spencer west detail

     

    In Loving Memory of/EDWARD SPENCER/OF BACUP ROAD, RAWTENSTALL/BORN 1ST DECR 1828/DIED 25TH FEBY 1895/ALSO MARY HIS WIFE/WHO DIED 12 JAN 1906/AGED 78 YEARS/ALSO GEORGE THOMAS SPENCER/SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 24TH/DECR 1858 AGED 2 YEARS/ALSO HILDA ALICE PICKUP/DAUGHTER OF/EDWIN AND SARAH PICKUP/AND GRAND/DAUGHTER OF THE/ABOVE NAMED/EDWARD SPENCER/WHO DIED 31ST JULY 1889/AGED 2 YEARS
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    38. Edward Spencer south face

     

    ALSO OF/SARAH ANN/THEIR DAUGHTER AND WIFE OF/EDWIN PICKUP/WHO DIED 15TH MAY 1913/AGED 46 YEARS/AND OF THE ABOVE /EDWIN PICKUP/WHO DIED 12 NOV 1941 /AGED 81 YEARS
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    67.Thomas Spencer

     

    IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF/THOMAS EDWARD SPENCER/OF 11 SCHOFIELD ROAD, RAWTENSTALL/WHO DIED JULY 20TH 1928/AGED 68 YEARS/AND OF –LEN WIFE OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED FEB 7TH 1938/AGED 73 YEARS
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    54. Francis Standrig

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY OF/FRANCIS STANDRIG/OF BURNLEY, FORMERLY OF WATERFOOT/WHO DIED DECEMBER 15TH 1892/AGED 49 YEARS/ALSO OF SARAH DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED MARCH 23RD 1887/AGED 17 YEARS/ALSO OF MARY HIS WIFE/WHO DIED SEPTR 8TH 1899/AGED 52 YEARS/ON EARTH THEY SOUGHT THE SAVIOUR/ON EARTH THEY LOVED HIS NAME/SO NOW THEY SEE HIS BLESSED FACE/AND STAND BEFORE THE LAMB
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    15. John Talbot

     

    IN LOVING MEMEORY JOHN W TALBOT 1924-2010
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    John and Alice Talbot

     

    On the noticeboard
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    2. Ann Tattersall

     

    IN/MEMORY/OF/ANN/THE BELOVED WIFE OF/JAMES TATTERSALL/OF BOOTHFOLD/WHO DIED MARCH 27TH 1873/AGED 26 YEARS/AND OF ELIZA/ANN THEIR DAUGHTER/WHO DIED MARCH 26TH 1873/AGED 1 DAY.
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    16. William Taylor

     

    IN MEMORY OF/WILLIAM TAYLOR/Of Waterside who died Nov/22nd 1871 in the 66th /year of his age/Also of MARTHA relict of the above/Who died January 24th 1886/Aged 73 years/Also of ERNEST TAYLOR/Son of LAMBERT AND BETSY/HOWARTH of Edgeside Holme/Who died March 23rd 1881/aged 7 months/Also of BETSY LAURA/Daughter of WILLIAM AND /MARY JACKSON of Piercy/Who died March 13 1882/Aged 10 months/Also of WILLIAM KING/Their son who died April 9th/1884 aged 3 weeks/Also ANNIE the beloved daughter/Of JW and N HARGREAVES/Who died Dec 17th 1887/In the 7th year of her age/And MARY aged 25, 1908
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    29. Fred Trickett south face

     

    In Loving Memory of/FRED LONSDALE TRICKETT OF DALE VIEW, HASLINGDEN/ROAD, RAWTENSTALL/WHO DIED OCTOBER 8TH 1907 – AGED 22 YEARS/“YOUR LIFE IS HID WITH CHRIST IN GOD – COL III.3’/ALSO THOMAS HENRY, BELOVED HUSBAND OF MAY TRICKET/WHO DIED MAY 17TH 1941, AGED 51 YEARS
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    29. Fred Trickett north face

     

    In Loving Memory of/JAMES TRICKETT/OF OVERDALE, RAWTENSTALL/WHO DIED JUNE 28TH 1931, AGED 74 YEARS/MARGARET WIFE OF JAMES TRICKETT/OF DALE VIEW, HASLINGDEN RD, RAWTENSTALL/WHO DIED ON APRIL 7TH 1924 – AGED 71 YEARS/THERE REMAINETH THEREFORE A SABBATH/REST TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD – HEB IV.9
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    29. Fred Trickett west face

     

    BERTHA/DAUGHTER OF/HENRY AND MARY SIMPSON/WHO DIED DEC 28TH 1868/AGED 11 WEEKS
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    15. Gladys Walters

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY OF GLADYS JOYCE WALTERS A DEAR WIFE 1926-2004
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    40. Samuel Whittaker west

     

    IN MEMORY OF/SAMUEL WHITTAKER/OF BLACKBURN/BORN AUGUST 9TH 1834/DIED MARCH 8TH 1903/INTERRED IN BLACKPOOL CEMETRY
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    40. Samuel Whittaker west detail

     

    IN MEMORY OF/SAMUEL WHITTAKER/OF BLACKBURN/BORN AUGUST 9TH 1834/DIED MARCH 8TH 1903/INTERRED IN BLACKPOOL CEMETRY
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    40. Samuel Whittaker south face

     

    IN MEMORY OF/THE BELOVED CHILDREN OF/SAMUEL & ELIZABETH WHITTAKER/OF NEWCHURCH/JOHN WILLIAM/BORN APRIL 22ND 1853/DIED APRIL 26TH 1855/THOMAS HENRY/BORN APRIL 15TH 1855/DIED JULY 10TH 1859/ROBERT/BORN JUNE 15TH 1860/DIED NOVEMBER 19TH 1865/ALSO OF HANNAH THOMPSON/WHO DIED DECEMBER 3RD 1869/AGED 18 YEARS
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    40. Samuel Whittaker south detail

     

    IN MEMORY OF/THE BELOVED CHILDREN OF/SAMUEL & ELIZABETH WHITTAKER/OF NEWCHURCH/JOHN WILLIAM/BORN APRIL 22ND 1853/DIED APRIL 26TH 1855/THOMAS HENRY/BORN APRIL 15TH 1855/DIED JULY 10TH 1859/ROBERT/BORN JUNE 15TH 1860/DIED NOVEMBER 19TH 1865/ALSO OF HANNAH THOMPSON/WHO DIED DECEMBER 3RD 1869/AGED 18 YEARS
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    40. Samuel Whittaker east face

     

    IN LOVING MEMORY /OF/SALLY ANN/[SUZIE]/WIFE OF ARTHUR A WHITTAKER/OF OLD TRAFFORD/AND ELDEST DAUGHTER OF/JOHN AND MARY HAWORTH/OF WHITEFIELD/FORMERLY OF WEST VIEW/BORN NOVR 24TH 1861/DIED NOVR 16TH 1894
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    60. Henry Whittles

     

    HENRY WHITTLES/OF/CARR HEAD FARM/RAWTENSTALL/WHO DIED JUNE 4TH 1892/IN HIS 66TH YEAR/ALSO OF ABRAHAM SPENCER WHO DIED JULY 1ST 1901/AGED 69 YEARS/ALSO OF HANNAH WIFE OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED JULY 14TH 1902/AGED 71 YEARS/ALSO OF WILLIAM HENRYBELOVED HUSBAND OF/LILLIAN WHITTLES/WHO DIED SEPTR 19TH 1939 AGED 74 YEARS
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    8. Henry Winterbottom

     

    Here lieth the body of/Henry Winterbottom, who/passed this life November/the 7th 1766 in the 79th year of/his age
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    8. Henry Winterbottom

     

     
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    gravestones 72-74

     

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    L-R: Mary Buckanan, John Talbot, Gladys Waltern
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    Harrison
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    tomb Patrick Crescent

     

     
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    tomb Patrick Crescent detail

     

    Beneath/Are deposited the earthly/Remains of JAMES ORMEROD/INNKEEPER who departed/This Life the 9th Day of Novr/1817, in the 57th Year of his Age/Dear, loving faithful Partner now farewell/With whom it was my Happiness to dwell/With whom I was united Heart with Heart/From whom it is so painful thus to part/Yet shall the gracious Hand that thee took hence/By Love divine [] [] recompence/Prepare me for [] [] thou hast then/Eternity unite us both again/When we this good Man’s Life explore/We cannot but allow,/Whate’er this Place might be before /‘Tis consecrated now.

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