British Cemetery and Cremation Records from Deceased Online

We are delighted to announce a new release of Bolton Monumental Inscription records in partnership with Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society . We believe that, together with our collection of Bolton cemetery and crematoriun records , this forms the most definitive set of burial and cremation records for a single major urban area in the UK. Great news for anyone with Bolton ancestors! Bolton Civic Centre, home to its library, police station, museum, courts and health clinics was built between 1932 and 1939 Celebrated as the town with the friendliest population in Britain , Bolton has a fascinating industrial history. The town grew up around textile mills close to the West Pennine Moors. Bolton developed a strong identity with its successful football team, Bolton Wanderers F.C ., which I'm pleased to say my great grandfather's cousin, Joe Smith , captained to FA cup victory in 1923! Fans flooding the pitch after Bolton Wanderers' success at the 1923 FA C...

This week, we uploaded burial records for Astley Bridge and Blackrod Cemeteries to the Deceased Online database . To mark the occasion, we look at Henry Warburton and discover what he owed to the humble loaf of bread. Henry Warburton 1865-1936 (c) Bolton Museums & Archive Service On 9   September 1936, 71 year old Henry Warburton was buried at Astley Bridge Cemetery in Bolton, Lancashire. A true son of Bolton, his pall bearers were playing staff from the local football team, Bolton Wanderers FC. When his probate was granted in London a few months later, on 25 January 1937, his estate was revealed to be worth a vast £29,875. This was some way from Henry's origins, being born in 1865 as the son of a cotton waste dealer in Kestor Street. But his good fortune was to begin in 1876, when he was just 11 years old. It was then that Henry's uncle, Thomas Warburton (1837-1909) set up his eponymous bakery business. His plan was simple: "This is a family com...