Macclesfield Cemetery and Crematorium in Cheshire East

More records are added to the Cheshire East Collection (1861-2015) on the Deceased Online database.

Deceased Online has expanded it Cheshire East Collection with records from the historic Macclesfield Cemetery and Crematorium. The records are now available to view on the database. The cemetery is run by Orbitas, a company owned by Cheshire East Council, Macclesfield Cemetery is a beautiful Victorian burial ground first opened in 1866. The site includes a Grade II listed Neo-Gothic chapel, which is now used as office space. Macclesfield Crematorium was opened in 1960 in the building that was formerly the Non-Conformist Chapel.

Macclesfield Cemetery and Crematorium

The records comprise scans of the original burial and cremation registers, and details of those buried in the same grave in the cemetery. Other Cheshire East cemeteries and crematoria available to view on Deceased Online include:

Congleton Cemetery
Coppenhall Cemetery
Crewe Cemetery
Nantwich Cemetery
Sandbach Cemetery
Weston Cemetery
Crewe Crematorium.

Cheshire East records coming soon to Deceased Online:

Alderley Edge Cemetery
Knutsford Cemetery
Wilmslow Cemetery.

Macclesfield Cemetery

The Cheshire East Collection is part of the North West England collection, which also includes records from the historic county of Lancashire.
Next week, I'll be looking into the lives of some of the well-known souls who lie buried in the cemetery.

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