M24 Burials
About
The idea for this site came about when researching World War 1 soldiers. Some of these are buried in the Middleton (M24) area but not all have CWGC headstones as they are buried in family plots.
Trying to find a particular grave proved difficult as different sets of records often gave conflicting information.Most graveyards do not have information on section and plot numbers on display, and the numbering of graves does not always follow an identifiable pattern.
Other researchers have transcribed the Parish Records and some of the gravestones, but no-one has put the two sets of records together.
The data on this site has been compiled from a full transcription of the burial records (which often include occupation, relative names and addresses), transcription of gravestones, newspaper obituaries and family notices. Any information from these sources has been added to the database to give as wide a picture as possible.
Initially the project centred on Middleton Parish Church and the adjacent Middleton and Thornham Cemetery, but has been widened to include all burial grounds in the M24 postal district
The two areas above are at the most advanced stage, but work is continuing on mapping the other cemeteries and transcribing the stones.The links above will take you to the page for each individual cemetery where further details can be found.
The search function will search for all cemeteries in the area and the individual cemetery can be identified by the 3 letter code in the reference column.
Where a grave has been identified, clicking on "Plot link" will open a page listing all those known to be buried in that particular plot.
Cemetery codes
| Reference codes | Dates | |||
| STL | St. Leonard's Parish Church | 1787 to 1980 | Most existing grave locations identified | |
| MOC | Middleton Old Cemetery | 1862 to 1999 | Most grave locations identified | |
| NJW | New Jerusalem Church, Wood St. | 1832 to 1880 | Complete records - Burial ground closed Some grave locations identified. |
Some remains re-interred at Boarshaw Cemetery |
| SMB | St. Mary's Birch | 1830 to 1968 | Complete records - Burial ground closed Some grave locations identified. |
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| ASR | All Saints, Rhodes | 1876 to 1949 | Few grave locations identified | |
| SMT | St. Michael's, Tonge | Few grave locations identified | ||
| In Progress | ||||
| MHB | Mills Hill Baptist Church | Most existing grave locations identified | ||
| SJT | St. John's Thornham | Most grave locations identified | ||
| MNC | Middleton New (Boarshaw) Cemetery | 1912 to 1997 | Most existing grave locations identified | |
| NBHxxx | NBH is "Not Buried Here" this will be followed by the code for the cemetery. These are memorials to family members buried elsewhere but recorded on the family stone. The majority of these are service personnel who fell in the line of duty. | |||
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