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    • Family Graves In development
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Thierens Grave - A History

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Recently, the Team did some work on the Thierens grave - one of the vaults located in the Chantry. Pictures of before and after will be shown on ...
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Sylvester Grimes - Surgeon

  Sylvester Grimes 16 May 1831 – 20 Apr 1866 Sylvester was born in St Helens on 16 th May 1831, the youngest of William Grimes and Ellen Marsh's ...
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Francis Lancaster, Chronometer maker

Grave of Francis Lancaster at Windleshaw Chantry

Francis Lancaster who died in 1824 was a respected maker of Chronometers one of which can be found at the National Maritime Museum in London. The grave photograph has been sent to the museum by Ned

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Death of Miss West

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ON FRIDAY morning last - the death took place of Miss Frances Mary West of Eccleston Place, West Park, the sad event taking place at Oxford....
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St Helens Murder - Extraordinary Case

James Clitheroe, 22, was indicted for the murder of Mary Woods, a schoolmistress, at St. Helens. Mr. Higgin and Mr. McCulloch  appeared for the p...
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Sporting Accident - Burial at Windleshaw Chantry

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​ Saturday November 19th 1887  Shocking Fatality at a Football Match Quite a gloom has passed over local football circles by a sad accident which...
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