List of burials at Southern Cemetery, Manchester
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This list of burials at Southern Cemetery, Manchester covers notable people who have been interred at the municipal burial ground in Manchester, North West England.
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Notable burials at Southern Cemetery, Manchester
Burials
Name | Dates | Info | Section | |
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![]() | Daniel Adamson | 1820–1890 | English engineer and builder of the Manchester Ship Canal | Centre A39 (CE)[1][2] |
![]() | Flight Com. Sir John W. Alcock | 1892–1919 | RAF officer, piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flight | Centre - G (CE)[3][2][4] |
![]() | Philip James Baybutt | 1844–1907 | Union Army soldier in the American Civil War | H2085 (CE)[5][6][7][2] |
![]() | Maud Boyd | 1867–1929 | English actress and singer Memorial is broken and inscription is partly submerged | D641 (RC)[8] |
![]() | Sir Matt Busby | 1909–1994 | Manager of Manchester United FC | G997 (RC)[9][2] |
![]() | Jerome Caminada | 1844–1914 | Policeman and Manchester's first CID superintendent. | H1742 (RC)[10][2] |
John Cassidy | 1860–1939 | Irish sculptor and painter | I800 (RC)[11][12][2] | |
![]() | John Henry Davies | 1864–1927 | Beer brewer and founder of Manchester United FC | A (NC)[13] |
![]() | Lesley Ann Downey | 1954-1964 | Victim of the Moors murders | |
![]() | Edward Evans | 1948-1965 | Victim of the Moors murders | |
![]() | Rob Gretton | 1953–1999 | Music manager of Joy Division and New Order and a director of Factory Records | G278 (RC)[14][2] |
![]() | Leopold Hartley Grindon | 1818–1904 | English educator and botanist | B899 (CE)[15] |
![]() | Martin Hannett | 1948–1991 | Guitarist, record producer, and a director of Factory Records | FF713 (RC)[16][17] |
![]() | Major Howard Harker | 1891–1919 | British World War I flying ace and recipient of the Military Cross | D84 (NC)[18] |
![]() | Frank Johnson (real name Frank Williamson) | 1928-1970 | English boxer and British lightweight and welterweight champion | AA 2925(CE)?[19][2] |
![]() | Len Johnson | 1902–1974 | Boxer and civil rights campaigner | EE740 (CE)[20] |
Henry Kelly VC | 1887–1960 | WWI and WWII soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross | I372 (RC)[21][2] | |
![]() | Marcel King | 1957–1995 | English singer with the Soul music band Sweet Sensation | F1398 (RC)[22] |
![]() | L. S. Lowry | 1887–1976 | Painter of industrial scenes in Lancashire | C772 (CE)[23][2] |
![]() | John Makeague | d.1919 | Lord Mayor of the City of Manchester 1918-19 | G964 (CE)[24] |
![]() | Sir Alfred Ernest Marples, Baron Marples of Wallasey | 1907–1978 | Politician who served as Postmaster General and Minister of Transport | G898 (CE)[25][26][2] |
![]() | Billy Meredith | 1874–1958 | Footballer for both Manchester City FC and Manchester United FC | Y760 (CE)[27][28][2] |
![]() | Sergeant Major Joseph Pardoe | 1820-1889 | Heavy Brigade Officer at the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War | L 1691 (CE)[29][2] |
![]() | Henry Patteson | 1835–1887 | Lord Mayor of the City of Manchester 1879-80 | |
![]() | Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska | 1891–1945 | Polish poet and playwright | I2182 (RC)[30][2] |
![]() | Sir Robert Peacock | 1859-1926 | Chief constable of Manchester City Police 1898-1926 | D 1133 (NC) [2][31] |
![]() | Wilfred Pickles | 1904–1978 | Film actor and BBC Radio presenter. | I1012 (RC)[32][2] |
![]() | John Prettyjohns VC | 1823–1887 | Royal Marine in the Crimean War and recipient of the Victoria Cross | L642 (CE)[33][2] |
![]() | Sir Samuel Walter Royse | 1850–1916 | Lord Mayor of the City of Manchester 1911-13 | |
John Rylands Enriquetta Augustina Rylands | 1801–1888 | Entrepreneur and philanthropist husband and wife behind the John Rylands Library | E 201/2 (NC)[34][2][4] | |
![]() | Joseph Sunlight | 1889– 1978 | Belarusian/ English architect and Liberal politician | DD9 (J)[35][36] |
![]() | Dr Henry Watson | 1846-1911 | Composer and RNCM professor of music | B 297 (CE)[2][37] |
![]() | Winifred Wilding and David Wilding | d.1957 | Mother and infant son killed in their house in the 1957 Wythenshawe plane crash | K 286 (RC)[38][39] |
![]() | Tony Wilson | 1950–2007 | Broadcaster, impresario and a director of Factory Records | B118 (NC) [40][41][42][2] |
![]() | Olive Zorian | 1916–1965 | classical violinist and founder of the Zorian String Quartet | D557 (NC) [43] |
Key: CE=Church of England RC=Roman Catholic NC=Nonconformist J=Jewish
References
- ^ "Location (grave) Details: Daniel Adamson". Burial Records Search. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Coyle, Simon (31 July 2016). "Mapped: Southern Cemetery's famous graves". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Sir John Alcock". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b "The Stories of Southern Cemetery: 139 Years of History - JJ Wray". Visit Manchester. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Philip Baybut (sic)". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Kelly, C. Brian (1 July 2015). Best Little Stories: Voices of the Civil War: Nearly 100 True Stories. Sourcebooks, Inc. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-4926-1445-6. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "ACWS Archives - Philip Baybutt Tribute". acws.co.uk. The American Civil War Society (UK). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Maud Boyd". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Sir Matthew Busby". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Jerome Caminada". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: John Cassidy". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "John Cassidy - Sculptor - John Cassidy's last days". johncassidy.org.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Burial records: John Henry Davies". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Robert Gretton". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Mr Leopold Harsley (sic) Gridon". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Martin Hannett". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Martin Hannett, Photograph - 1991". Manchester Digital Music Archive. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Burial record: Howard Redmayne Harker". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Burial record: Francis Williamson". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Leonard Berker Johnson". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Major Henry Kelly". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial record: Marcel King". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Robert Stephen Mcall Lowry". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial record: John Makeague". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Sir Alfred Ernest Marples". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Coyle, Simon (8 September 2014). "Sir Alfred Marples: MP and government minister". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: William Henry Meredith". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Coyle, Simon (8 September 2014). "Billy Meredith: Manchester City and United legend". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial record: Joseph Pardoe". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Maria Teresa Janina Jasnorzewsta". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial record: Sir Robert Peacock". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Wilfred Pickles". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: John Prettyjohn (sic)". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Rylands tomb". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Joseph Sunlight". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Joseph Sunlight - Architect". Architects of Greater Manchester. The Victorian Society. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Burial record: Dr Henry Watson". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Burial record: Mrs Winifred Wilding and Baby David William Wilding". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Swettenham, Lee (14 March 2017). "The day a plane crashed into a Wythenshawe estate". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Burial records: Anthony Wilson". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Burgoyne, Patrick (22 October 2010). "- Saville and Kelly's memorial to Tony Wilson". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (26 October 2010). "A fitting headstone for Tony Wilson's grave". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Burial records: Olive Zorian". www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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