Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

I have Ralph Fazakerley died 15 Nov 1891, Henry Fazakerley died 25 Mar 1864 and Thomas Fazakerley died 22 Aug 1855. They are all buried in St Mary's Cemetery Kirkdale Liverpool in a family grave. How do I find out where the grave is please?
There is an area of Liverpool called Fazakerley (it is quite near the cemetery) - does any one know the origin of this name please?
Thanks

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Fazakerley is a very old name, as are many names of suburbs of Liverpool, it will be named after the Fazakerley family who I believe have lived in Lancashire for Centuries.

I believe you mean that the grave will be at St Mary the Virgin, Walton on the Hill, a beautiful old church that used to be the parish church before Liverpool grew up. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Wa ... Mary.shtml The last time I visited the graveyard it was terribly overgrown and in some cases even vandalised, however I believe there is now a group of "Friends of St Mary's" who I believe are attempting to tidy up and I hope will be able to help you. Do let us know how you get on.
http://waltonteamministry.com/stmarys.html

There is an entry for Ralph in the Probate Index on Ancetsry. That states he was of Marsh Lane Bootle so could it be St Mary Bootle you mean. If it is that church was destroyed in the bombing in the Second World War. Only a few gravestones remain. There was a St Mary's in Kirkdale but it is now demolished.

The 1891 census gives Ralph's place of birth as Wrightington.

This surname was originally Fitz Ackerley.


Blue

Nice one Blue, do you have any links about this?

I remember reading about the origins but I can't find a decent source only this one:-

http://www.houseofnames.com/fitz+ackerley-family-crest


Blue

Correction: Fitz Ackerley looks to have been a later variation the surname appears to describe a location lots of information here:-

http://www.fazackerley.co.uk/index.htm


Blue

That's a good one, thank you.

Thank you that's very helpful. I am visiting Liverpool next week so I will visit the society's help desk. best wishes.

The Liverpool Help Desk is closed until the Record Office opens in May.

Please check the Society page for the Help Desks run by the Southport Branch.

Just a thought could it be Kirkdale Cemetery? Do you have a grave number?

All three of the victorian death notices in my possession say St Mary's cemetery Kirkdale so i was thinking it was Kirkdale cemetery rather than a churchyard. I am sorry the helpdesk is not available next week. i am sure a grave number is the next step but not sure how to get this information. maybe someone out there knows? Thanks, i am rather new to this, thanks for all the help

Hope this helps,

https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki ... Lancashire

This is easily confused from what I can gather there is/was a St. Mary's Cemetery Kirkdale and a nearby St. Mary's church with a churchyard. Here's an old map of the area:-

http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co. ... z/gi79.htm


Blue

I think it's now Lester Gardens.


Blue

Kirkdale Cemetery opened in 1880 so they are unlikely to be buried there. St. Marys Cemetery, Kirkdale was not far from St. Marys, Kirkdale Church. The Records for this Cemetery come under 352 CEM available on Microfilm and not online. I could be wrong on this but I'm sure they have a copy of these burial records at Huyton.

It's a landscaped site so burial records won't help to locate the deceased. When cemeteries or churchyards are landscaped there's little chance of locating the deceased.


Blue

Education Officer wrote:Just a thought could it be Kirkdale Cemetery? Do you have a grave number?

I have grandparents in the Kirkdale Cemetery, William and Sarah Alice Fazakerley are buried with their daughter Lilian Bowman. What year was this person looking for. This grave is from the late 1940's to 1965. Liz

Hi

Welcome to the forum. The details of the burials are mentioned in the first post on this thread. The burials were at St Mary's Cemetery Kirkdale not Kirkdale Cemetery.


Blue

Hi and welcome to the Forum. Kirkdale Cemetery is on Longmoor Lane and is a very large site. However, if you have the details of a grave Allerton Cemetery Lodge are usually helpful in providing a plan with the loctation marked so that it's easier to find.