BereniceUK Posted 23 May , 2014 Share Posted 23 May , 2014 Her name is on the WW1 memorial plaque in St Mary the Virgin, Leigh Parish Church, but not on the town's war memorial. CWGC doesn't record her unless it's under another name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 23 May , 2014 Share Posted 23 May , 2014 This may be coincidental or even a red herring, but posted 'just in case' given the distance between Atherton and Leigh. Marriage: 16 Jun 1920 Chowbent Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire, England Richard Partington - 40 Coal Hewer Bachelor of 15 Birch Rd., Atherton Lucy Greenhalgh - 34 Spinster of 10 Bolton Old Road, Atherton Groom's Father: Allen Partington, Deceased Bride's Father: Joseph Greenhalgh, Deceased Witness: Albert Woodward; Sarah Ellen Woodward; Robert Greenhalgh Married by Certificate by: J.J. Wright, Minister & Authorised Person Register: Marriages 1919 - 1924, Page 4, Entry 7 Source: Microfilm at Leigh Public Library via Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgarry Posted 23 May , 2014 Share Posted 23 May , 2014 Army nurse or vad maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BereniceUK Posted 23 May , 2014 Author Share Posted 23 May , 2014 This may be coincidental or even a red herring, but posted 'just in case' given the distance between Atherton and Leigh. Marriage: 16 Jun 1920 Chowbent Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire, England Richard Partington - 40 Coal Hewer Bachelor of 15 Birch Rd., Atherton Lucy Greenhalgh - 34 Spinster of 10 Bolton Old Road, Atherton Groom's Father: Allen Partington, Deceased Bride's Father: Joseph Greenhalgh, Deceased Witness: Albert Woodward; Sarah Ellen Woodward; Robert Greenhalgh Married by Certificate by: J.J. Wright, Minister & Authorised Person Register: Marriages 1919 - 1924, Page 4, Entry 7 Source: Microfilm at Leigh Public Library via Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Very interesting, thank you. I wish I'd noticed her name earlier today when I took the photo because the next place I went in was Leigh Library and I could have checked on whether she was a fatality or not. Looks like she might not have been, Atherton fatalities were reported in the Leigh newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 23 May , 2014 Share Posted 23 May , 2014 Berenice Her grave: http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/LucyPartington/4589219 Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BereniceUK Posted 23 May , 2014 Author Share Posted 23 May , 2014 UKNIWM has no date for when the plaque was unveiled. Someone slipped up but I can't imagine why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 23 May , 2014 Share Posted 23 May , 2014 Three Lucy Greenhalgh's died in the war years. This one looks to be the Lucy Greenhalgh who died in the third quarter 1918 in the Bolton registration district, aged 35. Bolton is 8 miles from Leigh. She is likely to have been a VAD as an army nurse would have a CWGC commemorated grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BereniceUK Posted 24 May , 2014 Author Share Posted 24 May , 2014 I'll check further when I next go down to Wigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 24 May , 2014 Share Posted 24 May , 2014 Three Lucy Greenhalgh's died in the war years. This one looks to be the Lucy Greenhalgh who died in the third quarter 1918 in the Bolton registration district, aged 35. Bolton is 8 miles from Leigh. She is likely to have been a VAD as an army nurse would have a CWGC commemorated grave. Just for completeness of the other Lucy Greenhalghs one died in the Ashton under Lyne registration district in the third quarter 1916 (aged 37 - an outside possibility as only 23 miles from Leigh) and the other died in the Hendon, Middlesex registration district, aged 58 (the unlikeliest of the three). I have checked births of Lucy Greenhalghs but there are far too many to be conclusive and this could just as likely be a married name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BereniceUK Posted 24 May , 2014 Author Share Posted 24 May , 2014 One of them must have a connection with Leigh Parish Church, perhaps through family, so there's a possibility that her death would have been reported in the Leigh Journal even though she didn't live in the immediate vicinity. I can check at Wigan but can't get through to Leigh in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radlad Posted 20 February , 2017 Share Posted 20 February , 2017 Lucy Greenhalgh died on the 27th of July 1918. I have located the grave and photographed it for Jim Strawbridge. Also I have carried out a small amount of research and passed the information on to him to continue. Nothing concrete as yet, but it does look promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 20 February , 2017 Share Posted 20 February , 2017 52 minutes ago, Radlad said: Lucy Greenhalgh died on the 27th of July 1918. I have located the grave and photographed it for Jim Strawbridge. Also I have carried out a small amount of research and passed the information on to him to continue. Nothing concrete as yet, but it does look promising. And a superb bit of research it was, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC78 Posted 27 February , 2017 Share Posted 27 February , 2017 On 2/20/2017 at 10:47, Radlad said: Lucy Greenhalgh died on the 27th of July 1918. I have located the grave and photographed it for Jim Strawbridge. Also I have carried out a small amount of research and passed the information on to him to continue. Nothing concrete as yet, but it does look promising. Just curious, but where was she buried? Leigh and Bolton are local-ish for me. Did anything turn up in the local newspapers for that area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 27 February , 2017 Share Posted 27 February , 2017 (edited) Hi All Lucy Greenhalgh b.25.11.1883 baptised 16.11.1884 , St Bartholomew, Westhoughton, Leigh, Lancs. father John, mother Betsy, in 1901 is living at 6 Reeves St., Leigh with her step father William Scott and her mother and siblings. In 1911 she is head of the household at 74 Hope St., Leigh her sister Alice Ann is with her and her half brother and niece. Lucy Greenhalgh death 8c,350, b.1883 d.Sept 1918, Bolton. Lancs.... Westhoughton to Leigh 4.4 miles....looking Regards Barry Edited 27 February , 2017 by The Inspector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radlad Posted 27 February , 2017 Share Posted 27 February , 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, The Inspector said: Hi All Lucy Greenhalgh b.25.11.1883 baptised 16.11.1884 , St Bartholomew, Westhoughton, Leigh, Lancs. father John, mother Betsy, in 1901 is living at 6 Reeves St., Leigh with her step father William Scott and her mother and siblings. In 1911 she is head of the household at 74 Hope St., Leigh her sister Alice Ann is with her and her half brother and niece. Lucy Greenhalgh death 8c,350, b.1883 d.Sept 1918, Bolton. Lancs.... Westhoughton to Leigh 4.4 miles....looking Regards Barry Wrong Lucy Greenhalgh Edited 27 February , 2017 by Radlad forgot something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 28 February , 2017 Share Posted 28 February , 2017 Hi Radlad, Well done And the right one is........? Regards Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radlad Posted 28 February , 2017 Share Posted 28 February , 2017 B. 5/1/83 Bapt. 25/3/83. D. 27/7/18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 28 February , 2017 Share Posted 28 February , 2017 Hi Thanks Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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