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Cemeteries information for St Mary, Bootle, Church of England and places above it in the hierarchy

St Mary, Bootle, Church of England

The church has/had a graveyard.

St. Mary's Churchyard, once '...the borough's biggest burial ground' had become derelict after the bombing of the church in 1940. In Sep 1961 it was opened as a Garden of Rest by the Bishop of Liverpool. Some details of what became the graves there are given in the volume 'Bootle: newscuttings, 1958 - 1970', volume 3, Liverpool Record Office Local Studies Collection reference4 Hq 942.729 BOO.

Lancashire

The list of Lancashire crematoria opening dates may be useful.

England

  • For details of the graves of the rich and famous, together with biographical information, look at the Find-a-Grave (England) page.

UK and Ireland

  • The National Burial Index is hosted by findmypast (subscription site).
  • List of Registered Cemeteries from Historic England.
  • Gravestone photograph resource: an "index of the names that appear on photos taken by the Gravestone Photographic Resource Project team". This valuable project provides email copies of any of its collection of grave monument images free of charge on request.
  • The Deceased Online website -"the first central database of statutory burial and cremation registers for the UK and Republic of Ireland" (subscription site).
  • The Church Monuments Society provides photographs of the more interesting monuments (NOT monumental inscriptions) in a limited number of church yards.
  • Index for Burials at Sea - from Ancestry and FindaGrave.