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© Susan Eldridge March 2002 |
© Susan Eldridge March 2003 |
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HIGHAM WESLEYAN CHAPEL |
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© Susan Eldridge March 2002 |
© Susan Eldridge March 2003 |
Location: Higham Hall Road, in the centre of the village.
OS ref 103: SD 808 364
I have burial details of all the Higham STARKIES and WILMORES and families connected to them, plus most BOOTHMANS and ROBERTS who are buried in this churchyard. The burials include those who don't have a Headstone.
For details please e-mail
I also have photos of a large number of graves in the churchyard (all surnames).
For details click icon below
The grave yard is now closed.
The first person to be buried in the graveyard was Margaret Lord aged 43, wife of James Lord of Higham on 10th September 1820.
Over the next 156 years more than 1400 people were buried, the last burial took place on 1st October 1976 and was that of Lily Catlow of Rawtenstall, aged 93 years.
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The first Starkie to be buried in the graveyard was James the son of James & Ann Starkie of Hill Top, aged 33 years who was buried 25th March 1838.
The last Starkie burial was that of Lily Starkie the widow of John Edward Starkie of Wilkinson Street, Higham who was buried 29th December 1958 aged 80 years.
The last Starkie connected burial was Ellen Hargreaves of Carr Hall, Barrowford who was buried 17th August 1976 aged 78 years.
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The first Wilmore to be buried here was Charles the infant son of Henry & Ellen Wilmore of Croft Top on 5th July 1832.
The last Wilmore burial was that of Edith Wilmore widow of Haydn Raphael of Every Street, Nelson who was buried 4th December 1959, aged 81 years.
The last Wilmore connected burial was Wilkinson Boothman of The Ridgeway, Nelson who was buried 12th December 1970, aged 85 years.
Starkie Gravestones
| Name | date of death | age |
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Edward STARKIE wife Hannah son Thomas |
1887 1888 1861 |
73 76 10 |
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John Edward STARKIE wife Lily |
1939 1958 |
64 80 |
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Richard Arthur STARKIE wife Susannah son Herbert |
1948 1949 1936 |
74 61 21 |
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Sarah STARKIE sister Ellen |
1944 1956 |
64 72 |
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Thomas STARKIE of Padiham son John Robert daughter Emma Jane wife Mary Ann |
1904 1905 1928 1936 |
63 29 53 86 |
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John STARKIE of Stonefold wife Mary son John |
1865 1877 1902 |
72 83 75 |
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Robert STARKIE of Higham wife Esther son James |
1886 1863 1839 |
78 57 4 |
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Starkie STARKIE wife Rachel daughter Lucy Ann her cousin Lucy POMFRET |
1893 1895 1880 1878 |
76 64 8 22 |
Wilmore Gravestones
| Name | date of death | age |
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Haydn Raphael WILMORE wife Edith |
1944 1959 |
66 81 |
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Joseph WILMORE wife Mary dau Mary |
1897 1904 1867 |
70 74 8 |
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James WILMORE of Nelson wife Elizabeth son Charles |
1914 1896 1871 |
76 58 infancy (3w) |
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John WILMORE of Higham wife Alice 2nd wife Mary Ann brother Charles WILMORE |
1902 1864 1904 1866 |
72 30 64 30 |
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Willim WILMORE of Higham wife Mary son Lorenzo dau Mary Elizabeth son Harry |
1879 1907 1869 1874 1876 |
38 56 1 6m 18w |
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William WILMORE of Nelson wife Sarah |
1939 1925 |
63 69 |
Other families connected with the Starkies & Wilmores
| Name | date of death | age |
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Annie M. BOOTHMAN dau Elizabeth Ida BOOTHMAN Wilkinson BOOTHMAN Wilmore BOOTHMAN Jim BOOTHMAN |
1940? 1925 1961 1970 1923 |
64 17 65 85 7days infancy |
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William BOOTHMAN wife Mary Jane dau Elizabeth Dorothy |
1934 1924 1900 1901 |
71 63 2 3m |
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John CAPSTICK of Jackson Fold, Higham wife Esther Hannah son Edwin James George CAPSTICK wife Amy |
1953 1910 1903 1973 1973 |
85 40 6m 73 71 |
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Jacob HARGREAVES wife Hannah son Richard dau Jane Ellen HORSFIELD Walter HORSFIELD |
1929 19931 1893 1961 1966 |
64 66 2 73 76 |
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Abraham HARTLEY wife Elizabeth Ann son Albert dau Bertha son James Richard his wife Selina |
1940 1927 1888 1944 1971 1956 |
80 68 4 56 80 61 |
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Richard HARTLEY of Sagar Hill, Higham wife Elizabeth |
1900 1899 |
75 74 |
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George HAYTHORNTHWAITE wife Ellen |
1904 1891 |
67 52 |
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William HAWORTH wife Pathenia son Dennis husb of Martha |
1921 1932 1932 |
50 61 28 |
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John Luther HIGGIN wife Martha Jane dau Phillis |
1956 1948 1977 |
81 75 80 |
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Roberts MOORE wife Ann |
1893 1893 |
58 70 |
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James ROBERTS of Higham wife Susannah son Alfred dau Isabella son John of Nelson |
1892 1875 1885 1891 1955 |
60 47 19 32 75 |
The early burials 1820-1863 have been transcribed by Laycock and are on microfilm at Burnley Library and probably the Record Office.
The later burial book for 1864-1976 has been photocopied and can be seen at Nelson Library.
The monumental inscriptions are available at local libraries and the Record Office at Preston, where you can also find the marriages from 1876-1970 and baptisms 1813-1967.
