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Funeral Directors - Manchester 1920's

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David

David Report 30 Oct 2006 12:56

This post is also in the Records office. Manchester - W. H. Hunt I didnt put this in the seeking section as I dont think this person was a relative of mine. At the time of death of my grandmother during childbirth in 1926, the above name appears on a number of receipts from Southern Cemetery in Manchester. There are no Hunts (I can find) in my family so I was wondering if this gentleman was a funeral director. Anyone have any ideas of where it would be possible to get such information - OK I'm clutching at straws, it could be (if he was a funeral director) he worked for a company with a different name. Any help would be appreciated. The family was living at 6 Bird St. Ardwick at the time of the death

Irene

Irene Report 30 Oct 2006 13:00

Have you been in touch with the cemetary. If you give the name of your grandmother to them and her time of death there maybe records of the undertaker who did the service in their records. Good luck Irene

David

David Report 30 Oct 2006 13:40

Thanks Irene, the Cem were singularly unhelpful, even to the extent they told me the grave number I had was in the Non conformist section ('muslim, Buddhist etc.') as he put it. In fact it was less than 100ft from the office the other side of the Cem from the non conformist section. Apparently all the records from Southern Cem have been pulled to Manchester Central Library, thats where Im off on my next day off. rgds Dave

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 30 Oct 2006 14:01

Hi Dave Have you checked out this site : www(.)historicaldirectories(.)org - not sure if you will find anything for 1926 but if they were a firm then there might be an earlier directory that shows them. Jill

Researching:
London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...

David

David Report 30 Oct 2006 16:12

Many thanks Jill, no luck, it could be that Mr W M Hunt was in business after the dates in the directories, or he worked for a funeral director with a different name, or he wasnt a funeral director at all just some friend of the family or something,,,,,, Looks like I'm taking the cat o 9 tails to the poor late dobbin with this. Dave,

Eric

Eric Report 30 Oct 2006 23:56

Hi Dave Try this site it may give some useful details. http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk/ Regards Ericx

An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 31 Oct 2006 00:50

Just a thought - and probably a useless one - but Manchester in the 1930s was a great lover of the 'Co-op' Funeral. I believe there is quite a bit of info in Manchester Central Library about the doings of the Co-op and you might strike lucky there. OC