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Cemetery?

Started by: JakeDawber23 (79) 

Does anyone know or have an idea how to get in touch with Wigan Cemetery Index, because they have some names mixed up on the WW cemetery search

Started: 27th Dec 2022 at 01:53

Posted by: winnie (1545) 

Many thanks to the Friends of Wigan Heritage Service, in particular Freda Chorlton for her hard work in producing this index.

Replied: 27th Dec 2022 at 14:44

Posted by: JAMB (151)

It may not necessarily be the person who made up the index but the person who recorded it in the actual cemetary registers I have come across this before as the original registers are available to view in the museum

Replied: 27th Dec 2022 at 15:15

Posted by: JakeDawber23 (79) 

My uncle Richard’s grave on the index says Michael, I was just wondering how to correct it

Replied: 27th Dec 2022 at 20:01

Posted by: linma (2919)

My father and grandma’s surnames are correct but my granddads surname is incorrect. How do I change that?

Replied: 28th Dec 2022 at 06:43

Posted by: JAMB (151)

If the names on the index match the names on the original records/registers I dont see any way that the index can be changed, as that would then make the searchable index wrong

Replied: 28th Dec 2022 at 22:08

Posted by: JakeDawber23 (79) 

JAMB, the records have to be wrong, I know my Uncle Dickie, I have news papers and Navy records of Richard Speakman. He was my nans brother who was killed at 19, he had no children and was the only Speakman.
He has a navy gravestone with his name on.

Replied: 28th Dec 2022 at 22:34

Posted by: JAMB (151)

Yes Jake I know that as I said in one of my replies I saw that in the Wigan Observer, but the people that make up the index can only put down what is in the original entries , I will be going to the museum next week and I will have a look at the original cemetery records to confirm, I realise it can be frustrating but there are thousands of records over the years with either wrong names, misspelt names or mistranscibed names, that is what gives researches the biggest headaches

Replied: 29th Dec 2022 at 13:06

Posted by: JAMB (151)

it is very likely the index was done by volunteers at the museum , make enquiries there

Replied: 3rd Jan 2023 at 13:59

 

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