Obituaries

It's a sad fact that few of the people within our family trees were the subject of published obituaries. The current practice of writing an obituary and publishing in a newspaper only started to become popular in the late 1800's. Not all newspapers carried free obituary notices, and for the less well off it was an expense too far at a difficult time.

Where an obituary exists it can be a rich source of family information often giving names and relationships of mourners to the deceased. The best obituaries will paint a picture of someone that may not have emerged from records left behind and family memories.

The local archives at Chester (and most County Archives) have all the local newspapers from the earliest publication in the 19th century. The obituaries below are those which I have unearthed to date. Hopefully more will follow. Just click on the thumbnail photo to see the full size image or on the persons name to link to their page in the family tree. Where I know the date and title of the newspaper that is included.


	Anne Onions d 27th June 1952		Edwin Holland d 17th Jan 1975 Cheshire Observer 24/1/1975

	Eliza Parker d 30th Dec 1965 Cheshire Observer 7/1/1965		Emily Holland d 23rd Dec 1968 Cheshire Observer 27/12/1968

	Frances Alice Holland d 9th Oct 1976 Cheshire Observer 22/10/1976		John Thomas Parker d 16th Sept 1957 Cheshire Observer 21/9/1957

	Katie Holland d 30th Dec 1978 Cheshire Observer 19/1/1979		Margaret Holland d 10th Oct 1951 Cheshire Observer 13/10/1951

	Minnie Walker d 31st Jul 1965		Nellie Holland d 26th Sept 1963

	Richard Holland d 14th Aug 1953		Sydney Holland d 11th Apr 1969

	Joseph McMahon d 30th Oct 1943		Fred McMahon d 3rd Nov 1942

	Alfred Griffith d 14th mar 1993		Amy Kilfoyle (nee Painter) d 30th Aug 1998

	Lilian Nutbrown (nee Griffith) d 19th Mar 1993		Vera May Holland d 8th Feb 1950 Cheshire Observer 25/2/1950

	Arthur Griffith d 26th Oct 1941		Samuel William Onions d 17th Dec 1916

	Frank Onions d 8th Jul 1937 (Observer 10/7/1937)		Jessie Onions (nee Trevor) d 8th Nov 1966 (Observer 18/11/1966)

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