Cemetery Registers

Note:

These pages list indexes available to the public at the Bolton History Centre, the home of the Archives and Local Studies Unit.

The left hand menu lists which indexes are available, or you can view the more detailed Archives Indexes contents page

Further indexes of use to Family historians

Index lists for the following cemeteries:

From 1856 onwards, a number of public cemeteries were opened by various local authorities in the Bolton area and many church and chapel graveyards closed. We hold copies of public cemetery records on microfilm.

The original documents are kept by:

The Cemeteries and Crematorium Superintendent
Bolton Crematorium
Overdale
Overdale Drive (off Chorley New Road)
Bolton
BL1 5BU

Telephone: 01204 334499

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Astley Bridge Cemetery

(First Interment:16th October 1884)

  • Burial Registers (1-16360) 1884-1979 Microfilm D3:23
  • Burial Registers (16343-17864) 1979-1998 Microfilm D3:24
  • Indexes to Burial Registers 1884-1998 Microfilm D3:22
  • Blackrod Cemetery
  • (First Interment; 13th January 1887)
  • Burial Registers (1-16599) 1887-1998 Microfilm D3:24
  • Indexes to Burial Registers 1887-1968 Microfilm D3:24

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Farnworth Cemetery

(First Interment: 2nd February 1876)

  • Burial Registers (1-16599) 1876-1935 Microfilm D3:25
  • Burial Registers (16580-25237) 1935-1998 Microfilm D3:26
  • Indexes to Burial Registers 1876-1998 Microfilm D3:24

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Heaton Cemetery

(First Interment: 27th December 1879)

  • Burial Registers (1-14903) 1879-1896 Microfilm D2:32
  • Burial Registers (14904-30965) 1896-1909 Microfilm D2:34
  • Burial Registers (30948-46337) 1909-1923 Microfilm D2:35
  • Burial Registers (46320-61799) 1923-1939 Microfilm D2:36
  • Burial Registers (61782-77513) 1939-1959 Microfilm D2:37
  • Burial Registers (77496-91083) 1959-1998 Microfilm D2:38
  • Indexes to Burial Registers 1879-1984 Microfilm D2:31-33

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Horwich: Ridgmont Cemetery

(First Interment: 5th March 1928)

  • Burial Registers (1-5533) 1928-1998 Microfilm D3:19
  • Indexes to Burial Registers 1928-1998 Microfilm D3:19

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Tonge Cemetery

(First Interment: 31st December 1856)

  • Burial Registers (1-14520) 1856-1866 Microfilm D2:24
  • Burial Registers (14501-30280) 1866-1874 Microfilm D2:25
  • Burial Registers (30281-47561) 1874-1882 Microfilm D2:26
  • Burial Registers (47542-64810) 1882-1894 Microfilm D2:27
  • Burial Registers (64791-81630) 1894-1912 Microfilm D2:28
  • Burial Registers (81613-98420) 1912-1935 Microfilm D2:29
  • Burial Registers (98401-115332) 1935-1995 Microfilm D2:30
  • Indexes to Burial Registers 1856-1996 Microfilm D2:21-24

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Westhougton Cemetery

(First Interment:12th May 1858)

  • Burial Registers (1-7142) 1858-1918 Microfilm D3:20
  • Burial Registers (7135-13136) 1918-1971 Microfilm D3:21
  • Burial Registers (13137-14949) 1971-1998 Microfilm D3:22
  • Indexes to Burial Registers 1858-1992 Microfilm D3:22

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