The Family of Hugh and Ann Norris: Burial Records

BURIALS AT ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS PARISH CHURCH, CROSTON, LANCASHIRE:

1:	Buried 7 November 1763, Peggy, daughter of Hugh & Ann Norris of Croston, Yeoman

2:	Buried 28 April 1776, Hugh Norris of Croston, Yeoman

3:	Died 2 May 1803, Buried 5 May 1803, Nanny, widow of Hugh Norris of Croston, Yeoman, age 81, cause of death: fever. Buried on the south side of the middle isle.

There appears to have been at least one Norris family vault under the floor of the church that contains several members of the family. While some of the early burial records don't state where the person is buried, several that do state that the burial was "about the centre of the centre isle".

I believe that Thomas Norris the elder, who died in 1852, was the last member of the family to be buried in the vault.

This photo shows the centre isle at about the point where the vault may be. If there is any marking on the floor to show the exact position of the vault it is covered by carpeting and pews.

According to the Vicar of the church, it was usually the wealthy and prominent members of the community that were buried beneath the floor but those burials had to be stopped when they realized that the burials were undermining the foundations of the church and causing the church tower to lean noticeably.

Interior of St Michael and All Angels Church, Croston

NOTE:
1:	The above information was taken from the original burial records held at the Lancashire Record Office.