FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK
THE FAMILY OF JOHN WILLIAM & ELIZABETH MONICA BATTERSBY
MONUMENT INSCRIPTIONS AND BURIAL RECORDS:
| MONUMENT INSCRIPTIONS: (Unreadable) (Buried in Preston Cemetery) |
| BURIAL RECORDS: |
| Elizabeth Monica Battersby, age 49, of Scorton, Lancashire, was buried on 4 October 1929. Hers was the 4th interment, buried 10½ feet deep, in grave S-745. Register No. 58067. She was listed as the wife of John William Battersby and died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Preston. |
| John William Battersby, age 86, of Beesley Farm, Haighton, a Retired Builder, was buried on 25 March 1963. His was the 5th and last interment in grave S-745, buried 4½ feet deep. He died at the Preston Royal Infirmary. |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Their grave has a large marble headstone that has fallen face down so cannot be read. |
| 2: | The grave was purchased by John's father, Thomas Battersby in December 1886 and contains 5 burials. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from microfilmed copies of the Preston Cemetery burial registers held at the Lancashire Archives, and from a visit to Preston Cemetery. |