Born Jan 5th 1896, died Dec 4th 1896. “Thy Will Be Done” Francis was the firstborn son of Harold “Harry” Slaney and his wife, Mary Eleanor (Lambert) Slaney. Harry was one of 7 children born in Acton, Staffordshire, that number including a younger brother named Francis. Harry’s first profession was that of gardener, but in …
“Here let him lie in his quiet grave while other men shall carry on the work in which he took a sincere and active interest. Here let him lie until the final hour shall come for the grave to give up its dead.” Another stone on the back slope whose inhabitants played an important part …
As part of the transcript update/rechecking process, as we’ve gone along I’ve added the address info from the sexton’s book (or, if missing, from the burial register) into each entry, so if you want you can find your street/house on there and see if anyone was buried at Christ Church. When I got as far …