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Richard Rainford

Birth
Culcheth, Warrington Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Death
26 Mar 1879 (aged 69–70)
Barton-upon-Irwell, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Burial
Trafford Park, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England Add to Map
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K. 13
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This grave includes three generations of the Rainford family, beginning with patriarch Richard Rainford (1811-1879) and his wife Mary Unsworth (1811-1889). Richard and Mary were married in 1833 and together had four children, James (b. 1837), Louisa (1839-59), Priscilla and Theresa. Richard initially worked in the silk industry as an overlooker of power looms. By 1861, however, he and his family had moved from Leigh to Eccles, where Richard began working as a greengrocer. After Richard's death in 1879, his widow Mary took over the grocery at 112 Church Street.
Also buried in this grave are two of Richard and Mary's four children. The first was Priscilla, who had once worked in the cotton mills but left to help her mother run the grocery. She died unmarried in 1890. The second daughter buried in the grave is Teresa, who, in 1868, married joiner and carpenter, John Delve. Teresa and John had at least five children: Mary Elizabeth Scarry (1869-1923), John (1871-1940), William (b. 1876), Teresa (1881-1959), Harold (1883-1966) and Leonard (1885-1956), all born in Eccles. Their two eldest children, Mary Elizabeth and John, are buried in this grave.

Death: 26 Mar 1879 All Saints, Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England
Ricardus Rainford -
Burial: 31 Mar 1879
Age: 70
Abode: Eccles
Notes: Sepultum est in Coemeterio
Sacraments Given: N
Buried by: Joannes Can. Kershaw
Register: Liber Defunctorum 1855 - 1941
Source: Salford Diocesan Archives
This grave includes three generations of the Rainford family, beginning with patriarch Richard Rainford (1811-1879) and his wife Mary Unsworth (1811-1889). Richard and Mary were married in 1833 and together had four children, James (b. 1837), Louisa (1839-59), Priscilla and Theresa. Richard initially worked in the silk industry as an overlooker of power looms. By 1861, however, he and his family had moved from Leigh to Eccles, where Richard began working as a greengrocer. After Richard's death in 1879, his widow Mary took over the grocery at 112 Church Street.
Also buried in this grave are two of Richard and Mary's four children. The first was Priscilla, who had once worked in the cotton mills but left to help her mother run the grocery. She died unmarried in 1890. The second daughter buried in the grave is Teresa, who, in 1868, married joiner and carpenter, John Delve. Teresa and John had at least five children: Mary Elizabeth Scarry (1869-1923), John (1871-1940), William (b. 1876), Teresa (1881-1959), Harold (1883-1966) and Leonard (1885-1956), all born in Eccles. Their two eldest children, Mary Elizabeth and John, are buried in this grave.

Death: 26 Mar 1879 All Saints, Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England
Ricardus Rainford -
Burial: 31 Mar 1879
Age: 70
Abode: Eccles
Notes: Sepultum est in Coemeterio
Sacraments Given: N
Buried by: Joannes Can. Kershaw
Register: Liber Defunctorum 1855 - 1941
Source: Salford Diocesan Archives

Inscription

Pray for the repose of the Soul of
RICHARD RAINFORD
who departed this life
March 26th 1879 aged 70 years.
Also MARY RAINFORD his wife
who departed this life February 14th 1889
aged 78 years.
Also PRISCILLA RAINFORD their daughter
who departed this life February 18th 1890
aged 48 years.
Also TERESA DELVE
beloved wife of John Delve
and daughter of the above
who died May 9th 1923
aged 77 years.
Also MARY ELIZABETH SCARRY
beloved wife of James Scarry
and daughter of the above
who died September 22nd 1923
aged 54 years.
Also JOHN beloved husband of
Teresa Delve who died August 11th 1928
aged 84 years.
Also JOHN DELVE who died December 11th 1940
aged 70 years.
R.I.P.

Gravesite Details

Gravestone existed in 1978, according to Stanley Finkill and Tom Beirne's publication, "Record of Monumental Inscriptions in the Roman Catholic Burial Ground at Barton, Eccles".

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  • Created by: John Skibiak
  • Added: Apr 24, 2022
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239193510/richard-rainford: accessed ), memorial page for Richard Rainford (1809–26 Mar 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239193510, citing All Saints Churchyard, Trafford Park, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England; Maintained by John Skibiak (contributor 50364109).