The following announcement was written by the folks at Deceased Online:
60+ cemeteries and 5 million Lancashire records available with the addition of Wyre Council
Above: Poulton le Fylde Cemetery, Moorland Road, one of four cemeteries managed by Wyre Council with all records now on Deceased Online
Records for the four cemeteries managed by Wyre Council in North Lancashire are now available on www.deceasedonline.com.
With the new addition of Wyre Council, Deceased Online now has nearly 5 million records for 60+ cemeteries and crematoria in Lancashire and Greater Manchester available on the website.
Wyre Council’s four cemeteries are located in Fleetwood, Poulton le Fylde and Preesall. See full details here.
The new collection dates back to 1840 and comprises:
digital scans (or computerised versions) of original burial registers
details of all grave occupants in each cemetery
maps indicating the section in each cemetery for all graves
Fleetwood: fishing, friendly and Fisherman’s Friend
Fleetwood, the largest town in the Wyre region, fringes the Irish Sea and Morecambe Bay and has long been associated with fishing and friendly seaside tourism. Many of the records on Deceased Online reflect the history, economy and occupations of the area’s residents.
Perhaps the most famous son of Fleetwood was a pharmacist but he truly became a friend of the fishermen. In 1865 James Lofthouse developed a strong menthol and eucalyptus liquid for fishermen to take on stormy, freezing trips into the North Atlantic and he later made easy-to-take lozenges fishermen called their friends.
Left, logo of Fisherman’s Friend, the famous strong lozenges invented by Fleetwood pharmacist James Lofthouse.
Fisherman’s Friend is today a renowned global brand – 5 billion lozenges per year – still manufactured in Fleetwood by the Lofthouse family. James Lofthouse, who died in 1906, is buried in a family grave in Fleetwood Cemetery. See: http://www.fishermansfriend.com/en-gb/heritage/
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