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Sunday, 13 November 2011

Formby Church

Yesterday we had a little trip out to Formby - it's only a short distance up the coast from where we live, but our visit was to see St Peters Church and in particular look at the grave stones. 

The church was built in 1736, the previous chapel having been overwhelmed by sand!  Additions were made to it in the 1800s. 




My grandfather's family originated from Formby - they were farmers, before they moved to Liverpool and the prospect of better jobs.


Numerous members of my family are buried in the grounds of the church and I was hoping to find the graves of my 4th great grandparents. 

Unfortunately we didn't find them but there were many more graves bearing the family name - the family had been quite extensive in the area in the 1700s and 1800s. 

I did manage to identify the grave of my 7th great grand uncle.

He was born in Formby in 1689 and died in 1759.  His grave was near the entrance to the church and he would have been one of the early burials at the church. 

It's wonderful to be able to piece together the past and imagine the lives our forefathers would have lived.  Tracing the family history is such an absorbing and enlightening pastime. 
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2 comments:

  1. Ingrid13 November 2011 at 16:04

    A wonderful and interesting post. I also often think about the roots of my life in the past of my family, their traditions, knowledges and experiences of life, about nature and kulture in which they lived, truth and faith in which they believed.
    Greetings from
    ingrid

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  2. Meredith14 November 2011 at 01:28

    I really like to look at grave stones, I know it is weird but to think about where that person was in history, how old they were when they died, it is fascinating to me. Very interesting to find family members.
    Meredith

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