Blackburn Cemetery
Blackburn Cemetery, sometimes known as Blackburn Old Cemetery, is a public cemetery in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire, which lies on Whalley New Road with views over the town. It opened on 1 July 1857.
Noteworthy interments
- James Dixon (1855–1936) – philanthropist, known as "The Blackburn Samaritan", he founded the Ragged School and the orphanage at Wilpshire
- Frederick Kempster, the "English Giant" or "Blackburn Giant" (1889–1918) – over 7 feet tall and worked in showbusiness as a "giant"
- Elizabeth Ann Lewis (1849–1924) – celebrated as the "Temperance Queen" or "Drunkard's Friend"
- John Lewis (1855–1926) – football referee and founder of Blackburn Rovers
- James Pitts (1877–1955) – Victoria Cross recipient, a hero of the Siege of Ladysmith in the Boer War
- Fergus Suter (1857–1916) – Arguably the first recognised professional footballer
- Thomas Thwaites (c. 1809–1871) – owner of Thwaites Brewery
- George Dewhurst (1789-1857), Radical, Reformer and Reedmaker. "One of Blackburn's most remarkable sons".
- June Anne Devaney (1944-1948) – three-year-old victim of murder, which resulted in the first-ever mass fingerprinting operation in history
References
- ^ "Remarkable Burials at Blackburn Old Cemetery". Emma Jolly. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "History of Football – The Global Growth". FIFA Official Website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "The History of the First Mass Fingerprinting Operation". mentalfloss.com. 25 October 2015.
