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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

See my posting on your Rathbone thread. There are no Rathbones in the twop books I have looked at:- Men of Mark and The Baptist Churches of Accrington. In the latter nelly Greenhalghh of Sparth died 17.2.1806 . Martin Greenhalgh was baptised 1778, died 24.10.1816He He was a member at Macpelah chapel for 38yrs, a much resp[ected chap. Frederick Gereenhalgh was a pawnbroke, died 28.4.1868 His entry in Men of Markl is confusing as it gives two dates.
In the 1920s(?) the Medical Officer of Health was Dr Greenhalgh of Cobham Rd (?) His daughter was a nurse specialising in treating children at the 'school clinic' in Cannon St

There are 9 Greenhalgh's in the Macpelah Records. Martin Greenhalgh born 1735, died 14-7-1778 age 43,
buried in Macpelah, his daughter Tabitha married John Yates.
The last burial I have for that cemetery was in 1881.
The Macpelah Baptists originally came from Clayton,
built the Chapel, in Allom Lane, on Gods little acre, then moved to a new chapel on Blackburn Rd, next to the railway viaduct, then to another chapel in Cannon St, when that closed they joined with Christ Church.
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