List of burials at Southern Cemetery, Manchester

This list of burials at Southern Cemetery, Manchester covers notable people who have been interred at the municipal burial ground in Manchester, North West England.

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Burials +NameDatesInfoSectionDaniel Adamson1820–1890English engineer and builder of the Manchester Ship Canal Centre A39 (CE)Flight Com. Sir John W. Alcock1892–1919RAF officer, piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flightCentre - G (CE)Philip James Baybutt1844–1907Union Army soldier in the American Civil WarH2085 (CE)Maud Boyd1867–1929English actress and singer Memorial is broken and inscription is partly submergedD641 (RC)Sir Matt Busby1909–1994Manager of Manchester United FCG997 (RC)Jerome Caminada1844–1914Policeman and Manchester's first CID superintendent.H1742 (RC)John Cassidy1860–1939Irish sculptor and painter I800 (RC)John Henry Davies1864–1927Beer brewer and founder of Manchester United FC A (NC)Lesley Ann Downey1954-1964Victim of the Moors murdersEdward Evans1948-1965Victim of the Moors murdersRob Gretton1953–1999Music manager of Joy Division and New Order and a director of Factory Records G278 (RC)Leopold Hartley Grindon1818–1904English educator and botanist B899 (CE)Martin Hannett1948–1991Guitarist, record producer, and a director of Factory RecordsFF713 (RC)Major Howard Harker1891–1919British World War I flying ace and recipient of the Military CrossD84 (NC)Frank Johnson (real name Frank Williamson)1928-1970English boxer and British lightweight and welterweight championAA 2925(CE)?Len Johnson1902–1974Boxer and civil rights campaignerEE740 (CE)Henry Kelly VC1887–1960WWI and WWII soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross I372 (RC)Marcel King1957–1995English singer with the Soul music band Sweet SensationF1398 (RC)L. S. Lowry1887–1976Painter of industrial scenes in LancashireC772 (CE)John Makeagued.1919Lord Mayor of the City of Manchester 1918-19 G964 (CE)Sir Alfred Ernest Marples, Baron Marples of Wallasey1907–1978Politician who served as Postmaster General and Minister of TransportG898 (CE)Billy Meredith1874–1958Footballer for both Manchester City FC and Manchester United FCY760 (CE)Sergeant Major Joseph Pardoe1820-1889Heavy Brigade Officer at the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean WarL 1691 (CE)Henry Patteson1835–1887Lord Mayor of the City of Manchester 1879-80Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska1891–1945Polish poet and playwrightI2182 (RC)Sir Robert Peacock1859-1926Chief constable of Manchester City Police 1898-1926D 1133 (NC) Wilfred Pickles1904–1978Film actor and BBC Radio presenter.I1012 (RC)John Prettyjohns VC1823–1887Royal Marine in the Crimean War and recipient of the Victoria CrossL642 (CE)Andy Rourke1964-2023Bass guitarist, most notably for The SmithsL2979 (RC)Sir Samuel Walter Royse1850–1916Lord Mayor of the City of Manchester 1911-13John RylandsEnriquetta Augustina Rylands1801–1888Entrepreneur and philanthropist husband and wife behind the John Rylands LibraryE 201/2 (NC)Joseph Sunlight1889– 1978Belarusian / English architect and Liberal politicianDD9 (J)Dr Henry Watson1846-1911Composer and RNCM professor of musicB 297 (CE)Winifred Wilding and David Wildingd.1957Mother and infant son killed in their house in the 1957 Wythenshawe plane crash K 286 (RC)Tony Wilson1950–2007Broadcaster, impresario and a director of Factory RecordsB118 (NC) Olive Zorian1916–1965 classical violinist and founder of the Zorian String QuartetD557 (NC)

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