by Sarsfield Blog | Mar 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Born in Upton Road in Oxton in 1904, Philip Toosey was educated at Birkenhead School then Gresham’s School in Norfolk, later taking up a position at Baring Brothers Merchant Bank in Liverpool. At his boss’s instigation, he joined the Territorial Army and was then...
by Sarsfield Blog | Mar 16, 2015 | Blogs
Born 3 March 1822 – Died 27 June 1905 A pioneer for the relief of poverty Monsignor James Nugent was a pioneer for child welfare, poverty relief and social reform whose lasting legacy continues through the work of the charity Nugent Care, which operates throughout...
by Sarsfield Blog | Mar 9, 2015 | Blogs
The King of Edge Hill Known as an eccentric, a businessman and a philanthropist, Joseph’s most enduring legacy must be the tunnels he had constructed in the Edge Hill area of Liverpool. Born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Joseph was the son of a glassmaker, but left...
by Sarsfield Blog | Mar 2, 2015 | Blogs
Lifting, Storing, Updating and Re-affixing a Family Gravestone Following a Recent Death While a death in the family is always a sad and distressing time, some things can bring a small measure of comfort. Some families decide to purchase a family plot in a burial...
by Sarsfield Blog | Feb 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
William Roscoe was a man of many talents and interests, but he is known particularly for being a historian and abolitionist. He was the son of a market gardener who also owned a public house, the Bowling Green, in Mount Pleasant – then a semi-rural location on the...
