Welcome message from Fr. Patrick Walsh
Parish Priest Fr. Patrick Walsh at the Chapel 24 February 2011
St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery and Chapel
St Michael's cemetery in Rivelin was the primordial Catholic burial ground in Sheffield with roughly 20,000 people buried there. It was opened in 1862 shortly after the Vincentian Order came to Solly Street, Sheffield where they had established a church and school. Since this area of Sheffield was known in the middle of the 19th century as 'little Ireland' most of the people interred in St Michael's, at least for the first 50 years of its existence, were of Irish descent.
Before the present St Michael's Chapel was opened in 1877 there was an original small chapel on the site. Over the years the present building fell into disrepair but an extensive renovation work to restore it to its former glory, with the help of English Heritage, was completed in 2005. The finished work both, inside and outside, is a fitting testimony to the generosity of the people of St Vincent's who can be justly proud of their accomplishments.
St Michael's cemetery at present is soon reaching the stage where it could be termed 'full'. Most burials these days are in existing family plots rather than new graves.
Very many people, especially during the Summer months, visit St Michael's, not just from the Sheffield area, but further afield and even internationally. We try and keep the grass down during the Spring and Summer months but you'll have to forgive us if it's not always in as trim and prime condition as it should be.
Please note our Mass times for the Chapel are 10.30 am on the first Monday of every month, plus Bank Holidays. All are welcome.
I hope you have enjoyed your visit to our website and that you will check back soon.
By all means visit our cemetery in person if you are in the area. It emanates an atmosphere of peace and tranquility which befits our dear departed loved ones. Whilst walking in the cemetery, please note that some headstones are extremely old and may be unstable and therefore dangerous. Therefore, please try to keep to the paths as far as possible and take extra care.
God bless you all.
Father Paddy Walsh
Parish Priest
RECENT OBITUARIES (for prior to 2014, check burial records tab in menu)
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OBITUARIES 2014 (date of interment) (see "Burial Records" tab for previous years) 13 February: Noel Sylvester Monaghan: G192 2 April : Jon Hall: 2/04/14: KA111 5 April : Elizabeth Whitehead (ashes): S267 4 April : Olga Gerrard : JA141 5 April : Constance Farnell (ashes) : P277 5 May : Thomas Kevin Walsh (ashes) : Z88 25 July : John Vincent Rotsey-Smith : HA127 10 September : Margaret Brenda Newbould : IA129 14 October : Andrew Brian Mills (ashes) : S231 7 November : William Hunt : JA105 13 November : Revd. Fr. John Tomblin : St. Theresa's section 25 November : Vincent Hale : GA178 OBITUARIES 2015 (date of interment) 19 January: Eileen Attracta Midgley: GA164 4 February: Phyllis Higginbottom: JA115 20 February: David Michael Philip Heath: IA99 30 July: Jane Page: EA167 17 August: Edward Allenby Francis Marshall: KA39 26 September: Austin Helliwell: Grotto (ashes) 16 October: Joan Fitzpatrick: LA43 23 October: Graham Newbould: IA129 15 December: Hugh Hale: S267 18 December: Terrence Burke: EA107 2021 4 January: Patricia Mary O'Connell 8 January: Marcelle Mattli 26 February: Norbert Pinnalawatta ( T1 St Theresa section) 14 June: Ann Pashley 8 July: Gordon Colley (Ashes) 23 July: Michael Haycock (Ashes) 28 July: Sean Crehan EA 71 13 September: Ronald Roberts (ashes) 15 October: George Mullins (grassy slope) 1 December: Mary Donlon 10 December: Jean Margaret Finn 2022 3 March 2022: Molly Kazmierski - KA 123 10 March 2022: Pamela Harris KA 51 26 March 2022: Ann Hensey (just inside main gate) 4 April 2022: David Luscombe (St Brigid's 106 H) (near nuns plot) 6 May 2022: Christopher Hines 2023 28th February 2023: Mary Bridget Fitzgerald (near FR Tomblin) March 2023: Margaret Tate (St Theresa's Section - Near Fr Tomblin) March 2023: David Hinchcliffe (St Theresa's Section (Near Fr Tomblin) 3rd August 2023: John Rigby |
OBITUARIES 2016 (date of interment) 23 March 2016: Margaret Grace Higginbottom: JA119 14 April 2016: Juliana Florence Bennett: JA109 23 May 2016: Winifred Teresa Robinson: FA73 20 June 2016: Christina Durkin: W217 20 July 2016: Ann Elizabeth Sweeney: Path, next to Walsh's monument 10 August 2016: Theresa Gorman: Drive: 4/2 2 September 2016: John Maher: R241 25 October 2016: Peter Clack: (ashes) IA141 28 December 2016: Dennis John Thorpe: (ashes) St. Theresa's section OBITUARIES 2017 (date of interment) 8 August: Mary Catherine Rigby: GA87 11 August: Catherine Anne Lawton: Grass bank outside Chapel 25 August: Sheila Maureen Bennett: L273 6 October: Margaret Mary Sollitt: KA85 3 November: Michael Edward Lockhart Paterson: LA57 14 November: Marie Jean O'Brien: KA79 6 December: Thomas Tingle: KA119 15 December: Thomas Sollitt: KA85 20 December: Rosemary Henriette Marion Hinchliffe: T1 St. Theresa's Section OBITUARIES 2018 (date of interment) 23 January: Ronald Michael Roberts: St. Theresa's section 16 May 2018: John Stubbs 6 September 2018: Doreen Sweney 11 September: Anthony Joseph Gallagher 23 October: Margaret Allen 29 November 2018: Shelagh Mary Turner 2019 11 January: James Joe O'Sullivan 21 February: Kathleen Nolan 3 August: Kenneth James Robinson (FA 73) 29 September: Julian Paul Burrows 2020 31 January: Dennis Gerrard (JA 141) 13 April: Patricia Crehan (ashes in Crehan grave) 19 May Gertie Murphy (Green form) 25 June: Brenda Murphy 6 July: Kathleen Denby 15 July: Anthony Hayes 2024 2nd February: Shirley Bell R.I.P. 6th February: Patricia Lintott R.I.P. |
PLEASE NOTE: If you require any form of bereavement counselling, we have an external link in the menu bar
(under the "MORE" tab). http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/
The parish is not able to take responsibility for any third party advice given from this website.
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(under the "MORE" tab). http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/
The parish is not able to take responsibility for any third party advice given from this website.
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Trace your ancestors at St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Sheffield
St Michael, the Archangel
LOCATION: St Michael’s Cemetery is a Catholic burial ground in the Rivelin Valley area of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The cemetery stands on a steep hillside on the south side of Rivelin Valley Road at its junction with Rivelin Road and Hollins Lane. Please take care when walking in the cemetery. Many areas are uneven with slippery ground. It is advised to keep to the paths and avoid leaning on tomb stones as they may be unstable.
For Sat-Nav users, the postcode is S6 5GL.
If you need assistance in locating burial plots,
please email [email protected]
or telephone: 0114 2680716
For Sat-Nav users, the postcode is S6 5GL.
If you need assistance in locating burial plots,
please email [email protected]
or telephone: 0114 2680716
CONTACT US:
For all cemetery enquiries, please email: [email protected] or telephone: 0114 2680716.
Or alternatively write to: The Parish Priest, St. Vincent's Catholic Church, 40 Pickmere Road, Crookes, Sheffield S10 1GY, South Yorkshire. Mobile: 07783937007
Please note: Burial records are available in PDF format and can be downloaded from the Burial Records tab. There are 19,555 records (at April 2016) which can be viewed in Acrobat Reader by order of Surname.
The single file contains a total of 388 A4 pages and is 4.3 mb in file size.
These records were originally hand written, often in illegible handwriting, and therefore re-typed and transferred to computer over a period of 15 years. Much credit for this painstaking task must be given to the late Vincent Hale, a retired solicitor and former administrator of St. Michael's cemetery. Accordingly, the parish would like to extend its grateful appreciation for all the dedication that Vincent has given to St. Michael's and the parishioners for many years. Sadly, Vincent passed away on 11th November 2014, and is interred in the family grave behind the chapel. R.I.P.
It is inevitable that the occasional typing error has occurred. Please inform us of any inaccuracies that you may discover so that records can be updated.
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Or alternatively write to: The Parish Priest, St. Vincent's Catholic Church, 40 Pickmere Road, Crookes, Sheffield S10 1GY, South Yorkshire. Mobile: 07783937007
Please note: Burial records are available in PDF format and can be downloaded from the Burial Records tab. There are 19,555 records (at April 2016) which can be viewed in Acrobat Reader by order of Surname.
The single file contains a total of 388 A4 pages and is 4.3 mb in file size.
These records were originally hand written, often in illegible handwriting, and therefore re-typed and transferred to computer over a period of 15 years. Much credit for this painstaking task must be given to the late Vincent Hale, a retired solicitor and former administrator of St. Michael's cemetery. Accordingly, the parish would like to extend its grateful appreciation for all the dedication that Vincent has given to St. Michael's and the parishioners for many years. Sadly, Vincent passed away on 11th November 2014, and is interred in the family grave behind the chapel. R.I.P.
It is inevitable that the occasional typing error has occurred. Please inform us of any inaccuracies that you may discover so that records can be updated.
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A brief history of St. Michael's . . .
The burial of Catholics even in the 1860's, still depended on the local authority providing a place in the municipal cemeteries, there being no consecrated ground available where they might bury their own dead. After much searching, Father Burke, found an open plot of eight acres for sale on a sloping hillside of Rivelin Glen. With the help of a non-Catholic friend, he purchased the land which was then walled round, receiving government approval as a burial ground in August 1862. The following month, the cornerstone of the original St Michael's Chapel at Rivelin was laid and consecrated by Bishop Cornthwaite. This ceremony was attended by societies, guilds and confraternities in full regalia and bearing their banners, with drum and pipe band, who had marched from St Vincent's and lined the drive to the site of the new chapel. By the summer of 1863, the entire work on the cemetery and it's chapel had been completed. Its purpose was to serve the Catholics of Sheffield until 1878 when the present St. Michael's chapel was built.
[For history of the chapel in greater detail, please view the video below or select the full History section tab for reading material].
Saint Michael's R.C. Chapel and Cemetery Video
This film takes a detailed look at Saint Michael's Church and cemetery on Rivelin Valley Road in Sheffield. It was filmed in February 2008 after many renovations had taken place. Father Patrick Walsh and prominent local solicitor and parishioner, the late Vincent Hale, are the narrators and guides presenting the highlights of this historic church. The video is HD 720p, 37 minutes long and is free to download. No attribution necessary.
This film takes a detailed look at Saint Michael's Church and cemetery on Rivelin Valley Road in Sheffield. It was filmed in February 2008 after many renovations had taken place. Father Patrick Walsh and prominent local solicitor and parishioner, the late Vincent Hale, are the narrators and guides presenting the highlights of this historic church. The video is HD 720p, 37 minutes long and is free to download. No attribution necessary.
April 2018 - View of the Chapel with both Fosters monument and Walsh's monuments in the foreground
Entrance to St. Michael's cemetery on Rivelin Valley Road (using colour enhancement filter)
St. Michael's Catholic Chapel, January 2022- MASS TIMES: 10.30 am first Monday of each month plus Bank Holidays.
