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Son of Thomas & Mary Ann Ryan (Crosby). Born in Flint on 23rd August 1866. Educated at Cotton and Ushaw 1887-1891. Ordained by Bishop Knight at St David’s College, Mold 8th September 1891.

Curate: St Joseph’s, Stockport 1891-1893; St Laurence’s, Birkenhead 1893-1894; in charge at St Teresa’s, Wilmslow December 1894-September 1895; curate St Alban’s, Liscard 1895-1898; Rector St Mary’s, Middlewich 1898-1902; Acting Chaplain to the Forces in Africa 1902; Curate St Joseph’s, Stockport 1903-1904; Probationary Chaplain to the Forces 1904-1906; Rector St Mary’s, Shifnel 1906-1913; St Winefride’s, Neston 1913-1935. While here in 1914 he began saying Mass every 2nd Sunday in Heswall and in 1919 had a temporary church erected there. Eventually a parish was set up in 1928. He retired to Wenlock, East Parade, Rhyl, North Wales and died on 9th March 1941. He is buried in Pantasaph.

Son of Roger & Ellen Ryder (Magee). He was born in Crewe on 16th February 1857 and educated at Sedgley Park, English College, Lisbon and Ushaw 1879-1882. Ordained by Bishop Knight at St Werburgh’s, Chester 6th August 1882. Curate at St Peter’s, Stalybridge 1883-1886; Rector at Our Lady Help of Christians and St Oswald, Oswestry 1886-1895; Rector St Peter’s, Stalybridge 1895-1898; curate St Alban’s, Liscard 1898; Rector St Walburgh, Plowden 1898-1899; curate St Joseph’s, Stockport 1899-1903; Rector St Vincent’s, Altrincham 1903-1907. He died 4th October 1907.

Uncle of John Ryder S.J.

Son of Robert and Emma Cecilia Morrissy (Aurnheimer). Born in Brazil 1872. His father was a merchant.

Educated at Baycliffe House, Windsor and Ushaw 1889-1898. Ordained at Ushaw on 5th June 1898. Professor at Ushaw 1898-1900. Curate Our Lady’s, Birkenhead 1900; Curate St Alban’s, Liscard 1900-1907; Rector St John the Evangelist, Bridgnorth 1907-1909; Rector St Vincent de Paul, Knutsford 1909-1917. Died 6th May 1917 and is buried in St Mary’s churchyard, Bowdon, Altrincham in his father’s grave.

A gentle priest who courageously fought ill-health for half of his time in the priesthood. His brother James was Ordained for the diocese of Hexam & Newcastle, but joined Lancaster diocese on its formation in 1924.

Son of Samuel &Marie Sharp (Hodgson). Born in Queensbury near Bradford, Yorks on 6th April 1992. Was received into the Church with his parents shortly afterwards and sent by his P.P. (St Cuthbert’s, Bradford) to Ushaw but on for the Shrewsbury Diocese. He was educated at Ushaw 1898-1909 and ordained by Bishop Singleton at St Joseph’s, Birkenhead on 8th August 1909.

Curate at Our Lady’s, Stockport 1909-11; St Alban’s, Liscard 1911-13. Then tried his vocation at the Carthusian monastery of Parkminister, Sussex. He stayed 18 days and the register states that he was not strong enough. Curate At Crewe 1913-17.

He left the priesthood and joined the Church of England and got married. In 1923 he was offered a curacy by the Bishop of London which he did not accept. Shortly afterwards he was reconciled to the Church. No more definite information about him after this time.

Parkminster archives; SDA; Ushaw Diary.

Son of James & Nora Cahalan (McCarthy), born Tracton Abbey, Minane Bridge, Co Cork on 30th September 1901. Educated Douai 1915-21 & English College, Rome 1921-28. Ordained by Bishop Hinsley in the College Chapel on 6th November 1927.

Curate: St Laurence’s, Birkenhead 1928-30; St Alban’s, Liscard 1930-33; St Joseph’s, Stockport 1933-35;. PP St Mary’s, Hooton 1935-48. He died on 16th March 1948 and is buried in Hooton. His surname is spelt Cahalane in the baptismal register.

Douai Abbey School Register; SYB 1949 p113; Venerabile June 1948; Bapt. Cert. (Sacred Heart, MInane Bridge).

Son of James & Mary Agnes White (Norris) born in Liverpool on 14th February 1909. Educated at St Bede’s College, Manchester and English College, Lisbon. Ordained by the Papal Nuncio in Lisbon on 1st April 1933.

Curate: St Alban’s, Liscard 1933-35; Our Lady’s, Stockport 1935-36. He died on 10th May 1936 and is buried at Overleigh, Handbridge, Chester. He was brought up in Chester.

Bapt. Cert. (St Alphonsus); Lisbon Register (at Ushaw); SDA.

Son of John & Bridget McNicholas (McNicholas). (The maiden name of the mother is not clear in the baptismal register but a priest relative confirmed the name as McNicholas). Born in Birkenhead on 7th March 1906 and educated at SFX Toulouse & Amiens. He was ordained by Bishop Singleton at Our Lady’s, Birkenhead on 15th July 1928.

Curate: St Edward’s, Runcorn 1928-33; St Alban’s, Liscard 1933-38. PP St Mary’s, Congleton 1938-48. Left to do pastoral work in South Africa. He retired in 1967 and went to live in Hackney, London. He died on 28th July 1977 and is buried at Moston Catholic Cemetery, Manchester.

SDA; SYB 1978 p119.

Son of James & Mary Doyle (Miles) born in Birkenhead on 7th July 1910. Educated at St Hugh’s, Birkenhead; Ushaw 1924-30 & English College, Rome 1930-37 (S.T.L., Ph.L). Ordained by Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggiani at Lateran on 19th December 1936 and was Bishop’s Secretary (Moriarty) 1937-40. Curate: St Alban’s, Liscard 1940-41. Taught Philosophy at Ushaw 1941-46. Curate: St Wilfrid’s, Northwich 1946-50. PP: St Christopher’s, Romiley 1950-59; St Joseph’s, Birkenhead 1959-75.

Was undoubtedly possessed of a very fine brain shown in his exam results at the Gregorian University in Rome. The rector of the English College – Mgr Godfrey – wanted him to take his D.D. but Bishop Moriarty would not hear of it. He disliked being Secretary as he wanted to do pastoral work. He died on 26th June 1975 and is buried at Landican, Birkenhead.

SDA; SYB 1976 p 116; Ushaw Diary; Bapt. Cert. (St Werburgh’s, Birkenhead); Information supplied by Canon E.M. Abbott.

Son of John Henry & Sarah Jones (McCormick). Born on 2nd July 1907. Educated SFX & Osterley. Joined the Jesuits but left in 1934 when he went to Oscott. Ordained at Oscott on 29th June 1937.

Curate: English Martyrs, Wallasey 1937-40; Chaplain to the Forces: 1940-41; contracted Malaria. Curate: St Alban’s, Liscard 1941-42; curate St Peter’s, Stalybridge 1942-46; curate St Joseph’s, Seacombe 1946-54 (latter part administrator). Parish Priest: St Winefride’s, Neston 1954-66.

He died on 1st August 1966 and is buried in Neston. He was extraordinarily generous to children and to those in need. He loved to call Canon Kirby ‘Kerbs’ and looked after him with loving care. When he was in hospital once he entranced the nurses by backing horses and putting out his cigarette if he was told the bishop was coming to see him. Had a great sense of humour and wrote a little book in which local clergy featured with strange names.

Information supplied by his family and Canon E.M. Abbott; Bapt. Cert. (St Anne’s, Rock Ferry); SYB 1967 p82; Oscott College 1838-1988 ed by J. Champ.

Son of Louis Francis & Catherine Gertrude Gaskell (Higginbottom). Born in Bredbury, near Stockport on 26th September 1926. Educated at Ushaw 1939-52 and Ordained by Bishop Murphy at Our Lady’s, Stockport on 27th July 1952.

On staff at Ushaw 1952-55. Curate: St Alban’s, Liscard 1955-63; St Teresa’s, Wilmslow 1963-66. Parish Priest: Sacred Heart, Whaley Bridge 1966-67; 1st PP at Holy Spirit, Marple where he first of all lived at 50 The Turnpike. The presbytery and dual purpose church and hall were opened in 1972.

He was a very solid character and the excellent obituary in SYB gives a good idea of his life and work. His houskeeper found him dead when she came looking for him as he was due to say Mass at 9 a.m. He had been out shortly before wtih Holy Communion to the sick. He died on 12th July 1975 and is buried at Romiley.

SYB 1977 p115; Ushaw Diary; Information supplied by Canon E.M. Abbott.

Father McManus was born in Irby, Wirral, on 1 February 1928. He was educated at St Anselm’s College, Birkenhead and trained for the Priesthood at Ushaw College (1939-46) and the English College in Rome (1946-53). His Ordination took place in Chiesa Nuova in Rome on 20 December 1952. Following Ordination, his first appointment was as Assistant Priest in Ss John & Thomas, Benchill (1953-56) followed by St Alban’s, Liscard (1956-65). In 1965 he was appointed Parish Priest of Our Lady & St Oswald’s, Oswestry (1965-72) followed by Our Lady’s, Ellesmere Port (1972-79). For a short time he was Spiritual Director at Ushaw College (1979-80) before returning to St Alban’s, Liscard, as Parish Priest (1980-88). Following a period of illness and convalescence he was appointed to St Vincent’s, Bramhall (1990-2003) where he continued to live after his retirement in 2003. He was a Notary with the Marriage Tribunal (appointed in 1960) and for a short time (1987-88) the Dean of St Hilary’s Deanery before this was cut short by illness.

Died peacefully in Southport General Hospital on Sunday 19 September 2010. He had been admitted there the previous Thursday from Ince Blundell Nursing Home.

Born on 27th August 1916 in, Flinder Street, Liverpool and baptised on 5th September the same year at St Vincent’s, Liverpool where he was also confirmed on 12th June 1925.

His early education was at SVP Elementary School., Liverpool. He entered Montfort College, Romsey, Hants in 1929. He completed the six year course there and went to France for the Noviciate. He was professed on 8th September 1936 and did secondary studies at the Senior Seminary at Montfort-sur Meu, France until 1940 when the Germans overran France. He got away to Chipping, Lancs and was ordained there on 8th December 1941. He worked then in different parishes and went to Nyasaland (now Malawi) in 1944 and worked there in different tasks.

He left Malawi in 1958 as a result of a bad bike accident as he went to a sick call. He hit his head against a bridge and this was to effect him the rest of his life. He spent some time in hospital in England. He worked in the parishes of English Martyrs, Preston; St Alban’s, Liscard and St Joseph’s, Birkenhead.

He had stomach trouble for most of his life and after the bike accident could not focus his eyes properly.

He had a great love for the poor and enjoyed visiting parishioners, daily while at St Alban’s.

He spent time in the St John of God Hospital, Dublin towards the end of his life. In 1976 his health began to deteriorate and his lungs collapsed. He died on 3rd December of that year in a spirit of edifying resignation surrounded by many members of his Religious confreres and his family and is buried in his native Liverpool.

Born in 1948 and brought up in Park Road East, Birkenhead.

He trained for the priesthood at Ushaw and was ordained in 1971. His first parish was St Alban’s, Liscard and he moved to St Peter’s, Hazel Grove in 1974.

He died on 22nd October 2004 aged 56.

Son of Michael & Margaret Dwyer (Corcoran). Born on 19th April 1950. Trained for the priesthood at Thurles, and was ordained at St Patrick’s, Thurles on 7th June 1975.

Curate: St Christopher’s, Romiley 1975-80; St Alban’s, Liscard 1980-85; Chaplain at Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral 1985-88. Parish Priest: St Mary’s, Shifnel & Chaplain at RAF Cosford 1988-93; PP St Peter’s, Stalybridge 1993-2002. Returned to Ireland Diocese of Killaloe where he is continuing his ministry at the parishes of St Joseph, Castleconnell & St Patrick’s, Ahane.