Born Margaret Frances Heath on the 1st August
1904, the birth being registered during the
September quarter 1904 in the Salford R.D. - ref:
8d/181, the daughter of James & Margaret Heath
(nee Shee).

1911 Census - No Trace.

Married John Carney during the September quarter
1931 in the Salford R.D. - ref: 8d/944.

1939 National Registration - 83 Oakfield Road,
Altrincham.   Margaret F. Carney - Married - born:
1st August 1904 - occ: Unpaid Domestic Duties. 
Annie Carter - Married - born: 7th September 1908
- occ: Unpaid Domestic Duties.  There was one
redacted record at this address.

Just before 20.30 hrs during the second night of
the "Manchester Blitz", a bomb fell on the corner
of Oakfield Road & Moss Lane, Altrincham,
destroying six houses and killing 12 civilians. 

Aged 36, Margaret was killed at 83 Oakfield Road,
Altrincham, where she lived with her husband John
Carney.    Again the ARP Rescue Services had to
dig in the rubble to locate Margaret.   Her CWD
Ref No. 5 - states that she was buried by Masonry
and that her body was fully dressed when found at
06.00 hrs on the 24th December 1940.   Her body
was taken to A.B. Brookes & Son's Mortuary,
Stamford New Road, Altrincham and because her
husband was serving in H.M. Forces, it was
identified by her brother - George Heath, 60
Stowel St, Salford 5.   Margaret was buried in an
unmarked grave in Altrincham (Hale) Cemetery.  
Buried 30/12/1940 - Burial No. 10,768.

Although not individually named, Margaret is one
of the 12 local residents killed at this site and
around the corner on Moss Lane who are
commemorated in the Memorial Garden on the corner
of Moss Lane and Oakfield Road.

On Friday 23rd December 2011 a group of local
residents, relatives of the victims and civic
dignitaries attended a wreath laying ceremony at
the memorial garden on Oakfield Road, Altrincham,
to the 12 civilians that died when a German bomb
landed at this site at about 8.30 pm 71 years ago
to the day.

The Sale & Altrincham Messenger sent a
photographer and a short report of the ceremony
appeared in the 5th January 2012 edition of their
newspaper.    The Hale, Sale & Altrincham
Independent Newspaper also reported the event in
their January 2012 edition.

As the articles attracted such interesting
feedback from relatives of victims and those
involved in their recovery, the Messenger's Chief
Reporter Chris Griffin,  researched the event
further and wrote a number of excellent articles
about it and the families involved.   He also
reported about the recent demolition of the nearby
Bridge Inn public house where one of the victims
was raised.    The articles were dated 12th
January, 26th January, 2nd February, 16th
February, 1st March and the 15th March 2012.  
Chris was able to obtain much unknown information
and personal photographs of a number of the
victims from their families.

Six houses were demolished in this incident - Nos.
83, 85, 97, 98 & 91 Oakfield Road, plus the first
house on Moss Lane.    No.43 Moss Lane was
situated immediately behind No. 91 Oakfield Road. 
These two dwellings suffered the greatest amount
of damage and was obviously the point where the
bomb struck.   The bodies from these two houses
were the last to be recovered at 1.0 pm on
Christmas Day.    The land where Nos. 83 to 91
Oakfield Road was sited is now the site of the
Memorial Garden and a builders merchants now
occupies the site of No. 43 Moss Lane.