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).

Her father - James Heath, died in early 1911,
aged: 46.

1911 Census - 24 Briggson Street, Weaste, Salford.
 Daughter (listed as Frances Heath) - aged: 6 -
Scholar - born: Salford.   Head of household -
Margaret Heath - Widow - aged: 37 - born:
Tipperary, Ireland.   Plus 4 siblings.

1921 Census - 50, Stowell Street, Salford.  
Daughter 9 Listed as Franci=es Heath) - aged: 16 -
occ: Book Binder employed by 	Water Proof & Rubber
Co. CWS. New Mount Street, Manchester    Head of
household - Margaret Heath - Widow - aged: 46 -
occ: Office Cleaner employed by General Electric
Co. Victoria Bridge, Salford - born: Tipperary,
Ireland.     Plus 3 siblings.

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.

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 four houses and killing 12 civilians. 

Aged 36, Margaret was killed at 91 Oakfield Road,
Altrincham, though she actually lived with her
husband John Carney at No.83, but was helping
Gladys Hough, whose husband had only beemn called
up two weeks prior with her two young chilldren.  
 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 - Grave ref: A742.

CWGC - Daughter of Margaret Heath, of 36 Bowler
Street, Levenshulme, Manchester, and of the late
James Heath; wife of John Carney, of 83 Oakfield
Road. Died at Oakfield Road.

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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.

Four houses from a terrace of six, known as "West
View", were destroyed in this incident - Nos. 87,
89 & 91 Oakfield Road, plus the sweet shop on the
corner of Oakfield Road and Moss Lane.    The
bodies from No. 91 and the shop were the last to
be recovered at 1.0 pm on Christmas Day.    The
land where Nos. 83 to 91 Oakfield Road and the
shop were sited is now a Memorial Garden.