S Wellens & Sons Funeral Directors

S. Wellens & Sons has grown from a small funeral directors in Black High Street to the well-established funeral home it is today.

For the past 150 years they have provided beautiful and personal funerals and continue to do so for families in the local community..

S Wellens & Sons Funeral Directors was founded by Abraham Wellens; who was a silk weaver and draper by trade. In 1870, he started offering professional funeral services to the families of Manchester. Abraham had three sons who eventually joined the business; David, who was a hatter, Joseph, who was a joiner, and Samuel, a tailor.

Our first ever S Wellens & Sons funeral home was on Back High Street in Middleton. In 1881, Samuel took over the business from Abraham; which saw us move to 121 Long Street in Middleton, which is where we are still based today.

Billy, Samuel's son, and a former Mayor of Middleton, was an integral part of the growth of S Wellens & Sons. Billy was responsible for designing, building and opening our funeral home on Long Street, Middleton; laying the foundation stone himself. He was a pioneer for the introduction of motorised vehicles to the Middleton area; we now boast a fleet of seven Mercedes and two private ambulances.

In the early 1960s, we acquired J Dyson to create S Wellens & Sons Inc. J Dyson Funeral Directors in Chadderton. In 1996 we brought our New Moston Funeral Directors; before acquiring our Blackley Funeral Directors in 2017. S Wellens & Sons Funeral Directors have arranged and conducted funerals for many notable police officers and military figures, including that of Fusilier Lee Rigby.

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