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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Roxburghshire => Topic started by: shirlbur on Thursday 17 December 09 06:31 GMT (UK)
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If someone is buried in the Churchyard of Hawick, which cemetery would they be buried in?
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Hi
If memory serves me correctly I think church yard means just that
Hawick Church yard.See link below it should give you some pointers as to which church.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ROX/Hawick/imperial/hawickParish.html
Yours Aye
BruceL
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Is there only one church in Hawick?
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Shirlbur,
What time frame and name are you looking for ? ::)
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I'm looking for PARK from 1800 to the early 1900s; RUTHERFORD from the late 1800s and KING from the late 1700s to early 1800s.
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Hi shirlbur,
it helps if you are able to put given names with the surname and possible spouses and aprox dates......it just makes it easier for folks to assist you.... ::)
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Okay, well here's a start. Some of them I don't have death dates but am searching!
James KING married 1794 in Hawick. Don't know death date.
William PARK d.17/9/1855 Hawick
Agnes PARK d.before 1855
William PARK d.1842
Elizabeth PARK d. before 1907
Agnus RUTHERFORD d.11/2/1907
Gilbert RUTHERFORD d.24/3/1899
Agnes RICHARDSON d.11/3/1855
I have heaps and heaps of PARKs from Hawick, but don't know when they died and am still looking for lots of marriages. I'll send a separate message with a list of names and if anybody is able to help that would be wonderful.
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Here's a few people that I have been unable to find marriages for: (all born in Hawick)
William RUTHERFORD b.1852
Mary RUTHERFORD b.1854
Gilbert RUTHERFORD b.1863 m.1892 to Nellie MOFFATT
Marion B. RUTHERFORD b.1895
Gilbert RUTHERFORD b.1896
George M. RUTHERFORD b.1898
Frank RUTHERFORD b.1866
John RUTHERFORD b.1868
Betsy RUTHERFORD b.1870
Margaret PARK b.1833
Francis PARK b.1837 m.1857 to Isabella TURNBULL
William PARK b.1858 m.1880 to Christina JARDINE
John PARK b.1883
Isabella PARK b.1885
William PARK b.1890
Mary PARK b.1860
John PARK b.1863
Betsy PARK b.1865
Margaret PARK b.1868
Isabella PARK b.1870
Francis PARK b.1873
Mary PARK b.1839
James PARK b.1840
John PARK b.1841 (a Draper)
Andrew SCOTT b.1806 m. Margaret PARK 1838
Mary SCOTT b.1836
Sarah SCOTT b.1838
David SCOTT B.1839
Mary PARK b.1809
Isabell PARK b.1818
John PARK b.1820 m.Margaret RENILSEN
William PARK b.1843 m.Janet CROZIER 1866
Agnes PARK b.1866
John PARK b.1885
Agnes PARK b.1846
Mary PARK b.1846
John PARK b.1852
Isabella PARK b.1854
Ann PARK b.1856
Margaret PARK b.1858
Christina PARK b.1860
Catherine PARK b.1860
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Shirlbur,
I noticed first off that there are 2 deaths 1855 (magic year) (1st year of civil reg)
If you have not already gotten their death certs...it would be well worth your while to do so,...as there is often more info on them that year then later years.
Scotlands People is where a lot of us go (pay...but reasonable) and get these on line.
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Yes, I am a member of Scotlands People and have the death certificates for those who died in 1855. Very helpful.
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Wellogate Cemetery
Head Stone.
In loving memory of Gilbert Rutherford who died at Howlands Terrace 24 March 1899 aged 66 years.Also his wife Agnes Park who died at Langlands Road 11 Feb 1907age 75 years.
Their family, Maggie Rutherford died at Weensland 20 Jan 1861 age 4 1/2 years.William Rutherford died at West Meridian,Conn.,USA 4 Dec 1898 age 46 years.Also their dau.Mary Rutherford,who died 12 June 1925 age 71 years.Also their son Frank Rutherford who died at 17 Wilton path 2 June 1928 aged 62 years.Also Betsy Rutherford,their daughter who died 1 April 1931.Also their son John Rutherford who died 26 May 1936.
Gilbert Rutherford had another son also.called Gilbert,Tweed Merchant,3 Bouglas Road,who married Nellie Moffat,dau of George Moffat,farm steward,and Ester Aiken,sister to Baille George Aiken.(see Wilton Old Parish Churchyard Records)pg 54 Trans 1938.They have a son George,Cashier with G.Blaikie & Son,Coal Merchants and the eldest son,Gilbert, was killed in the Great War on 12 July 1915 age 19 .
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What a wonderful wonderful headstone with all that family information. I love the headstones with so much on them. Thanks so much ajjbc for all that.
Just wish I could find as much info on my KING family from the same area.
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You are welcome.
Did the KING'S stay in Hawick?
Do you use the LDS site?
Do you use ancestry.com?
Glad to hear you use S.P !!
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Hello! Just a quick question about your KING family...is there a chance that they may have come from Duns in Berwickshire? Pat
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I do not have a lot of info re my KINGs in Hawick. All I know is James KING married Martha/Marjory PARK on 28 Jun 1794. I have only been able to find births of 2 children: Adam & William Elliott KING both born 1807 in Minto, Roxburgh. I have tracked Adam and his descendants, from whom I am related. Have found nothing on William Elliott so I presume he died young.
But it seems such a long time to wait to have children, from 1794 to 1807. I feel that surely there must have been some other children born before Adam and William.
I would love to find deaths of both James and Martha KING - also their birth dates.
That is all I have.
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I do use the LDS site as well as Ancestry. I have been researching for about 15 years, but have struck a brick wall. Finding headstone inscriptions is fantastic, but not all families had them or could afford them.
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Hello shirlbur, Thank you for the information on your KING family.....I, too, am stalled out on my King line (King/Sligh in 1798 in Duns)..The only census my King is in indicates he is not from Berwickshire, but no other leads...The Slighs were in that area for many generations. Keep me in mind if you ever think you have a connection. ;D Happy holidays! Pat
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Hi Shirlbur,
I am also researching the Park family tree. I have quite a bit of information if I can be of any assistance. I also have a few photographs of some headstones if you are interested. I am now looking to go back further than William Park b.1803 who married Betty Stitt b. 1805 and also William Park b.1784 who married Agnes Scott b.1781. My great great grandmother was a Park, we don't have many photos of the Park family though, I don't know if you have. If you can help me in any way please let me know. I have just come across this site so not to sure what happens now!
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Hi, I have discovered in the last few weeks that the Park names I mentioned in my previous emails are incorrect!!!
Here is the correct info.
Mather Park (mygggggrandmother) b.15/10/1773 Ewes, Dumfrieshire, Sct to parents James Park and Margaret Tait. James & Margaret were married 8/11/1770 Hawick.
I have been unable to find any other children born to James Park and Margaret Tait, nor have I found James and Margaret's births.
I can help with your William Park and Agnes Scott as I was researching this particular line, thinking that it was connected to mine. It still may be, but there is no connection now, other than Elizabeth Rutherford marrying an Armstrong.
I will post another message under the subject PARK/TAIT to hopefully attract more responses.
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Hi LEAHGR,
I also meant to say that unfortunately I don't have any photos of the PARK family, but would be very interested in photos you have of headstones.
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Hi Shirlbur,
I don't know that the headstone pic's will be any good to you if they are not on the same branch. I have them for William Park & Christina Jardine, John Park & Maggie Little or Francis Park & Isabella Turnbull. I can e-mail you any of these if you want them. I live in Hawick so it's easy for me to access the cemetry if there are any more you would like me to look for. I have become stuck on the William Park & Agnes Scott branch and cannot get any further up. I really need to know who their parents were, or any other information you have would be brilliant. Well done you on getting right back to 1773. I wish I could find more information. Cheers.
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I would love to see the pics of headstones of William Park & Christina Jardine, and also Francis Park & Isabella Turnbull. They are indirectly linked to my family, and Turnbull is quite prominent also.
How fantastic that you live in Hawick!!! I know I have heaps of family members who died there. I will have to go through my data and come up with some names for you. What about Wilton? Are you able to get there easily?
In regard to William Park and Agnes Scott - I have as William's parents, William Park and Agnes Elliott, but I'm not sure if this is correct. Again, I'll have to go through what I have and see if there are any more clues. At one stage I was trying to link the family with the Elliott name, and this is what I came up with, but since been proven an incorrect link.
Will get back to you with some names to look up in cemeteries. Regards, Shirley
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Hi LEAHGR,
I have had a quick lookup and most of my lot seemed to have died in Wilton. Names that are connected are Turnbull, Hart, King. In particular Margaret Turnbull d.1880; James Walpole d.1881; Mather Armstrong d.1858; Francis Armstrong d.1903.
In Hawick - Richard Turnbull Armstrong d.1933. He lived at 8 Wellington St.
It seems that a lot of the family moved to Lanarkshire, and other areas nearby.
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley
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Hi Shirlbur,
How do I go about e-mailing you the pics? Yes I can see both cemetries from my house. They are called The Wellogate Cemetery and Wilton Cemetery. Do you have a birth year for Agnes Scott? Funny you should mention Wellington Street, that's were some of my family were brought up. How weird! Am I correct in thinking you live in Australia? Which sites do you find your information on?