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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: pckl on Friday 27 May 11 01:24 BST (UK)
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Hi Rootschatters
I really want to find the final resting place of Martin and Margery Quinnin, my great grandparents.
Martin died aged 67 at No. 5 Wallridge Cottages, Matfen in 1949. His wife, Margery, died aged 71 at Hexham General Hospital in 1952. Her usual residence was No. 5 Wallridge Cottages also. The Quinnin's were Catholics.
Where would the nearest graveyard be? And if possible could someone find an obituary for the couple if there is one.
Thank you!
pckl :)
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I'll try to take a look in the Hexham Courant for you.
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I'm sorry to say I found nothing at all in The Courant.
Have you tried Newcastle newspapers - some are available at the City Library.
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Hi Jen
Oh, that's a shame :( But thank you for looking anyway :D
Yes, I'll have to look at the Newspapers at the City Library. Not sure when I'll get there, but I'll keep you posted!
Thanks again
P.S. I'm sure I replied to your PM... :P
pckl
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The church burial register will say where they were buried. The nearest Catholic church to Matfen then I think would be Cheeseburn Grange, Stamfordham which was served from Ponteland, so if all else fails the priest at Ponteland may be able to help.
Good luck,
J.T.A.
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Thank you, J.T.A.
Found a number for the people in charge of Cheeseburn Grange. They're going to take a look to see if there's any Quinnin's there. Apparently it's only a small graveyard.
If that fails, I'll take your advice and contact Ponteland.
Thanks again!
pckl
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There are 4 Quinn children's baptisms in Cheesburn R.C. from the mid 1800's if you are interested.
Janis
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Hi Rootschatters
I really want to find the final resting place of Martin and Margery Quinnin, my great grandparents.
Martin died aged 67 at No. 5 Wallridge Cottages, Matfen in 1949. His wife, Margery, died aged 71 at Hexham General Hospital in 1952. Her usual residence was No. 5 Wallridge Cottages also. The Quinnin's were Catholics.
Where would the nearest graveyard be? And if possible could someone find an obituary for the couple if there is one.
Thank you!
pckl :)
Hello,
Thought you may be interested. I Google searched our cottage and your post came up. We live in 5 Wallridge Cottages.
:)
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I really want to find the final resting place of Martin and Margery Quinnin, my great grandparents.
His wife, Margery, died aged 71 at Hexham General Hospital in 1952. Her usual residence was No. 5 Wallridge Cottages also. The Quinnin's were Catholics.
Where would the nearest graveyard be? And if possible could someone find an obituary for the couple if there is one.
Thank you!
pckl :)
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Hi, a relative of mine who lived at Wark (north Tyne valley) died at Hexham, he was buried in St Andrew's cemetery, Hexham. You may be lucky to find her / them at St Andrew's. Contact number for the Operations Manager (Monday to Friday) is 07891101236
When I contacted them (several years ago) there was no charge for them to look up, all they needed was the date of death.
Good luck
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Hexham Cemetery burial registers are available to view on Family Search.
I've had a look through the relevant years but don't see anything for either Martin or Margery Quinnin
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS2P-MSR3-G?i=5&cat=975419
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I just realised that the original question was posed 10 years ago!
It's possible that the burial has been found since then :-\
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JenB -- like you I didn't notice the date of the OP !! That's twice in a few days that I have responded to an ancient post!!
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Hello - I'm shocked to see so many replies to this old post!
JenN and AllanUK - Thanks so much for your responses. Back in 2014 I discovered that Martin and Margery Quinnin were buried in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Stamfordham, as were a few of their children, and even a great-grandchild. They don't have a headstone, sadly, but using the parish records I was able to guess the general area where they are. We went and laid flowers for them and our other relatives soon after. Stamfordham is such a beautiful village.
Leopardprintcat - Thanks so much for reaching out! I've been to Wallridge a couple of times, just passing through. On one occasion we spoke to a man who had known my Great Uncle Barty, who died in 1985. He told us a few stories of how harsh the winters in Wallridge were, and about a German man named Otto who my Uncle Barty was good friends with, who lived a couple of doors down from him. Wallridge is thought of so fondly in my family. Many of my older relatives remember the days of getting the bus there and staying with relatives - at one point most of the occupants of Wallridge appear to have been Quinnin relatives of some description!
Thanks and kind regards,
pckl
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Hello - I'm shocked to see so many replies to this old post!
JenN and AllanUK - Thanks so much for your responses. Back in 2014 I discovered that Martin and Margery Quinnin were buried in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Stamfordham, as were a few of their children, and even a great-grandchild. They don't have a headstone, sadly, but using the parish records I was able to guess the general area where they are. We went and laid flowers for them and our other relatives soon after. Stamfordham is such a beautiful village.
Leopardprintcat - Thanks so much for reaching out! I've been to Wallridge a couple of times, just passing through. On one occasion we spoke to a man who had known my Great Uncle Barty, who died in 1985. He told us a few stories of how harsh the winters in Wallridge were, and about a German man named Otto who my Uncle Barty was good friends with, who lived a couple of doors down from him. Wallridge is thought of so fondly in my family. Many of my older relatives remember the days of getting the bus there and staying with relatives - at one point most of the occupants of Wallridge appear to have been Quinnin relatives of some description!
Thanks and kind regards,
pckl
Hello,
Not sure if this will be of interest to you. But our neighbours tell us that originally Wallridge Cottages were miner's cottages (you can see the entrance to the mine shaft in the field behind the cottages - there's an old building with no roof there). The story goes that the mine owners were warned the mine would flood, but they went ahead with its creation anyway, as foretold the mine flooded, but by then the mine workers had already been moved into the newly built cottages. The miners who'd moved into their nice new cottages were then told they would have to leave, but they refused.
So they stayed and were basically squatters in the houses. For years the place held a bad reputation locally because of this, its said even the school bus wouldn't drive through.
I can kind of see why they wouldn't want to leave, now I live here.
I'm not sure how much of this story is true, but I thought it was interesting :)
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It’s good to know that you found them at last.
Yes Stamfordham is lovely, as is the church.