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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Dumfriesshire => Topic started by: cupcake on Wednesday 28 August 13 09:50 BST (UK)
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Have been searching Holywood Church and Graveyard MI's to find my 3x GGrandmother's burial place but, to no avail. Are there any other churchyards in the area, please.
She died in the Parish of Holywood 12 July 1865.
regards
cupcake
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Hi cupcake, what about Terregles and is there a graveyard at Kirgunzeon?. regards stoop.
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I am going to be kept busy researching this. Have tried one or two so far, but no joy. She isn't at Terregles.
cupcake
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Hi cupcake, what was her name?, I have quite a few m.i. booklets to look through might possibly save you some time. stoop.
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That would be a great help.
Jane MEIN d. 12 July 1865 parish of Holywood. She lived at Jericho for many years before going to Holywood but, I have looked in that area.
cupcake
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I have looked through the m. i. booklets covering Troqueer,Kirkbean, Kirkpatrick Irongray, New Abbey, Terregles without success although there are a couple of Mein names mentioned for New Abbey. stoop.
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The ones at New Abbey aren't connected as far as I know.
Thank you for taking the time to search.
cupcake
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That would be a great help.
Jane MEIN d. 12 July 1865 parish of Holywood. She lived at Jericho for many years before going to Holywood but, I have looked in that area.
cupcake
Memorial in Holywood graveyard.
Date doesn't fit but family names do!
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Many thanks for the headstone. Yes, the names certainly fit and may well be a connection.
My 3xGGrandmother Jane MEIN maiden name BLACK was married to a John MEIN. They were both 60 on the 1841 census.
At the moment I am trying to find out who their parents were.
Regards
cupcake
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They could be brothers and sisters except for the name Jane - couldn't have 2 Jane Blacks.
cupcake
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Hi
There are quite a few possibilities. One tip is to search the local newspaper indexes around the date of death to see if there is a funeral intimation. If none, then a similar exercise on a spouse or infant child might prove worthwhile. If you get a graveyard named and no stone found, then at least that search is over.
DGFHS has search facilities which cover most graveyards too.
best wishes
Ian McClumpha
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Hi,
Finding my 3XG Grandmother on the Holywood 1861 census, living with her daughter and family was a great help.
Then I was able to search on SP for her death entry. I found her. she died 12 July 1865 at Wellington Village, parish of Holywood. (Thought she maybe buried there)
Yesterday, I spent sometime at the Archive Centre. There are no funeral intimations for MEIN's. However, I did find Jane's daughter, Janet RAE,who she was living with, funeral intimation. Janet and her family are buried in Troqueer cemetery. No mention of Jane MEIN.
John MEIN d. 1848 Jericho. He left a will but no funeral intimation. Jane MEIN was at Jericho in 1851 pauper - 1861 Holywood. So, neither had a funeral intimation
Shall pop in to the DGFHS the next time I'm in the area.
Regards
cupcake
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Hi
Jerico is in Tinwald parish, in fact the cemetery is only a few hundred yards away. He died first (1848) and that is where I would be looking first.
Another source worth looking at would be the Poors Records in the Ewart library. If Janet was classed as a Pauper, she should have an entry and that might say where she was buried. If the Poors board buried her, there won't be a headstone unless there was one in place for her husband.
Ian A McClumpha
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Yes, Tinwald was the first place I searched no joy. Then I tried Kirkmahoe. I think it is to early to check the layers lists.
Shall look at the Poor Records when the Ewart opens again. As Jane MEIN died at her daughters in Holywood, would she have seen to the burial, where ever that was. In John's will, he did have money and, thought perhaps he would have had a headstone.
Perhaps, like most of my ancestors, I am not going to find them.
Regards
cupcake
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Hi imchad,
Was at the DG First , Cargen Towers, yesterday to ask about Layers. Sadly, their records don't go as far back.
I did however, find her daughter's headstone, in Troqueer cemetery. Also, I may have found John MEIN's parents but, will have to do some research first.
cupcake