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I have come across several online references to the death of Joseph Hetherington at Tundergarth aged 57 on 28/1/1790.  I wonder if this comes from a monumental inscription. His wife was supposedly Mary Richardson (d 20/6/1798 aged 65).  Can anyone tell me if they are recorded at Tundergarth, and with an age?
Regards,
John

I can aswer John's question in part.
Mary's death is recorded in the Tundergarth OPR as the spouse of Joseph.   This entry can be verified from the pay-to-. available from the Scotlands People site but it isn't likely provide any more information. Joseph's death/burial is not listed for Tundergarth soo he may have died elswhere.

Here are all the Richardsons listed from the Tundergarth OPR:

Richardson   David, 86   Craighouseshields   24/03/1804
Richardson   Dickson, infant   Craighouseshields   24/03/1804
Richardson   George, 61   Pearsbyhall   16/10/1811
Richardson   James, 23, died    Bankshill   12/11/1852
Richardson   Jane, 78   Pearsbyhall   24/04/1821
Richardson   Jane, wife of James Blacklock, died   Crathats   23/08/1837
Richardson   Joseph, 88   Pearsbyhill   07/03/1803
Richardson   Mary, 14   Dassfold   23/11/1808
Richardson   Mary, 65, spouse to Joseph Hetherington   Greenhead   20/06/1798

The Shannon & Gilchrist survey of Tundergarth for the 1960s does not list them so there may not be a gravestone.

I think they are genuine soldiers from around 1860. The cap badges, as you say, are nothing like the Dumfries Volunteers' badge pictured. So either they are not of that regiment or the regiment changed cap badges prior to your picture. I suspect the former.

Thanks for that AJ you have reinforced some vague ideas I had but didn't mention.

So I'm now adding photo clips of caps, belt buckless ad cuffs insignia. I don't have access to the original so this the best image resolution I can offer when working from a digital image. 
Possibly our military specialist here could offer a suggestions of what regiment this is if not Dumfriesshire Rifle Volunteers. There is obviously the possibility that they aren't even from a UK regiment. 
Thanks for any suggestions offered.

This statistic may be of some interest.

The Johnstone name and its variations are found in many Dumfriesshire graveyards, but as has already been stated, the main concentration is in Annandale.

The following data is extracted from the DGFHS database of Memorial Inscriptions.

Johnston   stones 518  burials 1095
Johnstone   –“--   347   --“--    720
Johnson      --“--   13    --“--     18
Johnstoun   --“--    2     --“--       4
Johnstoune  --“--   1     --“--        1

I counted 16 memorials recording both the Johnstone and Johnston spelling on the same stone.

There are many old photographs of Dumfries town streets in the booklet series "BYGONE DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY" by Desmond Donaldson.  Volume #1 shows the High Street, Queensberry Square and the area around Burns Statue all cobbled in granite setts probably from the Dalbeattie quarries.
Even today many of these streets still have their cobbles with a thin layer of tarmac on top.  Recent neglect to repair these streets by a Council 'with no money' for repairs see the old cobbles exposed by the many potholes found in these streets. In recent years the Vennel and the Plain Stanes around Midsteeple have been re-paved with beautiful large granite slabs import from exotic places like China.
Copies of Donaldson booklets and other phptographic collections for D&G are to be found in the Ewart Library and the DGFHS Research Centre. www.dgfhs.org.uk

Hi,
I am studying the history of this area and would be very grateful for any photos of Queen Street 1880's onwards that anyone is happy to share with me.

Thanks all for being a great community and I wish you all a Merry Christmas, happy holiday and a Guid New Year.

Hi Harriet,
I see you haven't had any response to your query yet.
D&G Council Cultural Service website lists 16 images of Queens Streets in various D&G towns but not a single one for Dumfries. 
See http://www.dgttl.co.uk/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=gallery&w=Queen+Street&go=Go
That doesn't really surprise me !  There is very little of any significant interest in Queen Street Dumfries. Queen Street can claim just the one building of particularly interest. Where Queen Street crosses Shakespeare Street there is the gable end of the Theatre Royal, the oldest working theatre in Sctland. Sloping down from English Street, near the town centre, it runs to Brooms Road which is one of the main through roads in the town. 
It is not a wide street and today that is much reduced because it tends to fill up with vehicles parked on either side of the carriage way.
The house are mainly red or buff sandstone, two storey with most having had their attic space converted to a provind a further floor of rooms.
What is your particular interest in Queen Street?
D&GFHS Research Centre is closed until mid-January, but when it does open I could have a look in their archives to see if their are any suitable images there.
Cheers
Sy
and Happy New Year to all Roots Chatterers everywhere
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