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Cumberland Completed Lookups / Re: Request CATHOLIC RECORDS (1813-1814) for McDonald aka McDonnell
« on: Sunday 19 May 24 14:47 BST (UK) »
Thanks foc providing an answer to my query.
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Cumberland Completed Lookups / Re: Request CATHOLIC RECORDS (1813-1814) for McDonald aka McDonnell
« on: Saturday 18 May 24 10:09 BST (UK) »
Good to hear. Nothing worse than clains with no sources.
Out of curiosity, Is it in Latin or English ?
Out of curiosity, Is it in Latin or English ?
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Cumberland Completed Lookups / Re: Request CATHOLIC RECORDS (1813-1814) for McDonald aka McDonnell
« on: Thursday 16 May 24 20:03 BST (UK) »
It's always very frustrating when you get given info without any sources. Good luck. There are pretty few Catholic records on Familysearch, speaking from experience, but you may find the local C of E ones are recorded, so still worth a look. Nobody wanted their children unable to inherit their landholding or possessions. A marriage which was legal in a country which had persecuted Catholics and still discriminated against them was recognised as valid by the Catholic church until the rules were changed c 1909.
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Cumberland Completed Lookups / Re: Request CATHOLIC RECORDS (1813-1814) for McDonald aka McDonnell
« on: Thursday 16 May 24 18:03 BST (UK) »
It appears that records from Catholic churches in modern day Cumbria are held in the Archives in Carlisle.
The earliest Catholic baptisns for Our Lady and St Joseph, Carlisle go back to 1790, but there are no Catholic marriages recorded there before 1841. A Catholic marriage at this date would have not been recognised as a legal marriage , so left any children regarded as illegitimate. It is likely there would have been a legal Church of England marriage in the local Church of England church in consequence. You are going to have to contact Carlisle Archives for further information.
https://carlislearchives.org.uk
The earliest Catholic baptisns for Our Lady and St Joseph, Carlisle go back to 1790, but there are no Catholic marriages recorded there before 1841. A Catholic marriage at this date would have not been recognised as a legal marriage , so left any children regarded as illegitimate. It is likely there would have been a legal Church of England marriage in the local Church of England church in consequence. You are going to have to contact Carlisle Archives for further information.
https://carlislearchives.org.uk
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Lancashire Lookup Offers / Re: Ford & Yew Tree Cemetery Records
« on: Thursday 04 January 24 21:02 GMT (UK) »
Thanks a million for that info, Marieene. I recognise most of the other names immediately, but wasn't sure of all dates of death and who was buried in this grave. Ellen King is a complete mystery, so needs investigating.
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Lancashire Lookup Offers / Re: Ford & Yew Tree Cemetery Records
« on: Monday 01 January 24 19:54 GMT (UK) »
Hi Marienne, first, Happy New Year ! Hope it's a good one for all of us.
I'm interested in a private grave at Ford, SD 404. It was bought by Jessie Gillbanks in 1929 and she was buried there in August 1960. Could you please have a look to see who else was buried there and how many people that grave was intended for ? I know the grave was bought for Alice 1910-1929, but there may have been other family members buried there before 1960. Thank you for your invaluable help to everyone on here. Finding family graves can turn out to be bit of a nightmare for a lot of us.
I'm interested in a private grave at Ford, SD 404. It was bought by Jessie Gillbanks in 1929 and she was buried there in August 1960. Could you please have a look to see who else was buried there and how many people that grave was intended for ? I know the grave was bought for Alice 1910-1929, but there may have been other family members buried there before 1960. Thank you for your invaluable help to everyone on here. Finding family graves can turn out to be bit of a nightmare for a lot of us.
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The Common Room / Re: Off the wall research.
« on: Monday 25 December 23 15:42 GMT (UK) »
Lovely to hear that story. Congratulations on your breakthrough.
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The Common Room / Re: Is this strange, or is it me?
« on: Friday 08 September 23 14:57 BST (UK) »
They all died in the winter months, so it would make me wonder if the family were prone to bronchitis, pneumonia or other disesases which are much more prevalent in winter. Or are you wondering why everyone is not buried in one family grave ? I believe that when graves were dug, the depth depended on the number of burials intended. There was likely to be a different charge for a deeper family grave.
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The Common Room / Re: Guy Etchells
« on: Wednesday 19 October 22 22:08 BST (UK) »
I've only just seen this news and just have to say how sorry I am. Guy was always a reliable source of information and helped so many of us with our unsolved mysteries. He always had my utmost respect. His posts on this forum will continue to help and inform others. RIP.