durness cemetries

[poppysmum]

hi
does anybody know where i could get inscriptions for the burial grouns in durness?

[rockydog]

Hello Poppysmum
I can get the inscriptions for Durness Burial Grounds, if you wish.  Also if you join the countysutherland.co.uk group and pay £5 you become a lifetime member and get access to all the Burial Grounds in Sutherland.  Has really been very helpful for me.
Regards Carol

[poppysmum]

hi
thanks I have been on that website and it is very good but when i tried to join it wasnt working.!  Do you think you could tell me if there are any whytes buried there because that is the family I am liikong for
thanks

[rockydog]

Hello again.  Yes there are quite a few Whytes buried there including your Hector who is buried with his father George who died 24 August 1848 aged 82.  Hectors wife Mary McIntosh died 4th January 1853 aged 39 years and is buried with her son Donald who died 22 Nov 1903 aged 61 years. Hectors twin sister Ann is buried there with her husband William CAMPBELL and sons Donald and David. Another son William died in America.
Please give me some names to look up and I will see what else I can find for you.
Regards
Carol

[poppysmum]

wow!
thanks very much! hector and his wife are both in my family and we didnt know when mary had died.  I will go and check the names of the other family members and then get back to you if that is allright?
thanks!
caroline

[poppysmum]

Hi!
I have georgina whyte who died in 1860 age 12.
Christina whyte who died in 1871 age 32
the other one who I dont know anything about is:
John born 1844
There is also a brother of hector and john called george who was blind.  I cant remember when he died but he was older than hector and John.
I have the durness parish register from 1764 to 1814 on cd rom if you are interested in having a look!
caroline

[rockydog]

Hi!
I have georgina whyte who died in 1860 age 12.
Christina whyte who died in 1871 age 32
the other one who I dont know anything about is:
John born 1844
There is also a brother of hector and john called george who was blind. I cant remember when he died but he was older than hector and John.
I have the durness parish register from 1764 to 1814 on cd rom if you are interested in having a look!
caroline

Hello Caroline
I never had the deaths for Georgina or Christina. I also don't know anything about John b 1844 and baptised 27 May 1844.
I have 2 brothers both named George (one baptised 5 Jan 1802 and George Mackay WHYTE baptised 23 Jan 1799.  In the 1861 Scottish Census it shows a George (aged 60)  living with his brother Hector at Durine No 23, Durness. No occupation given. In the 1851 Census George is also living with his brother and gives occupation as Pauper.
I am very interested in the cd rom you have.
Regards
Carol

[Emily_gb]

Caroline- can you look for a male Sutherland and female McKay possibly Angus and Barbara who were born about 1870's or 80's and died after 1812 and before 1830. They are husband and wife so are hopefully together. Let me know if this is too vague.
Thanks Emily

[Emily_gb]

Sorry!