Alston Gravestones

[percy porter]

I would be interested in the Vipond connection in your first post, Vipond is a name that crops up in my SILs family and whilst it is no real interest to me I am sure his step mother who is researching that line would be gratefull of any information.

Regards

Alan NZ

[Adamand]

Hello Alan. The stone reads:-
To the memory of Jno Vipond who died July 5th 1758 age 82 years.

Adam

[Adamand]

Alan. If the vipond's moved into Co Durham I have another 3 gravestones that may be of interest. 2 from Stanhope and one from Stanley, Crook.

Adam

[Jalkatz]

3 Jul 1762 Jona Kidd to Mary SIMPSON
14 Nov 1822 Thomas SIMPSON to Elizabeth Kidd
Sorry no 20th Century stuff. terry

Terry, thank you very much for this.  I think the Kidds will be mine - ironically, through marriage to my Watsons (of Renwick) not to the Simpsons.  Unfortunately, I don't know if I've got earlier Simpsons in Alston.  My g-grandfather moved there from Renwick where he'd married Margaret Watson but I believe he's from Morland originally.  The question is whether it's his Simpson family who moved out to Renwick and Alston before him or if he's completely unrelated.
Back to the drawing board... 
Jackie

[Jalkatz]

Link to aerial photo of the cemetery http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=54.808419&lon=-2.441665&z=19.5&r=0&src=ggl

Hi Geoff,  that map is astonishing!  I think that's the cemetary that I went to last year - unfortunately, I didn't know Isaac's d.o.death then or that he wasn't originally from Alston so only looked at the earlier headstones.  I'll be back later in the year and will find him then.
Jackie

[clematised]

Hello Adam I have just found your thread for gravestones in Alston Cumberland and noticed the name Harrison in your list

Do you still have the information as I have Harrison in Alston and wonder if they may be linked to my Harrisons from Whitehaven died Alston

Thank you

Edna

[Adamand]

Hello Edna. Here is the gravestone inscription:-

In memory of Frederick Harrison of Alms Hough, who died September/25/1854 aged 58 years.
Also Elizabeth, his wife, who died June/21/1856 aged 60 years.
Also of Isaac, son of Frederick and Elizabeth Harrison, who died April/10/1848 aged 21 years.
And of Mary, their daughter who died at Newcastle, May/9/1852 aged 31 years.
Also of William, their son, of the Royal Horse Artillery who died at Dublin, August8/1851 aged 21 years.

Adam

[clematised]

Thanks Adam none of these names seem to be in my tree so far I have Johnathan Harrison born 1806 but I will keep this information in my file

Many Thanks

Edna

[jen_maxsgirl]

I'm interested in the Milburns in Alston.  Especially any John Milburn born around 1780's. I would be interested in any burials in order to rule out some threads I've been researching.