M Inscriptions for Lanchester

[fishcake]

Thanks Adam much appreciated,

I am a bit surprised though I thought there would be more than just the one!


I hope it links to my lot!

cheers Jacqueline

[gbwhite]

Hello Adam


I don't suppose the Carr MI you list could in fact be John Curr (d 1777) or his wife? He was a coal viewer, of Bushblades, so should have been able to afford a stone.

Thanks,
Geoffrey

[geneone]

Hi, would it be possible to have any All Saints inscriptions for the name DARNELL?
With many thanks.

[Adamand]

Hello Geoffrey. No it was for a Robert Carr and his son Robert it was also the 1850's.

Adam

[gbwhite]

Thanks all the same. Perhaps there was a problem with the family been RC, but the burial is on NBI as in Lanchester churchyard.
Geoffrey.

[Adamand]

Hello Geoffrey. I do not think there would be problems with the actual burial and they will have to have been buried in the church of England graveyard.
Come to think of it, I can only think of two graveyard attached to to Catholic churches.
One is Wolsingham and the other is Crook. I am sure some one will point out some others.
The earliest burials in those two churches will be 1848 and that is way past the date that you mention.
What you have to bear in mind is that there may never have been a stone or it has not survived the ravages of time. And of course there may be one and it has been pushed over on the" health and safety grounds"
Those stones will never be lifted because the are so heavy and of course the will never be read again.

Adam

[Adamand]

Hello Geneone. Here are the inscriptions from two gravestones for Darnell.

William Darnell of Cornsay, died May 11 MDCCX1 aged XC1


In memory of William Darnell of Cornsay, who died at Westshield July/24/1779 in the 86 th of his age.

Adam

[gbwhite]

Thanks again, Adam.
It's a pity if some stones have been rendered unreadable: I thought I could perhaps discover why various people on the internet seem convinced John was born in 1712. My direct ancestor, his son George, was just a fairly successful businessman in Sheffield, but his brother John was a very innovative engineer, as well as a colliery manager, & his sons were another engineer, an Australian statesman, & a rather heroic RC priest. An interesting family.
Regards,
Geoffrey

[geneone]

Thanks so much Adam. Those Darnells are mine and gave me a new piece of info - after I worked out the Roman numerals  Pam