Howden Church - Goerge ELAND

[goff153]

Laid as part of the path to the main door of Howden Church is a tombstone to an ancestor of mine - George ELAND.  Some years ago I took a photo of it (in pre digital days) and the print has somehow been lost.  If anyone is passing with a camera I would be most grateful if they could photograph it for me.  Kind regards, Godfrey Eland

[Treetotal]

Hi Godfrey...Have you tried "Google Earth"...Also I have just been on Google maps having typed in "Howden Methosist Church" and the images are really good...worth a try...I know a few people who have got stills of premises in this way.
Good Luck!

Carol

[spaceduck]

Hi Godfrey,
I am going into Howden tomorrow and will try to find the stone and photo it for you, if you pm me your e mail address i will forward the image
regards
Trev

[goff153]

Trev

That really is very kind of you.  I wish I could be more specific - I thought the stone was close to the church door - my wife thinks it was near the gate to the churchyard - sorry!

Please don't go to too much trouble but it would be great if you found it.

My email is ................
Kind regards

Godfrey

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[spaceduck]

Hello Godfrey,
I visited Howden minster this morning and it looks as if the approach to the church from the front gate has recently been re-laid, there are only 3 or 4 gravestones in the path now and unfortunately no Eland stone. I will try and find out what has happened to the stones that have been removed from the path and if I can find it I will forward the photo to you though it may take me a while.
Regards
Trev

[goff153]

Trev

That's really very kind of you - I'm sorry you had a wasted journey.

Best regards

Godfrey

[bendywendy]

Could this have something to do with your George Eland

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-xgHAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=george+eland,+howden&source=bl&ots=veDFl15RPJ&sig=YCM0UUFDGZrgXYjbp_pKkN4_tUg&hl=en&ei=gRxDTaDPIIGh8QOo78jkDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=george%20eland%2C%20howden&f=false

History, directory & gazeteer, of the county of York: with select ..., Volume 2 By Edward Baines

page 211 George Eland  Farmer  Gribthorpe

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and plenty of Eland info on ancestry board here
http://boards.ancestry.com.au/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=33&p=surnames.eland

[goff153]

Thank you very much.