West Rainton

[2zpool]

I was introduced to a man surname Kelly quite a few years ago at a play.  My maiden name was Kelly and since I lived some 700 miles from where I grew up why would I even imagine I was related to that man?  Fast forward some 10 years and I am in contact with this very person only now he lives in Switzerland--Yep cousins.

I am glad you got to the churchyard,  and I expect it to rain every day when I am in England, then if it is nice one day I think of it as a gift from G-d.

Previous post I gave you the 2 McCullough headstones.

My Barrass' were mostly from Penshaw and Washington

Janis

[Patsy Beech]

Thank you Janis,

I was just hoping for some more names of children - I always live in hope!

The McCullough's by the way are Malcom Henry McCullough married Agnes Harper in Saintfield church Downpatrick, Ireland on 12th December 1852. The other Malcom is their son who was head teacher at the school in Leamside. He married twice, first to Barbara Ferry and when she died very young he married Alison Mary Blackett. The Thomas Harper McCullough was his younger brother.

Just to complicate the family tree after Agnes died Malcolm Henry McCullough married for a second time, this time his wife was Barbara Gibbney (nee Cochrane/Cochran) on 9th April 1893 where else but St. Mary's West Rainton. Her son was William John Gibbney and daughter-in-law Elizabeth Jane Gibbney (nee Thompson). If you follow Elizabeth Jane and husband William John Gibbney down the family tree you find a daughter named Nora Alice, she married a Mr. Welsh, and their daughter married Richard James Barrass. I said it was a complicated tree!!!!!

Thank you for taking all the time and trouble to send me the information.
Best Wishes,
Patsy

[2zpool]

In loving memory of my dear wife Elizabeth Gibbney who died 22nd January 1940 aged 70 years also William John Gibbney who died 8th Aug 1945 aged 81 years.

Sacred to the memory of Olive Ruby the beloved wife of Roland Welsh who died 3rd July 1943 aged 45 also the above Roland who died 16th July 1990 aged 94 years and Mary Elizabeth wife of the above who died 9th Dec 1978 aged 78 years.  "Loved and remembered"

In loving memory of a dear wife Norah Alice Welsh died 13th March 1977 aged 74 years also her beloved husband Jeffrey died 23rd October 1982 aged 83 years also Margaret Annie Gibbney died 6th June aged 60 years.

In loving memory of a dear husband and dad Frederick E. T. Gibbney died 13 May 1979 aged 75 years. "At rest"

In loving memory of Richard James Barrass died 16th July 1945 aged 58 years.

Janis

[Patsy Beech]

Thank You Janis for the extra details for my family tree.

Best Wishes, Patsy