Hardraw Burials

[genjen]

Just a quick question for those who know such things...

Given that the church in Hardraw wasn't built until some time in the 1800s, where is the most likely place for burials for people who died there in the mid/late 1700s?

I am looking specifically for Christopher Bushby and his wife, Margaret ( née Dickenson), who died in Hardraw in 1770 and 1772 respectively.

I'm asking as I am about to spend a couple of nights ( 17-19th March) at the Green Dragon in Hardraw and thought that I could link it to a bit of Bushby research.

Many thanks,

Jen

[Pennines]

They are both shown as buried at Hardraw - and there is detail on the internet of a Chapel of Ease originally in that location for at least 500 years.

The link is lengthy!! Hope it works.

https://upperwensleydalechurch.org/st-marys-and-st-johns/history-of-st-marys-st-johns/#:~:text=There%20will%20have%20been%20a%20Chapel%20of,the%20present%20church%20was%20built%20in%201879/80

[fiddlerslass]

Hi,
Probably Aysgarth as Hardraw was in it's parish. According to Genuki a small chapel of ease was built at Hardraw around 1770.


https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Aysgarth/more

I seem to remember that there was a plan of the churchyard and a list of MI's you could consult held in Aysgarth church, but that was on a visit about 20 years ago!

Enjoy your trip. The Green Dragon is very characterful. As well as the walk up to the falls behind the Green Dragon,  there are nice walks around West Burton and Aysgarth falls too.

My ancestors (Butterfield) were from Thoralby, also in Aysgarth parish.

[genjen]

They are both shown as buried at Hardraw - and there is detail on the internet of a Chapel of Ease originally in that location for at least 500 years.

The link is lengthy!! Hope it works.

https://upperwensleydalechurch.org/st-marys-and-st-johns/history-of-st-marys-st-johns/#:~:text=There%20will%20have%20been%20a%20Chapel%20of,the%20present%20church%20was%20built%20in%201879/80

Thank you so much for this, I did wonder if there had been an earlier church but obviously didn't look hard enough!

The current church is pretty much next door to the Green Dragon so I shall go and pay my respects to all the ancestors who are buried there.

As well as Christopher Bushby, it looks as if his father, John was also living in Hardraw when he died in 1768, at the age of eighty-eight, only two years before his son. I shall feel as if I am visiting an ancestral home!

[Pennines]

Oh genjen -- I so hope you have a successful AND enjoyable visit.

According to fiddlerslass the Green Dragon sounds great!

[genjen]

Hi,
Probably Aysgarth as Hardraw was in it's parish. According to Genuki a small chapel of ease was built at Hardraw around 1770.


https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Aysgarth/more

I seem to remember that there was a plan of the churchyard and a list of MI's you could consult held in Aysgarth church, but that was on a visit about 20 years ago!

Enjoy your trip. The Green Dragon is very characterful. As well as the walk up to the falls behind the Green Dragon,  there are nice walks around West Burton and Aysgarth falls too.

My ancestors (Butterfield) were from Thoralby, also in Aysgarth parish.

Thank you, I shall certainly be visiting the waterfall, which I think I did many years ago but can't remember details! 

[genjen]

Oh genjen -- I so hope you have a successful AND enjoyable visit.

According to fiddlerslass the Green Dragon sounds great!

It certainly has a very good reputation. We are going with a group of friends, all singers and musicians in the traditional style, so we will be making lots of music. We've taken all the rooms so at least no unsuspecting guests will be disturbed by us.