Brick Wall in Fylingdales/Robin Hood’s Bay - Richard Barnard/Mary Marriage

[GFRAY]

I was curious as to which St Stephens church they were buried at so checked in the MI booklets which are published by the East Yorkshire FHS.
Your Richards are buried by the old church.
Have you got a copy of the MIs? Well worth getting as memorial stones often mention members of the family who died in other places and also can confirm parent children relationships. BARNARD surnames at both old and new churches. JILLSON at the old church.
The MI for the Richard BARNARD who died in 1848 mentions daughters Mary Jane and Ann who died in infancy, Son William Barry who drowned in the Thames 29 August 1864 aged 25 years and his wife Isabella who died 29 March 1865 aged 25. Richard's wife Margaret died 10 Sep 1869 age 70.

I have occasionally found that families group their graves together and it may be significant that the grave of the Richard who died in 1854 (and his wife) are listed just before a grave of a JILLSON family.

Thank you Spelk, I think I have this same booklet so will dig that out and have a look. I have previously visited Old St Stephens to record the MI (pre-it being on Find a grave). It gave me Mary's name but no other relatives. It definitely sounds like an avenue to follow up and one which I had missed. Many thanks for your time on this.

[Spelk]

The Find a Grave site is useful but does not replace the MI transcriptions which were often done 30 years or so ago. I recall being able to read the inscriptions on graves at Danby and Lythe 30 years back which 15 years later I could not read due to erosion - or is it my eyesight.

[GFRAY]

The Find a Grave site is useful but does not replace the MI transcriptions which were often done 30 years or so ago. I recall being able to read the inscriptions on graves at Danby and Lythe 30 years back which 15 years later I could not read due to erosion - or is it my eyesight.

Agreed! I have found my copy of the Monumental Inscriptions for the Old Church. The 'Jillson' angle does seem a lot more promising and likely. Looking at the inscriptions, I don't think the Henry and Ann Jillson, who are in the adjacent grave to the Barnards are Mary Barnards parents, they are already buried with a daughter called Mary who died in 1806. I will keep digging with this info in mind. Thank you for the suggesting this new perspective to investigate

[rosie99]

The Mary Jillson who died in 1806 was bn c1759 (age 47)

[GFRAY]

I am trying to trace the marriage records of Richard Barnard and Mary.

Richard (1787-1854) is buried with Mary in St Stephen’s, Fylingdales. Mary died in March 1851 and from the burial record she was born in approximately 1786.

I have found Richard's 1851 census but not any 1841 census matches for the couple.

Their son William Barnard was born in 1817 in Robin Hoods Bay, but I believe I have found a couple of earlier births that maybe children of this couple. John Jillson Barnard (1811-1812), and John Barnard (1812 to 1848) both in Robin Hoods Bay.

Richard was a Mariner so it could be that he married Mary elsewhere however in all my years of looking I haven’t found any leads.

I have also considered the the name 'Jillson' may have been related to Mary, again however this has returned no matches.

Any help would be most appreciated. Thank you