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Messages - Marcella Paget

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Mayo / Re: Pagets of Knockglass (Mayo) and Kinard (Sligo)
« on: Tuesday 21 January 20 02:13 GMT (UK)  »
Replying to Michael P.H.: Apologies for taking so long to approve your comment on my website. I had moved on to other interests for a while. I approved it the other day. It's really interesting that you live at the site of Fahy House. Please let me know if you learn anything else about the Pagets!

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Fermanagh / Re: James Beatty of Co. Fermanagh
« on: Thursday 02 March 17 06:26 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Hallmark and co.
Yes we have the transcription. It's available in the Fermanagh cemetery records at findmypast.com for example. The image there shows a chap armed with water sprayer and scrubbing brush, so I'm sure he made a good job of the transcription given that it's so faint.  I've now obtained the death record for Charles's younger brother Archibald Beatty of Farnamullan who died in 1869 aged 72, so would have been born about 1797! This strengthens my theory that Charles had to have been born mid 1790s. If anybody gets a chance to examine the dates on that tombstone to see if they could be interpreted to support this, I'd be very grateful.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Assistance please with Gravestones
« on: Tuesday 28 February 17 21:31 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Josey

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Fermanagh / Re: James Beatty of Co. Fermanagh
« on: Tuesday 28 February 17 20:11 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Hallmark, They certainly respond quickly on that thread too! However, I still need someone to go and read Charles's details very carefully for me. I guess it isn't the done thing on this forum to ask for the name of an experienced researcher in Fermanagh that I could employ to go to Lisbellaw and read it for me? Personal message me perhaps?

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Assistance please with Gravestones
« on: Tuesday 28 February 17 20:02 GMT (UK)  »
Yes thanks both for trying, and thanks Hallmark for posting the image here. Looks as though I'll have to go to Lisbellaw cemetery and try to read the original.

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Fermanagh / Re: James Beatty of Co. Fermanagh
« on: Tuesday 28 February 17 13:59 GMT (UK)  »
I'm certainly not ignoring you Hallmark :) and especially not when you mentioned being at Lisbellaw cemetery just a few days ago! Is there any chance that you'll go past there again soon?? Thanks for the photo. It certainly convinces me that the tombstone is still there, but I can't read those last few crucial words. Actually, the transcription I've heard about had a question mark after age 13. Now if it actually reads age 23 instead of 13 that would put Charles's dob back to about 1795 too. 

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Fermanagh / Re: James Beatty of Co. Fermanagh
« on: Tuesday 28 February 17 08:28 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Sinann, I'm certainly getting email messages about today's replies, which is great, but didn't get emails about Hallmarks posts dated the 18th.
Cheers

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Fermanagh / Re: James Beatty of Co. Fermanagh
« on: Tuesday 28 February 17 03:44 GMT (UK)  »
Wow! Thanks Hallmark! We must have been misinformed! It did sound hard to believe. Many apologies to the Church at Lisbellaw! Does anybody here live near Lisbellaw who's good at deciphering old grave stones who could carefully read the gravestone in question for me? I'll pay! In particular, I need to know the age and death date for Charles Beatty, as a lot hangs on his dob. The transcription we have says "...Also their son Charles Betty who depd. this life March 27th 1818 aged 13 [?] years" if so, he was born 1804-5, and all of his siblings after that date. On the other hand if he died in 1813 aged 18 he was born 1794-5 which makes much more sense for an eldest child whose parents married in 1792-4. I feel like dashing over there to have a look myself. Unfortunately it's a long expensive dash :(
Also apologies that I'm slow to pick up these messages. I should check more often. I think I missed one above too.

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Fermanagh / Re: James Beatty of Co. Fermanagh
« on: Saturday 04 February 17 00:52 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Gortinanima or whichever wonderful Fermanagh expert is reading,
I need help, and I hope you'll bear with me while I explain. The main impediment to accepting my James Beatty of Aghavoory (1797-1872) as the son of Archibald Beatty of Farnamullan (1758-1831) is the transcription of a tombstone which has apparently gone missing. We know from Crossle/Beatty/1/283 Clogher Will Books that James was Archibald's second son. His first son was Charles who died young. Here's what I've been told about his tombstone:
This "data provides the basis for the for beginning the birth estimates, since Charles is listed as the first born in the will.  Note: this tombstone no longer exists.  The church in Lisbellaw is removing all old markers and reusing the grave sites.  I have not been able to get any information on what process they are using and suspect that the old grave site information will be lost.

Church of Ireland Cemetery, Lisbellaw, Femanagh, Northern Ireland
This stone was erected by John Betty, in memory of his Father Archibald Betty who dept, this life Decbr. 3rd 1831, aged 73 years). Also Martha, wife of the said Archibald Betty, who depd. this life Nov. 23rd 1850 [?], aged 86 years. Also their son Charles Betty who depd. this life March 27th 1818, aged 13 [?] years."[/b]
There was a note attached to this transcription querying whether Charles' death was at age 13 or 18 as the writing was very faint. All I'd need would be for him to have died in 1813 aged 18 and my James would be the perfect age to be his younger brother.
The question is, how can I find the tombstone and get someone to have a look at it? Surely the Church in Lisbellaw wouldn't actually destroy old tombstones. Can somebody help me to resolve this?

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