Sara Rea [Holywood] gravestone inscription

[Gortinanima]

I am trying to find vital death records for a Sara Rea [1839-?] [formerly Forrest] wife of the Rev George T Rea, [1837-1910] Presbyterian minister in Holywood,  [he Remarried Sara W Millar in Clontarf 1903]. He died in Dublin 1910 but was interred in Holywood according to his obituary in the Witness, 9 Dec 1910.

I have evidence of Sarah Rea in Holywood in 1894 so she must have
died there after 1894 and before 1903 when her husband remarried.

Is there anyone familiar with the Presbyterian Church in Holywood where
Rev George Rea was minister or where the family headstone might be
in Holywood?

[Gortinanima]

Correction - Rev George Trimble Rea served on the Presbyterian Missions
to India and on his return to Ireland settled first in Whitehead and
then Holywood. He was an elder [not minister] in High Street Presbyterian church, Holywood before moving to Dublin around 1903.

[aghadowey]

Correction - Rev George Trimble Rea served on the Presbyterian Missions
to India and on his return to Ireland settled first in Whitehead and
then Holywood.

Rev. John Trimble Rea (d.1924) retired to Whitehead in 1905- perhaps this is why George went to Whitehead first.
Rev. G.T. Rea's son was Rev. George Wallace Dickson Rea (d.1921 age 48) minister Tartaraghan 1902-1905, Magherafelt (1905-1909), First Coleraine (1909-1921).

Although it doesn't help with finding Sarah's death it might be of interest.
Index to civil registrations is down at the moment but wonder if perhaps Sarah died abroad in India.

[aghadowey]

Sarah (Forrest) Rea died 5 May 1900 Holywood, Co. Down according to this site-
http://adrian-rea.com/familytree/view/ppl/9/9/ae38b2afe5e1f78bc99.html

Note: George T. Rea spent 5 years in Borsad, Gujarat, India (1866-1871) - my grandfather's uncle was Rev. Robert Gillespie there c1868-1900.

[Gortinanima]

Thanks Aghadowey 

I will have to confirm date of death of course. And I am still
keen to find a headstone [assuming there was one]
Thanks too for the new information on Rev John T Rea.

[Gortinanima]

Note: George T. Rea spent 5 years in Borsad, Gujarat, India (1866-1871) - my grandfather's uncle was Rev. Robert Gillespie there c1868-1900

More than likely then that they knew each other well. George T Rea b. 1837 was
from Ballydonnely, Rasharkin son of John Rea, a farmer.

Sarah Forrest Rea wrote a book about Mrs Beatty an Irish Presbyterian missionary to India called; 'A Broken Journey; a memoir of MrsWilliam Beatty' by Mrs George T Rea London,1894

Inside page - The wife of Reverend William Beatty, Indian Missionary, lost in the SS Roumania, October 1892.

The address of the author was as follows:
Sara Rea - Holywood
May 30th 1894

Page 170 - Reminiscenses by the Rev Nathubhai Haribha - he was a Hindu pupil
in the mission school at Rajkot and was taught be Rev Gillespie, and later became
a Presbyterian minister.
Foot note at bottom of P 170 says:
The Rev Robt Gillespie Missionary of Irish Presbyterian Church in Gujarat, at that
time stationed at Rajkot.

[aghadowey]

Thanks for those its. I have quite a lot on Rev. Gillespie although am still trying to find any living descendants. The village where he lived was named Gillespiepur after he died of cholera in 1900.

[adrianrea]

Hi Gortinanima,

I am adrian who's website was linked to above. I would be happy to confer with you on this if you wish. I have little on the names of Sara's children except GWD as he is my great grandfather. I have deleted my website as recently I found it held a little data on a very few living relatives.

A

[Gortinanima]

Hi Adrian,

I am interested in finding the headstone/memorial for Sara/Forrest/Rea if there is one? Do you have her death certificate details as that would be a start.

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