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Some Special Interests => Quaker Family History => Topic started by: RunKitty on Friday 10 December 10 04:44 GMT (UK)
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Hi everyone,
I was wondering if there are any transcripts available for the Quaker burial ground inside the Linthorpe Cemetery, Middlesborough?
Also, if your family were Quakers and lived in the Bedale/Exelby/Burneston area in the 1700s - 1800s, where would they be buried?
Thanks,
RK
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RK
May I suggest the if you are not already familiar with the site that you take a look at the web site www.gravestonephotos.com This website is a wonderful resource containing photographs of headstones which if you are lucky and find a photograph of one of your ancestors headstones you can request a copy of the photograph to be sent to you via e mail free of charge.
There are 83 graves recorded for Linthorpe Quaker Municipal.
Best Wishes
CJL
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Hi CJL,
Yes, I am familiar with that excellent site. That is how I found 2 of my relatives' gravestones in the Quaker burial ground at Linthorpe. I now wonder if the 83 graves recorded on the gravestone photo site are ALL of the graves in this burial ground. I would think that there would be more, given the age of the burial ground. So, I am curious if there is a transcript of all the Quaker burials in this cemetery.
I also wondered about Quakers in the Bedale area, as that is where many of my Quaker ancestors lived. Would they have been buried at Linthorpe, or is there a Quaker burial ground closer to this area?
Researching Quaker ancestors is turning out to be quite a challenge, as they don't usually appear on BMD lists. I hope to find out more from cemetery transcriptions.
Thanks,
RK
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RK,
I thought it was worth posting the details just in case you had not come across the web site.
I am sure that you will have also come across this source, but again just in case you haven't. have you tried www.interment.net They have a list of burials for Linthorpe although it does state that it is not complete 1,213 entries out of approx 50,000 graves. A possible long shot, but it might be worth a try.
Good Luck
CJL
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Thanks for the suggestion.
I hadn't tried the interment.net site. I just had a look at it and it doesn't list my ancestors who are in the Quaker burial ground. It was certainly worth a look though.
I have many relatives from this area who were not Quakers and I will be certain to check the Linthorpe listings on the interment site for their names.
RK
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RK,
It was worth a try. Hopefully someone else with more local knowledge of the area than me will see your message and be able to advise you whether a transcript exists.
Have you searched for a local family history society, they might be the best place to start looking for a transcript.
Best Wishes
CJL
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Thanks CJL,
I will look into that. Perhaps they would have some information about Quakers in that area.
I have a gaping hole in my family tree - where my Quaker ancestors are supposed to go. None of my usual sources of information are proving to be helpful. Oh well - I suppose if family history research was easy, it wouldn't be as much fun!
RK
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RK,
Just another thought, have you taken a look at www.bmdregisters.co.uk apparently RG6 contains records relating to the Society of Friends (Quakers) Registers, Notes and Certificates of Birth, Marriages and Burials ranging from 1578 - 1841 from what I can quickly see, you can search RG6 by surname but if you want to view the full details it appears to be a pay per view site.
Might be worth a surname search.
Best Wishes
CJL
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Thanks so much CJL,
I didn't know about this resource. A quick search by last name (Halliday) is turning up all sorts of RG6 registry entries. Wow - this is great!
Thanks again,
RK :D
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RK,
You are most welcome. Would you let me know how you get on.
Best Wishes
CJL
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have you seen this book?
BOOK - My Ancestors Were Quakers,
by: Edward H. Milligan, Malcom J. Thomas.
Diddy
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Hi diddy,
No, I have not seen that book. I just checked with my local library and they have a copy. I will take a look at it.
Thanks
RK
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Hi CJL and RK,
May I but in on this thread? I am looking into the brick wall of a GGgrandmother. My research has told me a number of things which seem to fit into these people possibly being Quakers.
I have a relative ? buried in Middlesborough in 1886. there are no other burials that fit that I can find - interestingly they died in Cullingworth. So why bury someone so far away. Then I put a couple of things together when I found Linthorp has a Quaker burial site attached dating from before the death of the relativeand Linthorpe proper only commenced in 1869 after the death. Linthorpe is also the oldest cemetry in Middlesborough. not only all this but the family lived out on the Yorkshire Dales - Quaker area of significance. There are no Marriage records either for this person which also could mean they were Quakers - i guess quakers didn't register marriages back in the 1860's .
I found this thread as part of a Google search. I am so glad I checked as there is great info from CJL
Thankyou and I shall return to see if these records can be found - very interested and expectant.
Essnell.
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Have you tried contacting Teesside Archives? I know there are books of MIs for Linthorpe Cemetery, and they also have the burial registers. Whether these contain records of Quaker burials/MIs, I don't know, but it would be worth contacting them. This link gives you the contact details:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=20
Good luck!
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Hi,
Someone else with elusive Quaker ancestry :) :). It is certainly a challenge!
I found mine in the Linthorpe cemetery, Quaker section (CJL gave me the link):
http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/cemetery.php?cemetery=478
There are 2 pages of listings here, all of which have photos which you can request. I hope your ancestors are here too.
I read the book that Diddy mentioned and it was very informative. Maybe your library has a copy.
The RG6 nonconformist registers turned up several people with the last name I am researching, It is a very helpful resource. Unfortunately - the dates for these people are a bit too early for me to figure out how they might fit with the ones currently on my tree. I have noted all the information for future reference though. :) :). I am always hopeful...
This is also a very informative site:
http://www.hull.ac.uk/oldlib/archives/quaker/
Good luck!!
RK
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Hi RK,
thanks for the links etc. I have checked these out without success. Seems i have a vanishing G-Grandmother.
Maybe she could do just that.
i have left this searching lie for a while so will return later.
thanks all.
Happiness always.
Essn ell.