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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Herefordshire => Topic started by: Robuste on Wednesday 02 July 14 05:32 BST (UK)
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I understand that my GG Grandparents are buried in the Brethren Church Yard in Hereford. I assume that that is behind the present Barton Hall that I have found on Google Maps.
Can anyone tell me please if they have an identifiable headstone and if so where in the churchyard I would find it. I hope to be in Hereford in the later part of Sept this year.
Thanks
Rod McAdam
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The Herefordshire FHS has a CD-Rom for sale that includes a transcription of MI's and a map of the locations of the memorials. Cost is £4 per parish, including p&p.
http://www.herefordshirefhs.org.uk/publications
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oh great thanks very much JGarrad :)
Regards
Rod
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You might find it beneficial posting this request on Herefordshire Board
Alternatively you could request a Moderator move this thread to the correct board
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OH thanks I hadn't noticed that I had confused my Here's with my Herts. As you can tell I am not from the UK... well 150 years since my ancestors left Hereford.
Actually I think people have given me the information I need here anyway so this msg chain can probably be closed.
Rod
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Hello Rod
I have recently been doing some research into the early brethren in Hereford, and George McAdam is amongst names mentioned.
I have confirmed that Theresa is buried in the graveyard in the same grave as Harriet Eccles her mother, but I dont think it mentions George, but one would assume that he is also buried in this graveyard.
If you would like me to confirm this for you, I am happy to go and have a look myself, I would need to get permission from the owners of the Hall as you cant access the graveyard without going through the hall.
I would be very interested to hear what you have managed to find out about your GG grandparents, and also I am trying to trace another descendent of Henry & Catherine Young nee Eccles who I am told is a Elizabeth Wilson from Sydney - if you know anything about this, I would be very interested.
Many thanks
Phil Smith
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Hi there Phil
Thanks for your msg. I have sent you a personal internal msg here as well.
Yes I would be very interested in any further information and or pictures inside the church yard etc.
I tried to arrange a visit through the church when I was in Hereford in 2014 but was unable to make contact with the people I had been told to contact. I think that a lot of the grave stones have deteriorated badly and been piled up in a corner somewhere.
I suspect that possibly G&T's son Christopher could also be buried there as he seems to have been actively involved as well. Where any other family members involved? William Edward was Anglican in New Zealand and we only became aware of the Brethren connection recently.
Yes I think I can give you contact details for Libby or otherwise for another Young / Eccles descendant that I communicate with in Australia.
There are some quite complex relationships/connections between the Young / Eccles / Deck / Lowe families.
Regards
Rod McAdam
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Rod, Phil most likely will not have received your personal message as you have to have made 3 posts to use this system.
Phil,
Welcome to rootschat :)
If you make two more replies on this thread, Just say hi or hello, then you will be able to exchange personal info. using the PM system
Mike
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Thanks Mike :)
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Hi Rod
Thank you very much for your quick response, I am new to this chat as you can tell, so I am not quite sure how to get your personal message, but I will have a go!
Look forward to further info.
Phil
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Phil,
I was interest to see that you were doing research on early Brethren in Hereford. I am currently exploring the history of mid-19th century Brethren in Cumbria. In the 1851 and 1861 census returns for Keswick there is a Joseph Darrow, "Minister of Christian Brethren". I have learned quite a lot about him relating to his time in Keswick, but he is recorded as having been born in Hereford, and was married there in 1843 to Elizabeth Bonner Lewis of Abergavenny (at the Register Office).
I wonder, in your researches have you come across this couple. Darrow had a remarkably devoted ministry in Keswick until his early death aged 42 in 1862, and was highly regarded in the local community.