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Hello,

I have been led to believe that my great, great, great grandfather is buried in Whitburn Cemetery and that there may be a stone marker associated with either him or the family.

John McGinn born about 1823 in Ireland, said to have died in December of 1887 and was buried in Whitburn churchyard.

Agnes McGinn nee McNally / McAnulty, first wife of John McGinn, said to have been born about 1825 in Ireland and died in April of 1852. She is also said to have been buried in Whitburn Cemetery.

Margaret McGinn nee Hughes, second wife of John McGinn, born about 1812 in Ireland and said to have died in 1885 and was also buried in Whitburn.

Any assistance or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thelma in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Hello

This is my family from Barnstaple:

Ann Chugg, born March 2, 1810 / married Thomas Seager in 1852 / no children / died on January 8, 1901 / buried in Heanton Cemetery with parents (John and Mary Chugg ??) and sister Mary Chugg and brother John Chugg

Philip Chugg, born March 31, 1815 / listed as a wheel wright in the 1841 census for Barnstaple / came to Canada between 1841 and 1862/ married and raised a family in Quebec / died in 1885 (This is my ancestor and I have a lot of information and photos about him and his family.

Mary Chugg, born April 10, 1819 / never married / died on April 21, 1906 / buried in Heanton Cemetery with parents and sister Ann Chugg Seager and brother John Chugg

John Chugg/ date of birth unknown / date of death unknown / supposedly died young and is buried in Heanton Cemetery with parents and sisters Ann Chugg Seager and Mary Chugg (is listed as a 15 year old in 1841 census)


These four siblings show up in the 1841 England Census in Barnstaple, Devon census. No parents are listed in the census.  Canadian family stories list the parents as John and Mary Chugg, no dates at all.

I would love to know the names of these sibling's parents; any other sibling's to these four; when John died and if he married and had children; and any other family connections.

I can provide all the details for Philip Chugg's descendent's in Canada after he immigrated. I am a great, great, great, great  granddaughter of this Philip Chugg.


If any one can fill in the blanks I would be so grateful

Sincerely

Thelma Hartman
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Hello
I have no connection to the James Powers in this but ran across it while looking for something else. From a newsletter for the Seventh Day Adventist Church
Sincerely
Thelma

Adventist Review and Sabbath Herald
February 2 1860
Location: Battle River, Mich
 

IRISHMAN'S SUFFERINGS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Northern newspapers have recently republished a brief paragraph from The Charleston Mercury, announcing in a very nonchalant style, that a workman engaged on the State house, in Columbia, S. C was recently seized by a mob on account as was alleged, of holding anti-slavery opinions, and that he received 29 lashes, and that he was tarred and feathered, and escorted out of the State. We have seen this unfortunate man and heard his story, and looked at his wounds. His name is James Power. He is an intelligent young man about twenty-three years of age, a native of Wexford, Ireland, and a stone-cutter by trade. He went from Philadelphia to the South and obtained employment in Columbia, where he had worked for nine months. The only opinion he ever expressed against slavery was that it caused a white laborer in the South to be looked upon as an inferior and degraded man. But this was enough! The remark was reported to the vigilance committee (composed of twelve members), who immediately ordered the police to arrest him. He was seized two miles away from town, in attempting to escape. He was brought back and put in a cell, where he remained for three days, during which time he was denied the use of a pen and ink, and all communication with his friends outside. At length he was taken before the mayor. Four persons appeared and bore testimony to the remark which he had made. The evidence was conclusive. He was returned "to prison and kept locked up for six days. During this time, he was allowed only two scanty meals a day and the food was carried to him by a negro. He was then taken out of jail in the custody of two marshals, who said to him, "You are so fond of nlggers that we are going to give you a N-word escort." He was led through the main street amid a great crowd, hooting and yelling, the marshals compelling two negroes to drag him through the puddles and muddy places of the street, and of the state house yard ! As he was taken past the state house, three members of the legislature, including the speaker, stood looking on and laughing! The crowd gradually increased until it numbered several thousand persons, headed by a troop of horse. After a march of three miles out of the city to a place called "the junction," the procession was stopped, and preparations were made for punishment. The populace cried "Brand him " "Burn him !" " Spike him to death " and
made threats against his life by pointing pistols at his
head, and flourishing sticks in his face. The vigilance committee ordered him to strip himself naked, and forced a negro to assist in taking off the clothes. A cowhide was then put. into the negro's hands, who was ordered to lay on thirty-nine lashes (not twenty-nine, as reported), and to draw blood at every stroke. Our informant describes the pain of this infliction as exceeding in severity anything which he ever suffered before. His back and lower limbs are still covered with the scars of the wounds! A bucket of tar was then brought and two negroes were ordered to rub it upon his bleeding skin, and to cover him from head to waist. His hair and eye-brows were clotted with the tar. After this part of the ceremony was concluded he was covered with feathers. His pataloons were then drawn up to his waist, but he was not allowed to put on his shirt or coat. He was conducted in this exposed condition amid the shouts of the populace, to the railroad track, and was put on board the negroes' car. The engineer blew a continuous blast on his whistle to signalize the performance. A citizen of Charleston on the train who saw the poor fellow's unhappy condition, stepped into a neighboring hotel, before the starting of the cars and brought a cup of coffee and some biscuits to relieve the sufferer's faintness, it was a timely gift and gratefully received. But the Southern chivalry gathered around the Southern gentleman, and threatened him with summary vengenance if he repeated his generosity. The exasperated crowd detained the train and called for more tar and feathers, for a further infliction upon their bleeding victim. More tar was brought, but more feathers could not be found; and after fresh tar was applied cotton was stuck upon it instead. When the train started for Charleston, the mob bade him good-by, and told him that when he reached this city he would receive 180 lashes.

Hello

here is a link to a site that is supposed to go online soon. It will make available the passenger records for ships arriving in the US (new York only I think) from about 1850 to 1890.

http://www.castlegarden.org/

Hope it comes online and works as well as Ellis Island


Thelma

Hello

I was looking for something else but found this index -
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ArchivesSearch/PassengerManifestSearch.asp?Action=S

Massachusetts officials started recording the names of immigrants who
arrived by ship in January of 1848, a procedure which continued until July
of 1891, when federal records-keeping programs superseded those of the
state. Although immigrants arrived at numerous Massachusetts ports, the
Archives holds manifests for BOSTON ONLY.

Hope this helps some one looking for an arrival in the US

Sincerely

Thelma