Balintore Cemetery - COMPLETED

[bearkat]

I hope I am posting this on the right board.

I found this snippet of information online at
 
http://www.rchs.uhi.ac.uk/communit/p37/ht/hy/DTTS/dtts_071.html

 "In Balintore cemetery there is the gravestone of
Samuel Woodford and his son, Henry James, lost on the reef in
January 1897. Their ship is not named and they may possibly have
been from Leoramundo."


It is an extract from a book called "Down to the Sea - an account of the fishing villages of Hilton, Balintore and Shandwick"


Samuel could be my ggguncle.
In the 1891 census Samuel, a master mariner, and his son, Henry were living in Sunderland.  I can't see either of them in 1901 (but he often away at sea for the census).

Does anyone know how I can find out if there is any more information on this gravestone?
Or to find out more about the shipwreck?

many thanks
bearkat

[bearkat]

I now know for sure that this is my Samuel.

Any ideas how I can find out more about the shipwreck?

[bearkat]

If you're passing through Balintore this summer I'd really appreciate a photo of Samuel & Henry's Grave. 

[ghostwhisperer]

Dont know if you got a copy



In loving memory of Samuel Woodford aged 66 and of his son Henry James aged 22 who were lost on the Three Kings Rocks Jan 31st 1897.

[bearkat]

Thank you so much for going to the trouble of taking the photo for me - it is so clear even after all this time.

  It's so sad that they lost their lives this way.  Samuel was a very experienced sailor, having sailed as far as Japan.

It is lovely to know that Rootschatters are willing to do this for a stranger.  If you need any help down in Kent just shout.

[ghostwhisperer]

No problem

[Muriel Adam]

If anyone  is near Balintore Cemetery can you check if there is a gravestone for a John McKenzie died between 1841 and 1851. Hewas a Mason and His wife was Helen Munro d 1858. was the innkeeper. They lived with their family in Balintore.

[bearkat]

You could try contacting the Seaboard Centre

https://seaboardhistory.com/

contact details are at the bottom of the web page.

[David Nicoll]

Have you seen this?

https://canmore.org.uk/site/209518/leon-raymundo-three-kings-rocks-south-sutor-inner-moray-firth

And this, interesting Canmore could not find them, local knowledge? More research required.

https://www.alamy.com/the-three-kings-rock-stacks-on-cullen-beach-moray-grampain-region-image8809996.html

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.1&lat=57.69490&lon=-2.83544&layers=168&b=1