MIs St Peters (CofI) Drogheda

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I have the following of three burials at the above church but no dates or ages for the deaths. Can anyone help me please.

Hannah Thirlwall
Thomas Thirlwall
Thomas Thirlwall (Jun) Esq.

Thankyou very much.

Fizzy

[jbhall]

"Sacred to the memory of Thomas Thirlwell. Esq. Collector of Inland Revenue in this town, late of London, son of Thomas and Hannah Thirlwell of Thornes Yorkshire who departed this life on the 5th day of August 1849 aged 45 years. deeply regretted by his family and friends."
St. Peters (C of I) Drogheda Gravestone Inscriptions By James Garry, in Journal of the Old Drogheda Society 1992.

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Thankyou so very much.

I wonder why an English collector of taxes would have been working in Ireland ?

Fizzy

[Christopher]

Hiya Fizzy,

Thomas was working in the United Kingdom. Ireland and Great Britain were all one between 1801 to 1922.

Christopher

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Yes a very good point Christopher !!!

Thanks,

Fizzy

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" Deeply regretted by his family and friends " - that sounds a strange thing to put.

Where could I get hold of his death certificate please ?

Fizzy

[jbhall]

Fizzy,
Unfortunately, Civil registration for deaths wasn't introduced in Ireland until 1864. There should be a burial record available in the records of St. Peter's Church of Ireland in Drogheda (though it won't necessarily tell you very much). However, I can't advise you on how to access those.

Brendan

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Thanks,

Fizzy