Whitehaven burials

[Jo3]

Hi Lyn/Andrew,

I was in the RO this morning (thought it was closed today)and my memory is terrible so I got record for McMin!  I saw Andrew on his way in so hopefully he's got you the right one.  "The Kirk" is at the end of High St., and although the building is now flats the graveyard still exists-I was there a few weeks ago.  It was "the Scottish Presbyterian"- hence "The Kirk", so your ancestors were more than likely from over the border.

Regards

Jo3

[Andi R]

Ah ha

there was a seperate church "the Kirk" its a block of flats now

Andrew

Thanx Jo I never knew it existed, and to think I live around the corner

I had a quick glance and found the book of inscriptions, but I was trying to locate a lost marriage, because the RO closes in the afternoon I will have a wander up the hill to see what I can find

I'll be back in the records office on Wednesday night, I'll have a look then

Andrew

[Geoff E]

I have a certificate for a marriage conducted in 1873 at the

"United Presbyterian Chapel, High St, Whitehaven" ... the bride was born in Ireland.

[Andi R]

Again thanks Jo, I had a wander up there this afternoon, it's a strange graveyard and how I've missed it when it says on the front of the flats "The Kirk" I've seen this so many times and not thought anything of it

Lyn

Didn't take any photos as the weather has been a bit "untrustworthy" to say the least today,  there isn't many graves there and a quarter of the are illegible but because there are not many (less than 20) I might photgraph them all, if I see a McKim, I'll e-mail you a copy

Andrew

[Andi R]

found this one:

Eleanor McMin Wife of John Lindella
Died June 26th 1776
age 22 years

Thats off the gravestone I found at "The Kirk"

Bit late to go - but it wasn't quite dark, but too dark to photograph

Andrew

[lynbear]

Hi Jo/Andrew

Thanks for your efforts. You might be onto something here.
We assumed they were Scottish, a number of them went off to Northern Ireland in the late 1700s.

Geoff,

Who is on the marriage certificate that you have?
Cheers
Lyn

[Geoff E]

Geoff,

Who is on the marriage certificate that you have?
Cheers
Lyn

Michael BURNS to Jane STEWART 14 Oct 1873 (he was local, she was from Ireland)

[Andi R]

ello

found these

March 8th 1808
Bapt Ann of William and Elizabeth McMinn, Sailor
Born Mar 28th 1804

Mar 8th 1808
Sarah of William and Elizabeth McMinn, Sailor
Born 3rd Mar 1808  (good date to be born all the best people are, not the same year though)

Mar 6th 1808
William of William and Elizabeth McMinn, Sailor
born its says 28 Jul 1808, which would be odd, so not sure

26th Oct 1815
Sarah of William and Elizabeth McMinn, Sailor

Don't know if I have given you these before, all St James

Bapt @ the Kirk
7th Jan 1875
Charles of Thomas and Mary Ann McMinn, Miller of Charles St

and in a document relating to the Kirk itself

"List of the number of pews in the chappel with their value as settled by the names who are owners there of and have recieved  cornforma ?? to establish their claim for the future

No 20 value 6 - - Thos and James McMinn"  do I have a photo of this? of course!!

Andrew

[Andi R]

Edited photo, full size better

this is to do with pews