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Obituaries 1838 - 1840

Obituaries from the Longtown District 1838 - 1840

Obituaries

From the Carlisle Patriot (CP) and Carlisle Journal (CJ) newspapers

May 5th 1838CPAt Longtown on the 29th ult, Mr George Harkness, aged 75, and same place on the 30th, David the infant son of Mr Joseph Tait.June 2nd 1838CPOn the 28th ult at Longtown, Jane, the relict of Mr Thomas Armstrong, nailer.June 9th 1838CPOn the 2nd inst at Longtown in the 79th year of his age, Mr John Armstrong, gardener.At Henrystown, Kirkandrews on Esk, on the 5th inst, Mr William Little, labourer, aged 37.June 23rd 1838CPOn the 28th July 1837, on his passage from Calcutta to the Mauritius, Captain William Lattimer of the ship Andromeda, aged 31, fourth son of Mr William Lattimer, late of Burnfoot near Longtown. The loss of this young man was much lamented by his relatives. His urbanity of manners and kindness of disposition caused him to be beloved by all who knew him.July 14th 1838CPAt Longtown on the 7th inst. Mr Thomas Marshall, aged 28; on the 9th William, infant son of Mr William Faden; on the 10th, Jane, daughter of Mr Thomas Kerr, innkeeper, aged 4 years; and on the 2nd, Mr Matthew Ferguson, advanced in years.July 28th 1838CPAt Longtown on the 13th inst, Mrs Jane Irving, relict of Mr Walter Irving, aged 79.September 8th 1838CPOn the 8th of August after a lingering illness which he bore with patience and resignation, Joseph, son of the late John Forrester of Hole of Line, parish of Bewcastle, aged 32.At Longtown on the 31st inst, Mrs Elizabeth Paisley, advanced in years; same day and place, Isabella Wybergh, in her 8th year.September 15th 1838CPAt Longtown on the 6th inst, Mr Thomas Noble, aged 59; same day and place, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr James Underwood, aged 2 years.At Little Corby, on the 10th inst, Mr John Scott, joiner, aged 28, son of Mrs Hannah Scott of Longtown.On Sunday the 9th inst while on a visit at the residence of her brother, Captain Elliot, Glengirtholm Canonbie, Mrs Bogie of Langholm, relict of Mr James Bogie, Kirkcaldy.November 24th 1838CPAt Gougrave House, Island of Grenada, West Indies, on the 12th September last, John Forrester Esq. aged 48. He had the management of several estates on the island, was Colonel of the St John?s Regiment of Militia, and acted as Justice. During a 28 years residence in Grenada, Mr Forrester?s kind manners in private life, his upright conduct as a magistrate, and the fulfilment of his many other public duties, secured him the esteem and respect of his numerous acquaintances. The deceased was the eldest son of Mr Edward Forrester of Slacks in Bewcastle in this county, and has left his aged father in Bewcastle and two brothers in the Island of Grenada to lament his loss.December 8th 1838CPAt Rigg near Longtown, on the 1st inst, Miss Mary Graham, in the prime of life.December 22nd 1838CPAt Longtown on the 7th inst, Mrs Rosanna Armstrong, aged 87; on the 12th inst, Jane, daughter of Mr Thomas Scott, aged 16 months; on the 16th, James, son of Mr Robert Hewitt, aged 7 years; on the 18th Thomas, son of Mr John best, aged 2 years, and on the 19th, Jane, infant daughter of Mr Geo Huggan.At Peth, near Longtown, on the 18th inst. Miss Mary Johnstone, aged 21.At Hallburn, near Longtown on the 8th inst, Mr Thomas Johnston, aged 80.January 5th 1839 CPOn Monday 24th December, very suddenly, of inflammation of the lungs, Ellen, second daughter of Mr Thomas Gilliburn, of Heathergrove, Kirklinton, aged 11. Her amiable disposition and good qualities make her loss sincerely regretted, not only by her parents and relatives, but by all with whom she was acquainted.January 12th 1839CPAt Heathergrove, in Kirklinton, on the 2nd inst, John, the second son of Mr Thomas Gilliburn, aged 3 years.January 26th 1839CPAt Longtown on the 14th inst. Mrs Jane Mitchel Hill, advanced in years; and on the 22nd inst. Elizabeth, second surviving daughter of Mr John Johnston, joiner, aged 9 years.February 2nd 1839CPAt Longtown on the 24th ult, Mr Thomas Atkinson, aged 72.February 9th 1839CPAt Longtown on Saturday last, Mr Walter Graham, weaver, aged 52.At Plump, near Longtown, Miss Jane Hayton, advanced in years.March 16th 1839CPAt Longtown lately Mr Thomas Scott, pensioner, Royal Marines, aged 56.At Riddings Hill near Longtown, on the 10th inst. Mr Thomas Carruthers, aged 78.At Bailiffstown near Longtown, on the 12th inst. Mr William Baxter, aged 78.March 23rd 1839CPAt Longtown on the 17th inst, greatly respected, Margaret, daughter of Mr William Sword, aged 24.April 13th 1839CPAt Linshall-field, near Isell, on Thursday last, aged 36, Mr Anthony Nichol, second son of the late Rev Mr Nichol of Kirkandrews on Esk, much respected.April 27th 1839CPAt the home of her sister, Mrs Latimer in Leeds, on the 16th inst. Mary, youngest daughter of Mr Moody, surgeon, Kirklinton in this county.April 27th 1839CPAt Scaleby on the 21st inst, after a protracted illness, borne with great fortitude and Christian resignation, in the 21st year of her age, Margaret, second daughter of Mr John Carruthers, blacksmith.June 29th 1839CPAt Kirklinton Hall, on the 26th inst, in her 87th year, Mrs Pattinson, relict of the Rev Thomas Pattinson, who was 58 years rector of Kirklinton in this county?In London on Sunday last, at the aged of 23, John, eldest son of the late Mr Robert Bett of Leith, nephew to Mr Yule of Fergushill in this county.September 23rd 1839CPAt Jamaica, on the 8th June last, Mr John Edgar, son of Mr Robert Edgar of Rockliff Cross.October 26th 1839CPAt Longtown on the 18th inst, from the rupture of a blood vessel, Mr John Brown, surgeon, aged 30.At Longtown on the 16th inst, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr John Addison, weaver, aged 9 years; on the 17th inst. Mr John Lockhart, labourer, aged 30; on the 19th Mrs Mary Maxwell, widow, aged 84, and on the 24th, Matthew, son of Mr George Carruthers, aged 8 years.At Henry?s Town near Longtown on the 17th inst, Mrs Elizabeth Graham, advanced in years, and same place on the 22nd, John, son of Mrs Mary Little, aged 7 years.November 30th 1839CPAt Longtown on the 23rd inst, Mrs Tweddle, wife of Mr Tweddle, brewer, much respected.December 28th 1839CPOn the 8th inst, Deborah, relict of the late Mr Wm Sewell of Sleetbeck, parish of Bewcastle in this county, aged 74.January 11th 1840CPAt Longtown on Wednesday last, the 1st inst, Mr Richard Armstrong, carrier, at the advanced age of 97, much respected.At Easton, parish of Arthuret, on the 2nd inst. Mrs Jane Hamilton, aged 73.At Heathery Knowe, parish of Arthuret, Mary, eldest daughter of Mr Thomas Little, aged 26.February 8th 1840CPAt Flat, in the parish of Bewcastle, on the 29th ult, Mr John Routledge, yeoman, advanced in years, much respected.February 22nd 1840 CJAt Rigghead Kirklinton on Wednesday last, after a lingering illness, Richard, fourth son of John and Mary Coulthard, aged 22 years, much respected.At Longtown on Saturday last of consumption, Ann wife of Mr Robert Forster, blacksmith, much and deservedly respected; at the same place on Tuesday last, Jane the wife of George Elliot, weaver, both in the prime of life.March 7th 1840CPAt Longtown on the 1st inst of typhus fever, Mr William Little, aged 58; same place, of consumption, Hannah, daughter of Mr James Armstrong, clogger, aged 12, and also of consumption, Miss Mary Moffatt, aged 19.March 7th 1840 CJAt Longtown on Sunday last of fever, Mr William Little, late of Henrystown, at an advanced age; at the same place on Monday last, Jane Johnston of Rudbrow, Kirkandrews, aged 30 years.March 14th 1840 CJOn Monday last at Longtown in the prime of life, Miss Jane Blacklock, dressmaker ? a young woman universally respected.March 21st 1840CPAt Watch Cross, in the parish of Irthington, on Tuesday the 3rd inst. Mrs Deborah Little, aged 62, wife of Mr George Little, much and deservedly respected. She was the mother of 15 children, 14 of whom, and an aged parent, followed her remains to the grave at Wetherall, on Friday week.At Longtown on the 9th inst, Miss Blacklock, dressmaker, aged 40, much respected, and same place on Monday last, Mrs Esther Hewitt and Mrs Margaret Crozier, both advanced in years.April 4th 1840CPAt Nook in the township of Nichol Forest on Tuesday the 24th ult, Elizabeth, widow of John Forrester Esq. of Brown Know, aged 81, much and deservedly regretted by a large circle of friends and acquaintances, to whom she endeared herself by her amiable and charitable disposition.At Woodside on Wednesday 25th ult, Mr John Forster, aged 61, for a number of years farmer at Roan in the township of Nichol Forest, for which township he acted as assistant overseer of the poor for a considerable period, giving universal satisfaction in fulfilling the arduous duties of that office.April 11th 1840CPAt Liddel Lodge, on the 8th inst, the Rev William Irving, MA, Jesus College, Oxford.May 2nd 1840 CJAt Cais Bank in the parish of Stapleton on the 4th ult, Mr Robert Forster, farmer, aged 84 years.At Shawhead in Bewcastle, on the 15th ult, Mary wife of Andrew Armstrong, stone mason.May 16th 1840CPAt Longtown on Friday last, Mrs Elizabeth Wardrope, aged 50, and on Wednesday, Margaret, daughter of Mr James Robinson, aged 13 years.At Baxton Gill, Nichol Forest, on Tuesday last, Mr John Johnston, aged 80,much respected.

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