Obituaries from the Longtown District 1849 - 1851
Obituaries
From the Carlisle Patriot (CP) and Carlisle Journal (CJ) newspapers
January 27th 1849CPOn the 18th inst at Moss Edge, Hethersgill, Mary Philips of typhus fever, aged 27; on the 19th inst at Bruntinshill near Longtown, Mary Ann, the daughter of Mr Robert Little, aged 2; same day at Longtown, John, son of the late Robert Lamb, aged 13; on the 21st at Greenwoodside, Kirklinton, Jane Hogg, aged 60; on the 24th Thomas, son of John Glendinning, aged 13.March 10th 1849CPOn the 1st inst at Longtown, Margaret, wife of Mr George Bell aged 25. Same day and place, George, the son of Mr Joseph Bell, aged 19. Both died of typhus fever. Same place on the 3rd inst, Frances, the widow of James Napier, aged 47, much respected. On the 2nd inst at Scaleby Moss Edge, Mrs Sarah Taylor, aged 80. On the 2nd inst at Highberrybeck, parish of Scaleby, Margaret the daughter of Mr Walter Turnbull, aged 22.March 31st 1849CPAt Slelands Burn, in the parish of Arthuret, on the 26th inst, Mr John Armstrong, aged 83.April 21st 1849CPOn the 8th inst at Hethersgill in the parish of Kirklinton, Mrs Jane Laidlow aged 81; and on the 14th inst, at Camp Cottage in the parish of Kirklinton, Mrs Andrew Jackson, aged 34. On the 15th inst, at the Alms House, Scotchdike, Ann Walker aged 80.May 5th 1849CPOn the 22nd ult at Huntersholme, in the parish of Arthuret, Miss Isabella Moscrop aged 25. On the 29th ult at Maxwell?s Town in the parish of Kirklinton, Miss Ann Scott aged 15. At Longtown on the 29th ult, Mary Graham aged 19.May 26th 1849CPOn Sunday last at Penton Cottage, Nicholforest, Jane Laidlaw, aged 83, much and deservedly respected.June 23rd 1849CPOn the 11th inst at Longtown, Jane, the wife of Mr David Wright, aged 60. On the 15th inst at Grainbrow, in the parish of Kirklinton, Hannah, the wife of Mr William Forrester aged 54; same day in the parish at Blindlay, Tamar, the daughter of Mr Robert Turnbull, aged 22.June 30th 1849CPAt Penton House on the morning of the 22nd inst, after giving birth to a daughter who survives her, Emma Martin Tinniswood, the wife of Dr Tinniswood of Penton House, Nichol Forest, aged 37.July 14th 1849CPOn the 1st inst at Bogburn in the parish of Kirkandrews on Esk, Mr William McVitie, farmer aged 83; and on the 8th inst at Riddinghill, same parish, Mrs Sarah Forster aged 76. At Longtown on the 5th inst, Mr Francis Graham, builder, aged 32, much respected. The deceased belonged to the Freemasons, and was interred in the Masonic order.August 18th 1849CPAt Peth near Longtown on the 14th inst, Mr John Boyd, a blind annuitant, aged 65. At Byreburn, Cannobie, at the house of his grandmother, on the 10th inst, John, son of Abel Armstrong, auctioneer, in his 22nd year, much lamented and greatly respected.September 29th 1849CPAt Kirklinton Hall near Carlisle on Saturday the 22nd inst, Charles Snodgrass Buchanan Esq of Knockshinnock, Ayrshire. His remains have been removed for interment to the family vaults at Irving in the same county. October 6th 1849CPIn Union Court, Scotch Street, on Sunday morning, the 23rd September, Jane Ferguson, formerly of Whitesyke in the parish of Arthuret, in her 85th year ? much respected.November 3rd 1849CPAt Longtown on the 30th ult, after a long and tedious illness, borne with Christian fortitude and resignation, Jane, wife of Mr Robert Armstrong, schoolmaster, aged 57 ? much and deservedly respected.November 10th 1849CPAt Kirkandrews on Friday the 9th inst, Mr John Graham, aged 48.November 17th 1849CPAt Smithfield in the parish of Kirklinton, Mr George Sturgeon, aged 91. At Baileytown in the parish of Arthuret, Jane, wife of Mr David Wilson, farmer, aged 63.December 15th 1849CPAt Longtown on the 3rd inst Mrs Margaret Wilson, aged 83; and on the 10th Mr Richard Murray, aged 79. At the Longtown Union Workhouse on the 4th inst, Sarah Ewart aged 92. At Peth near Longtown on the 5th inst, Mr Phillip Roden aged 69.December 29th 1849CPAt Longtown on the 21st inst Mary, the wife of Mr John Irving, aged 57; same place on the 26th, Mr Philip Elliot, aged 63, much respected. At Milhill in the parish of Kirkandrews on the 23rd inst, Mr Joseph Jackson aged 67.January 5th 1850CPAt Longtown on the 30th ult, Mr James Ferguson aged 71.January 26th 1850CPAt Mount in the parish of Kirklinton on the 14th inst, Mr Christopher Bowman.February 2nd 1850CPAt Rigghead in the parish of Kirklinton on the 24th ult, Mr James Turner, yeoman aged 92.February 16th 1850CPAt the Longtown Union Workhouse on the 9th inst, Ann Pardy, aged 73.March 2nd 1850CPOn the 26th at Rodds School, parish of Kirkandrews upon Esk, Mrs Frances Graham, wife of Mr Jas. Graham, schoolmaster, aged 52.March 9th 1850CPAt Longtown, Lilly McGregor, aged 83 years. In her youth deceased was noted for her courage and pugilistic powers, a few men only were capable of contending with her.March 23rd 1850CPAt Longtown on the 7th inst, Mr William Marrs, aged 88. On the 8th at the Longtown Union Workhouse, John Groves, aged 59. Same place and day, George Little Scott, aged 10. At Hethersgill on the 7th inst, Dinah, the wife of Mr Thomas Holmes, aged 60. At Liverpool on the 8th inst, Mr John Jackson, butcher, aged 75, formerly of Longtown. His remains were interred in Arthuret Churchyard on the 12th inst.March 30th 1850CPAt Bayonne, on the 20th inst Alethea, the beloved and affectionate wife of Fergus James Graham Esq, her Brittanic Majesty?s Consul in that place. At Longtown on the 14th inst, Mr William Bell, aged 50; on the 15th, Mary, the daughter of Mr David Irving, aged 13; on the 23rd, James Turner of Carlisle, aged 32; and on the 26th, Miss Drusilla Armstrong, aged 54. At Moat in the parish of Kirkandrews on Esk on the 26th inst, Mr William Morton aged 26.May 11th 1850CPAt Browhead in the parish of Kirkandrews upon Esk, on the 30th ult, Mr John Livingstone, farmer, aged 77. At Longtown on the 28th ult, Mrs Mary Ferguson, widow of Mr Thomas Ferguson, corn factor, aged 61 ? much respected. At Anguswell, parish of Kirklinton, on the 4th inst, Mr Robert Brown, yeoman, aged 86.May 25th 1850CPAt Longtown on the 12th inst, Eleanor Irving, aged 82. On the 14th in childbed, Mrs Agnes Wilson, wife of Mr Robert Wilson, aged 42. On the 16th at Scaleby Hill, Mrs Mary Robinson, aged 73. At Scotchdyke on the 15th inst, Mr John Little, aged 64, for many years a carrier between Carlisle and Longtown.June 1st 1850CPAt Longtown on the 27th inst, Miss Ann Livingstone, aged 22.September 14th 1850CPAt Kingstown on the 21st inst, William Mitchinson, at the advanced age of 79 years, late of Grimoorhill and formerly an extensive cattle dealer. On the 10th inst at Beck in the parish of Kirkandrews upon Esk, Jane, the wife of Mr John Plenderleath, farmer, aged 48 years.October 26th 1850CPAt Netherby Street, Longtown, on Friday the 18th inst, Mr Robert Little, jun, aged 32 years.December 7th 1850CPAt Mossband near Gretna, on Wednesday 4th inst, Mrs Robert Gibbons, deeply lamented by a large circle of friends and relatives.December 14th 1850CPOn the 5th inst at Longtown, Mr James Hetherington aged 81. On the 9th inst at Easton in the parish of Arthuret, Mr John Tinning aged 72.February 15th 1851CPAt Rigg Head, Kirklinton, on the 9th inst, Mr John Coulthard, aged 71, much respected.February 22nd 1851CPOn the 12th inst at Longtown, Jannet Graham, aged 79; on the 15th, Eleanor Forster, aged 21; on the 16th John Paisley aged 31 and at the Clift Toll Gate on the 17th, Ann the wife of Mr David Brow, aged 25. At Skitbright, Kirklinton, on the 16th inst, Mr George Little, aged 57. On the 17th inst at Moat Lodge, Kirklinton, Mrs Mary Little aged 67.March 1st 1851CPOn the 25th ult at Browhead near Longtown, Mr William Bell aged 67 years.March 22nd 1851CPAt Longtown on the 14th inst, Mr George Forster, blacksmith and horse dealer, aged 43.April 12th 1851CPOn the 5th inst at Longtown, Mary, the widow of the late Thos. Johnston, grocer, aged 79; same place on the 6th inst, Mr Edward Thornburn, aged 73; same place on the 8th , Elizabeth, daughter of Mr Andrew Plenderleath, aged 3; same place on the 6th John, son of Samuel Francis, aged 3. On the 10th inst at Milhill in the parish of Kirkandrews on Esk, Mr Wm Johnston aged 77.May 31st 1851CPAt Longtown on the 23rd inst Mr John Armstrong, 47; on the 28th Isabella the wife of Mr Thos Lamb, aged 27; same day Mrs Jane Armstrong aged 67.On the 26th inst at Rye Hill, parish of Kirklinton, Mrs Jane Irving aged 87.July 12th 1851CPOn Thursday the 3rd inst at Kingston Place, Leeds, in her 80th year, Jane, relict of the late George Moody Esq, formerly of Longtown, Cumberland, surgeon.November 8th 1851CPAt Rockliff on the 29th ult, Jane widow of the late Joseph Peel, Custom House Officer, and mother of Mr Peel, chiropodist, Newcastle, aged 72 years.On the 26th ult at Longtown, Elizabeth Ward, dressmaker, aged 21. At the same place on the 28th, Mary Beattie aged 72 ? she was found dead in bed having died in the night. Same place suddenly on the 3rd inst, Mary, the wife of Thomas Tate, aged 68.