Katherine,
My guide to Presbyterian congregations says there has been one at Drumquin
since the 1600s. It also mentions that a new church was built between 1860 –
1863 after which the old church became the Manse (ie the Minister’s home). I
would guess therefore that the graveyard does go back earlier than 1845.
Presbyterians generally didn’t keep burial records so there are unlikely to be
any paper records for who is buried there. You just have to hope there’s a
legible gravestone. You could try writing to the Minister to see if anyone has
ever transcribed them or if he knows of a grave for your family. Otherwise you
may just have to pay a researcher to go and look.
Not every Minister replies to these enquiries. Some get rather more
genealogical enquiries than they feel able to deal with. On the other hand some
are very obliging.
Elwyn
On Monday, 29 May 2023, 20:35:47 BST, Katherine Quigley via CoTyroneList
<[email protected]> wrote:
Is anyone aware of the best way to check the gravestones in a graveyard if I
can’t go in person? I know the records for the Drumquin Presbyterian church
only go back to 1845, but does the graveyard go back further? How can I check?
Thanks,
Katherine Quigley
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