Hello Katherine Very few Presbyterian churches in Cos Tyrone and Donegal had their own graveyards and did not commence to gain them until the 1870s onwards. Prior to this, the usual burial place for Presbyterians was the parish graveyard (generally attached to the parish (Church of Ireland) church.) Noting that the earliest date on headstones at Drumquin (Longfield East parish) is 1872, Drumquin congregation seems to fit into this basket.
The Pattons and Quigleys both farmed in Wilmount townland which is in Longfield West Parish, so I would expect their burial places to be at the old Longfield West parish church. The surviving registers have been filmed and available at PRONI, Belfast: LONGFIELD WEST C.I. Langfield Lower (Derry diocese) [Earliest registers destroyed in Dublin] Baptisms, 1809-10; marriages, 1845 1934; marriage notices, 1906 74;burials, 1878-1981; vestry minutes, 1810-29 and 1870-1900; minute book, 1880-91. Hope this assists and perhaps clarifies the situation, Len Swindley ________________________________ From: Katherine Quigley via CoTyroneList <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 30 May 2023 5:35 AM To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <[email protected]> Cc: Katherine Quigley <[email protected]> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] CTI Mailing List Query 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 ================================= Send a Message to the List - [email protected] List Archive - https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com Join the list by sending an email to - [email protected] To receive the Digest version, send an email to - [email protected] Unsubscribe by sending an email to - [email protected] =================================
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