Edmund/Edward Whitaker died 25 Nov 1873 Lanesboro. Where could he be buried?

Judi, there is a Church of Ireland (Anglican) website here and they may tell you what graveyard they have, the RC Parish name was Rathcline, https://www.ireland.anglican.org/about/rcb-library

The name Donough or McDonough sometimes McDonagh etc is a different name to Donoghue etc, variants of spelling are not unusual.

There is a private Facebook group on Longford Genealogy and you may get lucky. Apply to join. 

I looked at the death cert and see two McDonough deaths above him on the same page so may indicate that is the name in the area.

You can use this website to see the local townlands etc https://www.townlands.ie/longford/  These are the civil parishes.

Good Luck

Pat

Thank you Pat,

I appreciate it.

Kind Regards

Judi

Judi,

I have not been able to confirm where James Whittaker (c1795 - 1873, Lanesboro) is buried. He could be buried at Lanesboro Church of Ireland Cemetery, without a tombstone.

However, I found the following which may be of interest:

Married at St. Michan's Church, Dublin City on 9th May 1870 by Rev. Marcus J. Bickerstaff (family connected to County Longford)

John Munn Whittaker, full age, bachelor, Lance Corporal 56th Regiment, 14 Linenhall Street, son of Edmond Whittaker (Tailor)

Mary Anne Pearson, full age, spinster, -, same place, daughter of Patrick Pearson, Bricklayer

witnesses: William Geraghty and Elizabeth Plunkett

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…

Death Certificate, 25th November 1873, Lanesboro, Edward Whittaker, Male, Married, aged 70, Tailor, Natural Causes, Information received from Nicholas McGaver, Coroner for the County Longford, Registered 2nd December 1873 by J. Slevin, Registrar

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

Baptised sub-conditione 13th October 1876, New Ross RC Parish, County Wexford by Rev. D. J. Gorman

James Whittaker (born 16 June 1849), Ross

son of Edmund Whittaker & Margaret McGuinness

sponsor: Moses Duffy

[James Whittaker was an adult convert to Catholicism, in advance of his marriage below]

[There were a number of McGuinness families residing in County Longford at the time of the 1854 Griffith's Primary Valuation]

Married 4th September 1877, New Ross Chapel, County Wexford by Rev. P. M. Furlong C.C.

James Whittaker, full age, bachelor, Police, Taghmon, Edmond Whittaker, Pensioner

Ellen Teresa Byrne, full age, spinster, -, New Ross, John Byrne, Carpenter

witnesses: Denis Falvey and Mary Murphy

Registered 17th September 1877 by John Barron, Deputy Registrar

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…

1901 Census - 4 Tram Cottages, New Kilmainham Electoral Division, South Dublin, County Dublin

James Whittaker, Head of Family, Catholic, Aged 52, foreman labourer, married, born in Lancashire, England

Ellen Teresa Whittaker, Wife, Aged 42, -, married, born in County Wexford

children: Edmond (18), Margaret (16), James (15), Leo (13), Frederick (12), Arthur (8), Josephine (6) - all born in County Kilkenny

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003702904/

1911 Census - 4 Tramway Cottages, New Kilmainham Electoral Division, South Dublin, County Dublin

James Whittaker, Head of Family, Catholic, Aged 62, timekeeper Dublin United Tramway, married, born in Lancashire, England

Ellen Teresa Whittaker, Wife, Aged 57, -, married, born in County Wexford

(married 33 years, had 12 children born alive, 8 of whom were alive in 1911)

children:

Edmond (28), Margaret (26), Frederick (22) - born in County Kilkenny

Arthur (18), Josephine (16) - born in County Waterford

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000132042/

Death Certificate 6th May 1916, 4 Tram Terrace, Inchicore, Kilmaiham, Dublin

James Whittaker, male, married, aged 67, timekeeper, Bronchitis - one month certified, Jsephine Whittaker - present at death - 4 Tram Terrach, Inchicore

Registered 11th May 1916 by R. M. Power, Registrar

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

Royal Irish Constabulary Pensions:

James Whittaker, Constable when pensioned, County Kilkenny, aged 44 when pensioned, annual pension £42-2s-4d

Date of commencement of pension 16th September 1892, paid at the Pay Office, Died 6th May 1916, Paid to Ellen T. Whittaker, Widow

Hoping some of the above information is new to you,

Judi,

I meant to add that James Munn Whittaker was born about 1844 at Rossindale, Lancaster and enlisted in the 106th Regiment of Foot at Longford on 24th April 1863, aged 19. He was in the 56th Regiment of Foot by the time of his marriage in 1870.

Rossendale, Lancaster was also the address given for Edmund Whittaker who was born in 1799, and who enlisted in the 15th Regiment of Foot in 1815.