Hi Carruthers-L,
FYI from our Gen Researcher On-Site (just made that up - it's Malcolm's
efforts that we provide, and encourage Malcom to just post directly to
Carruthers-L(a)RootsWeb.com), who found two cemeteries the new and the old in
Moffat, plus more.
In addition to the HeadStones, Malcolm has also posted photos of Headstones &
Cems, altho those images can not be posted to RootsWeb web sites. Malcome, is
there a web site that contains the images?
Barry
Malcome, In response to your ref of 'border towns,' I'm pasting a few pars
below
mentioning 'our' Widdrington ancestors' [Rocksolannah Carruthers b 1706-20?
md
John Witherington], considerable 'Reiver' history & experience w/ borders:
'Sir Henry Woodrington [or sometimes Widdrington] was a colourful character,
from a family deeply involved in the centuries-old feuds and reiving of the
Scottish Borders . . .' (ctd below)
----- Original Message -----
From: Barry Wetherington
To: BarryCast
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:46 PM
Subject: Fw: MI's from Moffat Church #2 Carruthers 2 R's
Hi Again,
I have taken the opportunity to check out another border town during the Easter
break, and found two cemeteries the new and the old in Moffat. Once again there
may be confusion with the spelling by the stone mason so I have shown as always
as they are on the gravestone. E.g. Moffat old Churchyard number two shows
Carruthers with two R's and only one lower down. William Carruthers lies on the
right but here it says wright small W, but wrong just the same.
I managed to lift the gravestone out of the ground on grave (7) I believe the
inscription to be correct, however, I believe there is more below ground a good
foot below which may have more information on Margaret's year of death and
possibly James Carruthers (The Butcher) Flesher's death.
Well that's it for now. Best wishes all and a Happy Easter to you too.
Malcolm.
----- Original Message -----
From: Malcolm Carruthers
To: Barry Wetherington
Cc: Tommy Carothers ; Bruce E. Caruthers ; Brynmor Evans ; Deborah (Carruthers)
; Eric Carruthers ; Jan Carruthers McChesney ; Malcolm Hill ; Peter (Carruthers)
O'brien ; Sheryl (Carruthers) Brown
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:19 PM
Subject: MI's from Moffat
Barry Wetherington
Sir Henry Woodrington [or sometimes Widdrington] was a colourful character, from
a family deeply involved in the centuries-old feuds and reiving of the Scottish
Borders. He figures prominently in the Calendar of Border Papers for 1595-1603.
He must have been born in about 1570, and was knighted in 1597. His father, also
Sir Henry, had been Marshall of Berwick, but died in 1593; his mother remarried,
to Sir Robert Carey, the same year. Carey's own father was Lord Hunsdon, who had
been Warden of the East March from 1568 until his death in 1596. Henry
Woodrington fell out with Lord Ralph Eure, Warden of the Middle March from 1595,
and made accusations of malpractice and inefficiency against him that led to
Eure's resignation in 1598.
Lord Eure was succeeded as Warden of the Middle March by Sir Robert Carey, who
appointed Henry Woodrington and William Fenwick as his deputies. Carey had
married Woodrington's mother, and evidently considered him trustworthy. His
trust seems to have been justified. However, the Borders were a violent region,
and operated under their own laws. Henry's career as Deputy Warden was quite
eventful. For example, in August 1598, Carey sent Woodrington and Fenwick to
ride against a Scottish raiding party that was hunting in Redesdale. They
pursued them back into Scotland, and in the chase some of the English took the
opportunity to pursue private quarrels. Several of the Scots were killed - not
an unusual event, but against the law: the pursuit was supposed to stop at the
border . . . .
http://www.dur.ac.uk/j.m.hutson/tudhoe/