In memory of Peter Maughan of Kirkhaugh in this parish who died Sep 23rd 1822, aged 73 years. Also of Maragaret his wife who died May 9th 1841,aged 83 years. Also of John son of Peter & Margaret Maughan, who died December 30th, 1833, aged 47 years. Also of John son of John & Hannah Maughan who died Oct 10th, 1821 in the second year of his age.	In the 19th century you couldn't turn round without meeting a Maughan in the manor of Kirkhaugh near Slaggyford. Today, Kirkhaugh has just a church, two farmsteads and a resurrected railway line where tourists sample the Steam Age. But the village was slightly more crowded a Century ago, and the 1881 census lists no fewer than 13 Maughans living in Kirkhaugh. Among them were Thomas and Ann Maughan, who lived at Kirkhaugh Farmhouse with four children, one stepson and Hannah Watson the maid-of-all-work. John and Jane Maughan farmed next door at Temple House. Maughans crop up in Kirkhaugh way back in the 18th century. In 1831, one John Maughan held the farm at least 20 years before the present house was completed. A later John Maughan of Kirkhaugh branched out into local politics, chairing both Haltwhistle Rural District Council and the local Board of Guardians in 1910. A host of memorials to Maughans are displayed at Kirkhaugh's Church of The Holy Paraclete - notably seven among 19 names on the tablet honouring local dead in the Great War of 1914-1918. One late Victorian Maughan (possibly Thomas's son Walton) put Kirkhaugh on the map by inventing the idea of the "Traffic Census for the Classification of Roads" and writing a book about the management of steamrollers. And by the 1930s the Maughans had spread the fame of Kirkhaugh to the other side of the world. An Australian newspaper records the engagement of Marjorie Roper, of Nukarni in the sandy western wilds, to J. Stewart Maughan, youngest son of the late Mr John and Mrs Maughan, of Kirkhaugh. Residents of Kirkhaugh Farmhouse who were not of the Anglican persuasion had a handy non-conformist chapel just yards from their home. A tiny Wesleyan chapel was built for Kirkhaugh's Methodists in 1873 - still recorded by a plaque on the wall. It cost £150 which would have been donated by local people, and was designed to hold at least 80 worshippers. Later a little schoolroom was added. It was used as a church until about 30 years ago. But given the quantity of Maughan memorabilia in the Church of the Holy Paraclete, it's likely they were solidly Church of England. This church, also not far from Kirkhaugh Farm, must be one of the most remarkable buildings in the vicinity. Its name and style are both unique.
In loving memory of John Maughan of Park Head, Whitfield who died April 4th 1892 Aged 66 years. Also of Jane, his wife who died at Whamlands Jan 12th 1902 Aged 74 years. Also Hannah, daughter of the above, who died April 24th 1866, aged 3 years. Also Margaret Ann, daughter of the above, who died Sep 13th 1886, aged 20 years.
In loving memory of Thomas Walton Maughan 28 January 1887 - 15 June 1971. His wife Mary Elizabeth Maughan 11 July 1894 - 23 September 1973. Also his sister Hannah Maughan 24 April 1885 - 22 August 1993 Many thanks to Linda Robertson. She contributed all these interesting pictures.

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