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Lisburn Branch Launch Vol 2 of 'These Hallowed Grounds'
An important new book which is expected to be of major interest to family historians throughout Ulster has been launched.
“These Hallowed Grounds” (Volume 2) not only records the surviving gravestone inscriptions for Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn, County Antrim, and Friends’ Burying Ground, in the city’s Railway Street.
There is also a list of names from Quaker burial records of all the people buried in Friends’ Burying Ground as well as a background history of Lisburn Cathedral and Huguenots’ and Friends’ Meeting House.
The launch took place in the Cathedral Halls, Lisburn, on Wednesday, October 26, and was attended by the rector, Rev. Canon Samuel Wright, and the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Trevor Lunn. Both are pictured here being presented with a copy of the book by Ann Robinson, Chairperson of Lisburn Branch
The book is a follow-on from Volume 1, which was a record of the memorials in Kilrush and St. Patrick’s Burying Grounds in Lisburn.
Both volumes have been compiled by the Lisburn Branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society.
The project team for Volume 2, under the co-ordination of chairperson Ann Robinson, comprised branch members Pat Allen, Harry Curry, Dr. Richard Gray, Eleanor McFadzean, Sean Minshull, Evelyn Patterson, Ted and Margaret Rolston and Yvonne Simpson.
The new volume also includes memorials in the Cathedral and a list of burials recorded as being inside as well as lists of rectors, curates and churchwardens.
There are also maps of both burying grounds, with a key, along with death notices and brief information on the wills of some of the people buried in the two grounds.
Also included are short biographies of 53 families connected with the grounds, as well as 16 family trees and extra information with the names of some late 18th and early 19th century Lisburn people.
The 306 pages include four in colour, with 50 black and white photographs, three maps and an index.
If you are interested in purchasing a copy of this book or have difficulty in obtaining it from bookshops within Lisburn, please contact either our Chairperson or Secretary as below:-
Chairperson: Ms Ann Robinson
Secretary: Dr. Richard Gray
Alternatively an order form for the book may be obtained HERE
Two books from our Coleraine Branch
Civil registration
for marriages in Ireland began in 1845 and for births and deaths in 1864. If we
want information on BDMs before these dates, we need to look for other
resources.
The Coleraine branch began to extract BDMs from early editions of local
newspapers (Ballymoney Herald and Coleraine Chronicle) in spring 2000, and
planned to publish these records in book form during 2002, and in searchable cd
form in 2004.
Ballymoney
Herald
The Ballymoney Herald existed between 18th October 1860 and 8th January 1863.
More than 300 births, 500 deaths and 300 marriages were recorded during this
period. These have been copied, put in a database, and have just recently been
made into book form.
The book on these Ballymoney Herald records was launched
at the Ballymoney museum on the 8th January 2003 (the 140th anniversary of the
final edition).
Our thanks go to Keith Beattie of the Museum for his support and to all who
attended the launch and had the opportunity to snap up the first 50 copies of
this useful source.
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Costs (in pounds sterling)
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N.B. We regret
that due to very high local bank charges, |
Coleraine Chronicle
The Coleraine
branch have abstracted the Births, Deaths and Marriages from the pages of the
Coleraine Chronicle from 1844 to 1869.
With over 3,660 births, 8,890 deaths and 5,900 marriages it is an enormous
genealogical resource not only for the general Coleraine area, but for the many
living in Australia, Canada, USA etc. who are researching ancestors from this
area and far beyond.
In the book the births and deaths are arranged alphabetically by surname and the
marriages are indexed by bride and groom, to make searching easier. Newspaper
dates, and full entry details are given.
Here is a wee taster of what you can find (the first 10 marriage records with names beginning with D):
| Nr | Name | Date of Newspaper | Entry Details | |
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| 0 | D'Alton Mary Elizabeth | 1/12/1860 | At St.Thomas Church, Hamilton, Canada West, on the 6th Nov., by the Rev. Dr. Blackman, Mr. Joseph Barr, of Toronto, to Miss Mary Elizabeth D'Alton, of Hamilton. | |
| 1 | D'Arcy Robert James | 7/6/1845 | On Thursday, May 29, at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London, Robert James, fourth son of the Rev. J. D'arcy, Rector of Killalon, county of Meath, to Anna, Duchess of Polata and Tavenna, in the kingdom of Naples. The lady is English, and a Protestant. | |
| 2 | D'Aubigne Merle | 14/8/1858 | At St Peters Church Dublin on 14th inst. By the Rev RG Greene, uncle to the bride, M. Merle D'aubigne DD to Frances Charlotte third daughter of the late Rev John Hardy of Kilcullen, Co. Kildare. | |
| 3 | D'Elevyn J.W. Rev. | 7/6/1856 | At Dervock Church, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. T, Hincks, assisted by the Rev. J.C. D'Evelyn, the Rev. J.W. D'Evelyn, Rector of Armoy, to Janetta, daughter of the late Alexander McNeill, Esq., The Garden. | |
| 4 | Daily Rachel | 7/7/1866 | At the First Presbyterian Church, Drum, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. James Steen, Mr Samuel Steen, Corwhilter, to Rachel, third daughter of the late Mr James Daily, Curkish. | |
| 5 | Dale Amelia | 1/8/1857 | At St Mark's Church, Armagh, on the 23rd ult., by the Rev Benjamin Wade, Mr William George Kendrick, teacher of Armagh Model School, to Amelia, youngest daughter of Mr James Dale, Rosecommon. | |
| 6 | Dale Annie | 4/11/1865 | At Spletchley, near Worcester, on the 26th ultimo, by the Rev. A.L. Delerue, Alexander Stewart Mehan, Esq., Recorder of Derry, to Annie, eldest daughter of John Dale, Esq., Spletchley House. | |
| 7 | Dale Margaret | 8/10/1853 | At the Presbyterian Church, Ballycarry, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. Mr Carmichael, Mr Robert Crawford, , Skerry, to Miss Margaret Dale, of Ballyrudder, Cairncastle. | |
| 8 | Dale William | 5/10/1867 | At the Waterside Presbyterian Church, Derry, on the 26th ult., by the Rev. William McClure, Mr. William Dale, auctioneer, to Maggie Warnock, relict of the late Mr. John Wiley, merchant, and only daughter of William L. Warnock, Esq., Londonderry. | |
| 9 | Dale William John | 30/1/1864 | At the First Presbyterian Church, Larne, on the 21st inst., by the Rev. H.W. Molyneaux, D.D., Mr. William John Dale, to Annie, second daughter of Mr. William Carson, both of Larne |
We are pleased to announce that the Coleraine Chronicle Index is now available by post from the address below. Costs (in pounds sterling) including postage and packing are:
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Country |
Air Mail |
2nd Class or Surface Mail |
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United Kingdom |
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25.00 |
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Republic of Ireland and Europe |
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27.50 |
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USA and Canada |
35.00 |
27.50 |
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Australia and New Zealand |
36.50 |
27.50 |
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Rest of World |
35.00 |
27.50 |
Please note that surface mail to countries outside Europe can take about 6 weeks or more to deliver. Indexes cannot be dispatched until full payment is received.
Local Branch
members can obtain the book at the next Branch meeting, or by collecting from
the address below (please phone before coming by).
Cost £20.00
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Available by post from: Noel Black 53 Causeway Street, Portrush, Co. Antrim, BT56 8AD. N.Ireland Telephone: 70822320 |
N.B. We regret that due to very high local bank
charges, |
These Hallowed Grounds- Lisburn, Kilrush & St.Patricks Cemetries.
Over
the last 25 years, prompted by the growing interest in genealogy, many people,
working individually and in groups, have made a permanent record of the
gravestone inscriptions in the older
burying grounds in Lisburn.
It has now been decided to collate all this information, and publish two volumes dealing with the gravestone inscriptions in all three burying grounds. This, the first volume, deals with Kilrush, or Millbrook Burial Ground, Millbrook Road, and St. Patrick's Chapel Burying Ground, Chapel Hill, Lisburn. Where available, we have augmented the text with interesting photographs and biographical notes.
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Page 13 Page 51 Page 91 Page 147
180 A4 pages including many photographs
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Mallusk Memorials Co. Antrim
A
Record of Memorials in the Ancient
Graveyard at Mallusk, Newtownabbey, County Antrim
In
1994, the Belfast Branch produced its first publication "Carved in
Stone", being a record of the memorials around the parish church at
Carnmoney in Newtownabbey, County Antrim. Following the success of
this project, and with the encouragement of the Newtownabbey Borough Council,
attention was focused on another burial ground in Newtownabbey, that of Mallusk.
The publication contains 852 inscriptions, with the earliest being 1755. Another interesting addition is a list of Placenames mentioned on the inscriptions. There is also a detailed map showing the location of all the stones.
Mallusk
burying ground has a particular interest, not only for family historians, but
also those interested in local and political history. The 1798
Rebellion involving the United Irishmen drew many of its supporters from the
Hydepark, Roughfort, Hightown, Lylehill and Mallusk areas, and some people who
took a prominent part have been buried in this graveyard. Jemmy
Hope, members of his family, and the extensive Bigger/Biggar families have been
buried here also, thus giving unique information relating to the United
Irishmen.
Unlike Carnmoney, there are no visible remains of any church buildings at Mallusk, nor are there any church records relating specifically to this particular graveyard. The grounds are clearly divided into two sections: the old burying plot, and a more modern section which has been properly planned and has graves laid out in a regular manner. Maps of the burying ground were made available by Newtownabbey Council for this project, but it must be emphasised that the purpose of the exercise was to record the memorials and inscriptions in the grounds and not to verify or re-map graves or rights to bury in any particular plot.
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Statistics Page 14 Section A Page 16 Example Index Page 37 Examples Page 44
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Tombstones of the Omey, Co.Tyrone
Over
a period of five years, Omagh Branch member William McGrew visited and recorded
the gravestones in 15 cemeteries situated in and around Omagh, Co.Tyrone. This
book is the result of this work. The book gives a brief history of Omagh
town itself and its churches. An introduction and location is given for
each graveyard. To preview an example Click below:
Cappagh COI Page 8 Drumragh Graveyard Page 77
The book is well illustrated. 184 Pages
To order click HERE