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Burials at Crosstown commenced in October 1892. Of the 1,182 individuals buried up to the end of 1907 there were no "Wafer's" named in the burial register. 

Just for info, there is an Ellen Wafer from High St who died age 2 in 1900 and is named in the St Patrick's burial register.

The change in street names was initially proposed by the Mayor at the WBC meeting on 01/09/1920 & unanimously carried. The minutes state that "One great advantage of the proposed change was to substitute the names of Irish Martyrs for those of English notabilities" !!   

Hi Wexflyer

The Lady at Wexford BC stated they hold the Registers of Internments only - they don't hold the old Burial Registers, so my understanding is that they have been deposited with the Wexford County Archive at Ardcavan. There was a note on theit website a while back stating they were going to include the Crosstown Burial Register alongside the existing registers for the Wexford Town Municiple registers, but it hasn't happened to date. 

The earliest Crosstown burial register 1892 - 1907 (Ref: WBC/CEM/6/1) was available as a PDF doc which I downloaded from a website at the time but I'm unsure if it's still available.  (It should ideally be on the Archives website.)

I'm not sure what years the next Register covers but I believe the Register which includes 1916 was fire damaged. Years ago, I visited the old WBC offices in Hill St & tried to get a copy of an entry in the year 1916 but was told it was too fragile to photo-copy and they could only provide a transcription. (a copy of the Register of Internments for that year was available).

Ps - You posted a great copy of the grave numbers in Section Q of the cemetery; would you happen to have a copy of the other old Catholic section, Section L? I would like to see if there's a Headstone or a marker for the Walsh grave for Rattler. 

Cheers

Quote from: tonylamb on Saturday 14 January 12 20:56 GMT (UK)

What about no 2 Edan Vale o' Neil's

There was an O'neill family there allright. Pronounced Nail. Nellie, Christy, Liam, Elsie. Christy did a lot of fishing. think the mum was Alice. Nellie lambert ( née o neill) lived there too.

Not quite sure what TonyLamb was asking back in 2012 but as not on line since 2014 he's unlikely to pick up any replies.

However, for anyone interested in the Maudlintown families here is the Crosstown family headstone of the O'Neill family from No2.  The Mother of Kathleen (nee Lambert) was Alice Lambert. 

Hi Wexflyer - Thanks for posting this plan.

I've recently been trying to locate plot No 107 in respect of a Mr & Mrs Connors, an elderly couple murdered in their small thatched cottage in March 1905. My Great Great Grandmother, Mary Flood (75) was buried in plot No 178 on the same day as the couple were buried  - 14th March.

I was working from plot 178 & other plots that still had their markers but was baffled that when counting down the row I was coming across markers who's names didn't match the details in the burial register.  I now see from the diagram that Plot No 348 (between 110 & 111) and plot 91 (between 117 & 118) was putting a spoke in the works!!

The cottage in which the couple lived was right on the Newtown Rd almost opposite the driveway leading to 'Bettyville House' (located in the centre of what is now Wexford racecourse) and became known as the 'Bettyville' murders.  The case was quite sensational and hence covered in the newspapers across the Nation.