Burial records Cork / Military cemetery Barrackton 1880-90

[brionne]

Can anyone tell me where soldiers and their families would have been buried,Circa 1885/7.
My relative was a Q.M.S.M,in Royal Engineers Depot at Cork,died there 1887.
Thanks. Brionne.

[cardiff Irish]

Hi, There are a few people who might be able to help. In particular I know of a retired Cmdt. of the Irish Army who has a strong interest in Fam. and local History.I will ask him for advice and get back to you. Regards,Kevin, Co Cork,Ireland.

[brionne]

Thanks Kevin, my Gt Grandfather was found drowned on the Strand at Grabbel, Dec 1887.name Thomas McPherson born Scotland 1838.
His wife had died 1885 after birth of 6th child at Cork Barracks 1885.
Any help appreciated .

[cardiff Irish]

Hi Brionne, I'll ask that guy over the next week or so.....have you a name for Thomas's wife and child? Thomas died in Grabbel? Not wanting to sound obvious but that's overseas...yes? Regards,Kevin.

[Mitch]

Hi Brionne,

Okay I am working from memory here so keep with me.  Grabbel could be Grabbal Strand, There is a Grabbal Bay in West Cork.  He was in the Royal Engineer's therefore it is possible that he was stationed at Camdon.  This was a large Naval base just across the way from Cobh (Queenstown) and next to Spike Island.  If your relative was drowned then it is possible that he was washed up onto Grabbal bay.  Geographically this would make sense.  By the way I'm not sure if I am spelling that right but it is pronounced "Grab all".

I know that in Victoria Barracks (now Collins') had a grave yard near by for soldiers and their families but over the years this was damaged and eventually the headstones were removed and placed around the boundary walls.  I do not know were Camden Naval base buried their dead but that is very easily found out.  Contact Collins' Barracks, Cork.  They recently opened a museum and the lads that run it are brilliant and really know their stuff.

I hope this has been useful, I could, however, be way off the point.

Mitch

[brionne]

Mitch, Thanks for your help.Your info gives me more to go on.Didnt know about the new museum at Collins Barracks,thats good news.Sorry for my delay in replying.
Brionne.

[heslop]

My mother was born to an army family in 1914. Her father was in the A.S.C. She was a twin and , I believe, her twin brother, Sidney Mitchell died as an infant. I would be interested to know if Sidney, son of Stephen Mitchell,  was buried in this cemetery and thedate.. Thanks , in anticipation.. Ron H.

[seanhealy9]

Hi Brionne,
This is way past time but I was checking a new message and came across the post, so the information may be outdated for you know.

Just to let you and the other posters know that there are just 230 headstones left in the military cemetery at Assumption Hill Cork. The inscriptions on these have been eroded greatly over the last two years because of their position around a boundary wall of the cemetery as Mitch has said. About 2 years ago I started a survey of the cemetery and have a full list of the names that were on those remaining headstones, but unfortunately the name McPherson is not on the list. There were about 900 burials at the cemetery since it was opened in 1849 up to 1922 with just a few more after that date so they could be buried there but I could never find any full list of burials and to the best of my knowledge no list is on record. This cemetery has been redeveloped as a park for the area and is being well looked after now.
 
In relation to Graball bay or strand, this is located at Crosshaven Co Cork which is almost under the walls of Fort Camden, there is no cemetery associated with this fort but across the harbour on the opposite point is Fort Davis (formally Fort Carlisle), there is a military cemetery there but again the name McPherson is not on those headstones. 

Two other cemetery’s associated with military deaths are the old Clonmel Cemetery at Cobh and the Corkbeg cemetery at Whitegate, I have some photos from those and will go through them to see if the name shows up.

Ron,
Unfortunately the name Mitchell is not on any of those two lists, but I will kepp an eye out for the name.
Regards,
Sean

[brionne]

Hi Sean,

Very many thanks for your latest info on the old military Assumption Hill cemetery in Cork.
Its strange that no records are kept of the burials here at Kew Records.
In fact Kew deny any knowledge of my relative, I have had 2 different researchers looking for him there bysides searching myself.The Army records of his 2 sons were found and in each case the father was stated as being stationed at Cork Depot and also on his death certificate.
Address being,
No 1 Military Road, Cork.
This is at the top of the Hill before the Barracks if I remember rightly.
It may be that he had come out of the Army before he died but would expect to find something recorded somewhere.
The only thing I have not yet tried is a Church Burial record.
The Parish in that area for Protestants would have been ST ANNS.
Rambling on,thanks again,

Brionne.