McKergan

[lucy34]

I'm not sure to be honest?  I'm assuming she would be buried as a McKirgan but I will be looking out for Magees aswell, will let you know what I find

[aghadowey]

The McKergans were Church of Ireland but John Magee was R.C. so I would think McKergans are buried at St. Guaire's (C. of I.) in Aghadowey townland while the Magees could be at St. Mary's (Cullycapple Rd.).

[lucy34]

ok thankyou, I will go to both

[lucy34]

I never was good at going anywhere myself without getting lost lol but to cut a long story short I took a left instead of a right and a right instead of a left and found myself at Ballygallon church in which I found releatives   I didn't have much time but found Thomas McKirgan c.1908 (My grandfathers eldest brother) along with his wife and beside him, Mervyn James McKirgan, possibly a son.  I have been assured their father is there somewhere by a family member so will be returning for a proper scout around.  I also had a quick look around the initial Ballygallon graveyard further up the road, beautiful!
In St.Guires my Uncle, Aunts and cousin. In St.Marys I found Pypers.  I have yet to find any Magees.
I plan to visit a church near Castleroe which an uncle was known to attend as a child and Coleraine cemetary where I know my Granny and Granda are intered.....
till then...

[aghadowey]

Think you ended up at Ballylaggan Reformed Presbyterian Church? There's a headstone for Thomas McKirgan died 7 June 1974 aged 66 years there (gravestones were recorded a number of years ago and there might be more recent names on the stone).
Surprised you found Pypers buried in the chapel graveyard since most of them belonged to Crossgar Presbyterian Church (there was a plot but no headstone last I looked).

[lucy34]

lol sorry, yep, Ballylaggan   James stone now includes 'also his wife JEAN died 20th June 2005, aged 91 years.

As for the Pyper headstone, there was no name outside the chapel and I reversed back down the cullycapple road when leaving so if there is another on that road I have missed it?  The headstone reads 'In loving memory of a dear husband and father ARCHIE PYPER died 2nd September 1970 also his loving wife ELLEN died 25th August 1993'
These names mean nothing to me yet.

I have seen the headstone for my cousin John recorded online but it now includes his father and mother (my Uncle and Aunt) reading 'Also STEWART, a dear husband, father and grandfather, died 29th January 2003, aged 65 years and FLORENCE, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, died 27th October 2004 aged 67 years.'

[elly40]

hi just saw you post now wondering did you find out any more on the pypers as i have been tracing my mums side of the family her father was daniel pyper from crindle in derry his father was john and john's father was william