Pages: [1]

Author Topic: Cemetery's  (Read 1084 times)

Offline Glesca lassie

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 200
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Cemetery's
« on: Monday 14 May 18 12:44 BST (UK) »
HI, Does anyone know which cemetery would be used if you died around 1949 and lived in Hill Street in Holywood Belfast

Regards
Mary

Offline hallmark

  • ~
  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • ****
  • Posts: 17,525
    • View Profile
Re: Cemetery's
« Reply #1 on: Monday 14 May 18 12:46 BST (UK) »
probably local RC if thy were RC,  C of I if C of I
Give a man a record and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to research, and you feed him for a lifetime.

Offline HughC

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 964
  • et patribus et posteritati
    • View Profile
Re: Cemetery's
« Reply #2 on: Monday 14 May 18 14:50 BST (UK) »
down wiv apostrophe's, sez I
Bagwell of Kilmore & Lisronagh, Co. Tipperary;  Beatty from Enniskillen;  Brown from Preston, Lancs.;  Burke of Ballydugan, Co. Galway;  Casement in the IoM and Co. Antrim;  Davison of Knockboy, Broughshane;  Frobisher;  Guillemard;  Harrison in Co. Antrim and Dublin;  Jones around Burton Pedwardine, Lincs.;  Lindesay of Loughry;  Newcomen of Camlagh, Co. Roscommon;  Shield;  Watson from Kidderminster;  Wilkinson from Leeds

Offline City Hall

  • RootsChat Senior
  • ****
  • Posts: 251
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Cemetery's
« Reply #3 on: Monday 14 May 18 17:21 BST (UK) »
Mary, there are only 2 cemeteries in Holywood, Redburn and Priory.Assuming the person was buried in Holywood I would guess Priory as Redburn is a much newer cemetery.

Offline Glesca lassie

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 200
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Cemetery's
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 15 May 18 07:48 BST (UK) »
Thankyou, I will take my search a little bit further, now that I know the cemetery names

Best Wishes
Mary

Offline dawnsh

  • Global Moderator
  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • ********
  • Posts: 15,548
    • View Profile
Re: Cemetery's
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 15 May 18 11:27 BST (UK) »
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Sherry-Paddington & Marylebone,
Longhurst-Ealing & Capel, Abinger, Ewhurst & Ockley,
Chandler-Chelsea

Offline aghadowey

  • RootsChat Honorary
  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 52,583
    • View Profile
Re: Cemetery's
« Reply #6 on: Friday 25 May 18 19:43 BST (UK) »
Map of graveyards in County Down- you can filter by denomination but remember that other denominations often buried in Parish (Church of Ireland) ground-
http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/index.php?down
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!
Pages: [1]