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Therese
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« on: Thursday 26 May 05 09:03 UTC (UK) »
Hope these questions don't appear too silly!!!

In the 1840s-1850s in Belfast were people buried at a graveyard that was near to where they were living?

Did the area between Cromac Street and the Lagan River have a particular name?

What cemeteries would have been in this area?

Is part of Belfast considered DOWN?

As you can guess by the above I don't know what I'm doing or where I'm going!!

Therese
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday 26 May 05 09:13 UTC (UK) »
Therese
Silly question what silly question you want to see some of mine  and I always get an answer people on hear go the extra mile for you I have had maps sent directions to places  and they even found me a place to stay so ask as many silly questions as you like and I bet you find the answer
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Therese
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday 26 May 05 09:29 UTC (UK) »
Thanks Audrey, you make me feel better.

Therese
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday 26 May 05 17:18 UTC (UK) »
Hi Therese,
                 The area between Cromac St and the Lagan was probably called Mays Fields, as in this map of Belfast of 1861.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jeanmccarthy36/1861_map_of_belfast.htm

Cant help you much graveyards, sorry.
The river Lagan is the boundary between Counties Antrim and Down, but all Belfast postal address are County Antrim, probably because Belfast originated in County Antrim.

See also an on line Belfast Street directory for 1861 @:
http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/acomplete1861.htm

Good luck
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday 29 May 05 07:41 UTC (UK) »
Thanks for your help Otto

Therese
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Re: ??? Cemetery
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 24 June 08 00:11 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: Therese on Thursday 26 May 05 09:03 UTC (UK)
Hope these questions don't appear too silly!!!

In the 1840s-1850s in Belfast were people buried at a graveyard that was near to where they were living?

Did the area between Cromac Street and the Lagan River have a particular name?

What cemeteries would have been in this area?

Is part of Belfast considered DOWN?

As you can guess by the above I don't know what I'm doing or where I'm going!!

Therese


Hello Therese,

I've been looking at this query and feel if you're attempting to find a cemetery then you'll probably need the names of the Parish and the Townland.

As far as I'm aware Maysfield was one of the Belfast markets ... the Parish would have been Shankill and the Townland would have been either Cromac Malone Lower or Cromac Townparks.

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Therese
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 24 June 08 01:52 UTC (UK) »
Thank you Christopher.

I have looked at the Shankill Cemetery records and cannot find Thomas or Ann
Brown.(According to a document Thomas was deceased by mid 1857).
Have been online and searched and (in a moment of desparation) was crazy enough to purchase an inscription( which turned out to be a century out!).
The only concrete info I have is that Thomas lived in Little Patrick Street abt 1830 and the children were baptised at the Rosemary Street Presbyterian Church .
Do you know of any burial records that you think I should search ?

Thanks for your help
Therese
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DixieDee
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 24 June 08 06:57 UTC (UK) »
Hi.
Glenravel Local History Project have the records for Clifton Street Cemetery online at,         www.glenravel.com
Clifton St., Cemetery would be local to the York St., area  and a search of those may bring a result, as those records are from the registers and not from headstone inscriptions.
Little Patrick St., was of York St., which would be the Antrim side of the Lagan. All that remains of it is a small portion with commercial properties, no houses.
Rosemary St., Presbyterian Church would be around half a mile away.
Hope you find something.
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Antrim.  Campbell, Carson,Dickson, Gilmore, Creaney
Down.    Dickson, Fairley, Irvine, McCune, Carlisle,    
               Wilson, Quinn
Therese
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 24 June 08 19:48 UTC (UK) »
Thank you Dixie

A marvellous site!

Found two possibles. Both died in hospital and were buried in the 'Poor's Ground',1847.
Can I obtain death certificates and what information would likely to be found on them?
Are there any other avenues that I am likely to find more about them?

Therese
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 24 June 08 20:30 UTC (UK) »
Civil registration of deaths started in 1864 so there will be no death certificates before that date.
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Therese
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 25 June 08 07:58 UTC (UK) »
Thank you Aghadowey, I had forgotten when the civil registration began.

Looks like I have come to a 'dead end'!!

Therese
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