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The 50th Anniversary edition of Tempests Annual (1909) contained pictures and biographies of the great and the good of Dundalk . The Centenary Edition (1959) reprinted these and added more pictures, but no biographies to go with the new photographs. So there is a picture of a moustachioed William Woods among the new photographs, but no information about him. However, this is probably too late to be the William Woods you are looking for.  Brendan

The inscription reads:
"R.A. (Bobby) Bole called home 8th March 1943 aged 14 years. His father Andrew Bole 8th Feb. 1946. His mother Maude Bole 5th June 1965. "He shall gather the lambs with his arm"'

Source: James Garry, 'Gravestone Inscriptions in St. Mary's Churchyard' in Journal of the Old Drogheda Society, 1986

From St. Peter's Parish Cemetery by James Garry:

"BUCKLEY - Christopher Buckley, Bolton Square, 21st January 1953. His son Ephraim, 24th November 1953. Mary Ann Buckley, wife of the above Christopher, 14th April 1978 aged 82 years. Their son, Christopher (Buckley), 25th January 1983 aged 62 years"

also

"BUCKLEY - Erected by Mary Ann Buckley, Bolton Square, in memory of her father John Ruddy, 15th May 1928. Her mother Rose, 26th May 1951. Her sister Margaret, 23rd November 1907. Her grandson Declan Grogan, born and died 16th December 1961. Also her daughter, Celine Grogan, (mother of the above Declan) 16th May 1983 aged 54"

That might help in deciding if the above Christopher is the "right" one.

Regards,

Brendan

The details of the marriage are:

   Parish Name   Dundalk
   Enty No           88
   Year                   1854
   Marriage Date   24/02/1854
   Husband Surname   Gilmartin
   Husband First    Patrick Henry
   Age                   23
   Marital Status   Bachelor
   Occupation   Scripture Reader
   Address   Bridge Street Dundalk
   Fathers Surname   Gilmartin
   Fathers First Name   Keeran
   Occupation (Fa)   Farmer
   Wife Surname   Parker
   Wife First Name   Margaret Ellen
   Age (Wf)   24
   Marital Status (Wf)   Spinster
   Occupation (Wf)   -
   Address (Wf)   Church Street Dundalk
   Fathers Surname    Parker
   Fathers First Name   Joseph
   Occupn (Wf Fa)   Shoemaker

There is no other information in the register concerning the marriage.
They had a daughter Henrietta, born 18 December 1854, baptised 04 April 1854. The address is only given as "Dundalk" and the father's occupation as "Scripture Reader".

Intriguingly there is a Margaret A. Gilmartin committed suicide at the age of 28 and was buried in St. Nicholas Churchyard in Dundalk on the 27 December 1858.

As for Henrietta Gilmartin above. There is a record of her marriage:


   Parish Name   Dundalk
   Marriage Date   03/09/1880
   Husband Surname   Hayes
   Husband First    Michael
   Age   full
   Marital Status   Bachr.
   Occupation   Medical Student
   Address   Dublin
   Fathers Surname   Hayes
   Fathers First Name   Morgan
   Occupation (Fa)   Farmer
   Wife Surname           Gilmartin
   Wife First Name   Henrietta
   Age (Wf)                   full
   Marital Status (Wf)   Spinster
   Address (Wf)           Dundalk
   Fathers Surname    Gilmartin
   Fathers First Name   Patrick Henry
   Occupn.               Scripture Reader

Hope that doesn't confuse things too much!

Brendan

In the baptism register of St. Nicholas Church of Ireland, Dundalk, there is a Thomas Gordon baptised 11/05/1873, Birth date 10/02/1873. Parents are Hugh and Maria Gordon. Father's Occupation is Iron-moulder. There are siblings William (BD 1855), Mary Anne (Birth date 1860), Margaret (1861), Elizabeth (1868), Samuel (1870), Margaret (1875).

I won't go into too much detail in case it is the wrong family, but it appears that Mary Ann married John McAlister, Clerk Great Northern Railway, on 11/06/1891; Elizabeth married Thomas Ramsey, Fitter, on 01/10/1891; Margaret married Robert Ramsey, Engineer, on 20/12/1900

Don't know if that helps.

Brendan