Portlaw CofI Graveyard ?search for William Gray 1892

[eadaoin]

William Gray, a Presbyterian, died in 1892 in Portlaw. I know I need to take a trip there, and do some clambering over gravestones!

In the meantime, I'm hoping that some Waterford Rootschatter will know whether there are any GRAY graves in Portlaw (probably C of I, but possibly R C, as his wife was Catholic) - the family came there in 1875 and left about 1900.

in hope, eadaoin

[LH]

Hi

Is this your William?

Certificate No::       209
William Gray died 14 Jan 1892 at 22 Brown Street Portlaw, aged 61
Ex-Head Constable R.I.C.
Informant was his daughter - Mary Ellen Gray of Carrick Road
Cause of Death:       Bronchitis;Failure of Heart

[eadaoin]

yes, LH, that's my William Gray. His death notice in the Irish Times says nothing about where he's to be buried. It also says "American and Indian papers please copy", but I don't know what family would have been in America or India - possibly a soldier son in India.
eadaoin

[LH]

Hi

Were you aware that William had lost two children, one in 1877 and the other 1878.  I notice different addresses at the death of these two children:-

Certificate No::       134
Margaret Gray died 27 Jan 1877   at Cahernaleague only 1 hr old of convulsions
Daughter of a Head Constable Police

Certificate No::       114
Sarah Jane Gray died 13 Mar 1878 at the Police barracks aged 5 yrs of Measles; phthisis
Child of head constable Royal Irish Constabulary


Cheers

[eadaoin]

thanks LH

just referring back to Williams Death Cert - my copy shows the daughter also living at Brown st.

I'm delighted to have the details of Sarah Jane's death - I knew that a Sarah Jane Gray had died that year and I assumed it was Williams daughter(I have the Baptism and my family didn't know about her, so I supposed she died young), but I hadn't yet followed it up.

I know nothing of Margaret - I'll have to see where he was stationed at the time - would Ballinamult be PLU Dungarvan? Townland Index says Ballynamult is in parish of Seskinan, PLU Lismore .. edited later - I see Cahernaleague is in DungarvanPLU...

There was an earlier Sarah Jane born in PLU Borrisokane baptised mid July 1870 - I assume it's her death registered aged 0 in late 1870. Once again I haven't followed that one up yet.

thanks again for those details, LH, much appreciated.

eadaoin

[AngelFish]

William Gray, a Presbyterian, died in 1892 in Portlaw. I know I need to take a trip there, and do some clambering over gravestones!

In the meantime, I'm hoping that some Waterford Rootschatter will know whether there are any GRAY graves in Portlaw (probably C of I, but possibly R C, as his wife was Catholic) - the family came there in 1875 and left about 1900.

in hope, eadaoin

I see it has been a long time since your message Eadaoin, but the transcription of the grave can be found here:  http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/waterford/photos/tombstones/1headstones/portlaw-guilcagh.txt

and a photograph can be found here:  http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/waterford/photos/tombstones/waterford-portlaw/index.html

[AngelFish]

I apologise... I see you took the photos and transcriptions yourself! 

Topic complete   

[eadaoin]

oops- i thought I'd marked it completed and put up a photo!
Senior moment!
Thanks for pointing it out, Angelfish.

I had another thread - just shows one should keep everything on the one thread !!
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=332809.msg5057787#msg5057787