Cemetery Look-up Cullybackey etc

[patcan]

Hi,
I don't know which cemetery to name or cemeteries
most of my ancestors came from Cullybackey Craigs Ballyconnolly and the names I am interested in are
Robert Steele b1804 married Jane McCullough my ggggrandparents
Edward Steele B 1831 married Mary McMaster my gggrandparents
Robert Steele 1869 married Lizzie Greer my ggrandparents

If anyone can supply information...

Many thanks

Pat

[aghadowey]

The places your relatives might be buried depend on several factors like where they lived, their religion, what church they attended, when they might have died, etc.
Just to complicate matters they might not have had a headstone or if they did the headstone might not survive.
Can you give us an idea of dates involved and their religion so we can give you more information.

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   There is some information  on www.census.nationalarchives
I have modified my original posting. There was some confusion on my part.

Regards

[scotmum]

Killymurris Presbyterian Burying Ground has a modern Steele plot.  According to their gravestone inscriptions, there is a headstone erected by a Robert Steele of Craigs who died in 1968.  His wife Alice died in 1964 and a John Wilson Steele died 1984.

A few other Steele plots, all fairly modern times.

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   Found        2 Jul 1891 Robert Steel Married Elizabeth Greer in Cullybackey United Presbyterian
                     Church

                    21 Jul 1856 Edward Steel married Mary McMaster in Craigs Church of Ireland
                    Some of their children were 30 Sept 1867 Mary
                                                                16 Oct 1869 Robert, Elizabeth, and unnamed girl
                                                                12 Dec 1871 Edward James.

[patcan]

Thanks for the replies everyone,
Kingerswell thats the rellies, my ggggrandfather was a triplet he was Robert.
Most of them were Presbyterians and a couple Church of Ireland.

THANK YOU
Pat

[aghadowey]

Knowing their religion at least helps to make some suggestions.
First place to check is the local Presbyterian churches keeping in mind several point- Presbyterian churches usually do not keep a record of individual burials for their burying-ground although there might be a graveyard map or list of people claiming ground there. In the case of people being buried in old family plots that have moved out of the area/no longer attend that particular congregation there is sometime a list of Trespass paid although it might only appear in the church's financial records.
Next, many Presbyterians were buried in Church of Ireland graveyards (especially if the local Presbyterian church didn't have a graveyard). However, often the Rector did not record 'outsiders' in the burial register and old Presbyterian headstones may have been removed after a number of years.

[patcan]

Thanks aghadowey

More questions for you...Where can I get a list of the local Presbyterian Churches and where can I ob tain a graveyard map?

Now theres something new ...I have never heard of a list of trespass I wonder if any RCs have seen a list and the information therein .......it would be interesting don't u think? Its also sad to think that old gravestones may have been removed.

I appreciate your time aghadowey

Pat

[aghadowey]

Graveyard maps (those that exist) are the property of the indiviual churches and usually not available to the public. Many churches have a Graveyard Committee (comprised of members of the Church Session and Committee) but often there's a particular person on the committee responsible for marking out graveplots, overseeing the erection of headstones, etc.
Trespass is a fee paid by people who have not paid into the church (sometimes a church sets a time limit- for example trespass to be paid for anyone who has not paid into the church in the last 5 years). Not sure how old a practice it is but certain some places started doing it by 1920s. The church might have a notation in their financial records but this is not something normally available to the public. Trespass will, perhaps, list: date paid, name of deceased, amount.
Cunningham Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cullybackey is one possiblity.