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Longtower burial records
« on: Saturday 14 May 16 22:16 BST (UK) »
Hi does anyone know if the Longtower church in Derry holds any burial records.
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Re: Longtower burial records
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 14 May 16 22:30 BST (UK) »
I don't think they have a burial ground :-\
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Re: Longtower burial records
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 14 May 16 22:35 BST (UK) »
Hi they do have a burial ground, i have been to it. 😀

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Re: Longtower burial records
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 14 May 16 22:36 BST (UK) »
If you go on find a grave you can see some internments .
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Re: Longtower burial records
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 14 May 16 22:38 BST (UK) »
Yes, there is a graveyard-
http://www.derryjournal.com/news/photos-recall-graveyard-collapse-1-5017481

Best place to ask about records would probably be the church.
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Re: Longtower burial records
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 14 May 16 22:42 BST (UK) »
Thats probably what i will have to do, it's a shame there isn't more records online.
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Re: Longtower burial records
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 17 May 16 00:13 BST (UK) »
I've been to the cemetery at Longtower too and the newspaper story explains why there are very few graves!

My family were  not only lifelong members of Longtower but, they also donated large sums of money to this church and have a memorial plaque on the wall inside.
(I've been told that part of a large donation made in 1929 paid for the existing baptismal font)

I have since located most of their graves in Derry and not one of them is buried at Longtower !
Deaths range from 1867 to 1945
Early deaths were buried at Killea burial ground whilst those from 1884 onwards were buried at City Cemetery, Lonemoor

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Re: Longtower burial records
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 17 May 16 10:23 BST (UK) »
Hi Anne_P 
Thankyou for your reply, i would say you right after the land slide in 1934 i would say a lot of graves were lost.
Just one more thing in the way with Irish research.
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Re: Longtower burial records
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 17 May 16 10:54 BST (UK) »
I managed to find my family graves because the deaths were announced in The Derry Journal.
I have access via FindMyPast if you want me to  have a look?

I've been to The City Cemetery and photographed the graves there but, I have no idea where Killea Cemetery is, or even if it still exists.
Maybe on my next visit! LOL
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