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Antrim / Re: Paul Harper
« on: Friday 15 December 23 12:15 GMT (UK)  »
Yes Kilmakee is the townland and is mentioned in a few of the headstones in the Old Templepatrick graveyard.  However, there is a Church of Ireland graveyard in Templepatrick also.  The Harpers are buried in the Old Presbyterian one.

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Down / Re: Help with my ancestors from Ireland please!!!!!
« on: Friday 15 December 23 12:14 GMT (UK)  »
Islandbawn is a townland between Templepatrick and Antrim.  I am familiar with Drumaul graveyard but the Church attached to that graveyard is not longer in existence.   Though I do suspect that the parish of Drumaul does still exist.  Drumaul is located just outside Randalstown which is Approx 5/8 miles away from Antrim town.

The graveyard I’m talking about is Approx 300 years old and contains both Anglican and Presbyterian burials right up to present day.

The Storey grave I mentioned earlier is in Muckamore and is called Oldstone Graveyard, again this is a very old grave yard going back Approx 400 years. It is Approx 500 metres from the area that locals would refer to as Islandbawn.

The Storey grave with the John Storey (The United Irishman) burial in it has a few family members in it.  I have access to a map of Oldstone but it does not contain any names, just numbers.  I have access to a map of Templepatrick that contains names and plot numbers.

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Antrim / Re: Paul Harper
« on: Friday 15 December 23 10:29 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, there is a Samuel, two James and two Sarah Harpers buried in Templepatrick graveyard.  I can get photos of the headstones at some stage.  Hope this helps.

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Down / Re: Help with my ancestors from Ireland please!!!!!
« on: Friday 15 December 23 10:24 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, hopefully you still read this thread?  I know where Islandbawn is and I know where the Storey family grave is if that’s any help?  I also see Drumaul mentioned there, I have been in this graveyard not so long ago. 

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Antrim / Re: Coats and Trelford Families (West Belfast)
« on: Sunday 18 April 21 16:53 BST (UK)  »
Yes I have a copy of the info that came from the Orange Lodge.  Very interesting.

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Antrim / Re: Coats and Trelford Families (West Belfast)
« on: Thursday 01 April 21 08:20 BST (UK)  »
There were Trelfords who were members of Falls Orange Lodge. Members of the family left for Canowindra in Australia in the late 1880s.  There is info online about them.  I have access to the minutes books and membership lists for this lodge.

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Armed Forces / Re: 26th Punjabis, Indian Army
« on: Wednesday 31 March 21 16:02 BST (UK)  »
Hi, I work in the graveyard where Major James McConnell is buried.  I have often wondered about it given the Punjabi regiment.  I can give the details of the grave etc if anyone is still interested.

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Antrim / Re: Any connection to Mitchell or Walsh families Randalstown Drummaul Antrim c1830
« on: Monday 26 June 17 08:00 BST (UK)  »
I work in Antrim & Belmont cemetery so let me know if you need any help.  The oldest graves in there would be 1900 onwards.

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Antrim / Re: Any connection to Mitchell or Walsh families Randalstown Drummaul Antrim c1830
« on: Sunday 25 June 17 23:15 BST (UK)  »
Hi, yes just jump over the wall. None of the cemeteries have caretakers, its the Council grass cutting teams that have keys or the very rare time there will be a funeral.  If it is the old cemetery that you are talking about in the centre of the town, you can climb over or else ring the Council and arrange to have a look around.   They should be ok about it.

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