Annaclone Cemetery, Co. Down

[AussieGaz]

I have found out that John Shaw, who passed away on 9th March 1866, was according to his will, buried in the family burying ground at Annaclone chapel yard.  Money and securities were in the hands of the Rev. John Mooney, the parish priest of Annaclone
He left £50 to his niece Catherine Shaw and £5 for masses to the Rev John Mooney.  Two headstones (no details) were to be placed in the family burying ground at Annaclone chapel yard. I am trying to locate or identify the headstones.
Is it possible that the Annaclone chapel yard as described in 1866, is different to Annaclone cemetery as we know it today?

Thanks for any clarification.

AussieGaz

[BallyaltikilliganG]

also try http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/ her church section often says what recordsare available at church/chapel and graveyard

[AussieGaz]

Thanks for the reference. Appreciated.
I had forgotten about Ros Davies and her site. Will have a look again - as far as I remember there were 4 churches, but I will confirm this and make contact. Most probably will have to do this individually to each Parish Priest

regards

[d a clarke]

In Annaclone, during 1866, Roman Catholics were buried mostly in the graveyard adjoining St Colmans Chapel, Tullintanvally, Annaclone.
This graveyard was in use since approx 1803, when a Mass house was built on there.  St Colman's Chapel was later built in 1839-1841.

nb:  The traditional burial ground for RC's in Annaclone Parish was at Ardbrin, Annaclone.  This has been in use since pre-reformation times.  The old chapel at Ardbrin was ransacked by the invaders in 1652 and a Protestant church was constructed on the Ardbrin site.
From 1652 onwards Protestants and Catholics have been buried in the old Ardbrin graveyard.

Hence in the year 1866, RCs in Annaclone have been interred in either Tullintanvally or Ardbrin.

Annaclone Historical Society hope to commence a project to record all the grave inscriptions within the graveyard at St Colmans, Tullintanvally, Annaclone.

Looking at your question I would assume that the Shaw family headstones or graves are located within the Graveyard at St Colmans.

Regards 

D A Clarke

ps. The new Annaclone and Drumballyroney Local History book contains the headstone inscriptions for Ardbrin and Drumballyroney graveyards.

I have found out that John Shaw, who passed away on 9th March 1866, was according to his will, buried in the family burying ground at Annaclone chapel yard.  Money and securities were in the hands of the Rev. John Mooney, the parish priest of Annaclone
He left £50 to his niece Catherine Shaw and £5 for masses to the Rev John Mooney.  Two headstones (no details) were to be placed in the family burying ground at Annaclone chapel yard. I am trying to locate or identify the headstones.
Is it possible that the Annaclone chapel yard as described in 1866, is different to Annaclone cemetery as we know it today?

Thanks for any clarification.

AussieGaz

[AussieGaz]

Hi There

Many thanks for your reply and interesting information to my post.

It would be brilliant to locate the resting place of our relatives, though I have a negative feeling that possibly the effects of weather etc on any headstones could well have affected their condition.

Hopefully we might be the lucky ones whose headstones have not been defaced by the rain and temperature!!!

Appreciate your post and really look forward in the future to get some positive information on the location of the family plot.

regards

Gaz

PS - we have another relative in our family with the initials of DA Clarke - they came from Scotland.

[AussieGaz]

Hi again after a lengthy absence.

Just wanted to update you on my progress.

Mystery solved I think!! Being on annual leave at the moment, I have lots of time to try and get my head around this part of my research that has been evading me.

It obviously is open to debate, however this is the first "positive" piece of information that hints that our family is buried in the St. Colman's cemetery graveyard. On the website http://www.findmypast.ie I found the burial register records for burials carried out between 1851 and 1913 for the RC church of St. Colman's and we found a record of John Shaw from 1886 and possibly his wife Anne from 1881. Both were from Tullyorier

If this is the case, then possibly then might be headstones there; another long shot.

Thanks again for being involved in my quest.

[Del 80]

Hi AussieGaz, What part of Scotland was your D A Clarke from?  I am researching the Clarke family from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, they were originally from Co. Down, Ireland. At the moment I am finding it very difficult to find a death for one Samuel Clarke, born in Downpatrick in 1865, he vanishes in 1899 after being sent to jail.......Del.

[iluleah]

No promises but I am in Banbridge tomorrow, if I get a chance to and if it is not raining I will go take a look and photo's of any MIs if I find anything.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Annaclone-Historical-Society/358353477540613

[AussieGaz]

Hi Del.

Our D A Clarke was from Mintlaw and New Pitsligo area in Aberdeenshire.

Donald Alexander Clarke had a exciting life in and around Rhodesia (as it was) and South Africa where he lies in the Old Krugersdorp cemetery.

There are some posts on RootsChat with enquiries that I have had answered.

I am sure you will have utilised the site

http://www.scotlandspeoplehub.gov.uk/research/research.html

It pretty good in getting actual scanned copies of the original registers and documents.

Thanks & regards

Gaz