Finvoy Presbyterian Headstone Survey
Firstname : Rev. James
Surname : Elder
Age : 86
Date died : 04/11/1843
at
Finvoy Presbyterian Church
Tel: 028 29571515 -
185 Finvoy Road, Ballymoney, County Antrim, BT53 7JS
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Ballymoney Old Church Graveyard (with map of city)
http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/product.aspx?ProductID=3411
The Church Tower, recently restored with the
help of the Heritage Lottery Fund,
has been the symbol of the region for many years and features on
the Borough Coat of Arms.
Surrounding it are the graves of generations of of Ballymoney families,
the oldest discernable headstone belonging to the Camac family (1610).
Among those buried here is George Hutchinson, a Magistrate who brought
the local United Irishmen to trial during the rebellion of 1798.
One of the Rebels, Alexander Gamble, was hanged at the Diamond and,
85 years later, his remains were discovered and re-interred here.
The Old Church Graveyard and Tower are now the responsibility of
the Borough Council.
Contact Details
Queen Street
Ballymoney
Antrim
BT53 6JB
Tel: (028) 2766 2280
Fax: (028) 2766 7659
Brochure with more history and graveyard
map available at the Tourist Information Centre in Ballymoney.
Directions: Close to the town centre at junction of
Victoria Street, Queen Street and Church Street.
Ballymoney Old Churchyard Headstone Survey
http://www.ballymoneyancestry.com/ballymoney-old-churchyard.aspx
This is a headstone survey of Ballymoney
Old Churchyard. Due to the weathered state of many of the stones,
readings were not always possible. In places, the details may be
incorrect because of difficulties interpreting the
weathered engravings. However, every effort was made to read and
record as much information as possible from each headstone.
This is not a record of everyone buried in the
Old Churchyard.
Many would have been buried without their name being recorded on
a headstone, or the headstone may have been removed.
A map of the location of the headstones is held
at Ballymoney Museum.
(1042 names, with some details)
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From webpage with description of the book: "Ballymoney Old Church
Graveyard," by Dorothy Arthur
published 2008, with photos of gravestones in Ballymoney Old
Churchyard and a map of
the Churchyard.
Homepage with price of book (25 pounds + 7 pounds postage)
at
http://ballymoneygraveyard.com
Index online
at
http://ballymoneygraveyard.com/grave-name-index
Gravestone number listed for the one ELDER in the index is #257
(maybe not numbered as 257 on this map)
at
http://ballymoneygraveyard.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/old-chyd-map.jpg
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Should be in the book, taken from Ballymoney Family Database:
as
BALLYMONEY Old Churchyard
Firstname : Samuel
Surname : Elder
Religion : Presbyterian
Occupation : farmer
Page no. : 80
Registerno : 166
Date of funeral : 19.3.1887
Time of death : 17.3.1887
Sex : M
Age : 80
Lived : Forttown
Married / Single : widower
Cause of Death : debility
Interned By : James Troland
Registrar : John Freeman
Cemetery : old chyd
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Other Cemeteries listed in Family Database:
KNOCK ROAD CEMETERY
Ballymoney Cemetery, Knock Road
Burial records for the graveyard 1883-1932.
The original of this burial register is currently held by Ballymoney
Borough Council.
(1197 names, with personal details)
address:
Ballymoney Cemetery
53 Knock Road
Ballymoney County Antrim BT53 6LX
Tel: 02827 666364
Map route: From Crumlin to 53 Knock Road, Ballymoney:
53 minutes, 39.74 miles
http://tinyurl.com/28mffl
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From Ballymoney Family Database:
knock_road_cemetery
Name : Alexander Wilson Elder
Page no. : 35
Registerno : 576
Date of funeral : 27.11.1925
Time of death : 21 11 1925 ?
Sex : M
Registrar : Samuel Crawford
Cemetery : Knock Rd
knock_road_cemetery
Firstname : Frank
Surname : Elder
Religion : Presbyterian
Page no. : 37
Registerno : 629
Date of funeral : 29.1.1928
Time of death : 28.1.1928
Sex : M
Lived : Ballysallie
Married / Single : child
Grave No : 10 8
Interned By : T Elder
Registrar : Samuel Crawford
Cemetery : Knock Rd
knock_road_cemetery
Firstname : Martha
Surname : Elder
Religion : Presbyterian
Page no. : 35
Registerno : 573
Date of funeral : 16.9.1925
Time of death : 14.9.1925
Sex : F
Registrar : Samuel Crawford
Cemetery : Knock Rd
knock_road_cemetery
Firstname : Matthew
Surname : Elder
Religion : Presbyterian
Page no. : 23
Registerno : 402
Date of funeral : 8.6.1909
Time of death : 6.6.1909
Sex : M
Lived : Secon
Married / Single : single
Grave No : 10 61 62
Interned By : Robert Elder
Registrar : Samuel Crawford
Cemetery : Knock Rd
knock_road_cemetery
Firstname : Robert
Surname : Elder
Religion : Presbyterian
Page no. : 34
Registerno : 547
Date of funeral : 8.5.1924
Time of death : 6.5.1924
Sex : M
Lived : Secon
Married / Single : married
Grave No : 11 ?
Interned By : Samuel Elder
Registrar : Samuel Crawford
Cemetery : Knock Rd
knock_road_cemetery
Firstname : Tillie
Surname : Elder
Religion : Presbyterian
Page no. : 34
Registerno : 538
Date of funeral : 10.3.1924
Time of death : 8.3.1924
Sex : F
Lived : Seacon
Married / Single : child
Grave No : 10 69
Interned By : George Elder
Registrar : Samuel Crawford
Cemetery : Knock Rd