Headstones: ANTRIM, City Cemetery, Belfast, Co. Antrim
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CITY CEMETERY, BELFAST, CO. ANTRIM, N. IRELAND NOS. 001 - 067
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Photo No.001
CITY CEMETERY, Belfast | View just inside the Cemetery Gates. |
Text/photographs number 003 up to 008 were taken in the area of the
right fork on the right side of this road. | (Area O).

Photo No.002 
CITY CEMETERY, Belfast | Map of Cemetery, located beside the
Cemetery Office, Gate Lodge

Photo No.003
Erected by | ISABELLA GEORGE | In Memory | of her beloved sister
| JANE JACKSON | who died 6th July 1899 | aged 60 years | also the above
ISABELLA GEORGE | who died 26th Nov. 1901 | aged 83 years | Having a
desire to depart | and to be with Christ | which is far better. Base:
GEORGE

Photo No.004
29730 Private | T. MARTIN | York & Lancaster Regt | 27th
September 1916

Photo No.005
In Memory | of | JAMES WALLACE | only son of | JOHN and
CLEMENTINE CONN | Born 6th Nov. 1861, died 13th Feb. 1899 | Also the
above JOHN CONN | Born 17th March 1835 | died 17th Jan. 1916 | Also
SUSAN CHERRY | died 5th September 1916 | aged 72 years

Photo No.006
In | Memory | of | JOHN SERGENT | who died 22nd May 1890 | aged
78 years | Also his daughters | SARAH JANE, aged 14 years | MARY ANNE,
aged 18 years | LIZZIE, aged 24 years | ELIZABETH | wife of the above-
named JOHN SERGENT | aged 77 years Base:  SERGENT

Photo No.007
Erected | by | SAMUEL CRAWFORD | In Affectionate Remembrance of |
his dearly- beloved wife | MARIA | who died 21st Sept. 1904 | aged 47
years | Also the above | SAMUEL CRAWFORD | who died 14th Feb. 1912 |
aged 63 years | "Gone but not forgotten"

Photo No.008 
Erected | by | JOHN and CATHERINE ARMSTRONG | In Loving Memory of
their sons | MATTHEW | Born 6th November 1902 | died 21st September 1904
| MATTHEW | Born 28th May 1907, died 24th Dec. 1909 | The above |
CATHERINE ARMSTRONG | Born 11th Dec. 1867, died 24th Dec. 1932. | The
above | JOHN ARMSTRONG | died 10th Dec. 1947, aged 84 years | Also their
daughter | EMMA OSWALD | died 17th April 1953 | "I the Lord do keep it,
lest any hurt it | I will keep it night and day"

Photo No.009 
CITY CEMETERY, Belfast | Left fork road as also shown on photo
number 001 | Text / Photographs number 010 up to 028 were taken on the
right side of this road | (Area N)

Photo No.010 
HUESTON Burial Place Base:  HUESTON

Photo No.011 
Front of number 010:  Erected | by | JAMES and | MARGARET J.
HUESTON | In Loving Memory of | their brother | WILLIAM JOHN HUESTON |
who died | 22nd December 1906 | aged 55 years | "I know that my Redeemer
| liveth"

Photo No.012
Erected | by | ANNIE DOUGLAS | In Loving Memory of | her Aunt |
EMILY PATTERSON | who died 20th January 1896 | aged 77 years | also of
ANNIE DOUGLAS | who died 11th September 1915, | aged 59 years | "Blessed
are the dead | who die in the Lord"

Photo No.013 
REA Family Burying Place Base:   REA

Photo No.014
Headstone left of number 013:  In Loving Memory | of | HANS
TAYLOR REA | who died 10th March 1872 | aged 38 years | Also his wife |
MATILDA | who died 2nd December 1911 | aged 83 years | Also their son |
THOMAS JAMES TAYLOR REA | L.D.S. | who died 19th December 1915 | aged 52
years | Also his wife | MARY ELEANOR | who died 13th January 1944 | And
their son | REGINALD TAYLOR REA | died Norwich October 1955

Photo No.015 
Headstone right of number 013:  In Loving Memory | of | my
brother | THOMAS TAYLOR REA | who died 20th February 1903 | "Sweetly,
gently | he passed away, | from the world's dim twilight | to endless
day" | Also his sister | MARY MORTIMER REA | who died 1st December 1903

Photo No.016 
1915 | KIRK | Erected by | JOSEPH D. KIRK | In Loving Memory of
his dearly beloved wife | SUSANNA KIRK | who died 15th March 1921, aged
70 years | Also the above JOSEPH D. KIRK | who died 5th November 1924,
aged 77 years Right surround:  JOSEPH DUNN KIRK | who died 26th October
1969 | Nephew of JOSEPH KIRK

Photo No.017
KIRK | In Loving Memory of | ROBERT M. KIRK | who died 24th
December 1957 | His loving wife EMMA | who died 11th February 1976

Photo No.018
BROWN Burial Place Base:  BROWN

Photo No.019 
Front of number 018:  Erected by | AGNES BROWN | In Memory of her
husband | FREDERICK WILLIAM BROWN | Born 6th Dec. 1867 | died 9th Sep.
1898

Photo No.020
Erected | by | HAMILTON QUEE | In Loving Memory of his dear wife
| JANE | who died 27th June 1900, aged 40 years | His brother STURGEON |
who died 25th Dec. 1907, aged 54 years | His twin Grand-children | JOHN
and JOSEPH GILMORE QUEE, | who died Aug. 1911, aged 1 year | His son
HAMILTON | who died 20th Nov. 1921, aged 27 years. | Also  the first
named | HAMILTON QUEE | who died 2nd June 1946, aged 102 years | Also
his beloved Grandson | HAMILTON QUEE McLEAN | entered life 27th July
1966, | aged 41 years | "With Christ" Base:  QUEE

Photo No.021
Erected by | REBECCA PARK | In Loving Memory of my beloved
husband | GEORGE | who died 11th June 1907 | Also my dear brother JOSEPH
HALL | died 20th August 1909 | And also my daughter MARIA ELIZABETH |
died 12th June 1927 | Also the above REBECCA PARK | died 14th February
1960 | aged 95 years | "Thy will be done"

Photo No.022 
FOWLER Family Burying Ground Base:  FOWLER

Photo No.023 
Front of number 022:  Erected | by JOSEPH FOWLER | In Loving
Memory of his only son | JAMES FOWLER | who died 28th September 1900 |
aged 21 years | "He is not dead but sleepeth. | His breath alone is
fled. | The Lord his Spirit keepeth | Oh weep not for the dead" | His
Nephew JAMES FOWLER | who died 30th April 1911 | aged 49 years | The
above JOSEPH FOWLER | died 5th April 1921 | aged 65 years | and his wife
CHARLOTTE FOWLER | who died 12th August 1945 | aged 85 years | "Thy will
be done"

Photo No.024 
CITY CEMETERY, Belfast | Grave Section K 2 | Many people are
buried in this lovely green area but no headstones are now present. |
Just located the other side of the 4 x surround is the known grave for:
SARGENT/SARGEANT | GERTRUDE JANE SARGENT infant daughter of WILLILAM &
LUCY SARGENT | died 30 April 1894 aged 10 months | LUCY REBECCA SARGENT
beloved wife of WILLIAM SARGENT | died 11 July 1940 aged 55 years |
WALTER SARGEANT died 19 March 1922 aged 69 years | Also his second wife
MARY (nee RUTHERFORD BEATTIE) SARGEANT | died 12 December 1925

Photo No.025 
In Memory of | WILLIAM ENGLISH | the beloved husband of | MARY
ENGLISH | who died 2nd October 1912 | Also of their children | who died
in infancy

Photo No.026 
The | Family Burying Ground | of | ALEXANDER J. NORRIS | who died
| Oct. 31st | 1923

Photo No.
027 In Loving Memory | of | JAMES ANDERSON | son of | JOHN &
ELIZABETH STRANIX | who died 16th April 1894, | aged 1 year & 9 months |
also their son | EDWARD ANDERSON | who died 10th May 1900 | aged 6
months | Also their sons | FRANK | who died 14th February 1905 | aged 23
years | WILLIAM | who died 19th April 1913, | aged 11 years | The above
| ELIZABETH STRANIX, | who died 20th August 1916, | aged 54 years Bottom
Tablet:  Also the above | JOHN STRANIX | who died 17th February 1936, |
aged 76 years

Photo No.028
In | Memory of | CATHERINE | youngest daughter of | THOMAS &
SARAH SMITH | who died 26th April 1894 | aged 22 years | Also the above
named | SARAH SMITH | who died 15th Oct 1899 | aged 60 years | Also
their second daughter | MARGARET | who died 6th Dec. 1899 | aged 32
years | Also the above-named | THOMAS SMITH | who died 4th January 1907

Photo No.029 
1895 | Erected by | St. JOHN DYSART | In Loving Memory of | SARAH
JANE DYSART | In Loving Memory of | SARAH JANE DYSART | who died 12th
Feb. 1894 | aged 45 years | Also the above-named | St. JOHN DYSART | who
died 2nd May 1895, aged 72 years.

Photo No.030
Sacred To The Memory | of | GEORGE CLARK | died 26th June 1926 |
His mother MARY CLARKE | died October 1893 | Also his beloved wife SUSAN
J. CLARK | died 9th March 1929

Photo No.031
CITY CEMETERY, Belfast | View where text/photographs number 025 to 030
were
taken. | (Area K 2)

Photo No.032
DARROCH Burying Ground:
Cemetery Burial Reference: B166 & B 167
(Inscription details see number 033)

Photo No.033
Inscription on number 032:  The Family | Burying Ground | of | DONALD
DARROCH
Known to be buried here are:-
DUNCAN DARROCH, age 27, died 2 January 1903
ANNIE DARROCH, age 22, died 1 October 1903
JANET DARROCH, age 27, died 19 November 1911
Child of ARCHIBALD & ANNIE DARROCH, age 12 hours, female, died 17 April
1920
MARTHA DARROCH, age 38, died 29 January 1922
DONALD DARROCH, age 75, died 6 June 1924

Photo No.034
BLACK | In Sweetest Memory of | ALICE JANE | loved wife of SAMUEL BLACK
| died 9th June 1954 | aged 74 years
Cemetery Burial Reference:  B 165

Photo No.035
SWEENEY | In Loving Memory of my dear wife | JANE SWEENEY | died 4th
Feb. 1947 | Also her dear daughter ISABELLA | died 28th Dec. 1902 | Also
her beloved husband | SAMUEL SWEENEY | died 24th Jan. 1954
Cemetery Burial Reference: B 114

Photo No.036
LACKEY | In Loving Memory of | my dear husband and our dear father |
EDWARD LACKEY | died 15th May 1958
Cemetery Burial Reference: B 600

Photo No.037
HEWITT | In Loving Memory of our dear mother | EVELYN, who died 21st
Sept. 1940 | Also our dear father FREDERICK JAMES | died 1st January
1976 | "Until we meet again"
Cemetery Burial Reference: B 603

Photo No.038
BEST | In Affectionate Remembrance | of | ELIZABETH JANE | dearly loved
and faithful wife of WILLIAM BEST | called home 2nd October 1940 | Also
the above WILLIAM | called home 13th January 1975 | "Love's last gift
remembrance"
Cemetery Burial Reference: B 604

Photo No.039
MOORHEAD | In Loving Memory of | my Grandparents | JOSHUA | died 14th
January 1986 | ENA | died 4th December 1986 | Also | LIZ SLOAN | died
20th December 1938 | ADAM SLOAN | died 9th November 1953
Cemetery Burial Reference: B 121

Photo No.040
Erected by | JAMES CUNNINGHAM | In Memory of his dearly beloved wife |
MARGARET | who departed this life 19th February 1903 | aged 72 years |
Also of their beloved children | WILLIAM JOSEPH who departed this life |
11th January 1875, aged 4 years | SARAH JANE who departed this life |
19th October 1896, aged 30 years | MATTHEW, who departed this life |
12th December 1903, aged 52 years | Also the above | JAMES CUNNINGHAM |
who departed this life 24th June 1907 | aged 84 years
Cemetery Burial Reference: B 308 & B 309

Photo No.041
BROWN Burying Ground
Cemetery Burial Reference: B 207, B 208 & B 209
(Inscription details see numbers 042 & 043)

Photo No.042
Inscription on number 041:  The Family Burying Ground | of | WILLIAM
BROWN | and | ROBERT BROWN | Erected To the Memory | of their mother
THOMASINA | who died 23rd May 1871 | aged 60 years | Also VICTORIA
ELIZABETH | daughter of WM. BROWN | who died 13th October 1871 | aged 18
months | Also MINNIE daughter | of ROBERT BROWN | who died 16th Dec.
1880 | aged 3 yrs & 4 months | The above ROBERT BROWN | died 28th March
1900 | aged 53 years | SARAH wife of ROBERT BROWN | died 28th November
1921 | aged 74 years | WILLIAM HENRY | son of ROBERT BROWN | died 27th
Oct. 1927 | MINNIE BEATTIE JOHNSTON died 14th Nov. 1889 | The above
WILLIAM BROWN, died 22nd Sep. 1900 | His wife MARY JANE, died 3rd April
1912

Photo No.043
Tablet also on number 041:  BROWN | RACHEL ROSEANNA | wife of | WILLIAM
HENRY | died 1st May 1971

Photo No.044
In Loving Memory | of | CHARLES JOHN PIRRIE | who died 9th June 1894 |
aged 25 years
(No Cemetery Record found)

Photo No.045
In Memory of | SAMUEL SPENCE | who died 21st Sept. 1933 | Also his wife
ELIZABETH | who died 1st Oct. 1933 | "With Christ which is far better"
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 115

Photo No.046
The Family | Burying Ground | of | JAMES ROBINSON | 1896
(No Cemetery Record found)

Photo No.047
Erected by | JAMES J. McLEAN | To the Memory of his son | JOHN WARNOCK
McLEAN, 1st R.I.R. | Killed in Action at Laventie, France | 1st January
1915 | Also his son THOMAS | who died in infancy | Also his father-in-
law JOHN WALLACE | late of Markethill, | who died 17th November 1896 |
Also his mother-in-law MARY ANNE WALLACE | who died 11th November 1912 |
Also his wife EMILY J. McLEAN | who died 3rd January 1947 | Also his son
JAMES J. McLEAN | who died 12 September 1963
Cemetery Burial Reference: O2 - 327

Photo No.048
The Family | Burying Ground | of | THOMAS HEYBURN | 1894
Cemetery Burial Reference: O2 - 16

Photo No.049
In | Loving Memory | of my dear husband | JOHN WILSON | who died 28th
December 1926 | Also his son | GEORGE MELVILLE WILSON | died 11th March
1896 | aged 1 year | Also his wife | MARY JANE WILSON | who died 19th
July 1939 | aged 74 years | Also his daughter-in-law | JANET WILSON |
died 24th February 1970 | aged 65 years | Also his daughter | MARGARET |
beloved wife of | WILLIAM GOLDING | died 19th October 1970 | Also his
daughter | MARY | died 26th October 1977.
Cemetery Burial Reference: O2 - 217

Photo No.050
Erected | by | JEREMIAH CLEARY | In Memory of his beloved wife | JANET |
who died 5th Oct. 1925, aged 66 years | Also their daughter NORA | who
died 7th Oct. 1892 aged 4 years | Also their son GERALD | who died 3rd
April 1926 aged 27 years | The above JEREMIAH CLEARY | who died 20th
July 1927 aged 73 years.
Cemetery Burial Reference:

Photo No.051
"Thy will be done" | In Memory of | SARAH | the beloved wife of | JOSEPH
GREEN | who died 18th June 1904, aged 48 years | Also his daughter
MINNIE, | who died 24th June 1904, aged 23 years. | Also his son JOSEPH
| who died 14th September 1906 aged 19 years | Also his daughter MARTHA,
| who died 21st October 1892, aged 2 years
Base:  GREEN
Cemetery Burial Reference: O2 - 212

Photo No.052
In | Memory | of | JANE YOUNG | who died 7th April 1903 | Also her
sister | MARY McFARLAND | who died 17th July 1911, | aged 68 years
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 75

Photo No.053
Erected | In Memory of | EMMA CAROLINE FRANCES, | dearly beloved wife of
| ALEXANDER McGOWAN, | died 26th November 1894, | aged 25 years
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 69

Photo No.054
The Family | Burying Place | of | HENRY DUNLOP | Belfast | 1892
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 101

Photo No.055
The | Burying Place | of | M. A. HUTCHINSON | 1894
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 74

Photo No.056
Erected | by | JOHN HALL STEWART, | Pittsburg, U.S.A. | In Loving Memory
of | his sister REBECCA, | who died 31st Dec. 1892. | Also of his mother
| ELIZA STEWART, | who died 24th Dec. 1896. | Also of his father |
JOSEPH STEWART, | who died 28th Nov. 1899. | And of his brother JOSEPH,
| who was interred in | Shankhill Burying Ground | Also his brother |
ROBERT, | who died 24th June 1938. | Also his daughter | MARGARET
STEWART, | died 3rd May 1941 | "Peace Perfect Peace"
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 270

Photo No.057
MINNIS and MURRAY Burying Place
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 271 & N2 - 272
(Inscription details see numbers 058 & 059)

Photo No.058
Inscription on headstone left side of number 057:  Erected In Loving
Memory of | HANNAH MINNIS | beloved wife of SAMUEL MINNIS, | died 6th
March 1954 | "Resting where no shadows fall"

Photo No.059
Inscription on headstone right side of number 057:  MURRAY | ANDREW |
Born 12th Sept. 1877 - Died 29th Dec. 1892 | DAVID | Born 1st Jan. 1891
- Died 11th Mar, 1970 | EDITH BOVILL | Born 17th Jan. 1893 - died | Rev.
22. 7

Photo No.060
The | Family | Burying Ground | of | SAMUEL MURPHY | In Memory of his |
beloved wife who | departed this life | 29th day of April 1892 | age 52
years | "Gone to be with Jesus"
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 194

Photo No.061
Erected | by | MARTHA CAMPBELL | In Memory of her husband | W. J.
CAMPBELL | died 29th December 1895 | Also her father | JOHN CAMPBELL |
died 13th January 1897
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 222

Photo No.062
Erected | by | MARY SLOANE | In Memory of | her beloved son | WILLIAM
SLOANE | who died 6th December | 1882 | aged 49 years | "God is Love"
(No Cemetery Record found)

Photo No.063
In Loving Memory of | CATHERINE McCORMICK | who departed this life |
December 2nd 1892 | Erected by her | husband | JAMES McCORMICK
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 259

Photo No.064
Erected | In Memory of | WM. EMMERSON | died 25th April | 1892
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 226

Photo No.065
"Until the day break"
Erected | by | RUTLEDGE ALLINGHAM | In Loving Memory of his children |
LOUISA JANE | died 4th July 1893, aged 16 years. | GEORGE RUTLEDGE |
died 18th Oct. 1893, aged 10 years | His beloved wife | MARGARET, | died
14th March 1919, aged 71 years | The above named | RUTLEDGE ALLINGHAM, |
died 28th January 1928, aged 87 years.
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 56

Photo No.066
Erected by | ANDREW HOY | In Memory of his dear son | ARCHIBALD
PATTERSON | who died 18th May 1893, | aged 7 years and 4 months | as the
result of an accident. | "And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of
Hosts | In that day when I make up my Jewels" | And of his infant
daughter | who died 15th March 1898 | And of his infant daughter | who
died 27th December 1900 | And his beloved wife | MARGARET (MAGGIE) | who
died 4th November 1905, aged 46 years. | And the above Capt. ANDREW HOY,
| who died 8th April 1926, aged 72 years | "Home where no storm can
sound | nor angry waters roar" | Also Capt. ANDREW HOY, | who drowned
through the sinking of the | S.S. Fermanagh 15th January 1938, | aged 45
years | "Anchored with the Lord"
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 58

Photo No.067
"Thy will be done"
Erected | by | MARY ALLEN | In Memory of her beloved mother | SARAH
ALLEN | who died 19th Aug. 1894, aged 64 years | Also her beloved
brother | JAMES GRANGER ALLEN | who died 26th Jan. 1890, aged 38 years |
Also WILLIAM ALLEN FRAME | who died 16th Dec. 1894, aged 7 weeks | Also
her beloved Nephew | JAMES FRAME | who died 18th Sep. 1899, aged 8
months | Also her sister | SARAH | the beloved wife of JAMES FRAME | who
died 2nd Dec. 1907, aged 40 years. | Also her sister | ELIZABETH WRIGHT
| the beloved wife of WILLIAM WRIGHT | who died 10th Dec. 1916 aged 68
years.
Cemetery Burial Reference: N2 - 62