Headstones, FERMANAGH, St. Mary's Church, Ardess, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Fermanagh Index Copyright Contributed by: Betsy Cushman, Dianne Swanwick diswanwick@hotmail.com, Linda Foh lindafoh@epix.net (19-21) & Robyn Ritchie rri47178@bigpond.net.au, & Bridgid Wilson bridgidwilson@hotmail.com Transcribed by C. Hunt & Valerie Ackroyd Photos ____________________________ ST. MARY'S CHURCH, ARDESS, FERMANAGH, NORTHERN IRELAND Photo No.0 Ardess Church Photo No.1 St Mary's Ardess church and cemetery Photo No.2 sign Photo No.3 Cemetery View Photo No.4 Cross Photo No.5 The Funeral Bier For Famine Victims Was Simply Two Rough Hewn Poles. They were only used once. Then Left in a stack at this gate. Photo No.6 Famine Grave sign Photo No.7 Within This Famine Pit Lieth The Unknown Dead 1845-1850 Photo No.8 Famine Pit view Photo No.9 Old Graves Photo No.10 Old Stone Photo No.11 Unknown stone Photo No.12 In Loving Memory of | JANE, wife of AGUSTUS ARMSTRONG, Kesh | Who died 21st May 1934 Aged 60 Years | AGUSTUS ARMSTRONG | Who Died 16th March 1949 | Aged 95 Years | Their Son EDMUND GEORGE | Who Died 3rd Aug 1984, Aged 85 Years | His Wife ALICE MAY | Who Died 6th Jan 1985, Aged 83 Years. (Photo by Dianne Swanwick) Photo No.13 ARMSTRONG In Loving Memory of | Constable WILLIAM Killed On Duty | 28th November 1940 Aged 21 Years | Also His Uncle JOHN | Died 2nd February 1954 Aged 67 Years | And His Father WILLIAM | Died 27th September 1964 Aged 79 Years. Photo No.14 ARMSTRONG and VANCE graves Photo No.15 Tomas and Elisabeth Humphrys Here Lye The Bodyes of | TOMAS and ELIZABETH | HUMPHRYS Decesed 8_? and _7 | Memento Mori. Photo No.16 Here | lieth intered | JAMES JOHNSTON | ... of Banagh Esqr | ... who died | Ap... the 15 1757 | aged 60 years. Photo No.17 In Loving Memory of | JOSEPH KNOX, Shanmullagh | Who Departed This Life 15th June 1936 | And His Wife MARGARET JANE KNOX | born 2nd May 1901 - Died 1st May 1969 | Their Son JOSEPH, Died 17th April 19__? | Their Son GEORGE HERBERT, Died 20th February [hidden] . Photo No.18 In Loving Memory of | MARY ELIZABETH JANE VANCE | (MOLLY) | Who Died 10th July 1923 Aged 16 Years | And Her Mother MARY JANE | Who Died 20th Sept 1955, Aged 80 Years | Also Her Father JOHN | Who Died 21st Aug 1957 (?) | Aged 75 Years. Photo No.19 BOYLE | In Loving Memory Of | William Thomas | DIED 8th July 1986 aged 88 years | also his wife Elizabeth Mary | died 17th July 1998 aged 86 years Photo No.20 In | Loving Memory of | ALLEN BOYLE | Died 8th March 1972, aged 39 years Photo No.21 In | Loving Memory Of | James Irvine (Rosculban) | Died 30th April 1974 aged 73 years Photo No.22 AIKEN | In loving memory | of | MARGARET JANE BLACK | wife of | JAMES AIKEN, Kesh | Who died 5th March 1914, Aged 76 years | Also of the above JAMES AIKEN | Who died 11th May 1920, aged 84 years. | "Ye shall find rest unto your souls." Photo No.23 EDWARD EYRE ATTHILL | Born 1819 Died 1893 | Son of the Rev. WM. ATTHILL M.A. Rector | of this parish for 30 years | And JANE, his wife | Born 1822, Died 1903. | Daughter of LOWTHER BRIEN | of Ardvarney | Also their daughter | MATILDA JANE ATTHILL | Born Feb 3rd 1853 | Died October 15 1931 | Faithful unto death | "I am the Resurrection and the life | He that believes on me, though he were | dead yet shall he live" Photo No.24 BIRNEY Photo No.25 In memory of | WILLIAM GIBSON | Died 3rd April 1911 | And CATHERINE his wife | Died 24th January 1918. | And of their family Photo No.26 To the memory of | WILLIAM JOHN GIBSON | Died 22nd September 1933 | At rest | Erected by ... children Photo No.27 Erected | by | WILLIAM HUNTER | in memory of his wife | ANNE HUNTER | Who died December 8th 1890 | Aged 74 years | The above | WILLIAM HUNTER | Died 13 October 1916 (?) | Aged 93 years | JOHN HUNTER Photo No.28 In loving memory | of | ANDREW KNOX | Mullinroddy | Who died 27th Jan. 1885, aged 72 years | And of his wife | ELIZABETH JANE | Who died 17th Dec. 1896, aged 74 years | His sons | DAVID KNOX | Died August 18th 1910 aged 60 years | Revd ANDREW KNOX, | Died Dec. 19th 1920 aged 78 years | His daughter | MARY JANE KNOX | Died March 6th 1921 aged 74 years Photo No.29 To the memory of | MATILDA JANE KNOX | of Ardvarney | Who died 18th April .... | Aged 15 years | And her brother | MATTHEW KNOX | Who died 15th April 1894 | Aged 38 years | Also their father | JAMES, | Died 31st March 1905 aged 82 | Also his wife | MARGARET, | Who died 3rd April 1906 aged 80 years | Also their son | JAMES, | Who died 18th February 1928 aged 60 yrs | And his wife | ANNABELLA | Died 4th Nov. 1941. | At rest Photo No.30 LAW | In | Loving Memory of | JAMES LAW, Drumduff Ederney| Died 2nd Nov 1955 aged 71 years | Also his wife MARY | Died 19th Oct 1964, aged 70 years | And their son ROBERT | Died in infancy 29th May 1936. | Son JOSEPH JAMES | Died 8th November 1987 aged 66 years | "Safe in the arms of Jesus." Photo No.31 In Memoriam | JOHN LAW | Cloy | Died 13th May 1858, Aged 32 Photo No.32 Erected by IRVINE LAW | In loving remembrance of | MARGARET LAW | Born | 12th May 1874, Died 20th March 1901. | IRVINE NOBLE | Born 19th March 1888 | Died 9th October 1971 | MARGARET ELIZABETH NOBLE | Born 11th March 1907 | Died 16th November 2002 Photo No.33 LAW | In loving memory of | ROBERT LAW, died 8th June 1936 | His daughter GEORGINA, died 7th Nov. 1939 | And his son JAMES, died 8th Dec 1947. | Also his wife ELIZABETH, died 20th Feb 1950 | His son RICHARD ANDREW, died 19th Jan 1958 | His son THOMAS JOHN, died 28th March 1974 | His son MERVYN, died 26th April 1974 Photo No.34 Here lies ye body of | COHONAUGHT MAGUIRE | who died July ye | 13th 1777 aged 77 years | also ye body of JOHN | MAGUIRE who died April | ye 5th 1778 aged 10 yrs. Photo No.35 This stone was ere | cted by PHILIP MAGUIRE for CATHE MAG | UIRE his wife who | died April 4 1800 | aged 69 yrs | and his posterity Photo No.36 Erected | by | ANNA MAY | In loving memory of her husband | ROBERT MAY | who departed this life | 24th Jany 1891. Aged 75 years Photo No.37 In Loving Memory | of | WILLIAM McCLINTOCK | Died 6th May 1915 | Aged 77 years. | Also his son | ROBERT J. McCLINTOCK | Killed in action 1st July 1916 | Aged 32 years. | Also his wife | ANNIE McCLINTOCK | Died 9th May 1932 aged 72 years. | Also GEORGE ALEXANDER. | Died 20th March 1944 aged 54 yrs. Photo No.38 IHS | CON McGARGIL died | Mar 8th 1796. Aged | 47 yrs his dr. MA | RGT. Jany 5th 1800 | Agd 21 Also his | Son JOS Feby. 4th | 1806 Aged 26 Photo No.39 Here lyeth ___ ___?? | ARCHDALE ___? | life Oct ___ 1797 ?| Also ___ | ___ 1807 aged 47 years Photo No.40 In memory of Irvine | Armstrong of Lack | who departed this life | January _ th 1883 | aged 82 years Photo No.41 In Memory fo MAR (?) |GRET ARMSTRONG who | departed this life | December __ 1780 aged 96 | years Photo No.42 In loving Memory of | GEORGE BUCHANAN | who died 22nd April 191? |aged 74 years | also his wife | JANE, |who died 1st April 1913 aged 68 years | Thy Will Be Done | Erected by their son WILLIAM Photo No.43 ALEXR COULTER Junr |Died April 26th 1859 | Aged 26 years. Photo No.44 Here lyeth the bodies of | THOMAS AND ELIZABETH | HUMPHRYS deceased 88 and 77 Photo No.45 In memory of JOHN IRVINE | late of Dreenin who departed | this life Dec 11th 1807 aged 95 Photo No.46 Here | Lieth intered | JAMES JOHNSTON | late of Barnagh, Esq, | who died | October 25th 1757 | aged 65 Years. Photo No.47 Same as Photo No.46 Photo No.48 This stone erected | by JOHN KOEN in me | memory of his Fath.r JOHN | KOEN who departed |this life Feb.y 15th 1819 aged | 78 Years also his wife | SOPHIA KOEN alias |Ch ___? Who depart | ed this life Feb.ry 15th 1807 | aged 73? Years Photo No.49 Same as Photo No.48 Photo No.50 In memory of JOHN?? | KOAN WHO depat.. | this life Oct.r 21 178_? |aged 55 Years erected | by his son JOHN Photo No.51 Erected | by many friends | in affectionate remembrance of | Rev.d DAVID LEARY D.D. | Canon of Clogher | Rector f this Parish for 20 years | who died 26th February 1908 | aged 78 years | also his beloved wife | ELEANOR MARIA | who died 16th June 1898 | aged 67 years "Be thou faithful until death | and I will give thee a crown of life" Photo No.52 In Loving Memory | of | MARY | beloved wife of | WILLIAM J. MCGREGOR | Manoo | who died 31st January 1918 | aged 70 years | and her beloved husband | WILLIAM J. MCGREGOR | who died 3rd March 1921 | aged 65 years | also their sons | THOMAS N. MCGREGOR | Died 25th Feb, 1957 |aged 70 years . | WILLIAM JOHN | died 21st Dec, 1962 | aged 81 years . "peace perfect peace with | Loved ones far away, |in Jesus keeping, we are safe ||and they. Also his wife MARY MARGARET, | died 3rd Oct , 1962 aged 68 years. |and their son THOMAS RONALD GEORGE , |died 25th Oct. 1980, aged 52 years. Photo No.53 Mcguire This stone was erected | by FRANCIS McGUIRE in |memory of his wife | SUSANNA GILLE (?) who |departed this life |March 18th 1825 aged | -?8 years Photo No.54 Erected | by WILLIAM PHILLIPS | of Drummackelara in Memory | of His parents WILLIAM And | ISABELLA PHILLIPS Of That place | The Former Of Whom Died | Novb The 6th 1800 Aged 56 The Lauer March The 4th 1819 And of | his 3 children viz mary who died | March 1810, Thomas January 1827, And his Beloved Son WILLIAM | Who at the age of 19 Departed | This life January The 12th 1829 All images Copyright by Photographer