Selskar Abbey, Ferrybank South, Co. Wexford, Ireland Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Wexford Index Copyright File contributed by: Michelle Meadows-Rousseau meadowsrousseau@gmail.com Transcribed by: Marie Gallagher Photos ----------------------------------------------- **Brian J. Cantwell's (F.R.S.A.I. & F.I.G.R.S.) transcription for this cemetery from 'Memorials of the Dead', was used to help in the reading and transcribing of the headstone below. Permission was kindly given by his son Ian Cantwell. *Hint: Use your Browsers find in page function or Ctrl-F to find names. SELSKAR ABBEY, FERRYBANK SOUTH, CO. WEXFORD, IRELAND Photo No.0 Views of Abbey Photo No.1 Westgate Tower Photo No.2 Plaque with History of the Selskar Abbey Cemetery Photo No.3 Cemetery Plan map Photo No.4 Table of Names Photo No.5 Table of Names continued Photo No.6 View of the Cemetery Photo No.7 ** STAFFORD Coat of Arms | Below the shield is the date 1623, and below that again the following inscription':- "GODS GIFTE IS OVRE P[ossessio]N | GODS MERCIE; [IS OUR PROTE]CTION | RISCHARD [Anastace] | [St]AF[ford] [Sutton]." Photo No.8 Iron Gate in Building Photo No.9 Sarcophagus Photo No.10 Plaque Photo No.11 JOHN ANGLIN | died 15th of January | 1846 | Also his two Sisters | SARAH STEVENSON who died June 12th 1879 | aged 77 years. And MARY ANGLIN who | died Feb 16th 1886 aged 74 years | The latter bequeathed a large sum of | money to (remainder covered) Photo No.12 View of Anglin-Stevenson plot Photo No.13 This stone | marks the place where the | remains of | MR. FRAS ATKIN Junr | are deposited | who departed this life on the | 30th day of June 1883 | (remainder covered) Photo No.14 ** Sacred | to the memory of | THOMAS BARKER RIC | Constabulary | who died January 7th 1874 | aged 39 years | this monument is erected | by his sorrowing brother | (G. or C.) BARKER and a few o(f his) | affectionate comrades of The | R.I.Constabulary. Photo No.15 To the memory of | THOMAS BENNETT | who departed this life | February 27th 1861. Photo No.16 ** In | loving memory | of | PETER CONNOR | who departed this life | May 17th 1895 | aged 37 years. Photo No.17 ** Sacred | To the memory of WILLIAM DANIEL | one of the unfortunate Ninety eight | who suffered on Wexford Bridge 20th June | 1798 aged 44 years | Father forgive them for they know not what they do | Mrs. SARAH DANIEL relict of the above? | Died 17th of Jan 1830 aged 73 years. Photo No.18 ** Erected | in affectionate | remembrance | of | ELIZABETH DONNELLY | who departed this life | Oct ... 1865 | Also JAMES husband of the above | who departed this life | May ... 1872 aged 60 years. Photo No.19 ** Plot with No. 18 Per Cantwell the left side stone reads: In | Affectionate Remembrance | of | LETITIA ELIZABETH GRANT | The beloved wife of | THOMAS GRANT | of Ballyteigue Castle | who departed this life | March 24th 1879 aged 53 years | Also the above THOMAS GRANT | who died April 9th 1901 | aged 67 years. Per Irishgenealogy.ie Letitia was 33 Photo No.20 In loving memory | of | EVA | widow of JOHN DUGGAN | formerly of | Mullinascorthy | ... Jan? 1864? | Died April 2 1897 ... | ... year. Per Irishgenealogy.ie Avice Duggan died 2 Apr 1897, age 78. Her Majesty's Prison, Wexford. Listed as Widow of John Duggan. Also found in calendars of wills and administrations, 1858-1922 as Eva Duggan. Death 2 Apr 1897. Primary beneficiary/Executor Jane Morrow. 2nd "" Thomas Morrow. Photo No.21 **Here lieth the body of | CATHERINE FOX | who departed this life on the 23rd | Feb 1835 aged 83 years. Photo No.22 **Sacred to the memory | of CATHERINE TALBOT FRENCH | who departed this life | March 17th 1863 | aged 70. Photo No.23 A tribute | of filial affection | to the memory of ELIZABETH FRENCHAM | who departed this life 13th of 13th Octr 1832 | in the 49th year of her age | Also the remains of | ANNE FRENCHAM who departed this life | Decr 1864 aged 67 years | Blessed are those ..? | ... | She is not dead but sleepeth. Photo No.24 **(FURNILS?) To the | Memory | of | ELLEN the beloved wife of | Mr JAMES FURNILS? Of Wexford | who departed this life 16th January 1843 | aged 30 years | Also of their infant daughter July 1844. Photo No.25 Beneath this __? | are interred the remains of | JOHN, JOHN EVANS and ELLEN HADDEN | children of Mr. JOHN E. HADDEN | who all died ...? | three ...? | also the above (?) | __? HADDEN ...? | [rest illegible] Photo No.26 Plot view of GEORGE, JOHN and FRANCES HADDEN Photo No.27 Sacred | to the memory of | GEORGE HADDEN | who died October 12th 1856 | aged 33 years | also his sons | JOHN E. HADDEN | who died June 6th 1849 | and | GEORGE HADDEN | who died December 6th 1852 | also | FRANCES JANE | widow of the above GEORGE HADDEN | who died July 10th 1911 | in her 50th year | O Death where is thy sting | O Grave where is thy victory | Thanks be to God Which giveth us the | Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ | 1 Corinthians 15 55-57. Photo No.28 ...Also his wife ANN | who died Sept 6th 18?7 aged 77 years | and his niece ELLEN HAYES wife of | ROLAND HAYES __? | died June 20th __? aged 82 (?) years. Photo No.29 IHS | Erected by CATHE (?) THOs WHITE_? | in memory of | ... JOHN HAYS | who departed this life 22nd March 1815 | Age 79 Years | Also in Memory of [MARY?] | Who died on 29 Nov 1788 | Aged 34 Years | _lso in? Memory of their Children. (Very worn stones. Years were visible. The Sign gave 1815 & 1788 to John & Mary Hays. See No.5) Photo No.30 In | loving memory | of | JAMES HENRY HIGGINS | son of | The Reverend JOHN HIGGINS | Methodist Minister | died 30 June 1889 aged 20 years. Photo No.31 Sacred | to the memory | of | EDWARD HOPKINS JUN who departed | this life Sept 20th 1847 aged 30 years | This stone has been erected by | his brothers and sisters as the | last tribute of their love | Earthly cavern to the keeping | We commit our brothers dust | Keep it safely softly sleeping | Till our Lord demands thy trust | He that believeth in me though | He were dead yet shall he live | ... | Photo No.32 In memory of | FRANCIS HORE | who departed this life April 13th 1864 | aged 17 years | He was a loving husband fond father | generous friend and independent Irishman | and a good Roman Catholic. His death was | deeply regretted by all who knew him | His father | EDWARD HORE is also interred here | also his brother JOHN and sister ALICIA | Her husband MICHAEL FRENCH and their son | FRANCIS. Photo No.33 Here lie the remains | of | WILLIAM HORE | RIP. Photo No.34 **This is the burial ground of the family of | THOMAS JONES Esq | Here lieth the body of THOMAS JONES Esq | Who departed this life on the 24th of | February 1832 aged 86 years | Also the remains of | his wife Mrs MAGDALENE JONES | who departed this life on the 8th of | August 1847 aged 84 years | Also the remains of Lieut Colonel ROBT | JOHNS Son In Law Of The Above Who Depd this life the 7th of December 1851 | aged 75 years | also the remains of MAGDALENA JOHNS | wife of the above who departed this life | on the 11th of August 1873 aged 90 years | and the remains of | MARY ANNE JOHNS | died February 6th 1894 aged 76 years | and | MAGDALENA JOHNES | Died July 4th 1894 aged 78 yrs | daughter and granddaughter | respectively of the above. Photo No.25 ** Mounument within an iron-railed enclosure, with inscriptions on two panels: i. Erected | to the memory of | WILLIAM HENRY KELLETT Esq | who died | 11th Sept. 1873 | age 70 years | also his brother JOHN KELLETT | who died Sept 6th 1886 | in the 87th year | of his age. ii. WILLIAM ARTHUR | KELLETT | Died May 15th 1899 aged 28 years. Photo No.36 In loving memory of | HARRIETTE LOUISA L'AMIE | wife of FREDERICK L'AMIE who died | 8th Feb 1887 aged 55 years | also the said FREDERICK L'AMIE | who died 19th Oct 1891 aged 63 years | and also their four children | ST CLAIR, EDITH, LAVINIA | JOHN MOORE AND GEORGE OLIVER | who died young | Also | their daughter | HARRIETTE LOUISE L'AMIE | who died | 29th April 1895 aged 25 years. Photo No.37 In memory of | GEORGE LUMSDEN | who died Jan 13th 1811 | aged 17 years | ELIZABETH LUMSDEN | his daughter who died Oct 9th 1812 | aged 22 years | JANE LUMSDEN | his wife who died June 27th 1875. Photo No.38 ** Erected | in affectionate remembrance | of | ALEXANDER MACKAY | who died on the 1st January 1882 | aged 54 years | also of his children | ANNIE | who died on the 19th March 1869 | aged 6 years 2 months | MINA CATHERINE | who died on the 2nd August 1869 | aged 1 year & 9 months | and | CHARLES JOHN GORDON | who died on the 21st October 1874 | aged 4 years & 8 months | ... The Lord. Photo No.39 Sacred | to the memory of | WILLIAM MALONEY | who died June 17th 1878 | aged 61 years | ... children | JANE and WILLIAM | who died young | his wife SARAH died | Sep 12th 1892 aged 61 yrs. Photo No.40 To the memory of | MRS. DORCAS CATHERINE McGEE | who died in Wexford | August 22nd 1833 aged 41 years | This tomb is erected | by her children in Ireland, | America | and Australia | A woman perfect in every office of life | as a daughter sister wife and mother | with talents unusual in either sex | she combined all the gentle and | gracious gifts which are the | peculiar endowments of her own | also | to the memory of her children | MARY McGEE | died May 31st 1839 aged 24 years | BESSY McGEE | died March 14th 1841 aged 24 years | LAURENCE McGEE | died Dec 29th 1846 aged 27 years | also her husband | JAMES McGEE | died April 4th 1864 aged 82 years | another of her children | THOMAS DARCY MCGEE | who became a founding father of Canada | and was assassinated in Ottawa | on April 7th 1869 aged 43 years. Photo No.41 IHS | Erected by ELLEN NEWLIN | in memory of her son | JAMES NEWLIN who departed | this life the 13th of Nov 1849 | aged 36 years | also the above named | ELLEN NEWLIN who departed | this life the 8th of March 1859 aged 75 years. Photo No.42 Here lieth the body | of | ROBERT RENWICK M.D. | who departed this life | the | 10th of June 1816 | aged 46 years | and | of his daughter | ISABEL RENWICK | who died October 13th 1833 | also | the body of his niece | MARGARET HATCHELL | who died October 7th 1833. Photo No.43 ** Beneath | this stone is deposited | the mortal remains | of | Mrs. FRANCIS ROBERTS | the | affectionate and beloved | and | deeply lamented wife | of | JOHN ROBERTS ESQ | aged 65 years | precis: she died 2nd Jan 1830 | Here also lies the body of | JOHN ROBERTS ESQ the affectionate | husband of the above who departed | this life on the 23rd day of March 1834 | aged 70 years | also of ALICEA WADDY sister of the FRANCES | ROBERTS who died Nov 30th 1839 aged 86 | STEWARD PHELAN daughter of the aforesaid JOHN ROBERTS and wife of JOHN PHELAN Esq | of Ballygunner Castle County Waterford she | departed this life on the 12th day of April in | the 59th year of her age. Photo No.44 In memory of MATTHEW | KEATING SCRAGGS, A.M. | who departed this life | April 15th 1859, aged 82 | in the certain hope of a | resurrection to life eternal | Also | of his beloved grandson | JOHN M. SPARROW | who fell asleep in Jesus | Sept 23rd 1849 | aged 3 years 7 months | Them that sleep in Jesus? | will God bring with Him. Photo No.45 ** Erected to the memory of | MARGARETT SPRATT who died | January 16th 1871 aged 5 years | Also her father JAMES SPRATT | Who died July 18th 1883 aged 64 years | and also his grandson | JAMES J. SPRATT who died | April 12th 1883 aged 15 months. Photo No.46 Erected by | JAMES C. VICARY | of Queensland Australia | in loving memory of his father | JAMES MICHAEL VICARY | of Georges Street Wexford | who fell asleep May 23 1895 | aged 26 years | also of his dearly beloved | brother NATHANIEL VICARY | who fell asleep | Oct 4th 1897 aged 59 years | also | of the above | JAMES C. VICARY | Who fell asleep ... | Aged 54? years? Per Calendars of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922 a James C. Vicary died 12 Sep 1899 in Townsville Queensland. Per Australia Death index his father was James. Mother Ann Scanlon Photo No.47 Plot view of HENRY JAMES WHITE ** East. In Memory of | The Revd JAMES WHITE | who departed this life | in the joyful hope of a glorious resurection | through Christ | 29th day of April 1846. South. Here also lie the remains of HENRY son of Revd JAMES WHITE | Obiit July 25 1846 etat 15 | here also after many years were laid the remains of HENRIETTA widow of the | Revd JAMES WHITE who in faith and peace fell asleep Feb 7 1888 aged 82 years. | Verse. Photo No.48 MARY WHITE third eldest daughter | of JOHN WHITE OF Castle Hill Wexford | born May 26th 1794 died May 2nd 1865. Photo No.49 In Memory of | WILLIAM | WILLIAM NATHANIEL | ALBERT JOHN | ALICE LOUISA | infant children of the late WILLIAM WHITE Esq. Photo No.50 In | loving memory | of | GEORGE WINDROSS | who died | November 10th 1886 aged 78 | "He walked with God" | Gen 5C 22v | also FRANCES his beloved wife | who died August 22nd 1892 aged 74 | Forever with the Lord. All images Copyright by Photographer