Thank you for sharing that. it was snice. In Antrim are there any CRANSTON? In the Belfast area? Thank You Rose cranston [email protected] I search the surname CRANSTON ----- Original Message ----- From: "Coral Woon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [ULSTER] Re: Searching for Lusks from Ireland > This was sent to me awhile ago. Hope it helps. Regards, Coral CUPPLES > Woon > > Whitechurch Graveyard, Ballywalter > O.S. 12 Grid Ref. 622699 > This old graveyard is on a tertiary road from Ballyboley to the north > end of > Ballywalter, half a mile out of the town. It is in the townland of > Whitechurch and parish of Ballywalter. The church is mentioned in the > Taxation of 1306 as the Alba Ecclesia, a translation ot its Irish > name, > and the Archaeological Survey of County Down dates it from the 13th > century. > There are fragments of 3 Norman grave-slabs which have been mounted on > the > outside of the N.E. end of the building. They are of the standard > pattern > and 2 have swords and one a pair of shears. Transepts were added about > the > 15th century but that on the south has disappeared completely while that > on > the north is partly incorporated into modern grave enclosures. The > church > survived the Elizabethan and Cromwelliam wars and was still in use in > 1657 > though with only a thatched roof. It was finally abandoned after the new > church had been erected at Balligan in 1704 to serve the needs of > Ballywalter, Ballyhalbert and Innishargy parishes. The old site was then > used purely as a graveyard and when a new church was needed for the > rising > population of Ballywalter it was built in the town ( 1849 ). > Parish registers of Ballywalter date from the period of the new church; > baptisms from 1845 , marriages from 1850 and burials from 1844. > First > Ballywalter Presbyterian registers also exist; baptisms from 1824 , > marriages from 1845. The second Presbyterian Registers for baptism date > from 1820 and marriage from 1845. > The oldest gravestones are in the church but unfortunately are broken > and > worn. One of these has a date 1663 and the Makie stone is probably > earlier. The oldest complete stone is dated 1667 (Faris). Most of the > older graves are to the south of the church both inside and beyond the > circular path. The Dunleath (Mulholland) enclosure is to the north of > the > church and most of the graves to this side date from the present > century. > The graveyard is well kept and has roses, honeysuckle and escallonia > bushes > scattered around. It is open from dawn to dusk throughout the year. > > Lusk Here lieth the body of Grace Lusk alias Drinnan, wife of Capt. > Arthur > Lusk, who departed this life 15 Aug 1733 aged 33. Also Ann Lusk alias > Cupples who departed this life 03 Jul 1802 aged 77. Also Captain > Arthur > Lusk who circumnavigated the globe with Lord Anson, he departed this > life > 09 Apr 1808 aged 94 years. > > Antrim: Carrickfergus & Ballynure - Gravestone Inscriptions, Wills & > Biographical Notes, Old families of Carrickfergus & Ballynure > Cupples Erected by Arthur Cupples in memory of his father Art(hur > Cu)pples > who died > Cupples See Legg > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Coral Woon" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 4:53 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL-CEMETERIES] ANTRIM, DOWN and LOWTH > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 5:09 AM > Subject: [ULSTER] Re: Searching for Lusks from Ireland > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DYC.2ACE/444.5.1.1 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Bob, > > > > Thanks for the input. > > > > Bob Lusk > > > > > > ==== IRL-ULSTER Mailing List ==== > > Admin:[email protected] If you have questions, > contact the admin. Your question will be directed from there. Thanks for > visiting Province Ulster, Ireland. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== IRL-ULSTER Mailing List ==== > NOTE: The North Ireland-L mailing list has been combined with this list. We hope technology will make it possible to read both sets of archives from the [email protected] archives. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >