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Old Clarehill Cemetery, Clarecastle:
Gravestones of English Soldiers

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Old Clarehill Graveyard Headstone Transcriptions
1743 to 2007
Clareabbey Parish
Transcriptions from Headstones
The Clare Roots Scoiety

 

Sacred to the memory of | Barrack Seg. Josia Proctor |
of Clare Castle |
Late Seg in HM 3rd DC |
who departed this life 26th Dec 1841 aged 61 years. |
This tablet was erected by his widow |
Jemma Proctor |
in remembrance to an exceptional father and a tender husband |
I know that my Redeemer liveth ( Job CX1XV 25)
Teresa, search for photo and put link here: call link
[Photo]

Sacred to the memory | of Samuel Simmons |
of the 63rd West Suffolk Reg |
who departed this life the 15th day |
of March 1851 |
aged 21 years |
This tomb was erected by |
the Officers, Non-Commissioned soldiers and Privates |
of the Company |
as a tribute to their esteem and respect
[Photo]

Sacred | to the memory of |
Private John Ponner |
of the Light Company |
63rd Reg. of Foot |
who departed this life |
18th March 1851 aged 25 years 1 months
[Photo]

In Loving Memory of |
Henry Richards |
of St. Ishmaels |
Carmarthenshire | Lance Corporal 2 B |
Connaught Rangers |
born 27 Jan 1858 died | 27 Mar 1885 |
Boast not thyself |
of tomorrow for |
thou knowest not |
what day may |
bring forth |
Prov XXV11
[Photo]

Sacred | to the mem |
of Mary Ann |
daughter of Quarter Mas |
ter Serg. Currie |
68 Light Infantry |
who died June 2nd 1832 aged 6 months
[Photo]

Within this tomb |
lies Michael Noon |
A Longford Grenadier |
to his Colonel's Grieg |
without relief |
his body lieth here |
Renovated by the Light Regt. July 1851
[Photo]

In Memory of Willm & Anne |
Children of George
|
Calladine Serg 19th
|
Regt & Anne his wife
|
Wm died 13th Jan 1829
|
aged 2 yrs 4 months |
Anne died 15th Jan 1829 |
Aged 8 months |

Grave of Innocence, surely here |
The sweetest bloom of beauty is, |
Oh ! may I sleep in couch as fair, |
And with a hope as bright as this.
[Photo]

to the memory of |
Marian wife |
of George Macbeath, Esq |
Quarter Master |
68th Lt Infantry |
who departed this life |
13th June 1832 |
aged 58
[Photo]

In memory of Eliza Sim |
wife of Captain John Boyd |
of the 91st and late of the 81st|
Regiment |
who died at Clare Castle |
22nd day of Septr 1836 |
aged 39 years [stone badly broken]
[Photo]

Sacred |
to the memory |
of James Read Esq., late Surgeon of his Majesty's |
68th Regt. Lt. Infantry |
who died at Clare |
June 11th 1832 | aged 46 |
On having fallen victim to |
the then prevailing epidemic |
whilst in the zealous performance |
of his professional duties.
This stone was erected by his brother William Read, 68th Light Infantry
[Photo]

Sacred | to | the memory of Samuel Searle |
son of Quarter Master Serg |
Searle of the 70th Reg. |
who departed this life |
on the 17th of Feb 1859 |
aged 11 months |
Yes thou flee and saints welcome |
this infant spirit soars on angel's wings |
our deep affection should have etc
[Photo]

Sacred |
to the memory of Gideon? Mahoney |
A Private in the 65th Regt |
who departed this life on the 16th day |
of April 1831 aged 25 years |
This stone is erected to the memory |
of the deceased by the Officers |
Non-Commissioned Officers & Privates |
of No. 5 Company to which he belonged |
as a tribute of their esteem & respect
[Photo]

Sacred to the memory |
of Private Robert Pike |
who departed this life |
31st March 1851 |
Erected as a tribute |
by the officers |
???stoned officers |
of the Light Company

[Photo]

 
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Old Clarehill Graveyard , Clarecastle