South West Sector
Gravestone Inscriptions at the old burying ground
beside Billy Parish Church in North Antrim
South West sector - plan at bottom of page
Family names on stones: Aken 1, Anderson
1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, Babington 1, Beers 1,
Brown 1, 2, Campbell 1,
Dinsmore 1, Douglass 1, Elliott 1,
Fall 1, Forgie 1, Fullerton 1,
Gilmour 1, Hill 1, 2, 3, Ininch? 1, McCarroll 1, McCaw
1, 2, McComb 1, McCurdy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, McFarland 1, McLean 1, Moor 1, Moore 1, O'Quin 1, Parkhill 1, 2, Pollock 1, 2, Robertson 1, Stewart 1, Taggart 1, 2, Taggert 1, Twaddle 1, Wales 1, Weir 1, Young 1, unknown 1.
All stones face East except where denoted W or horizontal
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In loving memory of WILLIAM FULLERTON, THE ISLANDS. Died 15th April
1923. Erected by his daughter MARY.
In loving memory of MARGARET McLEAN who died 8th July 1925 aged 58
years. Erected by her husband and family.
Here lieth the body of WILLIAM YOUNG Junior who departed this life
the 8th day of December 1783 aged 50 years.
Here lieth the body of JANE McCAW who departed this life
Novm 8th 1748 aged 72 years.
SW05 *leaning against West boundary back to wall - unreadable
Erected in memory of our dear mother MARGARET JANE, wife of HUGH
FALL, GIANT'S CAUSEWAY who departed this life 22nd October 1852 aged 36 years. "Gone but not forgotten"
SW07 *leaning against West boundary wall-
surface flaking -No image-
Erected to the memory of RICHARD GILMOUR, CASTLECATT, who departed
this life the 9th December 1887. Aged 83 years
In memory of JOHN WEIR, GIANT'S CAUSEWAY, his wife SARAH JANE,
their children JOHN, FREDERICK, LEONORA, EMILY JANE, NEIL, CHRISTOPHER, DAVID CHARLES,
DANIEL FREDERICK, who died in CANADA and JOHN ALEXANDER who died in BELFAST. ROBERT WEIR
died 3rd February 1966. (56?)
SW08b -view image- on a horizontal slab
within enclosure of SW8a
Erected to the memory of MARY, wife of ROBERT WEIR, late of
CARNKARK who died June the 10th 1852 aged 77 years. Also an Urn - WEIR - ISABELLA MARY
The Burying place of DANIEL McCURDY late of CARNKARK and family. He
died the 12th of Decr 1829 aged 86
Erected to the memory of ROBERT PARKHILL, late of LISCOLMAN who
departed this life the 23rd January 1831 aged 61. Also his son JOHN who departed this life
the 27th of December 1847 aged 26 years Also his wife MARY who departed this life the 17th
of February 1855 aged 69 years.
Erected by MARGRET PARKHILL of NEW YORK in memory of her father
JAMES PARKHILL, of LISCOLMAN who died Oct 10th 1845 aged 75 years also his daughter NANCY
who died the 5th September 1860 aged 55 years and his wife MARGRET who died 10th June 1864
aged 87 years
In memory of ADAM WALES who died 9th July 1881 aged 86 years and
his wife MARTHA who died 3rd March 1881 aged 70 years. Also their infant son JAMES who
died in 1844 and their son JOSEPH who died 26th September 1905 aged 69 years. Also their
daughters JANE who died 27th March 1920 aged 80 years. Ellen who died 19th June 1923 aged
75 years. In grateful remembrance of our loving parents.
SW12b -view image- W
*(on rear side of plinth to SW12a)
Here lieth Joseph Moor who died 1799 aged 88. His wife JENNY and
their daughter JENNY.
To the memory of ROBERT McCURDY who died [blank]18 Aged [blank] years.
Also his son JOHN who died 18 June 1821 aged 21 years.
To the memory of DANIEL McCURDY late of LISMORLUSS who departed
this life the 26th February 1790 aged 63 years. Also his wife ANN McCURDY who departed
this life Febry 26th 1824 aged 96 years.
SW15 -view image- W small
sandstone much weathered immediately to south of SW16
Here lyeth / the body o. ./ . . . . . / who departed this hostel
life ……..
The burying ground of ROBERT BROWN late of KILCUBIN and family who
departed this life March the 13th 1786 aged 63 years.
Here lieth the body of JAMES BROWN who departed this life the 27 th
day of August 1780 aged 77 years.
Erected by ELIZABETH McCARROLL in memory of her husband JAMES
McCARROLL who died at PORTBALLINTRAE, 1865. Also their daughter ELIZABETH who died 30th
August 1867 aged 4 years and 1 month. Also ANN JANE who died Sept 3rd 1867 aged 2 years and 6 months.
Also JAMES EDWARD who died Sept 13th 1867 aged 6 years 6 months. They sleep in Jesus.
In memory of JOHN McFARLAND late of BILLY who departed this life
29th Augt 1835 aged 70 years. Also of MARY his wife who departed this life the ? of Sept 1846
aged 48? years.
Sacred to the memory of DANIEL TAGGERT, MAGHERINTENDRY, who died
10th Jany 1887 aged 16 years
Erected by their daughter JANE in loving memory of her father
DANIEL CAMPBELL who died 30th October 1892 aged 75 years and her mother MARY who died 31st
October 1893 aged 77 years and her brother JOSEPH who died 22nd February 1905 aged 52
years DANIEL who died 22nd June 1906 aged 48 years and her sister MAGGIE who died 24th May
1905 aged 44 years.
Erected by the McCAW family, CRAIGNAMADDY in memory of their beloved
mother CATHERINE McCAW who departed this life 21st June 1877 aged 60 years. Also their
Aunt NELLIE McCAW who departed this life 17th May 1876 aged 84 years. Also their father
SAMUEL McCAW who died 27th July 1896 aged 92 years.
Erected to the memory of JOHN STEWART, DEEPSTOWN, who died 11th
Sept 1877 aged 71 years
SW24a -view image-
Three stones in a high railing enclosed site with masonry wall on West.
Mors Janus Vitae. The Family Burying Place of SAMUEL HILL of
BALLYLOUGH who departed this life 29th day of June 1859 aged 86 years. In this place his
forefathers have been interred for upwards of two hundred years. Erected to the memory of
RACHEL the beloved wife of SAMUEL HILL who departed this life the 21st day of May 1852
aged 66 years, much respected in life and deeply regretted in death. Also his son HENRY
HILL who departed this life the 8th day of May 1841 aged 13 years. Also his grandchild ANNA who
died 19th January 1853 aged one year and 10 months and also his son OLIVER HILL who
died in AUSTRALIA 28th January 1855/3? aged 24 years, his eldest son John died 7th Dec
1865 aged 59 years. Also JANE BEERS eldest daughter of SAMUEL HILL who died 20th January
1868.
Here lieth the body of ROBERT HILL who departed this life the 20th
July 1753 aged 65 Also his son JOHN HILL who departed this life 1805
Here lieth the body of SAMUEL HILL who departed this life the 19th
of January 1772 aged 41 years. Also his brother JAMES HILL who departed this life the 16th
day of December 1800 aged .. years
Here lyeth the body of ALEXANDER AKEN who departed this life the
25th of April 1767 aged 29 years
In memory of AGNES JANE ELLIOTT who died 8th Decr 1919 aged 40
years
Erected by CATHERINE ROBERTSON of TOBERKEIGH in memory of her
husband WILLIAM who died 13th October 1913 aged 88 years and her sons HUGH and ROBERT who
died in USA. ROBERTSON
Erected by JAMES TWADDLE in memory of his father WILLIAM TWADDLE
who died at CASTLECATT 12th Sept 1874 aged 74. Also his mother SARAH who died 23rd Feb
1885 and his wife ANNIE who died 1st July 1914
SW29a -view image-
these two 29 in a 11' long railed surround
In memory of DANIEL TAGGART of BUSHMILLS who died 27th Oct 1899
aged 38 years and his wife MARY TAGGART who died 17th April 1901 aged 39 years. Erected by
his son and daughters.
SW29b -view image-
these two 29 in a 11' long railed surround
Erected by DANIEL ANDERSON, BUSHMILLS to the memory of his daughter
SAMELA ANN, wife of LYLE TAGGART, BUSHMILLS who departed this life 1st Novr 1870 aged 32
years. Also his daughter MATILDA who departed this life 1845 aged 5 years and also his
beloved wife ANN ANDERSON who departed this life 1st Novr 1873 aged 71 years. DANIEL
ANDERSON departed this life the 3rd July 1875 aged 68 years. LYLE TAGGART departed this
life the 31st Oct 1899 aged 72 years. "They sleep in Jesus"
Erected to the memory of HU ANDERSON. Where also is interred ALICIA
his wife and six of their children viz JOSEPH CHARLES ANN HARRISON ANN HARRISON SALLY and
ROBERT. Also HUGH the last surviver Oct 1849. HUGH his eldest son died Jan the 14th 1855
aged 27 years. ELIZABETH relict of HUGH [who died in 1849] June 13th 1867. HUGH McCALLUM
ANDERSON died 26th August 1835 aged 77 years.
Sacred to the memory of ANDREW DINSMORE, EAGRY who died 3rd June
1887 aged 79 years, also his wife MARGARET DINSMORE who died 17th Dec 1890 aged 80 years.
Also their son JAMES DINSMORE who died 30th Decr 1863 aged 31 years, also their son JOHN
DINSMORE who died 26th Jany 1874 aged 40 years and four children who died infants.
SW33a -view image-
within iron railing along with SW33b
Erected to the memory of MARY McCURDY late of CAVAN who died 19th June 1861
aged 28 years also JANE McCURDY who died 4th April 1863 aged 24 years and ALEXANDER
McCURDY who died 4th February 1865 aged 29 years and ELIZABETH McCOMB who died 8th May
1919 aged 87 years.
SW33b -view image-
within iron railing along with SW33a
Here lieth the body of JOHN McCURDY who departed this life the 6th
of Decr 1813 aged 31 yrs. Also his sister MARY McCURDY who departed this life the 15th of
May 1814 aged 26 years.
In loving memory of JOHN FORGIE aged 10 years, DAVID aged 8
years, AGGIE aged 6 years, ETTA aged 4 years, EMILY aged 8 months all died at CAVANMORE in
the month of April 1881 of diptheria. Also their father JOHN FORGIE died at CARNKIRK 20th
May 1921 aged 87 years and their mother Mary died at MALLINDOBER 23rd October 1918 aged 72
years
??? MARY and PATRICK, children to PATRICK (ININCH?) of BUSHMILLS.
JANE departed this life the ? of Dec (165?) aged ? MARGARET ??????
To the memory of HUGH MOORE, BALLYSALLY who died 16th Decr 1893
Aged 84 years. Also his wife JANE MOORE who died 22nd May 1886 aged 84 years. Also their
son JAMES C MOORE who died 20th July 1894 in Kansas USA, aged 56 years.
SW37 -view image-
Horizontal within wall with rail.
Epicedium Reverendi Pastoris JER DOVINII OQVINIVS pastormollis
reqviscit in urna hac ast anima in coelo numinis ora videns enverte illivs verbi
sedaverunt agnos Christi iam ex vivo flumine potat aqvam. Obit vtl Jan MDCLVII svr hoc
etiam. CIPPO. Requiescvnt rellioqviae pastoris Reverendi THOMAE BABINGTONAM hvjvsce
parochiae in tringinta annos vicarii. Obit qvarto Novs MDCCCXXIII aetatis LXIX [From
'Short History of the Parish of Billy' by Rev Adam Johns: Reverend Jeremiah O'Quin died
1657, Reverend Thomas Babington died 1823 aged 69 years.]
Erected in memory of WILLIAM POLLOCK late of CRAIGPARK who died 16
July 1849 aged 66 years. Also his daughter ISABELLA who died 28 August 1850 aged 13 years.
Also his daughter JANE who died 30th March 1852 aged 20 years. Also his daughter ANN wife
of HUGH ANDERSON who died 24th March 1886 aged 58 years.
SW39a -view image-
family ground 2 stones within railed surround.
Erected in loving memory of SAMUEL McCURDY, EAGRY who died 12th
June 1863? aged 76 years and his wife MARY who died 21st January 1883 aged 84 years. Also
their daughter CATHERINE who died 20th May 1863 aged 17 years, also his daughter MARY JANE
who died 19th January 1921 aged 85 years, Also his daughter RACHEL who died 30th November
1925 aged 88 years
SW39b -view image-
family ground 2 stones within railed surround.
Erected to the memory of JAMES McCURDY late of CAVAN who died 11th
December 1869 aged 73 years and JANE his wife who died 25th July 1870 aged 71 years.
SW40a -view image-
Horizontal slab 40b, c and d are in a tight line at the foot of the slab
To the memory of ROBERT ANDERSON late of BUSHMILLS who departed
this life the 19th of February 1832 aged 62 years. "Not my innocence I trust, when I
am by this laid in the dust, grant Lord when I from death shall wake, I may of Endless
life pertake" Also his wife MARY ANDERSON who departed this life the 3rd day of
August 1840 aged 61 years. Also ADAM CUPPAGE ANDERSON fourth son of HUGH ANDERSON Esq of
BUSHMILLS. SARAH POLLOCK who died January the 16th 1875 aged 4 years and 10 months. SARAH
POLLOCK was the eldest child of SAMUEL and MARGARET POLLOCK of BUSHMILLS.
SW40b W -view image-
partially obscured by 40a. 40b, c and d are of a similar design
Memento mori. Here lieth the body of ELIZABETH ANDERSON who
departed this life the 9th day of May 1780 aged 48 years.
Memento mori. Here lieth the body of MARGARET ANDERSON who departed
this life the 2nd day of January 1777 aged 22 years.
Memento mori. Here lieth the body of ISABELL DOUGLASS who departed
this life the 22nd day of September 1778 aged 26 years. Also her son JAMES DOUGLASS who
departed this life April 19th 1805 aged 31 years.
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