Ballymena Old Churchyard Plot Owners c1875-1935+ This is a compilation and cross referencing of 3 existing records: Plot owners book and separate alphabetical index, both of which were damaged in a fire and have burnt edges losing some information. Also a transcript made after the fire to replace the original. Earliest of the few dates recorded is 1875 which predates the register to before the transfer of the graveyard to the Council from the Representative Church Body in 1896. Transfers are shown in red. Notes added for this transcription are shown in blue. No transfers or graves registered are recorded in the last 75 years, the last being 1935. © Transcribed by Alistair McCartney 2012, last updated 5 April 2013 No. Forename of Surname of Residence No. of Distinctive Marks Notes Owner Owner Graves 335 ____land Ballymoney St. 3 Side of Mr Cosbie's Headstone not in index/burnt 350 ____bert A______ Nursery 3Right side close to wall Wm Wilson in transcript 478 John A______ Crebilly 2 87 A______ Ballykeel 2 - 2 graves in transcript, 4 in index 140 _____rt A____on Ballymena Enclosure 503 James Aannah Cherrymount, Belfast Enclosure 411 Wm J. Abernethy Brocklamount 3 Beside Dugan's Enclosure 407 Maggie G. Acheson Market Rd. Transferred to Mrs Maggie G Acheson, Market Road by resolution of t_________ 175 Arch. Adams Henry St. 1 111 Aiken Railway St 8 Headstone 14 John Allan Ballymoney St. 2 Left side of Church Yew Tree 199 John Allan Dunnyvadden 2 At back of Wale's Headstone 418 John Allan Alexander St. 2 Opposite Revd. Wilson's H.Stone 150 Wm Allen Kells 2 Headstone 618 Thos Allison Slatt 2 Transferred from R Moton Slatt No 4A 473 Wm Anderson Castle St. Enclosure 205 Wm Andrews Church St. 3 West of Gilmer's Headstone 152 Alexr Archibald Dunclug 2 Beside Mrs Dunseath's Headstone 249 Jane Armour Railway St. 1 Left side of Old Church 88 Robt Armstrong Ballykeel 2 Right side ne__ boundary ___ 3 or 4 rows from Delargys wall 139 Atkinson Ballymena Enclosure 130 Archd Auld Belfast 2 South side of Headstone 259 John Auld Ballygarvey 1 Side of W. Auld's Headstone 129 Wm Auld Broughshane St. 2 Headstone 371 James B______ Broughshane St 1 236 Wm B______ Galgorm Pks. 4 601 B______ Broughshane 2 Back of Neill's ____ 180 Miss P. Balfour Lawnview, Bmena 1 Headstone 49 George Ballentine High St. Enclosure Duplicate issued which must be produced 48 in index 376 Henderson Ballentine Ballymoney St. 2 Right side of Baird's Headstone 34 James Ballentine Wellington St. Enclosure Two Headstones 375 John Ballentine Ballymoney St. 2 Right side of Old Church 174 Robt. Ballentine B.money St. 4 Headstone 377 Wm Ballentine Springwell St. 2 End of last registered [none] Robert Barclay Carnarvon index only 94 Ellen Barns Bryan St. 1 Right hand opposite Old Church Ballymena Old Churchyard Plot Owners ‐ page 1 of 16 ‐ sorted by name 165 Archy Barr B'money St 2 Beside Mr Love's Enclosure 512 David Barr Belfast 4 Nearly Opposite Lynn's H. Stone 48 John Barr High St. 3 Headstone 372 William Barr Wellington St. 2 Beside W. McKinley's Headstone 218 John Bartholomew Crumkill 2 Left side of Old Church 289 James Beatty William St. B.mena 1 Back of W. McNiece's Headstone 13 Mary Beatty Belfast 2 Right side, Yew Tree 623 Hamilton Bell Ballymoney Street index only 343 Nancy Bell James St. 1 Next to Last Registered 439 Wm John Bell William St. 314 Nancy Best Hill St. 2 Foot of Mr Love's Enclosure index burnt 347 John Bingham Galgorm St. 2 Headstone 186 Annie Black Warden St. Transferred by order of council 3/June 1918 245 Archd Black Church St. 2 Headstone 186 David Black Bottom 2 Headstone 288 R. Blackley Mill St. B.mena 3 Head of J. K. Greer's Headstone 400 David Blair John St. 3 Within two graves of Mr Carson's Enclosure 406 James Blair Bshane St. 84 James Blakely Ballyloughan 2 Right side, Half way up to Tower, Near Walk 533 Robert Blue Loughloughan 1 Grave next to J. Elder's H.Stone 113 William Bolon Broughshane St 2Right side opposite old Church 613 William Bolon Ballymoney Street index only 265 Andrew Bonar America 3 Between Strahan's & Montgomery's Enclosures 219 Wm John Booth Ballycowan 3 Headstone 520 J Borland B.mena Townhall 2 138 ____eth BoydSpringwell St 3 138 Alex Boyd Belfast Alexr Boyd 24 Second Avenue Strandtown Park Belfast cautious agst allowing ground as he is the absolute owner after Eliza Boyd Deceased 480 Clotworthy Boyd Albert Bridge Terrace Belfast 2 Headstone 290F Samuel Boyd James St. 619 Jane Boyle Coach Entry index only 488 John Boyle Wellington St. 1 Beside Mr Strahans Headstone 624 Jane Brizzle Coach Entry 2 9/9/1875 671 & 624 in index 455 Hugh Brown Springwell St. 3 Headstone with __wart on it 414 John Brown Springwell St. 2 Beside Jackson's Headstone 608 John Brown Tullygrawley index only 279 Robt. Brown Belfast 2 Headstone 118 Thomas Brown Galgorm Parks 5 - 609 William Brown Galgorm Park index only 611 Alexander Bryans Ballyloughan 3 Headstone 407 Mrs Buchanan High Street Enclosure Gamble 549 Thos. Buchannan Linenhall St. 2 Large stone at Head ___ 173 Wm Buick Broughshane St 4 Headstone 31 Burns Bridge St 1 Left side of Old Church Top Corner 456 Alexr C______ Church St 3 277 Geo C______ Harryville 1 477 Henry C______ Robert Street 5 Ballymena Old Churchyard Plot Owners ‐ page 2 of 16 ‐ sorted by name 421 James C______ Brocklamont 2 457 James C______ High Street 3 171 John Cahoon Alexander St. 2 Near left corner of grave yard 326 John Cairns Castle St. 3 Near far wall 232 Mary Cairns John St 1 Left side of Mary Kear's graves index burnt 108 William Cairns Alexander St. 1 Left side Close to Elders wall, fifth row in 25 John Callaghan High St. - - 269 James Cameron Broughshane St. 1 Near Wetherspoon's Headstone 270 in index 338 Alexr Campbell Slatt 5 Left side of Mr McKane's Headstone 354 Mrs Campbell High St. 2 Left side of Mr Morton's Headstone 230 Nancy Carrick John St 2 Right side as you go in close to wall index burnt 544 Mrs Caruthers Myrtle Cottage 2 Headstone 181 Sarah A. Casement Enclosure __ Casement & R Casement as living Trustees named __ll of Roger Casement deceased not in index 606 __ery Cathcart Ballymena 2 index burnt 200 Eliza Cathcart Tullygarley 170 Henry Cathcart Brocklamont 3Right side of Old Church 612 James Cathcart Castle St 1 index burnt 489 James A. Cathcart Slatt 4 Headstone 112 John Cathcart William St 2 Right side, one near South wall, one halfway over 452 Thos. Cathcart James St. 1 Two from Mr Hale's Enclosure, left side 200 Wm Cathcart Tullygarley 2 Headstone 207 James Chambers Springwell St. 2 Side of John Mill's Headstone 271 Mary Jane Charters Bridge St. 3 2 Headstone Transferred to Mrs M E Blair by ________ [see index C p2] 271A William Charters Ballymoney St. 1 Headstone not in index 202 James Christie Ballee 3 Headstone 65 John Christie Ballymoney St. 401 John Christie Mill St. 3 Headstone 64 Joseph Christie Ballymoney St. 2 573 Robt. Christie Brocklamont Cottage 3 Flat stone 492 Alexr Clarke Linenhall St. 2 Beside A Martin's ______ 622 James Clarke 46 James St Bmena 2 not in index/burnt 159 John Clarke Broughshane St 2 Headstone 24 Joseph Clarke Cullybackey Wm > Joseph in index, Joseph > Wm in transcript 160 Robt. Clarke Whiteabbey 3Opposite Headstone 24 William Clarke Fountain Place 1 Headstone 588 Clarke Mount St 1 603 Clarke _______ey Enclosure 62 Thomas Colgan Robt St. Beside T. Lindsays Headstone 141 Elizabeth Collins Meeting House Lane 1 Headstone 348 Margaret Collins Brocklamont 1 Beside Miss Ballentine's H.Stone 192 James Colter Ballee 2 Longside Patk _____ 252 R. Colville Bridge St. 3 Headstone index burnt 172 Thomas Connor Galgorm Parks 3 Left of Tower beside McVickers Headstone 253 Andrew Conway 140 Queen St. Transferred by Resolution of Council 4 Aug 191[5 or 8?] not in index Ballymena Old Churchyard Plot Owners ‐ page 3 of 16 ‐ sorted by name 253 Thos. Conway Church St. 2 Headstone index burnt 119 Sarah Cook Alexander St. 1 Headstone Grave closed against future interments 225 Andrew Cooke Alexander St. 3 Yew Tree 446 Richard Cooney Linenhall St. 2 526 Richd Cooney Linenhall St. 3 Headstone 553 W. Corbett Mill St 2 Behind Morton's Enclosure 280 Wm Corbett Mill St. B.mena 1 Headstone no name 80 Jane Coulter Ballee 2 Close to Thorn Bush 349 Mrs Courtney Brocklamont 1 Headstone 557 John Crabb Loughnagarry 2 Headstone John in index, W. in transcript 409 Wm Crabb Ballymoney St. 1 Headstone Mrs Sara E Crabb claims one 472 Robert Craig Clough 2 Headstone 20 George Crawford James St. 2 Middle of Grave Yd 330 James Crawford Fair Hill Lane 1 Right side of wall going in 168 Margt. Crawford Springwell St. 1 About 3rd row from Church door right 164 Thos. Crawford Broughshane St 4 Close to West wall at Delargy's stones 365 David Creatton Bridewell St. 2 Right side of Old Church 185 Alexr Crowe Ballee 3 Side of Mr Gibson's gate of Enclosure 134 James Crowe Ballee 2 Headstone 56 Sarah Cumming Alexander St. 1 Along side of W Cumming 54 William Cumming Bottom 3 Beside J. Whiteside 79 John Cunning William St. 2 At back of James Love's Headstons 201 Ewd B.