Ballycastle, County Antrim, N. Ireland
I was in the church founded by Hugh Boyd last week.
These inscriptions are on the walls:
1st inscription
1872 Erected by Major General
Hugh
Boyd
To the memory of his parental
family of whom many lie buried beneath
this church founded 1756 by
Colonel Hugh Boyd who rests in family vault.
Parents:
Ezekiel
Davys Boyd, died 1st June 1835, Aged
67
Catherine
Boyd Died 17th June 1850, Aged 81
Brothers and Sisters:
Catherine
Boyd (Mrs. Gage) died 22nd day of October 1852, Aged 61
Ezekiel
Davys, Died 14th Jan 1872, Aged 79
Amy, Died 26th April 1856,
Aged 61
Major Francis Turnly Died
11th Feb 1867, Aged 70
Hugh, Died Young
Rosetta (Mrs. McGildowny)
Died 9th May 1871, Aged 72
Jane Turnly, Died 6th Sept
1870, Aged 61
2nd Inscription
Sacred to the Memory of Major
Francis Turnly Boyd
Born 19th November 1796
Died 11th February 1867
Aged 70 years
Jean Charlotte, his wife
Born 18th September 1809
Died 18th December 1874
Aged 65 years
Hugh, their second son
Born 3rd September 1838 Died
27th May 1875, Aged 36 years
Whose bodies lie in the family
vault beneath.
Also their youngest son James
Meik Boyd
Born 17th July 1850, Died
23rd January 1877, Aged 26 Years
Interred in Southampton Cemetery.
[I have no explanation for
the differences between this and inscription 1]
This monument was erected
by
Henrietta T. Haward and Ezekiel
A. Boyd, in fond remembrance of their
Father, Mother and Brother
3rd Inscription
Erected by His Widow and Children
In Memory of Major General
Hugh Boyd
Ballycastle
Who died 24th December 1876
Aged 76 years
General Boyd (of the Late
Bengal Army) served with his regiment and on
the General Staff throughout
India for a uninterrupted term of 32 years
from January 1824, a period
of India's history as eventful in military
successes and glory as any
preceding it, returning to India after a
short furlough in 1856. He
closed his military career commanding a
brigade throughout the memorable
Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-58
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"For so he giveth his beloved
sleep."
Psalms CXVII. 2
4th Inscription:
Erected A. D. 1856
In Memory of these members
of the Boyd Family
Who are interred in the vault
beneath
Colonel Hugh Boyd Founder
of this Church
Died 16th June 1796 Aged 76
years
Anne, his Wife
Died 21 March 1776 Aged 61
years
William their eldest son Died
Aged years
Ezekiel Davys son of William
Died 23 Aug 1801 Aged 61 years
Amy his Wife
Died 9th Sep 18 1824 Aged
?0 years
Their eldest son Hugh, M.
P.
Died 23rd Feb 1765 Aged 50
years
Their second son Ezekiel Davys
Died 1st June 1835 Aged 67
Catherine his Wife
Died 17th June 1850 Aged 81
years
Amy their 2nd daughter
Died 29th April 18 1856 Aged
61 years
Hugh, eldest son of Hugh,
M. P.
Died 6th March 1862 Aged 74
years
Major Francis Turnly 2nd son
of Ezekiel Davys and Catherine his wife
Died 11th Feb 1867 Aged 70
years
Anne, wife of Alexander, 2nd
son of Hugh, M.P.
Died 9th April 1867 Aged 60
years
Alexander Boyd
Died 2nd June 1868 Aged 66?
years
Jane T. Boyd Died 6th Sept
1870 Aged 61 years
[I was a little far from this
one when I took the picture of it, but I believe the
dates to be correct except
where I have question marks? Please correct this posting
if needed.]
I have promised more than I
can deliver right now. The brass plates
in the photos have too much
reflection on them.
One is for Cecil Sparrow Aged
20 and Tom Hay Aged 19 who were
drowned off Fair Head May
11 1893. In death they were not divided.
One is for Kathleen Boyd Young
?? 1944
My Rebecca
Boyd was born about 1711 in Ballycastle. Married Archibald
McKaughan
(the same as McCaghren) and came to Philadelphia in 1747.
Bettie Tripp-Waddle bettiewaddle@hotmail.com
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