Movilla Cemetery, County Down, N. Ireland Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Down Index Copyright Photos Contributed by Jean McCarthy jeanmccarthy36 at googlemail.com _____________________ Movilla Cemetery, County Down, N. Ireland Photo No.1 Erected by | ANDREW BOWDEN | Ballyskeagh | In memory of his wife ANNIE | Who died 12th July 1904 | Aged 66 years | Also the above named | ANDREW BOWDEN | Who died 22nd November 1909. Photo No.2 HENRY BOWDEN | Ballyskeagh | In memory of AGNES BOWDEN alias PATTON | Who departed this life 14th February ??18?? | Aged 50 years | Also the above HENRY BOWDEN | Died 7th May 18?? | Aged 83 years | Also his wife MARGARET BOWDEN | Who died 17th April 1907 | Aged 55 years. Photo No.3 Erected by AGNES McCLENAGHAN | In loving memory of her husband | JOHN McCLENAGHAN | Newtownards | Who died 18th October 1896 | Aged 44 years | Also her son JOHN who died in infancy | The above named AGNES McCLENAGHAn | Who died 19th December 1897 aged 39 years | Also her son ROBERT McCLENAGHAN | Who died 11th January 1925 aged 45 years | Also ELIZABETH JANE | Wife of the above ROBERT McCLENAGHAN | Who died 7th May 1939 Aged 59 years | Also Agnes daughter of the above | ROBERT and ELIZABETH McCLENAGHAN | Who died 10th April 1958 aged 49 years. Photo No.4 Location - in the old part of the cemetery, within 20-30 yards of the entrance and the same from the Old Movilla Road. This is one of five 5 Moore headstones in a group. It is immediately to the right of the large sandstone and marble headstone (belonging to Samuel Moore and family) to the left of the holly bush in the picture. Photo No.5 In memory of | JOHN MOORE | died 9th April 1942, aged 81 Years years | ISAAC HUGH MOORE | died 28th December 1958 aged 60 years. Photo No.6 Here lies the body of | WILLIAM MOORE | who depd this | Life Novbr the 1st 1788 aged 68 years. | Also his wife JENNET MOORE | Aged 48 years. Photo No.7 Erected by | HUGH MOORE | Ballysallagh | In memory of his daughter | JANE MOORE | Who departed this life 9th September 1863 | Aged 25 years | Also the above-named | HUGH MOORE | Who departed this life 25th June 1881 aged 82 years Photo No.8 Rev. Hugh Moore born : 18th September 1804 - died : 26th February 1893 in 89th year. Buried in Movilla Cemetery on 28th February 1893. Minister of Presbyterian Congregation of Newtownards for 61 years. Ordained on Wednesday 14th July 1827. Licensed to Preach on 7th February 1827. First sermon Holywood on 11th February 1827. Second Sermon Antrim on 18th February 1827. Third Sermon First Belfast on 25th February 1827. Fourth Sermon Newtownards on 4th March 1827. Newtownards on 14th April 1827 (*Information discovered in PRONI) Photo No.9 The top of this headstone has broken off and is not lying anywhere near the rest. It does not look like there would be much text missing. I presume that the missing Christian name is John, as there are plenty of other references to "the above John Moore" but unfortunately there are no references to townlands in the remaining text. The inscription reads: [ ] MOORE who died [ ] aged [ ]. Thy will be done. Also MARY JANE MOORE wife of the above JOHN MOORE Who died 30th October 1922 in her 75th year Also ISABELLA daughter of the late JOHN MOORE Who died 10th February 1931 aged 53 years Also his son JOHN W MOORE Who died 12th April 1940 aged 73 years Also his daughter JANE MOORE Who died 9th December 1952 aged 69 years Also SARAH J MOORE widow of the above JOHN Who died 1st September 1954 aged 86 years Photo No.10 In memory of | SAMUEL MOORE of Craigantlet | who died 12th April 1819 aged 61 years | His wife LILLY MOORE who died 16th Dec 1847 aged 88 years and their son WILLIAM | who died 29th September 1866 | aged 82 years Also of CATHERINE ANNE BRADFORD | The beloved wife of the Rev HUGH MOORE, Newtownards | Who died 11th October 1889 | aged 47 years | Also the REV HUGH MOORE | for over 61 years Minister of the 1st or Old | Presbyterian Congregation, Newtownards | who died 26th Feb 1895 | in the 89th year of his age. Photo No.11 Erected | in memory of | SAMUEL MOORE Killarn | Who died 1 [or 4?] Sep 1850 Aged 64 | Also ISAAC THOMAS Son of | JOHN MOORE Killarn | Who died 16 March 1870 Aged 2 | Also his son HUGH | who died March 10 1876 [or 1878] | Aged 15 years Also his daughter CHARLOTTE | who died December 10th 187- aged 18 years Also MARY MOORE wife of the late | SAMUEL MOORE Who died [ ] 1876[or 1878] aged [ ] years | Also MARY the beloved wife of | the above-named JOHN MOORE Who died | 12 January 1891 aged 57 years The above-named JOHN MOORE | 19th August 1902 in the 80th | year of his age. Photo No.12 Location - Within 50 yards of the cemetery entrance, to the left. Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM MOORE of Killarn Who died on the 29th day of May 1842 aged 73 years Also of his brother SAMUEL MOORE of Newtownards Who died on the 29th day of October 1820 Aged 47 years Also of WILLIAM MOORE Who died on the 17th day of January 1833 Aged 17 years Also of JOHN WILSON MOORE Who died on the 2nd day of March 1852 Aged 44 years Sons of the above-named WILLIAM MOORE And also of ELEANOR MOORE alias [DITTY?] His widow, who departed this life 29th July 1859 Aged 77 years----------- All images Copyright by Photographer