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Bankheads buried near Ballymena in Northern Ireland
Headstone inscriptions that were collected from across 42 historic graveyards in the Borough of Ballymena in Northern Ireland can be found via the web page at http://www.thebraid.com/genealogy.aspx . The results of a search for the name of Bankhead are shown in the table below.
Cemetery Name | Year | Full Transcript |
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1st Ahoghill | 1929 | Bankhead In loving memory of Mary died 27th Oct 1929 Margaret died 9th June 1940 Samuel died 10th Dec 1965 |
1st Ahoghill | 1929 | Erected by James Bankhead. Killane. In memory of his parents James Bankhead died 5th Dec 1929 aged 88 years Elizabeth died 13th Dec 1930 aged 82 years Also his brother James died 27th February 1890 aged 10 weeks And his dear wife Sarah (died result of an accident) 6th May 1967 aged 61 years Also the above named James Bankhead died 15th November 1971 aged 78 years 'The Master is come and calleth for thee' John II v. 28 |
1st Ahoghill | 1874 | Erected by Andr. Bankhead, Lismurnaghan in memory of his father Robert Bankhead who departed this life 10th Decr 1874 aged 69 years Also his mother Jane Bankhead depd this life Feby. 1883 aged 70 years Also his children Jane depd this life 12th July 1901 aged 25 years and Sarah Ann Depd this life 20th June 1892 aged 22 years |
1st Ahoghill | 1877 | Erected by Robert Bankhead, Ahoghill, in memory of his son John born 8th February 1875 died 25th April 1877 'Of such is the kingdom of heaven' Also his daughter Jane Carson Bankhead born 31st August 1871 died 8th Aug 1883 Also his son Alexander born 15th Feby 1880, died 12th Feb 1884 And an infant son Also his wife Elizabeth Bankhead, died 19th May 1927, aged 77 years |
1st Ahoghill | 1929 | Bankhead. In loving memory of Samuel Bankhead, Ballybollend, died 14th September 1929 aged 66 And his wife Jane died 27th May 1930 aged 60 And their sons John died 27th April 1968 aged 76 And Alexander died 11th October 1976 aged 79 |
1st Ahoghill | 1867 | Erected by Margaret Jane Bankhead of Ballyministra in memory of her husband John Bankhead who departed this life 7th Feby 1867 aged 60 years |
1st Ahoghill | 1871 | Erected by John C Bankhead of Lismurnaghan in memory of his father Alexander Bankhead who died 4th Augt 1871 aged 60 years |
Ballymena | not dated | Bankhead |
Ballymena | 1930 | In memory of Elizabeth Ann Bankhead, died 28th Feb 1930, aged 76 years |
Kirkhill Cemetery Connor | not dated | Bankhead |
Old Churchyard, Ahoghill | 1836 | Erected in memory of Joseph Bankhead of Galgorm who departed this life 25th Septr 1836 aged 57 years Also of his son James who departed this life 10th Feby 1842 aged 26 years And Agnes his wife 3rd April 1861 aged 80 years Sarah Bankhead died Dec 1872 aged 70 yrs Her son James Bankhead died July 1893 aged 51 years And his father Robert Bankhead who was born A.D.1812 died 1896 Mary Bankhead died 25th Dec 1893 aged 72 years |
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Ahoghill | 1939 | In loving memory of Sarah Bankhead died 9th Jany 1939 Also her husband Thomas Bankhead died 6th Jany 1944 and their daughter Alice May died 31st March 1959. And their son Robert McMaster died 20th Augt 1982 Peace Perfect Peace. |
Theory about how American Bankheads are related to each otherStewart copied Mr. Dennis R. LEE’s 02/24/2001 letter below from the web page at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jbstowe&id=I0519 |
Matt Bankhead of Edinburgh, who was born in Northern Ireland, has developed a theory through his research that this JAMES BANKHEAD may have been the son of HUGH BANKHEAD of Ireland, both of whom left wills in 1718, thus suggesting to him the possibility of a hazardous trip or some such that year. The father's (Hugh) will was proved in 1719. ... Posted by Matt BANKHEAD September 16, 1999: |
War for IndependenceBy Stewart |
Did the South Win the War? |