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Old Non-Demominational Cemetery
Ferryland,
Ferryland District

 

This old cemetery (referred to in earlier times as the South Side Burial Ground) has been more recently dubbed as the Ferryland Old Non-Denominational Cemetery. It was used as the common burial ground for all religions in this area in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is located in town of Ferryland on a slope overlooking the isthimus and roadway which leads to Ferryland Lighthouse. One of the earliest surviving headstones is dated 1770, but in 1749 a Ferryland Court record mentions this specific location. It was recorded that on September 8th of that year, John White was "granted land near Burrying [sic] Ground and path to Gays" [sic]. The Gaze, which rises steeply to an elevation of 73 meters (239 feet) overlooks Ferryland Harbour, The Downs, Ferryland Head, and the seaward entrances of Calvert to the north and Aquaforte to the south. It appears that this common burial ground was initally used by all settlements from Brigus South to Aquaforte. As can be seen from the photo, there are very few visible markers/headstones remaining; many gravesites being just marked with large flat stones.

 

Photographed and Copyrighted by Craig Peterman (2005)

 

Information shown in [red] provided by transcribers or district coordinator.

Surname	Given	Born	Died	Age	Spouse	Other Information
Bennett	N. C.		21 June 1942
[Brown]	[Luke]		[Nov. ? 1869]			[of County Wexford, Ireland] [same headstone as Mary Forretistall] [info per Keith Brown]
Carter	Harriette Louisa		Dec. 26th 1870	1 Year 6 Mths.		daughter of Robert and [Sarah]; [NOTE:- the words of what appears to be Petherbridge, Devon are located at the bottom of this headstone]
Carter	Mary Louise		Aug. 27th 1907	66 Years	William Thomas Skinner
	William Thomas Skinner		Sept. 6th 1908	77 Years	Mary Louise
Carter	Sarah	Septr 2nd 1762	June 4th 1772			daughter to Robert and Ann, [This headstone is currently located at the Old Historic Ferryland Museum]
Condon	Patrick		1840?	47 Years		Both Natives of the County Kilkenny Ireland [Click Patrick's supposed year of death for additional information]
	Catherine		July 6th 1847	44 Years
Culliton	James		Dec. 11, 1813	18 Years
[Forretistall]	[Mary]		[August ? 1967]	[84 Years]		[of County Wexford, Ireland] [same headstone as Luke Brown] [info per Keith Brown] [spelling may actually be Forristall]
hanrahan-edmund-ferryland-old-non-fer.shtml">Hanrahan	Edmund		Feb. 13th 1875	73 Years		[Father]
	Edmund		May 27th 1865	27 Years		[Son]
Kearney	Michael		Feb. 22, 1831	36 Years
Meagher	Joanna		Apriil 13th 1815	[44] Years	Thomas
[Meagher]	[Thomas]					[Thomas Meagher, died 3 February 1840 73 Years]
Morrissy	Wm		April 26th 1816	78 Years		Erected by Thomas Morrissy of Carrick on Suir
Morry	Mary		August 8th 1870	39 Years	Henry	Erected by Henry Morry
Morry	Henry		August 11 1897	76 Years
	Arthur		1898	28 Years		also his brother [died in Montreal; generally believed to have died in 1887 at age 20, not 1898 aged 28 as shown on headstone: -as per Chris Morry]
	Frederick		March 1890	29 Years		also his brother, Lost at Sea [the transcription for Frederick is included here but is not visible in our photo of the headstone, as it is currently below ground level] [Frederick was drowned on a passage to Iceland: -as per Chris Morry]
Power	Mary		June 15th 1870	29 Years	Michael
Saunders	William		April 1770	22 Years		Eldest son of William & Eleanor
WESTON	Peter William	Sacred to the memory of/ PETER WESTON, Esq./ One of his Majesty's Justices/ of the Peace for this Harbour/ who died 13 July 1776/ aged 63 years/ He was an Affectionate Husband/ a tender Father/ And a Sincere friend. Also, WILLIAM, son of above/ Peter & Catherine Weston/ died December .?. 1760/ aged 6 months.				This stone marker was initially recorded as being in the North Side Cemetery (Forge Hill). However, its correct location has been verified by Dr. Gerald Pocius as being in the South Side Cemetery (Old Non-Denominational), per his research notes and photos from the 1970s. Current visibility and condition of this stone is unknown.
[Unknown]	[Unknown 1]					[unreadable]
[Unknown]	[Unknown 2]					[un-readable]
[Unknown]	[Unknown 3]					[un-readable]
[Unknown]	[Unknown 4]					[un-readable]
[Unknown]	[Unknown 5]					[un-readable]

Transcribed from Headstones photographed by Craig Peterman (2005)
and some [data] gathered by NLGS, Jane Dowd & Roberta Sullivan (1990's)
also some corrections by Chris Morry (2012), Kevin Reddigan (2014 & 2024) & Keith Brown (2016)

Page Last Updated March 17, 2024 (Kevin Reddigan)

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