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Balmoral Cemetery, Belfast

Coordinates: 54°34′10″N 5°58′03″W / 54.5695°N 5.9675°W / 54.5695; -5.9675
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Balmoral Cemetery

Balmoral Cemetery is a cemetery in the Malone area of South Belfast, Northern Ireland, opened in 1855.

History

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The cemetery was opened in 1855 by Presbyterian churchmen Rev. Henry Cooke and Rev. Joseph Mackenzie, on land owned by Mackenzie, after they had been refused burial by a Church of Ireland rector in another cemetery. It was controlled by a board of trustees which included three Presbyterian ministers. While most of the burials were for Presbyterians, other denominations were buried there.[1]

Three Commonwealth soldiers (one each of British, Australian, and Canadian armies) of World War I are buried in the cemetery, their graves maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[2]

In 1953, the cemetery was taken over by Belfast Corporation. It is no longer open for burials, but is open to visitors.[1]

Notable burials

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References

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  1. ^ a b Balmoral Cemetery Belfast City Council
  2. ^ Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  3. ^ Pinkerton, JH. "John Creery Ferguson 1802–1865: physician and fetologist". Ulster Med J. 50: 10–20. PMC 2386017. PMID 7015661.

Further reading

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54°34′10″N 5°58′03″W / 54.5695°N 5.9675°W / 54.5695; -5.9675