CO-CTCH-0132

Record Date: 
25 September 2013
Graveyard: 
Christ Church Graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

ERECTED

IN MEMORY OF

MARY PETERS

THE BELOVED WIFE OF

JOSHUA KEYMES

FAITHFUL WIFE, AN AFFECTIONATE

MOTHER, A SINCERE FRIEND

DIED MARCH 12 1876 AGED 72 YEARS

ALSO FRANCES AND ANN

HER TWIN DAUGHTERS AGED 7 YEARS

OTHERS HER CHILDREN DIED YOUNG

JOSHUA KEYMES

BORN DECEMBER 10 1808 DIED FEBRUARY 26TH 1892

IN HIS 83RD YEAR

A FAITHFUL FRIEND

AND HONEST MAN

THE NOBLEST WORK OF GOD

ALSO HIS GRANDSON

JOSHUA KEYMES, DUNMANWAY

DIED 17TH AUGUST 1935

IN HIS 76TH YEAR

HIS WIFE CATHERINE DIED OCTOBER 28 1957 AGED 84 YEARS

THEIR SON JOSHUA ERIC RICHARD

DIED MAY 22 1962 AGED 57 YEARS

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Cork
Latitude: 
51.747296388889
Longitude: 
-8.73673
Number of people commemorated: 
7
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Mary Peters
Surname: 
KEYMES
Date of death - day: 
12
Date of death - month: 
March
Date of death - year: 
1876
Age: 
72
Name: 
Joshua
Surname: 
KEYMES
Date of birth - day: 
10
Date of birth - month: 
December
Date of birth - year: 
1808
Date of death - day: 
26
Date of death - month: 
February
Date of death - year: 
1892
Age: 
83
Relationship with first person: 
husband
Name: 
Frances
Surname: 
KEYMES
Age: 
7
Relationship with first person: 
daughter
Name: 
Ann
Surname: 
KEYMES
Age: 
7
Relationship with first person: 
twin daughter
Name: 
Joshua
Surname: 
KEYMES
Date of death - day: 
17
Date of death - month: 
August
Date of death - year: 
1935
Age: 
76
Relationship with first person: 
grandson
Name: 
Catherine
Surname: 
KEYMES
Date of death - day: 
28
Date of death - month: 
October
Date of death - year: 
1957
Age: 
84
Relationship with first person: 
grand daughter in law
Name: 
Joshua Eric Richard
Surname: 
KEYMES
Date of death - day: 
22
Date of death - month: 
May
Date of death - year: 
1962
Age: 
57
Relationship with first person: 
great grandson
Notes: 

Joshua Keyms married Mary Peters in Ballymodan on 7th September 1830.  Both were listed as being of the parish of Ballymodan at the time of their marriage.  They lived  for a time on Castle Road and Joshua worked as a slater.

They had several children including:

Joshua baptised 19th May 1831 in Ballymodan

Mary baptised 15th July 1832 in Ballymodan

William baptised 21st February 1837 in Ballymodan

Thomas baptised on 5th August, 1839 in Ballymodan

Elizabeth baptised 6th December 1840 in Ballymodan

Twin daughters Frances and Anne baptised on 18th December 1841

Richard baptised on 21 July 1843

Susan baptised on 22nd May 1846