IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
HERBERT WEBB GILLMAN B.A. B.L. J.P.
LATE OF THE CEYLON CIVIL SERVICE
ONLY SON OF HERBERT GILLMAN OF CLONTEADMORE
BORN 18 MAY 1832
DIED 23 JULY 1898
AT REST
The marble cross appears to contain the Gillman Family Crest. Herbert Webb Gillman was a judge in Ceylon and later a founding member and Vice-Chairman of the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society. His wife, Annie Gillman (Mackwood) is interred within Christchurch Graveyard across the road to the west. (See http://historicgraves.com/christchurch/co-cccf-0033/grave). She came from a family of tea planters in Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka). Their son was the famous WW1 general Sir Webb Gillman. (Source: ACR Heritage).
For an Obituary of Herbert Webb Gillman see http://www.corkhist.ie/jfiles/1898/b1898-029.pdf
The Magourney Burial Register contains details on a number of persons, all having the surname Gillman, who may/may not be connected. See the following links:
http://historicgraves.com/sites/default/files/pdf-uploads/registers/4344... http://historicgraves.com/sites/default/files/pdf-uploads/registers/4344...