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LI-LWBL-0064
Record Date:
12 November 2013
Graveyard:
Exact wording of epitaph:
In loving memory of
my parents
William Upton
died 29th June 1901
Mrs Margaret Upton
died 23rd Oct 1940
and my beloved wife
Mrs Johanna (Joe)
died 15th Sept 1948
Christopher Upton
died 1st July 1973
RIP
Memorial Type:
Headstone
Number of people commemorated:
4
People commemorated:
Name:
William
Surname:
Upton
Date of death - day:
29
Date of death - month:
June
Date of death - year:
1901
Relationship with first person:
Self
Name:
Margaret
Surname:
Upton
Date of death - day:
23
Date of death - month:
October
Date of death - year:
1940
Relationship with first person:
Wife
Name:
Johanna "Joe"
Surname:
Ùpton
Date of death - day:
15
Date of death - month:
September
Date of death - year:
1948
Relationship with first person:
Daughter in law
Name:
Christopher
Surname:
Upton
Date of death - day:
1
Date of death - month:
July
Date of death - year:
1973
Relationship with first person:
Son
Notes:
Christopher Upton, son of William Upton & Margaret Carroll of this memorial, was born in Ballylanders, Co. Limerick on the 15th Jan 1891 and died on the 1st Jul 1973. He, a rate collector, married Johanna Walsh in St Columba RC, Glasnevin, Dublin on the 16th Jan 1924.
Christopher Upton was the last to die of the nine hunger strikers who survived a ninety four day hunger strike in Cork Jail from the 11th Aug 1920 to the 12th Nov 1920. He was arrested in Ballylanders in July 1920 during a British military round up. Also arrested around the same time were brothers John Crowley 1891-1942 & Peter Crowley 1900-1963 & Michael O'Reilly 1899-1965. These were fellow Ballylanders men and were also survivors of that same hunger strike.
Thomas Donovan 1887-1930 of Emly, Co. Tipperary was another. He was interred in Emly's old cemetery on the historic graves website at memorial TS-EMOG-0624
