Subscribers to the Corpse House in Kilbride
Graveyard, 1831
On 29 January 1831 a meeting was held in Kilbride graveyard
of those who had some claim to burial rights here. It was
agreed ‘That a vault should be erected for the reception of
the dead until such time as they are unfit for dissection.’
Among the rules drafted was that any body placed in the
vault (also known as a corpse house or mort-safe) should be
removed at the end of six weeks; a body not removed by the
family by then would be removed after seven weeks and the
family would forfeit any future right to the use of the
building. Malcolm McConnell and Francis Lawson were given
the keys to the vault. The names of those subscribing
towards the construction of the vault were printed.
|
Forename |
Surname |
|
Address |
Amount (£SD) |
|
Andrew |
Gawn |
|
Ballyclaverty |
0 4 0 |
|
John |
Gawn |
|
Kilbride |
0 2 0 |
|
John |
Gawn, sen. |
|
Kilbride |
0 2 6 |
|
James |
Gawn |
|
Donegore |
0 5 0 |
|