GA-STNL-0236

Record Date: 
24 December 2024
Graveyard: 
St Nicholas' Collegiate Church and Graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

Mary the wife of John Reed died Febry the 10th 1840 Aged 26 years HERE ALSO REST THE REMAINS OF THEIR DAUGHTERS ELIZABETH REED DIED 10th SEPT 1851 AGED 13 YEARS MARY ANNE REED DIED 27™ APRIL 1856 AGED 20 YEARS ALSO OF JOHN REED DIED 7™ JANY 1864 AGED 56 YEARS JESUS CHRIST THE SAME YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND FOR EVER HEB XIII 8.

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.272911388889
Longitude: 
-9.0535947222222
Additional details
References: 
Bur. Reed. Vol. 2 (1851), "Elizabeth Reid, abode Henry St. West, buried September 12th 1851, aged 12 years". Bur. Reed. Vol. 2 (1856), "Mary Ann Reed, abode Newtown Smith, buried April 29th 1856, aged 20 years". Bur. Reed. Vol. 2 (1864), "John Reed, abode Henry Street West, buried January 10th 1864, aged 56 years". see also Bur. Reed. Vol. 2 (1861), "Robert Read, abode Henry St. West, buried April 10th 1861, aged 8 years". For Mrs. Reed see The Connaught Journal. February 15th. (1840). "A few days ago in Shop St., Mrs. Reed, the wife of Mr. John Reed". For Marianne Reid see The Galway Express. May 3rd. (1856). Died. "On Sunday 27th April at the residence of her father, Wood Quay, Miss Marianne Reid, eldest daughter of Mr. John Reid in her 20th year. She had been for some time suffering from an enlargement of the heart...". For Robert, youngest son of John Reid see TheGalwav Express. April 13th. (1861). Died. "On Tuesday last, April 9th at Henry Street West, Robert, youngest son of Mr. John Reid, aged 8 years". [Not mentioned on No. 236]
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
REED
Notes: 

A Rect. slab with Inc'd. Ins. and border. Levelled up in 1991. See also Nos. 315 and 351 for other Reed monuments.