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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: Jamy2 on Thursday 08 June 06 00:07 BST (UK)
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Can anyone suggest where I might start looking for the cemetery of someone who died in the Maryhill area of Glasgow in 1918?? Would appreciate any help.
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Have you tried contacting Glasgow city council Parks and Cemeteries Dept. Trongate, Glasgow[ sorry i do not have the phone no.] If anybody knows were your grave yard is they will.good luck, Billy.
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Here's the details that Billy wanted to give you -
Cemeteries & Crematoria Registrar
20 Trongate
Glasgow
G1 5ES
Phone:0141 287 3961
E-mail: land@glasgow.gov.uk
Is there no indication on the Death Cert?
Keep in mind though that if there was a family plot/lair it might be away from the Maryhill area.
Good luck in your search.
Seonaig
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Have you checked this site?
"Maryhill Old Burying Ground"
There are some for the 1900's.
http://www.heather5.com/mhindex.html
Janice
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Thanks - I checked wth Land Services , 20 Trongate - but they said they needed to know the name of the cemetery before they could help me.
On the death registers they have in the last row "Maryhill" on one and "Chryston" on the other.
Could that be the name of the cemetery??
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Hi Again
The last column is 'Where & When registered' and is the Records Office of the time - but in some certs, the third last column is 'Burial Place, Undertaker, or other Person, by whom certified'. This column doesn't seem to appear after 1865 though ( I think it came back in 1972 :-\).
Chryston is next to Muirhead (to my knowledge), and is a different place from Maryhill. I'm afraid your not really any further forward. Have you tried the Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History society? They may have MI's of Lanarkshire published.
http://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/
The only other thing I can suggest is having a look at ....
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/LKS/cemeteries-gla.html
Good luck
Seonaig
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Thanks for your info. I am planning a trip to Glasgow in August. Since I will only have a couple days to work on this - can you suggest where would be the best place to go.
I will also be in Edinburgh a couple days- would they have the same info ?? Would appreciate any advise.
Thanking you in advance.
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Lambhill & st Kentigens cemetry are not far from Maryhill
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Hi Jamy,
Don't know if this helps or hinders - Chryston is nowhere near Maryhill. Could the person have originally been from Chryston and the body returned for burial in a family plot?
The Mitchell Library would probably be able to help you; I can't remember their web site, but www.glasgow.gov.uk is the City Council website and has links to libraries etc. If you only have two days in the city, it's probably best if you can narrow down your search as far as possible!
Sorry if this causes more confusion - but good luck in your search!
Anna
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Just spoke to a relative who lived in Maryhill for most of his life.
Greendoor gave you the correct names of the cemeteries which are the ones used by the 'Maryhill folk'.
Lambhill was used by Protestants etc. St Kentigens by Roman catholics (no non RC's were allowed to be intered there even as late as the 1940's. Its different now). So that should hopefully cut out one cemetery for you.
All the best
Seonaig
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THANKS - THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
HERE IS INFO I RECEIVED FROM SCOTLANDSPEOPLE THRU DEATH REGISTERS.
THOMAS SANDERSON DIED NOV. 8 1918. HE DIED IN EASTERN DIST. OF CADDER IN THE COUNTY OF LANARK. HE DIED IN "LENZIE" IN THE LAST ROW IT SAYS "CHRYSTON"
THOMAS SANDERSON DIED NOV. 22, 1887 HE DIED IN THE DISTRICT OF "MARYHILL" IN THE COUNTY OF LANARK. IN THE LAST ROW IT SAYS "MARYHILL"
THANKS AGAIN FOR ANY INFO.
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Hi Jamy,I`m Tam from Canada.The site address for the Mitchel library in Glasgow is www.mitchellibrary.org/vm/ Good luck in your search.
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Hi Jamy2,
If one of them is buried in Cadder, you should definitely check whereabouts before you go .. that cemetery is enormous, you could spend 2 days there alone.
This is the voice of experience, who didn't check before she went ::), spent hours there, didn't find anyone and then only by coincidence noticed a 2G Aunt just because her stone was next to where I'd parked....
regards,
Lindsay
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Do you know the name of the cemetery in Cadder and how I would contact them.??
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The cemetery is simply called Cadder and now comes under East Dunbartonshire rather than Glasgow.
"phone 0141 574 5508 for cemetery enquiries, or email
cemeteriesATeastdunbarton.gov.uk " - replace AT
From their website, there are two cemeteries at Cadder, Cadder Churchyard (which is closed) and Cadder Cemetery itself. This is on Kirkintilloch Road, Bishopbriggs - I think it took me about 45 mins to drive there from the centre of Glasgow.
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Thanks for the info. I sent e-mail - hope I get a response.
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Thanks for the info. I contacted the e-mail address you gave me and did get a reply. They could not find anyone by that name - so guess I can eliminate that church from my search.
We leave the USA on Aug. 2nd. Still have not come up with a real possibility.
Thought I would try to check into Sighthill Cemetery on Springburn Rd. Isn't that near Lenzie and Maryhill??
Thanks for your help.
Jim
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Hi Jamy2, sorry I have no idea ... I have pm'd Anne APAnderson on RC, she is the greatest on cemeteries and gravestones, she might know where it is.
regards,
Lindsay
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Hi Jim,
I sent the info to Lindsay but being in Thailand, she's off to bed!
Have a look at this link:
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/BirthDeathMarriage_Citizenship/Death/Burialgrounds/
If you go to multimap.com and key in any of the postcodes, you'll see where they all are.
There is another cemetery called Bedlay, which comes under North Lanarkshire and is quite near Chryston.
I found the following:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/accessions/2004/04returns/04ac1778.htm
It says on this link that the Archives have: "Bedlay Cemetery, Chryston: register of interments, corresp, lair plans 1879-1975 (U125)"
Also:
http://www.northlan.gov.uk/living+here/births+marriages+and+deaths/deaths/bedlay+cemetery+moodiesburn.html
Hope this helps!
Anne
Anne
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Sighthill cemetry is about 5min drive from Maryhill
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Hi,
there are a few possibilities for Lenzie/Chryston. Cadder cemetery seems the nearest but there is also Old Aisle Cemetery in Kirkintilloch. You could try contacting the William Patrick Library in Kirkintilloch as they hold a lot of info for the area.
http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/Web+Site/Live/EDWebLive.nsf/LU-AllContent/MMAN-5HLMLT?OpenDocument
Good Luck
Duncan
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Hi Jamy
My family are from Possilpark which is 2 mins from Maryhill and they are all buried in St.Kentigerns, now also known as Northern Necropolis.
St Kentigerns and Lambhill cemetry are right next door to one another, there is in fact no dividing line and they are huge.
I would think that any deceased from Maryhill would be in either St.Kentigerns or Lambhill as they are only 5 mins away.
Sighthill cemetry is in fact at least 15 mins drive from Maryhill.
The Mitchell library has buriel indexes on microfilm for all glasgow cemetrys, these indexes cover from the 18th century to the 1950's.
They are chronological therefore you need the date to search but as you know the date of death it shouldn't be too hard.
The Mitchell library may search for you for a fee.
Good Luck
Debbie
Mitchell library, North St, Glasgow, G3 7DN
0141-287-2937
email enquiries: lil@cls.glasgow.gov.uk
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Jamy, I think i have managed to trace the family grave that you are looking, It only took a five minute trip into the wee cooncil office at the Trongate and they came up with the goods you were spot on on you guess of grave yard! i will send the info in a PM, regards, Billy.
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Just wanted to thank all of you for your help. I did find my greatgrandfather in Sighthill Cemetery.(with help from Billy Anderson) and also my grandparents in Old Aisle Cemetery.
We had a wonderful trip and great weather. I feel very lucky to have found these gravesites.
Thanks again for all your help