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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Renfrewshire => Topic started by: breac on Friday 14 September 07 07:27 BST (UK)
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Morning,
Does anyone have the parish records , please , for Cathcart ? Am trying to locate the death/burial of Jean / Jane Edgar ....she was on the 1841 census but had died before 1851..
Would really appreciate any info..
regards ,
Joyce..
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Can't help with the parish records but will take a look in Old Cathcart Parish Churchyard when i pass it next. Probably next week.
(I've got a list - see prev posts)
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,241336.30.html
Dave
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Hello , Dave ,
Many thanks for your message ...Will wait and see if you can find anything ..
regards ,
Joyce... ,
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Unlikely to be the old parish church graveyard, which is petering out about then, and of course terribly vandalised. The thing with Cathcart is to check neighbouring cemeteries as well in Giffnock, Pollock, Kings Park etc.
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Joyce, apologies. I think I forgot to get back to you.
I posted result on the other thread.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,241336.msg1436813.html#msg1436813
As longshanks suspected, there was nothing for Edgar there.
There was vandalism but not as bad as expected.
Dave
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Hi Joyce
It is worth contacting the Mitchell library in Glasgow as they have burial indexes or also the National Archives Scotland inEdinburgh who have some mortcloth records - the mortcloth was hired from the church to drape over coffin for the funeral.
As there was no requirement for deaths to be registered pre 1855 these would be only source of records.
Happy hunting
Ann