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Title: UPDATED! Scottish burials - Brillant reference site
Post by: daval57 on Saturday 11 April 09 04:52 BST (UK)

I've just come across a brilliant point of reference.

It is mostly Stirlingshire but also covers much of Lanarkshire, East Dunbartonshire, Clackmannanshire, Berwickshire and Glasgow too.

For a small fee, it is possible to get an index of stones in the cemeteries below, ideal for libraries and Family History Societies.

However, if you know specifically who you are looking for, and that the person is definitely in a particular cemetery, they will do a free search of the indices for you.

Email info[at]memento-mori.co.uk

For a fiver, I got a full set of photos of a stone in Larbert plus a transcript of the MI.  Brilliant! Quality photos too - see below. 

Well worth contacting.

Dave


Those locations marked * are complete and include every legible stone.


The available burial grounds (as far as I know) :

Stirlingshire

Ballengeich
Bannockburn
*Bothkennar
*Broompark
Camelon
*Camelon St John
Campsie
*Denny
*Dunipace
*Dennyloanhead
Falkirk
*Fintry
Grandsable
Holy Rude
*Kirk O Muir
Larbert
*Larbert East
*Larbert Old
Lecropt
Logie (*churchyard)
Mar and Valley
Muiravonside (*churchyard)
*Plean
Polmont
Snowdon
*Tattie

North Lanarkshire

*Baillieston Old
*Baillieston St John
Bedlay
Clarkston (Airdrie)
Cumbernauld Village
Gartsherrie (Coatbridge
New Monkland cemetery
*New Monkland churchyard
Old Monkland
St Josephs (Airdrie)

East Dunbartonshire

Auld Isle (Kirkintilloch)
Cadder
Kilsyth Cemetery
*Kilsyth Churchyard

Clackmannanshire

Alva
Tillicoultry

Berwickshire

*Eyemouth

Glasgow

Janefield (Eastern Necropolis)
Lambhill
Glasgow Necropolis
Riddrie Park
Sandymount
Shettleston Old
St Kentigern's
Glasgow Western Necropolis
Sighthill

info[at]memento-mori.co.uk

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Title: Re: Scottish burials - Brillant reference contact
Post by: Lenagh on Monday 13 April 09 20:40 BST (UK)

Hi Dave,

I've used this service and have to agree that not only are the transcripts brilliant but the quality of the photos are magnificent.  Also, getting photos of the one stone from different angles to enable you to see every aspect of the writing is a big plus.

The index will be a brilliant resource for anyone to have in their collection, and most of all, you can't beat the price.

Regards,
Lenagh

Title: Re: Scottish burials - Brillant reference contact
Post by: zargessa1 on Monday 27 April 09 13:32 BST (UK)

Where is this website, it sounds interesting, do you have a link and how much for an index.
Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks

Title: Re: Scottish burials - Brillant reference contact
Post by: daval57 on Monday 27 April 09 16:18 BST (UK)

Hi,
There is no website as such yet.
Simply contact the email address.... info[at]memento-mori.co.uk

(replacing (at) with @)

Each index covers 2 or 3 cemeteries in the same locality.  The cost I believe is £10 for the index which is on a par with what I've paid for some MI books.

I've now had a number of sets of photographs from this source and am very pleased with the results.

Dave

Title: Re: Scottish burials - Brillant reference site UPDATE
Post by: daval57 on Friday 01 May 09 18:04 BST (UK)

Hi folks.

Following on from previous posts, memento-mori have now produced a brilliant site with searchable indices of the various cemeteries.

http://www.memento-mori.co.uk/

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