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Title: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: french on Thursday 22 October 09 07:40 BST (UK)
Can anybody help with a photo of Headstone NE(E)247 in Elgin Cemetery the name is John French and family. He died 26.10.1929.
Thanks.
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: stuartroxy on Friday 23 October 09 21:29 BST (UK)
Probably.  It is getting dark early up here so it will probably have to be over a weekend.  I'll post when I get the photo.

stuartroxy
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: french on Saturday 24 October 09 06:46 BST (UK)
Thanks, just when you can.
Anne.
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: katiesymonds on Saturday 24 October 09 23:50 BST (UK)
I can help. I live in Elgin. Let me know if you still need a photo.
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: french on Sunday 25 October 09 08:13 GMT (UK)
Any photo would help
Anne
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: Big-toshie on Sunday 25 October 09 20:50 GMT (UK)
Hi,
I have a number of relatives that are buried in Elgin Cemetery. Can you advise if there is a website that I can search to see if there is a headstone with reference number that one of these kind people could use to get a photo for me?

thanks
Bob
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: Rena on Sunday 25 October 09 21:02 GMT (UK)
There's a Moray website http://www.mbgrg.org

and there looks to be some references on some Elgin Cemetery headstones:

http://www.mbgrg.org/photo_index/index.htm
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: flst on Sunday 25 October 09 22:29 GMT (UK)
Hi,you can search Elgin cemetery on this website.Hope you can find your relatives
flst
http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu.asp
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: Big-toshie on Sunday 25 October 09 22:30 GMT (UK)
Thanks all. I will go through these sites.
Bob
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: stuartroxy on Saturday 31 October 09 17:32 GMT (UK)
Here are some photo's take today:
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: stuartroxy on Saturday 31 October 09 17:34 GMT (UK)
There were 2 French gravestones; I have photo'd both as I assumed that they were relations:
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: stuartroxy on Saturday 31 October 09 17:35 GMT (UK)
The photo that you wanted:
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: stuartroxy on Saturday 31 October 09 17:38 GMT (UK)
And the other French gravestone:
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: stuartroxy on Saturday 31 October 09 17:39 GMT (UK)
French,

PM me if you want the high resolution images.

stuartroxy
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: french on Sunday 01 November 09 17:30 GMT (UK)
Hi,
Thanks very much they are great.
Anne.
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: linrob on Saturday 13 February 10 12:03 GMT (UK)
Re reference to the Moray Burial Ground Research Group website  (www.mbgrg.org) in the above post.
This site contains abstracted data from Elgin Cathedral Churchyard, NOT Elgin Cemetery.
The latter, contains some 5,000 stones, and work has not yet started on transcribing the monumental inscriptions as of Dec 2009
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: Forfarian on Saturday 13 February 10 17:00 GMT (UK)
Quote from: linrob on Saturday 13 February 10 12:03 GMT (UK)
Re reference to the Moray Burial Ground Research Group website  (www.mbgrg.org) in the above post.
This site contains abstracted data from Elgin Cathedral Churchyard, NOT Elgin Cemetery.

However the other site mentioned, http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu.asp does have all the MI references from Elgin Cemetery collected in 1978/9 by a job creation team for Moray District Council. There are one or two inaccuracies, but it's an excellent finding aid.
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: linrob on Saturday 13 February 10 21:01 GMT (UK)
Yes indeed. Thanks for adding that very pertinent comment.
I fully agree that the LIBINDX is a most valuable resource, and MBGRG works closely with Moray Council, and we link to that particular resource on our website.
The 1978/9 survey is now some 30 years old of course, and MBGRG is engaged in recording and updating all available MI information for Moray burial sites, some of which are not included in the LIBINDX, (including 'buried tombstones, many of which have never been recorded elsewhere), and publishing the results in 'as exactly recorded on the stone' detail.
Both sites are therefore worthy of the attention of the serious researcher ...


Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: Forfarian on Saturday 13 February 10 21:13 GMT (UK)
Quote from: linrob on Saturday 13 February 10 21:01 GMT (UK)
Both sites are therefore worthy of the attention of the serious researcher ...

Indeed. I am sure there are lots of people all over the world looking forward to the day when all the new MBRG work is complete.
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: yn9man on Tuesday 04 May 10 07:15 BST (UK)
Rena -

Thanks for recommending and referencing the moray website http://www.mbgrg.org.

Just found where three rellies were buried. Appreciate your sharing the information.

yn9man
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: stuartroxy on Wednesday 09 June 10 17:50 BST (UK)
Anne,

I found another French today in Elgin.  Is Ann French, wife of Alex Bain, a relative?  She died in 1942.  If so, I have a photo for you.

stuartroxy
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: french on Saturday 12 June 10 07:06 BST (UK)
Hi,
Sorry for taking so long to reply, my grandfather had a daughter Anne French so if you could send the photo that would be great.
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: stuartroxy on Saturday 12 June 10 13:23 BST (UK)
Ann French
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: stuartroxy on Saturday 12 June 10 17:00 BST (UK)
and a close-up.
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: JenfromLancs on Thursday 22 December 11 18:10 GMT (UK)
Thank you for the Elgin website - what a find!  And find I did :).  Dr James Coull born 1758, Doctor and surgeon in Royal Navy with his dob and wife's name. 
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: greenrig on Tuesday 02 July 19 16:50 BST (UK)
Please can any kind person in the area take a photograph for me from Elgin Cemetery (West Section).  The website www.mbgrg.org suggests that the grave exists, but I cannot locate any photo.

The grave is number 464, and will have the following names:

Mrs Duncan Stewart
Duncan Stewart
James Porter
Donald McDonald
Mary Porter

Thank you in advance.
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: stuartroxy on Tuesday 02 July 19 16:56 BST (UK)
I’ll be back in October. Just in case you have no success in the meantime.

Roxy
Title: Re: Elgin Cemetery
Post by: greenrig on Wednesday 03 July 19 11:27 BST (UK)
Thank you.  I did try to send an email via the form at  www.mbgrg.org  but it bounced back to me with an error.
Please does anyone know if that Morayshire site is still actively maintained?