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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: paulsplace2009 on Monday 30 July 12 19:42 BST (UK)
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Hey rootschatters
My ancestors lived in rutherglen from what I gather the 1700s to the 1800s.
What I want to know is, Wer there burial grounds in the 1700s and if so, does anyone know what the local burial ground for rutherglen would be?
Thanks
Paul
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There is an old churchyard in the main street
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His sancti
Thanks for that.
Do u have any ideas what era the graves backdate to?
Cheers
Paul
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Not sure how far back they go but many of them just contain initials
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what names are you looking for? I recently picked up the MI book.
Baird
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Hi Baird
Thanks for this.
I'm looking for any reids
Regards
Paul
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Hello Paul, more lair lists than actual headstones but here goes;
#26 James Cross and William Reid 1852
#27 William Reid Jnr.
#77 Thomas Reid .In memory of /Caroline Thompson/ who died... April 1863/ aged 1 year and 8 months.
Lair Lists;
553-557 A.Reid (left town)
1075-1077 D Reid (these apply to headstones 26 and 27.
1219-1293 D.Reid
1215-1218 David Reid
476-477 John Reid
432-434 Mrs Reid
678-681 R.Reid
1078-1080 R.Reid
941-945 Thos. Reid
1119-1122 William Reid
Might not be much help Paul but get back to me if you want to exchange info on Rutherglen Reids. I go back to a marriage of William Reid and Jean Robertson in Rutherglen in the 1790's. He was my 4xgreat grandfather.
Baird
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Hi Baird.
Well, how strange .....
William Reid married to jean robetson was also my 4 x gr grandfather!!
Which obviously means we are distantly related along the lines.
William had a son Thomas, who's is my 3 x gr grandfather, Thomas then also ha son Thomas who is my 2 x gr grandfather who had a son Angus, who is my gr grandfather, and then Angus had son William, who is my grandfather.
I'm really hope that some of the graves in rutherglen are our mutual ancestors.
Kind regards
Paul
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hi baird
thanks a lot for emailin g all that info to me. very interesting and very usefull.
you wouldnt happen to know where i would find old printable maps of ruthergeln??
i went onto nls , but they want to charge £21 to purchase maps.
Regards
Paul
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Which streets are you interested in?
Baird
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hi baird
thanks for all of your help so far.
my great grandfather was thomas reid, born 1803. from the census returns, he lived in the following areas in rutherglen......
1841 census - townhead( he was cotton hand loom weaver at this time)
1851 - davidsons square hamilton road (hand loom weaver)
1861 - hamilton road (overseer in oil cloth manufacturers)
1871 - smithy lyr hamilton road (proprieter of property)
thomas died in 1875.
another address that comes up with my reids is main street, rutherglen and reids land??
Hope this isnt too much information! haha
paul
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Hello Paul,
Hamilton Road and Main Street are still there although much changed since the 1800's.
Another line of mine also stayed in Davidson Square . It no longer exists but was on the South side of Hamilton Road.
If you can get a copy of a book called Rutherglen Lore , written by W.Ross Shearer it has a lot of information. Anther good publication is The History of Rutherglen and East Kilbride by the Rev. David Ure.
Baird
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Hi Baird.
Thanks for this.
I have seen the book by ure.
The only place that has rutherglen lore is online and it's rom Canada and will cost me £100.
Do u know anywhere I can get it?
Cheers
Paul
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You could try the reference section of your local library.
Baird
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Hi Baird.
I have contacted rutherglen and Mitchell library's and both of these places have a reference copy.
I was hoping they had copy's to take out, as I hardly ever get time to go to the library's what with work etc.....
Is very expensive to buy online!
Cheers
Paul
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I have just come across your questions about Rutherglen,the Old Cemetery has been indexed but I can't remember the site that has it on line,I'll look for it and get back to you.I know you can ask for a pic of the headstone.The book I think you are looking for about the history of East Kilbride and Rutherglen,is one I took out at Rutherglen library.It's written a long time ago and is heavy going!You don't say where you live as Rutherglen library has a heritage centre with maps and literature about old Rutherglen. Hope this is of some help to you.
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Hello! I realize this may be a long shot given the time that's passed since the last post in this thread, but I also come from the William Reid/Jean Robertson line.
William Reid ABT 1780-?
Thomas Reid ABT 1803-BFR 1860
William Reid ABT 1828-1860
Thomas Reid 1854-1907
Bertram McMillan Reid 1887-1978
Morley Douglas Reid 1928-Living!
I've hit a roadblock when it comes to William Reid, born ABT 1828. I have records from my grandfather that suggest he married a Jane or Jean Gordon, but I can't find any records of that at all. I also cannot find any birth records or information on William other than an old email between my grandfather and an archivist in Lanarkshire that suggested he was born in Ireland? I suspect he and his siblings were actually born in Rutherglen but I haven't been able to prove this... any help is appreciated!!!
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William Reid, born ABT 1828.
What was his mother's name?
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William Reid and Jean Robertson had 8 children in Rutherglen between 1787 - 1806
Possible death for Thomas Reid
REID
THOMAS
Age: 72
Mother's maiden name: ROBERTSON
1875
654 / 30
Rutherglen
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I have Jane Eliza Gordon listed as William Reid's mother, but I suspect this isn't correct as I can't find any information on her... I'm building on information that was collected by my grandfather and he didn't have many of his sources recorded, so I'm not sure where the Jane Eliza Gordon name came from... On William's death certificate (if it is in fact the correct one), his mother is listed as Janet Reid maiden name Gordon, but I have yet to confirm the death record is in fact for the correct William Reid given that was a common name at the time...