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Title: Eastwood old cemetery. Glasgow
Post by: Irene Boyle on Saturday 28 July 18 09:03 BST (UK)
Hi. Can anyone help me please with information regarding the lay out of the Eastwood Old cemetery. I'm looking for an Aunt buried there around 1930. She was 18 years , Jeanie Abercrombie. There may be a family lair but I can't find any information at all. I'm over from Spain and want to trace the location of the grave. Are there different sections? I can't find anything pertaining to it online. Thank you.
Title: Re: Eastwood old cemetery. Glasgow
Post by: Girl Guide on Saturday 28 July 18 10:05 BST (UK)
Below is a link to a plan of the cemetery, but I don't know how old it is.

https://www.glasgowfamilyhistory.org.uk/ExploreRecords/Documents/Old%20Eastwood%20Cemetery%20Plan.jpg

You could try contacting the library to see if they can give you more precise information


Family History at The Mitchell
The Mitchell Library
North Street
Glasgow
G3 7DN
Phone: 0141 287 2988
familyhistory@glasgowlife.org.uk
Title: Re: Eastwood old cemetery. Glasgow
Post by: Irene Boyle on Sunday 29 July 18 18:01 BST (UK)
Thank you so much for your very prompt reply. It was do good of you to get back ti me Girl Guide. Thank you.
Title: Re: Eastwood old cemetery. Glasgow
Post by: jonwarrn on Sunday 29 July 18 19:48 BST (UK)
Eastwood Cemetery, Particulars Of Interments
Miss Jeanie Abercrombie
Died Ruchill Hospital (+ gives usual residence)
Age 18
Date of Interment 18 Dec 1930
Section F
No. of Lair 788
Name of Proprietor Mrs Agnes Abercrombie

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https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1G-KJLX?i=413&cat=1305340

John
Title: Re: Eastwood old cemetery. Glasgow
Post by: jonwarrn on Sunday 29 July 18 19:54 BST (UK)
Eastwood Cemetery
Register of Lair Owners and Burial Ledger
Section F
No. of Lair 788
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSBN-MSV6-N?i=502&cat=1305340

Seems to have only the one interment.
Title: Re: Eastwood old cemetery. Glasgow
Post by: jonwarrn on Sunday 29 July 18 20:21 BST (UK)
Another one!
Register of Lairs sold, Titles issued, and Interments
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1G-JC4X?i=305&cat=1305340

And is continued on next image (307)
From this we learn, among other things, that Agnes Abercrombie was Jeanie's mother (not surprising) and that Jeanie died 15 December. Gives the name of the undertaker.
Title: Re: Eastwood old cemetery. Glasgow
Post by: Girl Guide on Sunday 29 July 18 20:29 BST (UK)
Wow, that's great info Jon.  I'm sure Irene will be over the moon with that.   ;D
Title: Re: Eastwood old cemetery. Glasgow
Post by: Irene Boyle on Sunday 29 July 18 21:24 BST (UK)
Thank you so very much.  I can't believe I now have all the information that I need to find the lair.  My Gran was a war widow and had a great deal of tragedy in her life.
I grew up with no record of any close family as my parents left the west coast after the war. It's been an incredible journey for me. Thank you for your help and I've now written to the city archives as you suggested.  I've joined family search.org and so far its free unlike the other sites I use. Thank you both so much  for the cemetery plan and the document of the lair purchase. I couldn't have done it without your help.