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Argyllshire / Re: Kilmun Burials - Help
« on: Tuesday 20 March 12 20:20 GMT (UK)  »
Sybil, Thank you,  I have just sent both Crossreach and I believe the Invereck home an email with the reqest, so here is hoping they have the name of the cemetery my Great Aunt is in, and then I am hoping my Great Grandmother is there as well.

Will definitely let you know how I get on with these requests.

Cheers

Liz

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Argyllshire / Re: Kilmun Burials - Help
« on: Tuesday 20 March 12 19:38 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Sybil,

Yes, My great Aunt (Anne Victoria Colquhoun KERR - she was called Aunt Queenie) died at Invereck in Sandbank on July 16th 1982, I have tried to find an email address so I could email Invereck, but no such luck so far.  Thanks for your offer of help here - it is really appreciated.

Cheers

Liz

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Argyllshire / Re: Kilmun Burials - Help
« on: Monday 19 March 12 20:10 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

We will be in Kilmun early June, if my family (Kerr) are not there I will have to look at the other cemeteries in the Dunoon area too.  My Great Grandfather was a Minister in the Church of Scotland in Shapinsay, in the Orkneys, after he died in 1908, I believe the Church of Scotland  Society of Sons and Daughters of the Clergy then aided my Great Grandmother with the education of their children.  My 3 great aunts who retired in Kilmun were all school teachers - spending many years in Canada - they lived in a house called "Ferngrove" in Kilmun, I visited the still living Great Aunt there in the late 1970's.  We went for lunch at the Ardentinny Hotel. Their brother - my grandfather was shipwrecked on the south Coast of Australia at end of 1908 on the "Falls of Halladale", he then stayed in Australia, and his 2 other brothers joined him out here.  My great grandmother and 3 great aunts deaths were all registered in Dunoon.  Unfortunately the Funeral Company in Dunoon (Bairds) who buried my last Great Aunt are no longer in business according to my on line search.  So the search goes on!!


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Argyllshire / Re: Kilmun Burials - Help
« on: Thursday 15 March 12 06:28 GMT (UK)  »
I am trying to find the graves of my great grandmother - KERR, Charlotte Campbell nee Grandison  (death registered in Dunoon on 7th November, 1932 and my great Aunt - KERR, Anne Victoria Colquhoun (death registered in Dunoon on 16th July, 1982)

My great Aunt (and her 2 sisters Elanor and Charlotte - all retired school teachers) lived in a house called "Ferngrove" in KILMUN for their retirement, and as their deaths were registered in Dunoon, I have to believe they are buried in Kilmun or close to it.

I am leaving Australia in 2 weeks to travel to Kilmun to see if I can find their gravesites - to date I have tried the Argyll Bute Council, they don't have cemetery records, and my system is having problems downloading anything from ScotlandsPeople.  Has anyone any advice on how I can find out for me - really would be appreciated.

Surfbeach

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