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I just renewed using the link so thank you for all involved in sharing.  However after clicking the link I checked the subscription was in my basket then closed the browser, I then logged into my Quidco account and typed in Ancestry as they currently have 30% cash back on all purchases, I clicked though using the Quidco link and completed my purchase.  Fingers crossed the purchase will track and I might get 30% back, not guaranteed but worth a try.

Just a little update, going through Quidco has tracked my Ancestry renewal, it says I'll get £22.50 back around January 24th, 2025.

Hi Dee,

Sadly I've been in the same position as you in trying to narrow down specific areas.  There are other threads on her such as https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=678193.0 which will give you more information but from my own efforts I can tell you what I found out.

I spoke to a gravedigger who used to work there and to his knowledge he says all three areas were used at the same time.  I noticed common ground burials from about 1920 onwards had a number next to them and wondered if he knew what areas used the numbers but he didn't know.  He did say typically graves where double width and deeper than usual with eight (sometimes more burials in them).

When visiting now I take three lots of flowers as I have a lot of family in these sections so I figure I'll have some people in each of the three sections.

Dean

Its great that you found it so fast garngad, I also think it is in remarkable condition for its age.  It got me thinking that there is a similar designed stone next to my Great Great Grandmothers grave in Old Monkland Cemetery from around the same period, a quite distinctive look and that is also in good condition, must have been built to last back then.

Thanks for all the replies, I had another look at the document I came across on familysearch and it says it was compiled by a Percival Boyd (1866-1955) if this is true then it is older than I thought, it seems to have been recorded on microfilm in 1972 so this would suggest that a first phase of clearing the stones started long before the more modern clearings.  The fact that this document exists gives me hope that the images also exist somewhere.

Jim (q98) I have browsed threetowners before and think I might post the topic there and see if we can turn anything up.  With regards to Janet and John Craig I have done quite a bit of research on them, sadly Janet died a few months after their Golden Wedding anniversary.  John Craig registered the death of my wife's 3xGreat Grandfather and paid for his burial in Sighthill Cemetery, Glasgow.  I took some pictures in the Kirkyard yesterday, it is nothing like how you would remember it, I can email you the images if you would like, just PM me your email.

Scotmum and still_looking- I have used the Scottish Monument Inscriptions site before, as you say they are more of a recent site, I think Betty Willsher's work is also too recent.  I will persist in pursuing the images for whatever source I think might have them.  I might have to visit Ardrossan Library and see what exactly they hold as I don't think the local authority will be much help.

Ian Nelson-  Like you say family names persist and I know there is a good possibility of family members still being in the area as they had very big families and what struck me was the low rate of infant mortality in comparison to other branches of our trees.  Most of the Henry children I have managed to track gravitated towards Glasgow but some returned to Saltcoats in later live and three of Alexander and Rachael's children are buried alongside them.  My wife actually works with a woman from Saltcoats and her surname is Henry so we are going to give her all our research to see if she is a distant relation.  With regards to the Heritage Centre/ Museum, it was closed on Thursday.  It seems it is closed more than it is open which was disappointing as I had hoped they would be able to help with my search.   I was really dismayed with the actual graveyard, it was more like a dog toilet.  I was actually clearing some branches and debris from a Henry family stone (distant cousins) and a man was letting his dog do its business on a stone down near the entrance at the post office.

I'll keep digging away and see what I can turn up.

Dean

Hi Paul,

I've had a quick look on my tree and don't seem to have any matching names and dates.  We have quite a few Robert Sinclair's but none matching yours, maybe you are a branch of the tree I am missing?

Dean