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Lanarkshire / Re: Dalbeth Cemetary - where is it?
« on: Thursday 11 January 07 15:51 GMT (UK) »
Nina,
I came by accident and rather late on this topic, the location of Dalbeth Cemetery.
Can I just explain, that there are in fact two Dalbeth Cemeteries. There's St Peter's, which is huge, well maintained and is still in use. Right next to it, there's a small cemetery called Old Dalbeth, which is no longer in use and is in a dreadful condition. It's the one accessed by climbing through 'gaps' in the old stone wall. It's marked on the old map of Glasgow you were advised to look up, right next to the convent (which no longer exists) "New" Dalbeth (not on the old map) takes up a large tract of land, west of this old cemetery.
If your ancestor is in 'New' Dalbeth there should no problem in locating the plot, even if there's no headstone. We were able to locate the g. g. grandparents plot in New Dalbeth this way. (My g.g, grandfather died 1889)
However if the ancestor is in Old Dalbeth there's little chance of finding the grave, unless it has a tall marble monument. These are the only things still visible in this jungle. My g. grandparents are buried in 'Old' Dalbeth. My g. grandfather died in 1902 and his wife in 1904 but they seem to have bought this plot in 1871 when their son died aged 2 (of whooping cough) Two grandchildren were later buried there; a girl who died 1900 aged 6 weeks (of measles) and a boy who died 1902 aged 3 1/2 (of burns !) Last to be buried there was a great grandchild, a little girl. She died in 1937 aged almost 3. Had she lived, she would have been my older sister. So you can appreciate why we are so angry about the neglect of Old Dalbeth. I'd like to start a campaign to get something done about it. I'm sure there are many descendants of those buried there would like to see the jungle cleared and the graves tidied up.
Dot
I came by accident and rather late on this topic, the location of Dalbeth Cemetery.
Can I just explain, that there are in fact two Dalbeth Cemeteries. There's St Peter's, which is huge, well maintained and is still in use. Right next to it, there's a small cemetery called Old Dalbeth, which is no longer in use and is in a dreadful condition. It's the one accessed by climbing through 'gaps' in the old stone wall. It's marked on the old map of Glasgow you were advised to look up, right next to the convent (which no longer exists) "New" Dalbeth (not on the old map) takes up a large tract of land, west of this old cemetery.
If your ancestor is in 'New' Dalbeth there should no problem in locating the plot, even if there's no headstone. We were able to locate the g. g. grandparents plot in New Dalbeth this way. (My g.g, grandfather died 1889)
However if the ancestor is in Old Dalbeth there's little chance of finding the grave, unless it has a tall marble monument. These are the only things still visible in this jungle. My g. grandparents are buried in 'Old' Dalbeth. My g. grandfather died in 1902 and his wife in 1904 but they seem to have bought this plot in 1871 when their son died aged 2 (of whooping cough) Two grandchildren were later buried there; a girl who died 1900 aged 6 weeks (of measles) and a boy who died 1902 aged 3 1/2 (of burns !) Last to be buried there was a great grandchild, a little girl. She died in 1937 aged almost 3. Had she lived, she would have been my older sister. So you can appreciate why we are so angry about the neglect of Old Dalbeth. I'd like to start a campaign to get something done about it. I'm sure there are many descendants of those buried there would like to see the jungle cleared and the graves tidied up.
Dot