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The grave in Neilston is the grave of my Gt.Grandparents,thank you for finding it for me.I was there on Thursday,thank's for showing the photograph,I would never have found it without having an idea what it looked like,and the position of the wall,and the tree.I tried to take a photo.but the batteries in the camera had run out.No matter I will go back.The grave in Barrhead,I started to research it years ago,and of course the dates I had did not correspond with the dates ,and names I had.Now I have the true resting place of my family.Thank you again for posting on the forum.My wife and I go to Ireland every year,we go to Fermanagh,the local historian showed us the cottage my Gt.grandfather was born in 1829,but the records there are none existant.I will keep up with the forum.I have an e-mail to send regarding this topic,I will get in touch.                  weeboab

I am interested in the McDermott grave at Neilson Cemetary. I believe John McDermott and Sarah-Jane Dundas are my great-grandparents.

I have information on their marriage and their roots in Ireland.

The main information I have for their wedding is as follows:

Wedding in St. John's Chapel in Barrhead on 8/6/1855 of
John Dermod of Printer's Row Barrhead. Age 26, Labourer. Born 1829 in the Townland of Brollagh, County Fermanah, Ireland. Parents Bernard Dermod, Labourer and Leonora Farry, Housekeeper.

And
Jane Dundas of Printer's Row Barrhead. Age 20. Born 1835 in the Townland of Derry Gonnell, County Fermanah, Ireland. Parents James Dundas, Deceased, Labourer and Jane Dundas MS Mooney, Housekeeper.

Signed John Sheedy R.C. Clergyman.
Witnesses Peter Currie and Elizabeth Dundas.

The Bride and Groom were both illiterate so they signed their certificate with crosses, as did the witnesses.

The name "Dermod" in the marriage lines is obviously a mistake, but later census returns refer to the couple as "McDermott".

I was familiar with the McDermott/Dundas grave in the old St. John's graveyard but the dates did not correspond with the information I have from census returns and death certificates.

If the grave in Nielson Churchyard proves to be their grave, then I wonder who is buried in the graveyard at the old St. John's Chapel? There are no written records of the burials in this yard. I have tried various sources but I have been assured that no records remain.

I only found out about the Nielson grave yesterday, so this has been very exciting news for me! I hope my information is useful to the forum.