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Perthshire / Re: Joseph Anderson, Cricketer
« on: Monday 02 September 13 21:55 BST (UK)  »
Hi David

I'd say if you are linked it must be quite far back looking at your original post.  If you do find you're related and want any more information on Joe, please let me know.  I've got quite a lot on him as a cricketer and even have a few copies of the Scottish Cricket Annual which he produced before WWI.  I'm not related to him in any way although I did once buy some kit from his sports shop in Perth but that was well after his death, I think.

Good hunting.

Richard

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Perthshire / Re: Joseph Anderson, Cricketer
« on: Tuesday 27 August 13 10:25 BST (UK)  »
Hi

Joe Anderson the cricketer was born at 17 Stormont Street, Perth on 31 Jan 1878.  His father was William Anderson a Coach Trimmer and his mother was Margaret Lennox.  They were married at Scone on 31 Dec 1874.

Joe was a renowned golfer as well as a cricketer and his sports shop in Perth was still operating under his name into the 1980's.

I hope this might be helpful.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Bothwell churchyard
« on: Sunday 30 September 12 18:40 BST (UK)  »
By the way, I've now found the Death Notice from The Herald and it confirms that the funeral was to be held at Bothwell Park Cemetery so you were spot on with that advice too.

Cheers

Richard

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Lanarkshire / Re: Bothwell churchyard
« on: Sunday 30 September 12 14:48 BST (UK)  »
Good News!

I have found James.  He died in hospital in Stonehouse and it looks as though he was living with a son in Broomhouse at the time.

I thought I'd checked every death in Lanarkshire but obviously I'd missed that one until I revisted my search list.

Thanks for all your help and encouragement.  It's great to know that there are people willing to offer so much to strangers.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Bothwell churchyard
« on: Sunday 30 September 12 14:31 BST (UK)  »
So far, I've found four of the five children marrying in Bothwell.  A brother, Alexander, died in Jan 1934 and James registered the death giving his address as 181 Main Street, Uddingston.

I did wonder if one of his children emigrated and he'd gone abroad with them but I haven't been able to trace evidence.  One son definitely died in Coatbridge in 1960 so there were still relatives living in the area well into James' dotage if he survived that long.

Several others have been searching for James' death for quite some time without success so it's proving a real mystery.  In a way, trying to find a headstone online was my big hope.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Bothwell churchyard
« on: Sunday 30 September 12 12:19 BST (UK)  »
I know he was alive in 1933 and his children were married by then.  I've looked at every likely death in Lanarkshire after that without success and hoped he might have been buried back near his old home and be on a tombstone.   I'll try North Lanarkshire burial adminstration to see if I can find his wife's grave and that might narrow the search.

Thanks for all the help and advice.  If I find him it'll be one more off the very long list!

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Lanarkshire / Re: Bothwell churchyard
« on: Sunday 30 September 12 11:17 BST (UK)  »
I suspect that they would have had a stone as  James seems to have been a reasonably prosperous butcher but maybe not.

Mind you, I can't find him dying in Lanarkshire so maybe they moved away.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Bothwell churchyard
« on: Sunday 30 September 12 09:01 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that information.  I'll give Bellshill a go.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Bothwell churchyard
« on: Saturday 29 September 12 20:49 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for that.  Unfortunately, it looks as though the family isn't buried in Bothwell Parish Churchyard so it's back to the drawing board.

Richard

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