does anyone have West Lothian Monumental Inscriptions pre 1855

[annabananae]

Hi Jean Jeanie,
Do you have an MI for an Isabella Gardner m/s Laing, born Rafford, Elginshire 14/3/1795. She married John Matthew Gardner 1830 in Bo'ness.
In 1841 and 1851 they had a Pub on North Street, Bo'ness but both are gone by 1861.
Regards, Alastair

I have extensive information about Isabella and John Matthew if you would like
Anna Edwards, Australia

[thumperrabbit]

HI There

Would you be able to look up Alexander Milne who died around 1800, he was a solicitor/account at the Carron Iron Works. He was married to Sarah Swan but information on them is proving hard to find. I cannottrace his marriage or death so I was hoping he may be buried in and around the Carriden, Bo'ness area.

Thanks for any help.

[Cauther Lassie]

Hello,

I can only find one Milne burial in Bo'ness, none in Carriden:-

mural winged soul, skull, barley sugar pilasters, Andrew Milne late merchant  Bo'ness, 27th Oct 1817 aged 70, wife Mary Learnmonths died 27th Nov 1832 aged 72, also here interred son James 4/1/1825 aged 24 and other four of their children died in infancy.

The IGI has a William Milne son of Alexander and Susan Swan death date either 27th Feb 1825 or 27th Jan 1826. neither of these options came from parish records.

I can't find any deaths in either Stirlingshire or West Lothian for either Alexander of Sarah.

sorry I can't find anything on them.   Regards ...  Meg

[thumperrabbit]

Thanks you very much for investigating this for me, back to the drawing board.

[Cauther Lassie]

Hello again,

I had a thought after I'd posted a reply to you - and checked the wills for an Alexander Milne - thought that as a Solicitor he'd have a will, but can't find one that matches him.

Sorry again,  Meg

[aylene]

I am looking for William Calder who was my GGGG Grandfather. I know he was born around 1792 in West Calder. He married a Mary Ingles and had 6 children William, Alexander, John, Jean, Mary (my ggg grandmother) and Robert. He is living in Torphichen for the  1841 and 1851 census and Mary is a widow by 1861. Robert was married in 1857 and his father is not listed as deceased.  A William Calder died in Torphichen in 1858 but it was not the right one...My William Calder was a Blacksmith and was married.
I have searched all the records and websites but cannot find any trace of his death which I presume must have happened between 1857 and 1861 but may also have been before 1857 if the marriage certificate information was not correct. I would be grateful if anybody has any information from the Monumental Inscriptions.
Thanks very much

[Cauther Lassie]

Hello Aylene,

Two entries in Torphichen for William Calder's W & A Calder in Cathlaw daughter B H Calder died 19/7/1854 - not yours I think.  The other is 1776 W.C M.R - William Calder of Woodsyde died 19/8/1769 aged 76, wife Mary Reid died 22/8/1863 aged 45 children Hendry and Margaret - West Face - William Calder died 3/4/1858 (the Mason son of Alex Calder & Mary Bell) aged 63, Mason.

Mary Inglis died in 1880 in Torphichen - and I can't find a burial for her in the Burial Records or MI's.    Though I see in the 1851 census that they have a Grandaughter Mary Scott Aitken with them.

This solves a puzzle of mine, my William Calder born abt 1792 either Mid or West Calder married to Margaret Lind, children all born in West Calder and he's buried in the Churchyard in West Calder - I've looked for years for his parents - and could only find the one birth - however I feel now it's proved that William 9th Sept 1792 isn't mine - he's yours, proved I feel my the Grandaughter named Mary Scott Aitken - who was the 1792 William's mother

Now I'll away and try and sort out my two Calder lines - I have John Calder's line - who would now of course be William's brother - and I have his DC and a lot of information on his descendants  this site seems to be playing up and not allowing me to key in more information, let me know what you think, cheers ...  Meg

[aylene]

Thanks for all that. I was in touch today with somebody through Genes Reunited who had the same William Calder married to Margaret Lind. I am very confused about all of this now.
The first entry from Cathlaw, does that mean the daughter died?
I have Mary Inglis's death too but I cannot find William's death anywhere.
You have resolved a problem for me -Mary Scott Aitken was Peter Aitken and Mary Calder's daughter. She is transcribed as Mary Scott Arthur on Ancestry and since Arthur is a common name in Torphichen I have been searching for an Arthur. Now I see that she was the my GG grandmother's Marion Aitken's older sister. It does make sense that she would be called after her grandmother so now i have hope that the William Calder 1792 is mine. What info do you have on John Calder? I have been trying to find William's brothers and sisters. I have been looking also for marriages of the Calder Ingles marriage brothers and sisters. I believe that Alexander Calder did not marry. My GG grandmother Marion Aitken was the housekeeper for her Uncle Alexander Calder in the 1891 census and my grandmother (her illegitimate daughter) was living with him too. I just started researching this side of the family last week but am totally fascinated by it. The Aitkens of Torphichen have been well researched but this side has not been looked ta so far. Thanks very much for your help. Aylene

[Cauther Lassie]

Hello Aylene,

William Calder born abt 1792 was married to Margaret Lind, and he's my Calder line - 1841 and 1851 census show him born in Mid-Calder, but the parish lines crossed over a lot in those days, so the William Calder/Mary Scott children matched family names and were a likely match for his parents.    I've now discounted that - and the folk you were in contact with through Genes have probably got information from me - though I always stated in my notes that I was unsure of his parentage and it had to be proved/disproved, which I believe has now happened.    So I'm left looking for the parents of the William Calder/Margaret Lind line - and have come up a blank!!

I've about 26 pages of information on William Calder/Mary Scott line.   I still think that the famlies are connected as I've now three lines of Calder information and the names etc are all the same throughout the generations.    If you send me a private message with your email address, I'll send you what I have.

cheers ...  Meg