Cambusnethan Cemetery Grave Search - Part 1

[crookedtail]

Lodger,

Hi....OHOHOHOHOH.. you have blown my mind wooo..
what a day for breaking down walls....
I didn't  even know some of this people existed but I know
that Merrilees had lots of them so now i have some good
leads and threads with alot of brickwall came tumbling down today.
I did have Robert Merrilees and Margarets name is all woooo
what can i say...Thank you,Thank you,Thank you.....
from the bottom of my heart....the family is just going to be
excited when i send this to them....We still have family is
Scotland in  around Wishaw but no idea who as contact
has been lost over the last 50years...so hope to get that
back...Merrilees are in my family by my grthgrandfather's
sister married William Merrilees/Agnes Smyth's son Robert
so he was a great uncle...anyway i so appreciate your
help... ....Don't tell your wife i sent a kiss...lol Crookedtail

[crookedtail]

Hi Lodger,

I have gone over the information that you have so kindly
gave me but could I ask another question without sounding
greidy?

Missing is:  Agnes Merrilees mn Rodgers...
                   Wife of Robert Merrilees who died
                   Sept 4,1861 and is buried at Carbarns
 They were both alive in the 1861 Census and so
he died shortly after he was 82 and she was 75 in census...                 
Could you see if you have her?

The others on the list you gave me seem to be their
children and I have found on the Census to be so....

Also do you have anything on:

Alexander Smyth (Smith) and I have found his wife is
Helen Hamilton...looks like he died just before 1871 Census
Living at: Crineldykes Farm Cambusnethan
.they are the parents of the Agnes Smith
from Thottle Bank that you gave me.....
I really appreciate your help....Crookedtail

[Ann Baker]

Hi Lodger

I have several from Cambusnethan and was wondering how you get hold of the disks. Would probably be worth me getting them. Also do you know if there are any available for any other parts of Lanarkshire ?

Thanks

Ann

[Lodger]

Hi Crookedtail, I gave you Agnes Rodgers details on Monday, check again - she died 1865.
Couldn't find the other deaths for Smith and Hamilton, sorry. The cemetery keeper's Day-book only begins in 1876, before that the records are not so good, so you have been really lucky with the Merrilees family.

Lodger.

[Lodger]

Hi Anne,
The details I have belong to me and cannot be purchased anywhere, sorry. I have monumental inscriptions for several parish churchyards in Lanarkshire, if you require a look-up I will be happy to do so. I can't for example, give you all the Smiths, Browns or Hamiltons in any particular place, I would require a husband's name and surname and a cross check with his wife's name and maiden surname.
The MIs I have are - Cambusnethan, Dalziel, Hamilton, Glassford, Dalserf, Strathaven, Stonehouse, the churchyards of Airdrie Burgh and some for Shotts.

[crookedtail]

Hi Lodger,


Thank you so much for your time...I guess i was to excited
not see the death for Rodgers..sorry i now do....
Just a long shot on the others they may have died in
Glasgow..I found some of the children there....
Anyway I can't believe you found that many members of
the family.....Bless you for all your help...Crookedtail

[Ann Baker]

Hi Lodger

Thanks v much. I have some of the same MI books but my lot are more likely to be common ground than have stones. However if I may one of these days when I get organised, I can certainly give you some names.

My main family name is Mair from Lanarkshire. They aren't in the MI book for Cambusnethan or Dalserf tho they certainly lived in both. Being miners they moved abut a bit so can also be found in Stonehouse, Shotts and Lesmahagow. Ultimately they ended up in Blantyre and Cambuslang.

Will be in touch soon and many thanks for your very kind offer. It's a long list because they had large families, who had large families, who had large families etc

Ann

[Swally]

Lodger,

Could you possibly have a wee look in your book of Cambusnethan for a -

Isabella Hunter (nee Neil)
Died on April 25th 1952 at 03.30 hrs at 16, Harthill Terrace, Allanton
also her husband
Walter Hunter
Died 8th February 1950 at 15 Easter Row, Shotts
I have been unable to find their grave at Toddshill or Shottskirk, that is not to say I haven't missed them though.
I did visit Shottskirk on a very blustery winter's Sunday and got spooked after an hour.

Cheers,

Swally

[Lodger]

Hi Swally, I can only go to 1917, sorry. Try NLC cemeteries office at Bellshill, a little bird there tells me they have a full quota of staff for the 1st time in ages, they may do a quick look-up for you.
Good luck,
Lodger