Cambusnethan Cemetery Grave Search - Part 1

[scotheritage]

Hi again
The post is on page 30 dated 17.19.2010 on the Barrie family.  I know it is a long time ago and I hope that raybar is able to read this reply to his question on graves of John & Mary Barry (Barrie).

I am not sure how this site works - does RC send an email to raybar to notify of a new reply?

[MonicaL]

Hi scotheritage

Raybar should get an email notification that a post has been added to this thread. They should receive this assuming they haven't changed emails since posting or they haven't turned off the notification on this post (it's a very long thead with lots of contributors).

You could also send them a Personal Message (PM). If you go to one of Raybar's post, click on the small green scroll under their name on the l/h side. This will take you through to the PM system.

Monica

[Jokdy]

Hi Lodger

Do you have any Diffins/Duffins listed?   

[Lodger]

Hi Jokdy,

quite a few, looks like most of them are related. It will take me a day or two to sort it all out. Is there a Holmes connection as well? Hessie or Hassey Holmes (m.s. McAhon), married to robert Holmes born Ireland died Cambusnethan 1882. Is she yours?
Also have the names Butler, Crossan, Grovenor, Heron, Brownlie, Kennedy, Keatings and Strachan all in there too.
Also a connection to the town of Bellshill.

I'll get back to you,

Lodger

[Jokdy]

Hi Lodger

Most of them will be mine   

Not sure about Butler, Kennedy and Keatings but they could well be folks I've not stumbled across yet, or maybe I've just forgotten about them 

Brownlie - yes - but you've provided info on some of them for me already. 

Crossan/er, Grovernor/Governor, Heron - all yes. 

You helped me previously with Hessie and Robert and found a few of their offspring who died in Cambusnethan, so no need to repeat your work there.  You also found James and Margaret Holmes, who both died in Bellshill but were buried in Cambusnethan.  So that might be the connection to Bellshill you refer to?

Having said that, I do have folks buried in Bellshill too...somewhere...children of William (son of James and Margaret above) and Alice Holmes, they died at an early age...William and Alice didn't have much luck and lost about 3. 

Particulary interested in finding burial details for husband and wife John Diffin and Margaret Governor, their sons James and Robert, daughter Sally Jane, daughter Charlotte and her husband William Strachan...all died in Cambusnethan. 

Thanks for this 

[Lodger]

Hi Jokdy,

To avoid missing any, I will send what I found, even 'though I may have already sent it earlier.

First of all, a double plot in the cemetery, Section C No.637 and 638. 6 burials there.

ISABELLA J. DIFFEN, Wishaw, aged 7 years.
Parents - Robert Diffen and Mary Brownlie.
Interred in 637, 12th September 1887.

JOHN DIFFEN, labourer, Wishaw, aged 68 years, married.
Parents - James Diffen and Sarah Heron.
Interred in 638, 16th August 1888.

MARGARET DIFFEN, housewife, Wishaw, aged 85 years, married.
Parents - Joseph Grosvenor and Elizabeth Tait.
Interred in 638, 16th August 1888.  (Same date as above - Lodger)

ROBERT DIFFEN KENNEDY, Wishaw, aged 9 weeks.
Parents - Frank Kennedy and Margaret Strachan.
Interred in 637, 27th August 1898.

ROBERT DIFFEN, railway platelayer, Wishaw, aged 59 years, married.
Parents - John Diffen and Margaret Govan.
Interred in 637, 1st June 1901.

STEWART GROVENOR, gold miner, Glasgow, aged 60 years, unmarried.
Parents - Joseph Grovenor and  - - - - -   
Interred in 638, 1st May 1911.

Next, a plot in Section E No.907. 4 burials there.

JOHN KEATINGS, labourer, Wishaw, aged 78 years, married.
Parents - James Keatings and Rose Diffen.
Interred 24th July 1900.

MARY KEATINGS, Wishaw, aged 70 years, widow.
Parents - John Stein and Catherine Groarty.
Interred 16th December 1909.

THOMAS HUGHES, coal miner, Wishaw, aged 25 years, unmarried.
Parents - John F. Hughes and Catherine Ann Keatings.
Interred 23rd January 1911.

ALICE CHRISTIE, housewife, Wishaw, usual residence Motherwell, aged 40 years, married.
Parents - John Keating and Mary Stein.
Interred 10th July 1915.

One burial in Section E No.1700.

CHARLOTTE STRACHAN, Wishaw, aged 56 years, widowed.
Parents - John Diffen and Margaret Govan.
Interred 30th June 1908.
Plot owned by Joseph Strachan, coal miner, Gold's Land 74 1/2 Cambusnethan Street.

Next, the plot is No.222 in the old walled Private burial ground that pre-dates the cemetery. 5 burials.

ROBERT HOLMES, Cambusnethan, aged 16 weeks.
Parents - Richard Holmes and Agnes Kelly.
Interred 21st August 1876.

HESSIE HOLMES, housewife, Cambusnethan, aged 75 years, married.
Parents - John McAhon and Isabella Duffen.
Interred 11th August 1882.

ROBERT HOLMES, labourer, Motherwell Poorhouse, aged 84 years, widower.
Parents - George Holmes and Martha McMullen.
Interred 13th May 1891.

ROBERT HOLMES, Bellshill, aged 1 year and 9 months.
Mother - Janet Holmes.
Interred 28th September 1908.

JAMES HOLMES, coal miner, Bellshill, aged 75 years, widower.
Parents - Robert Holmes and Esther McGechie.
Interred 20th December 1916.

Lastly, 6 burials in public (or common) ground.

BRIDGET BUTLER, Wishaw, aged 9 months.
Parents - John Butler and Mary Duffen.
Interred 30th March 1861.

JAMES CROSSAN, Cambusnethan, aged 3 months.
Parents - James Crossan and Elizabeth Duffin.
Interred 21st February 1862.

CATHERINE BUTLER, Wishaw, aged 8 days.
Parents - John Butler and Mary Duffen.
Interred 21st March 1862.

PATRICK BUTLER, Wishaw, aged 9 days.
Parents as above.
Interred same grave as Catherine above, 22nd March 1862.

MARY BUTLER, housewife, Wishaw, aged 34 years, married.
Parents - James Duffin and Mary Welsh.
Interred 3rd June 1863.
(She may have had a still born male child, interred 26th May 1863 but the parents are recorded as Patrick Butler and Mary Duffy, so I'm not sure, - Lodger)

MARGARET HOLMES, housewife, Bellshill, aged 52 years, married.
Parents - James Crossan and Elizabeth Diffen.
Interred 12th September 1908.

Hope that lot will keep you busy for an hour or two,

Lodger

[Jokdy]

   Wow!!

Thanks Lodger...I'm away to my work in just a mo, so can't wait to get back home this evening and get stuck into all this great info.

Very much appreciated!

Jo

[GForce]

Hi

I'm new to this, however, im interested to know my roots and where i came from. I have been to Cambusnethan Cemetery and found a few graves relating to the surname in question but i need to know if they are related to me in any way?

Pettigrew -

My Papa died in July 1996 - John McCrindle Rankin Pettigrew. He was born in Oct 1906.
I have been told my Papa became an orphan at a young age and his parents died in Largs, however, i'm not sure how true this is. My Papa is not buried at the cemetery

My mother died in 2001 and her middle name was McCrindle (shes not buried at cemetery). I found a grave yesterday -
In memory of Elizabeth McCrindle (Pettigrew), wife of Robert Pettigrew. She died 29 June 1917.
Robert Pettigrew died 22 June 1923.

Were they my Papa's mum and dad?

My papa had a sister called Maisie and a brother called James. I'm not sure if there were an other children.

I know one large lair belongs to my Great Great Papa (my papa's grandparents) -

James and Margaret Pettigrew.
This was in memory of their children -
Thomas W Pettigrew d 27 Nov 1885, aged 6 month
John R Pettigrew d 27Feb 1895, aged 17 years
Thomas Pettigrew d 29 Mar 1900, aged 7 years
also the said James Pettigrew d 20 Sept 1911, aged 63 years
Jessie  Pettigrew Robertson d 17 Aug 1923, aged 28 years
and the said Margaret Pettigrew d 20 Sept 1930, aged 76 years
also eldest daughter Catherine Bell Pettigrew d 17 Jan 1952, aged 69 years
and Thomas Pettigrew died at Monkland Mill, Oct 1909 (think 35 or 65 years?)

Found another grave for James Pettigrew who died 25 Feb 1950, aged 45 years but i dont think this may be a relation.

My Papa was married to a Jean Gibb (not buried in cemetary), however, her parents Peter and Mary Gibb and buried there with their daughter. I also believe my mothers aunt, is buried in the same lair but her name doesnt appear on the headstone.

Can you please look into this for me, as I would like to know where my Papa's parents are buried. As he became in orphan. He wil born in Roberts Street.

Many Thanks for your help

[sancti]

The 1906 birth can be viewed on Scotlandspeople which will give his parent's names and the place of birth