Graves in Gartsherrie Church Yard

[monklandsonline]

Hi Ann

Although Thomas did not want any Pomp etc I believe the town council would have erected a memorial - somewhere!  The portrait was also by way a memorial but suffered from the Lesser Town Hall fire in 1967 and poor storage since then.

I dont see a (direct) connection with people mentioned on the stones but thank you for letting me know about them and the offer of photos.

I am hoping that we can add a copy of the Thomas photo and story at the Summerlee Heritage centre when it re-opens - next month?

I am hoping that the "Early Years" of the Co-op will be printed in the next edition of The Raddle.

Many thanks again.

John

[Billy Anderson]

Hi Anne,
You pop up everywere!
Did you find any Anderson's in Gartsherrie?
 William Anderson was mining there before going to Denny( James Anderson of Anderson Public Park was born there)
many thanks
Billy.

[apanderson]

        

Hi Billy,

You've noticed then??

Only one stone mentioning an Anderson:

JANE ANDERSON wife of Thomas Hudson, Senior who died 1st April 1872 aged 65 years      
THOMAS HUDSON, Senior died 5th April 1873 aged 66 years
AGNES THOMSON ALSTON wife of Thomas Hudson, Junior
Died 14th March 1876 aged 27 years                        
AGNES ALSTON HUDSON infant daughter of Thomas Hudson, Junior
Died 8th May 1876 aged 3 months
The above THOMAS HUDSON, J.P., died 8th April 1928 aged 81 years

It's a great shame but there's more stones down than there are up in the Churchyard and most of these are lying face down or buried so deeply that there's no chance of finding out what their inscriptions are.

Anne

[Evelina]

Hi Anne, Can I ask if you found any McClure's in Gartsherrie?  Thanks Evelina

[apanderson]

Hi Evelina,

Sorry, no McClure, MacClure, McLure or MacLures (checked all the variations I could think of - just in case!)

Anne

[Evelina]

Ok thanks Anne.  I have loads in Coatbridge and have found my GG G'Parents in Old Monkland.  Cheers Evelina

[sharonmk]

Hello Anne

Your second transcription for Gilchrist graves in Gartsherrie is that of my great-great-grandparents. 

Would it be possible for you to email me your photo?

Thank you!

Sincerely

Sharon

[apanderson]

Hi Sharon,

This one?

Erected to the memory of JOHN FLEMING, Farmer, Faskine died April 1885 aged 51 years     
And MARY SHAW GILCHRIST his wife died September 1924 aged 86 years
Also HELEN FLEMING their daughter died December 1926 aged 52 years
And ANN SHAW FLEMING their daughter died October 1959 aged 65 years

Send me your personal e-mail by PM and I'll send you copies.

Anne

[cygneto6]

Anne,  I'm sorry to have posted in another of your threads but I had not yet come across this thread at the time.  I was interested to see your post about my great-grandparents (on my paternal grandmother's side) in Gartsherrie churchyard.  For the record, I have James Neilson's date of death at 26th January 1928 from information his daughter Margaret got from the Scots Ancestry Research Society some years ago.  Also I have a photograph of John Neilson's stone in Old Monkland cemetary which shows his year of death as 1923, and the aforementioned Margaret is also buried in the same plot.  Incidentally, my great-grandparents on my paternal grandfather's side are also buried at Old Monkland.  As I indicated in my other post, it seems unlikely that these Neilsons were related to the Fife Nielsons.  James was born in Old Monkland and his father and grandfather were both born in St Ninians, Stirlingshire.