Photos of Old Dalbeth Cemetery

[Empty]

Hi, this one's for Gerry. I posted on here in December 08 looking for my ancestors graves. Finally made it to St Peter's a couple of weeks ago and one of the ground staff took me straight to the lair. I was overwhelmed to find the stone in brilliant condition and just a little further up the incline where my late aunt and I were searching in the 1980s. This part of old St Peter's was under the curse of the Rhododendrons at that time and I felt like the prince in The Sleeping Beauty trying to hack my way through!
Two of the grave's occupants were babies and someone had left a wee teddy bear by the side of the headstone Very poignant.
I know it's a few years late but thought any success is worth shouting about!
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[gerryfarrell]

That's great news Empty, And I know the joy it brings to find not only a lost lair but a headstone marking it after a long search.
The groundsmen at St Peter's do a great job and are very dedicated to not only keeping it in good order but restoring the parts which had been left to neglect in previous years.
The older Dalbeth part where my interests lie are looking much better these days, The boundry wall has now been replaced with a new one due to the development of the Commonwealth Games redevelopment in the area, I just await to see if they are going to right the old headstones which have been laid down to allow this wall to be built.

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Thanks Gerry,
just another query - ever noticed how one leads to another.....?
On another site I was looking for my gt gt grandpa Alexander McElwee/ McElhinney because I cannot find a death for him (immortal, perhaps?) and one of the other site members said there was a McElhinney in Old Dalbeth at Number 31/ 61. Does that make any sense to you?
Moira
PS  - is there an emoticon for 'numpty'?

[sancti]

Moira, start a new thread with all you know about him and we can try to find him.

[gerryfarrell]

The headstones with that surname refer to a
1/Catherine Doherty McElhinney.
2/ James Mc Elhinney and his wife Maryann

Mean anything to you?

Gerry

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Thanks, Gerry, but no. Turns out he was buried in St Peter's as Alexander McElwee, but doubtful there is a stone. Died in 1874 and I don't know how I missed him on SP. Must be going a bit dotty. What do I mean, going!
Moira

[Matt R]

Hi Gerry...great thread and thanks for doing such painstaking work to record the MIs. Can I ask if you have any Quinn or McCartney among them please?

Thanks,

Reayboy.

[kmreynolds]

Hi Gerry,I was over at the old Dalbeth cemetery as well as St Peter's looking for Gilmour graves and someone told me you had taken photos and info on ones that had existed in the old cemetery and one was Gilmour.Looking at the photos it appears they have taken some of the old stones out one of which was Gilmour.I wonder do you have any info about the Gilmour stone? Also,how would you find out where a certain section is in the new part? I asked at the cottage but I don't think the section given was actually where I should have been looking as I couldn't find the needed stone.I'm returning soon and would like to try to find it again.Thanks,Kim

[gerryfarrell]

Hi Kim,
I photographed and transcribed the stones back in 2008, the only stone surviving then is still there which is the large monument for the priests who had passed -
Rev James Gilmour, 12 October 1877. Aged 32

Regards finding the section layout of St Peter's have a look at this post where Anne has shown the layout on a map of the cemeterty - http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,495487.0.html

Gerry