st. ninians churchyard help

[hotlips houlihan]

 Silly wummin!!!   What a lovely day it was today, the new church looked lovely in the sun, what a lovely church for a wedding.  I will go back soon Anne so I would appreciate if you can find the sketch for me.
I thought I was going to disappear a couple of times today down some holes lol

Kate

[apanderson]

Righty ho ......

The James Keir & Mary Mouat stone is almost directly behind the one you found, only 4 rows further back. It should be just beyond the far side of the ruin, again to the left of the path.

The one in the New Churchyard .......

According to the wee drawing, you enter the gate and go to the right. The Church will be on your left, keep going till you get to the back wall and this stone is described as being a flat stone right in the corner where the back wall meets the wall on your right. I doubt very much if there'll be anything legible - these types of stones are usually completely eroded, covered with two feet of grass or moss, or have disappeared beneath the grass.

All that was left of the inscription listed in the book was: David Keir 1814 .........? Keir 1st February ......?

Anne

[hotlips houlihan]

Ok thanks for that Anne, will let you know how i get on

Kate

[janequeen]

hello please can you help looking for death,s of john and agnes stevenson. marry in st ninians 9th may 1820 they had 5 kids they are on 1841 cencus plean moor tyvm

[apanderson]

Hi Jane!

I had a look in the Mitchell's pre-1855 MI Book for stones in St. Ninian's and also Plean, but unfortunately although there are plenty Stevensons (in St. Ninian's), there are none for a John and Agnes Stevenson.

Sorry.

Anne

[janequeen]

hi jane here thankyou for looking for my stevenson family cant find a death for them

[omap]

You ought to get a medal for all your help on St. Ninians!!  Do you ever sleep? lol

If you have a minute to spare could I ask for a lookup for members of the BOYD family?  Looking for John Boyd married to Margaret Preston (ch: Wilson, David P., John, Janet Livingstone, Jean Graham), also John Boyd married to Janet Livingstone (ch. Margaret, Wilson, John, Jeane, Elisabeth, Marion) and James Boyd married Margaret Gilchrest (ch. John, William, Jean, John, May, Wilson, Margaret, Alexander, Mary).  Dates from start to finish are approx. 1758 to 1865 for birth years, deaths could have been any time after birth.

Thanks in advance for anything you might find.

[apanderson]

Hi omap.

There's only one Boyd stones listed for the Old Churchyard, none in the New Churchyard:

1842    James Boyd    Elizabeth Chrystal

In Holy Rude (beside Stirling Castle)

Anne C. Stephenson died in Stirling .....? wife of Alex Boyd

Erskine Churchyard - none.

As you'll know, these are only from stones bearing inscriptions - so if there wasn't stone .......?

Sorry!

Anne

P.S. Yes, I sleep like a log. Must be all the climbing over walls I do!   

[Fergie38]

Anne...What book do you get that info from.  I'm just wondering if the Central Scotland Family Tree Society will have one in their library.

Cheers.