350 graves to be exhumed

[Maggie1895]

Ironic really that after discovering the burial place of two of my family to be Wellwynd and making a mental note to go there, I then learned from this thread there would, in reality, be little point.     Last month, when I thanked Lodger for the pictures, I had decided to leave any ideas of visiting.

Now I've just found 2 more deaths, both babies, one 4 days and one 7 months, both buried in Wellwynd.  That makes 4 members of the family so far, and there could be more to come.

I think that's made up my mind for me, no matter that the unmarked bones have moved, they all rested there for one and a half centuries give or take a bit so I'll be trying to get to Airdrie some point this year after all.

Will there be any of the old churchyard left by the summer or will I be, like Jeremy Paxman in his WDYTYA, be just standing in a car park?

[Lodger]

Hi Maggie,
The churchyard, or what's left of it, should still be there when you visit. It is the oldest part, with a few stones dating back to the building of the church.
I think North Lanarkshire Council was right to move the bodies, at least there will be some sort of memorial for them now. It was the church, back in the 1960s that decided to rip out the gravestones and build a hall and car park, they should have been made to exhume at the time and put the headstones at the corresponding new graves.

[Maggie1895]

Thanks Lodger,
As always you are both knowledgeable and reassuring!  That's good to know,
Maggie 1895

[sheenaj]

Personally I stunned that  the santuary of the dead would be replaced by a car,park,[just what we needed, another one!] or a coffee centre.
Anyway if some kind person could check for some of my Airdrie kin I would appreciate it.
Callows, Stewarts, or Neilson.All around 1830's-1900.
Callows were from Isle of Man,[IOM]
Stewart-John Stewart died abt 1821,M to Christina  neeThomson Later married to a James Lawrie-? died.
Neilson-John[wife [#1?] Janet Simpson[I have info on her],Children Janet Neilson,Walter Neilson, William Simpson Neilson, Agnes Neilson.I have no death noted on any children or John.anyway if you come across them please let me know.Thanks.

[Matt R]

I'll probably have to accept I will never be able to find the spot where my 5x g granny is buried but I know now that she rests somewhere in this area. Maybe I can visit in a few years when the pennies are ample and more answers are known. It is just such a shame this has happened. Saying that though, we can't change what is done.

Reayboy.

[porty]

Hi Lodger, would like to find out if any Whitelaw family are on list,

many thanks May

[Rena]

I've come late to this thread and think the photos are lovely.  It's so sad when vestages of a byegone era are totally removed

On the off chance that some siblings of my Highland folk settled on the other side of Old Monkland I'd be obliged for anyone to keep an eye out for CAMERON and I'm still trying to find what happened to William & Kenneth M'KENZIE and their sisters born in the late 1700's (also their parents Alexr. & Jean)

[Lodger]

May,
Whitelaw is a popular name in Airdrie, can you narrow it down to names cross-matched with maiden surnames.

Lodger

[Lodger]

Rena,
I would need more than just the name Cameron. No Kenneth or William McKenzie, sorry.
Lodger