David JACKSON RASC Italy 1944/45

[joemacd]

 The photographs of the Jackson brothers in Italy where sent to me from a cousin in the united states.
The guards seem to be a family regiment, There was also John Jackson who was at wellington barracks and married Bessie colburn in 1890, I believe Bessie was in the service of  Queen Victoria, In 1894 John and Bessie were living back in Carluke John was a waterworks keeper Coldstream Carluke. The Photo is The Enfidaville war cemetery, Joe

[suanj]

Hi joemacd,
 thanks for your kind interest, but the David Jackson that we are searching for, well the father was:
Alexander Jackson born in Carluke abt 1883; married in 1905 at Jeanie Purdie( born abt 1884-Westcalder, Edinburgh; resident in Cambusnethan-by 1891 census and after in Carluke).
Hootsman posted the right Jackson's branch family in previous posts..
Thanks,
 suanj

[sancti]

I had a wander around the 2 cemeteries in Carluke this morning but did not come across Alexander and Jeannies grave. I did take photos of some Jackson headstones including one which contains the name Ramage. I will email them to Hootsman to see if they have any relevance to his family

[MonicaL]

Sancti

Hopefully the snow has cleared your way  Steady rain in London today   

Monica

[MonicaL]

A little bit of an update.....

I never cease to be amazed by people's generosity of time and effort 

A lady from the South Lanarkshire Bereavement Services has been in touch with me this morning following my email last week enquiring about the resting place of Alexander and wife Jeanie.

She has emailed me the following:

I have done a search for the people you are looking for, they are both buried in Carluke Wilton Cemetery, the lair is Section H lair number 233.   Below I have noted who is all in the lair:
 
27/2/1922                      Walter Jackson              7months
6/8/1924                        Annie Jackson               4months
5/12/1925                      Hugh Jackson                1day
2/3/1933                        Jeanie P Jackson           2days
26/3/1942                      S B C Jackson              Stillborn
21/11/1950                    Jeanie   Jackson            67yrs
6/2/1968                        Alexander Jackson         86yrs
 
I have checked the records but unfortunately there is no headstone on this lair.   If your friend requires someone to meet him at the cemetery and take him to the lair this can be arranged.   If you call this office we will arrange this for him just give us a call nearer the time.   If I can be of any more assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.
 

How sad to see so many early deaths for the children  Not sure if certainly the last couple of births were children or grandchildren of Alexander and Jeanie given the years).

The lack of headstone explains why you weren't able to see anything for Alexander and Jeanie when you wandered round the cemetery on Saturday, Sancti.

Another HUGE thank you to the South Lanarkshire BServ. 

Monica
 

[Hootsman]

Monica,

I agree with you.  It restores you faith in humanity!

John

[suanj]

Dear Monica,
thank you so much and thanks to all wonderful people that help me...

seeming that  nobody David Jackson brothers died in Carluke... so they moved ... Thanks again.
 Hugs a lot,
 suanj

[behnybaby]

Cheers to all, a place we can all come together,  show how much can be accomplished in a common effort to make one persons dream come true.

[suanj]

yes behnybaby, maybe the dream will be true...  without the efforts of Rootschat members nothing was possible; instead by help we know more abt David..
 abt 3 or 4 years ago, 2 young men, Jacksons, going in Italy following the italian battle's places of British in WWII ... around Grizzana town, they asked  to inhabitants abt a miss Fernanda... 
they searching of Davide mother, the only Fernanda that was in the area in WWII..
for bad luck the old farmer that remembering that, no speaking english; he remembering that they was searching for "Signorina Fernanda"(Miss Fernanda) but it was a great difficult abt the language...
abt this argument in the link that I provided of italian TV channell it are the entire interview to old farmer..
I believe that they was related to David... 
 hugs,
 suanj