Boyd/Hepburn of Cambusnethan/Newmains

[robbiesj]

Hi Lodger,

My PC has crashed and I had to rebuild.  Do you still have the pictures of the Hepburn headstones you sent me earlier this year?

Your help is much appreciated.

Thanks

Robbie

[Lodger]

Hi Robbie, Yes I still have them, send me your email address in a PM.

[robbiesj]

Hi Lodger,

Very long time no speak.  I guess you are still doing research.  Thanks for all you previous assistance.  When we last spoke, you mentioned info about John Boyd and Abigail Boreland and there Children.  John Boyd may have been the family member I have been looking for as I cant find him listed anywhere are the 1851 census.  It is quite likely he was the eldest child of Willam Boyd and Jean Hepburn, although it states James Boyd was the 1st registered child in 1840.  Can you let me know what info you have on John Boyd and Abigail Boreland, as they seemed to be in the Cambusnethan area.

Your help is very much appreciated.

Best Regards,

Robbie

[Lodger]

Hi Robbie, here's what I have on burial records for John & Abigail.

MARGARET BOYD, Coltness, aged 1 year.
Parents - John Boyd & Abella Borland.
Interred in plot 93 common ground on 11th March 1861.

JANE LIMOND BOYD, Coltness Mains, aged 7 years.
Parents - John Boyd & Abigail Borland.
Interred in plot 93 common ground on 28th March 1862.

HELEN MORTON, housewife, Cambusnethan, aged 32 years, married.
Parents - John Boyd & Abigail Borland.
Interred in C331 on 7th September 1880.

No sign of John or Abigail but the records I have end at 1917 and there are gaps about 1902 - 05.

I find it amazing that the 1st 2 children are both in the same common grave, one year apart. I wonder if the gravedigger was a friend or relation?

Good luck,

Lodger

[robbiesj]

Hi Lodger,

Thanks for that.  I may need to go back to the drawing board with that though as I need to be sure its the right John Boyd.

Also, I am looking at another branch of the tree...Clark and Wylie side.  John Clark died aged 43 in Cambusnethan...I just need to find a bit more about his sisters.  His parents were James Clark(he was a Farmer) and his Mother was called Marion Wylie.  Orignally from Fenwick

Thanks
Robbie

[Lodger]

Hi Robbie,
There is an entry in the common ground register for John Clark -

JOHN CLARK, waggon driver, Chapel, aged 43 years, married.
Parents - James Clark & Marion Wylie.
Interred in common ground on 16th December 1862.

2 questions for you.

A. Was John's wife Janet Sillers?

B. Were James' parents James Clark & Agnes Logan?

Lodger.

[robbiesj]

Hi there,

My Word how do you do it!  Well done for finding that.  I already knew about John Clark dying young.  You are correct that his wife Janet Sellars(sillars)  and his father James...not sure about James's Parents names but I suppose they would fit as he did have a daughter called Agnes.......I was more keen on the Wylie Side because there is some connection to Lord Wylie I beleive, but never getting any further. 

James Clark was listed as a Farmer on John's death cert, but I have nothing on Marion Wylie.  The Wylie name carried through a couple of generations in the UK but still appears in USA, where a distant cousin lives who I will see hopefully next year and her GtGT Gran had a box of paperwork that we will delve into.

Interesting indeed. 

Is there other information on James & Marion??

Thank you very much, you are a great help

Robbie

[Lodger]

More from the Cam'nethan burial records -

JANET CLARK, housewife, Morningside, aged 66 years, widow.
Parents - John Sellers & Margaret Mackie.
Interred in plot C197 on 4th January 1890.

ISABELLA N. CLARK, Chapel, aged 14 months.
Parents - John Clark & Janet Sellers.
Interred in common ground on 21st July 1863.

JOHN CLARK, Chapel, aged 5 years.
Parents - John Clark & Janet Sellers.
Interred in common ground on 10th October 1864.

Also in C197 with Janet Sellers are -

CHRISTINA CLARK, Chapel, aged 18 months.
Parents - John Clark & Christina Gordon.
C197 19th November 1881.

WALTER BULLOCH, Morningside, aged 9 months.
Parents - William Bulloch & Marion W. Clark.
C197 24th November 1881.

ROBERT CLARK, Morningside, aged 5 months.
Parents - John Clark & Christina Gordon.
C197 10th October 1885.

JAMES CLARK, Morningside, aged 2 years & 6 months.
Parents - John Clark & Christina Gordon.
C197 22nd October 1885.

JOHN CLARK, Morningside, aged 4 years & 11 months.
Parents - John Clark & Christina Gordon.
C197 21st August 1886.

JOHN CLARK, coal miner, Stoneyburn, aged 61 years, married.
Parents - John Clark & Janet Sellers.
C197 6th July 1915.

Could this be James, father of John?
JAMES CLARK, labourer, Cambusnethan, aged 71 years, married.
Parents - James Clark & Agnes Logan.
Interred in the old churchyard 27th January 1874.

Some Clark entries from Chapel village -

NEWBORN FEMALE CLARK, Chapel, 6 days old.
Mother - Marion Clark.
Interred in common ground 27th November 1871.

CHRISTINA CLARK, Chapel, aged 2 years.
Parents - John Clark & Christina Ramage.
Interred in common ground 10th May 1880.

JAMES CLARK, miner, Chapel, aged 21 years, unmarried.
Parents - James Clark & Mary Stewart.
Interred in common ground 5th October 1877.

MARY CLARK, housewife, Chapel, aged 50 years, married.
Parents - Alexander Stewart & Mary Arbain.
Interred in common ground on 2nd September 1880.

WILLIAM CLARK, miner, Chapel, aged 57 years, married.
Parents - James Clark & Mary Stewart.
Interred in E2394 on 29th May 1912.
Plot owned by James Clark, 2 Chapel Cottages.

Hope this helps in some way,

Lodger

[robbiesj]

Brilliant,

Not so sure about James Clark though...It would depend if his wife was Marion Clark(m.s Wylie) plus on John Clarks death cert is says both Parents Deceased..I may need to dig up the death record for James Clark.

Thanks again!

Robbie