Hollywoods

[larky]

Hi all,
Iam researching my wifes family tree and looking for any info on the hollywoods.
Her 2nd great grand mother was helen hollywood .She marries robert ricketts anderson abt 1850 campsie
her father was john hollywood who died 1858 in whitefield campsie stirlingshire and also his wife margaret cain/kane died 1862 whitefield campsie.
i believe they came from ireland .
Also found hollywoods buried in clachan of campsie...where is the cemetery is it still used to day.
any info at all on the hollywoods  will be most helpfull and where to find things as i am a just starter in genelogy

many thanks
larky

[apanderson]

Hi Larky,

Can't help with Hollywoods (yet), but I can tell you where Clachan of Campsie Churchyard is ....... (near Lennoxtown)

Go to Multimap (U.K.) and key in the map reference NS613788.

It sits just off the A891 at the junction of Strathblane Road and Glen Road. Zoom in on the map until you see Knowehead Road and Crosshouse Road, then click 'Aerial View', zoom right in and you'll see the Churchyard.

To my knowledge, the Churchyard has been closed for burials for years.

Anne

[Huntersjoy]

Hello Larky.
My Grandmother was Frances Mabel Hollywood who married John Murphy.
Both were from Ireland & both died in Glasgow Scotland.
I have looked in my tree for John Hollywood & Helen Hollywood, unfortunately there not there. If you have any other names & information I could check  to see if their in my tree.  The furthest I go back to is my GGGrandfather abt 1842 Belfast Ireland.  Maybe Helen or John could be a branch off my Hollywoods.
I'm happy to share information with you if I have your Hollywoods in my tree.
Cheers, Phyllis

[apanderson]

I have a copy of Mitchell's pre-1855 MI's for West Stirlingshire which includes Clachan of Campsie Churchyard (although it's listed as just Campsie Churchyard)

When the survey was carried out, they found 2 stones bearing the name Hollywood:

1.  William Hollywood and Rebecca Griffeth his wife.

2.  1857    John Hollywood & Heirs (1857 might represent when the lair was purchased or a year of death of one of the family)

There's no further info listed so that's the extent of what will be on the inscriptions. I believe the survey was carried out in the 1960's or early 1970's, so whether these stones are still visible/legible, I don't know.

I also looked in Lennoxtown & Strathblane Churchyard but there were no Hollywoods listed in either. This doesn't mean there were no Hollywoods buried in any of them, simply that there was no stone/existing stone.

The book states that there are Burial Records held with the Registrar General: Deaths 1732-33, 1785-86 and 1817-54, so it might be worth your while searching the OPR deaths for Campsie on Scotland's People.

Anne

[larky]

Hi Anne,

thanks for info that u kindly found for me
William Hollywood and rebecca griffeth are my wifes 3rd great grand aunt and uncle,
i think they had also child buried at clachan of campsie maybe more...but the info u gave me  helps alot ...and thanks in finding the directions to it ...had a look and will travel some time shortly as we live in larkhall ...weather permitting 

thanks a bunch

wal

[apanderson]

My pleasure!

According to a wee sketch in the same book, both stones sit in the same row.

On entering the churchyard (there's only one entrance), follow the line of stones immediately to your right (or 7 rows in from the right perimiter wall) and they should be about two thirds of the way along. The sketch indicates that William Holywood & Rebecca Griffeth's stone should be almost in line with the back corner of the church ruin. The other one is described as 'small', which probably means there's only about 6/12 inches showing above ground and it's position is further towards the back wall.

This is obviously only a rough guide - it's pretty much neglected these days and hopefully, you'll be able to find at least one if not both stones.

Good Luck - remember to let us know how you get on!

Anne

P.S. Even if you don't find the stones, at least you know they were there at some point and anyway, what could be nicer than a wee drive alongside the Campsies! (Providing it's not pouring with rain of course!!) 

[Piglet01]

Hello

From the IGI at www.familysearch.org.uk it indicates 8 children born to Robert Anderson and Helen Hollywood.

1.  Margaret Anderson b.  06 Mar 1851, ch. 28 Mar, Campsie Stirling.
2.  William Anderson  b. 31 July 1853, ch.  18 Aug 1853,  Campsie, Stirling
3.  John Hollywood Anderson  b.  21 Jan 1856, Campsie
4.  Robert Rickerd Anderson  b.  19 Apr 1858, Campsie
5.  Richard Anderson  b.  24 May 1860, Campsie
6.  Charles Arthur Munro Anderson b.  23 Aug 1862, Hamilton, Lanark Scotland
7.  Margaret Kane Anderson  b.  13 Jan 1865, , Hamilton Lanark.
8.  Elizabeth Rickard Anderson b. 27 Jul 1867 Hamilton, Lanark


Also from the IGI - an 'extracted record of the marriage, which means a copy of the OPR can be downloaded from the PPV site at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk - min £6.00 spend buys 30 credits which allows for the download of up to 5 bmds/census records.

Helen Hollywood (father John Hollywood), m.  Robert Anderson 12 April 1850, Campsie, Stirling.

This is the only marriage for a Helen Hollywood Scotland-wide (on the IGI), 1845 to 1855.

Regards,   Steve 

[larky]

thanks steve ,
i have most of the anderson data that u found   but it confirms my searching results...thanks again

cheers

wal

[reflog]

Hi,

William and Rebecca Hollywood, buried at Clachan of Campsie churchyard cemetery were my great great grandparents.

They emigrated from Ireland to Glasgow 1844 to 1848. My Great grandmother Mary Armstrong Hollywood was born in Ireland along with brothers Samuel and William. More siblings born in Scotland.

Having difficulty finding any info re their life in Ireland.

Marie