Jane Croll nee Stirling - John Stirling Haef Lair St Mungo's Cemetery - Request

[dollydebs]

Good afternoon,

Have hit a brick wall and hoping some kind person may be able to assist me.

I have a death record for Jane / Jean  Stirling which states she was buried in John Stirlings Haef Lair at St Mungo's Old.
Record included details of charges for the hearse and two horses etc so I am assuming that the 'Lair' is probably inscribed as her family must have had money.

Jane was married to David Croll (20 Mar 1831) and died 03 Mar 1844 aged 32, record states lived at Stobcross at time of death.

I do not have her parents nor date of birth just an approximation of 1812 for her birth.
Query whether John Stirling was her father? Her second son is named John.

No data on her husband David Croll death or burial but a few snippets from his marriage til 1871.

Does anyone have access to MI records for this cemetery?
My MI's do not cover Lanarkshire although if anyone needs any help with Fife Deaths then please let me know.
I have googled to no avail.

With thanks,
Dollydebs

[apanderson]

Hi dollydebs,

Might be worth your while contacting Glasgow & West of Scotland FHS as it appears they have an ongoing project to survey St. Mungo's (or Glasgow Cathedral Burying Ground).

Have a look here: http://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/content/projects.aspx

I don't know how current the above page is, but I'm sure if you were to get in touch, they'd let you know one way or another.

The Mitchell Library also has a number of burial records and MI's, the following link should take you to the pdf. file containing all the info (I couldn't see anything for either Glasgow Cathedral or St. Mungo's though).

http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/CD3FE900-C0E9-48F0-8FCA-5B1D481C0970/0/Monumental_Inscriptions_Jan10.pdf

Might be listed under something else  ?

Anne

[apanderson]

I'm a numpty!!

If you enter 'glasgow cathedral' in the search field (once you open the pdf. file from the Mitchell) - there's a couple of listings.

(I must have spelt it wrongly or just had 'one of those moments'!

Anne 

[dollydebs]

Hi Anne,

Many thanks for these links; I shall email gwsfhs and ask for an update on their projects.

I did find Lanarkshire Glasgow St Mungo's Burying Ground: lair owners
Glasgow Cathedral Burying Ground: Monumental Inscriptions & Lair Owners
2004 Fairie, J Scott & Miller, Susan

on the Mitchell link - how does this library work? I am assuming you would have to visit in person or do they do online requests?
Live in Sussex so my research is online only

Thanks again,
Dollydebs 

[Skoosh]

Dolly, there were Crolls, merchants in Glasgow, West Indies Spice Merchants, I think they had a house on Bute. Possibly originally from Perthshire, names Stirling & Miller also merchants......Skoosh.

[dollydebs]

Hi Skoosh,

Thanks for the tip on the Stirling family, I have to admit I have drawn a complete blank on Janes lineage; spent loads on SP with no results.

As to the Crolls or Crowles, David was a Ships Carpenter Journeyman, his father also David a Wright / Carpenter. David senior was married to Catherine Downie who's father was a Collier.

Reckon this is going to be one of those branches of which I will have to buy loads of neurofen for!

Dolly

[apanderson]

Hi Dolly,

The Mitchell will do a search but the time involved/search results might vary a great deal. Worth pursuing though.

Many Rootschatters visit the library quite regularly, so why not start a new thread asking for a 'Mitchell Library Burials Search/Look-up', adding as much info as you can and with a bit of luck, someone will do it for you.

As for the neurofen .....?   

Anne

[apanderson]

Have a wee look at this Dolly: (Who's who is Glasgow)

http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/eyrwho/eyrwho0210.htm

The last paragraph in particular. Could the David Croll mentioned be any relation? If so, there seems to be quite a few articles about him to be found if you Google 'David Croll, Glasgow'

Anne

[robnewt]

Hi Dollydeb,

I am descended from David Croll and Jane Stirling via 3rd child William m Susan Anderson Smith.  David Croll (bapt 10 Dec, 1807 Milton of Campsie) died in Dunoon 24 December 1883 76 years (death details provided by John Dick neighbour does not give wife's name but states son of David Croll carpenter and Catherine (Downie).  Excited to get Jane Stirling's death.  Have been hunting for years.  Have info re children of the couple and their descendants and like you can't get back further than David Croll and Catherine Downie.  Keen to share info.  Re info in last post on William Body Anderson - he is the son in law of David (son of David and Jane Stirling).  He was drowned in a boating accident with my g grandfather William.  Does anyone know how I can access newsreports of an accident on the Gareloch 20 July 1888.  robnewt