Benholm Kirkyard & OPR

[Forfarian]

Could you be a bit more specific please? Names/dates/farms would be useful to identify the people you are looking for.

[0113vanny]

James Napier of Greenleys and Haremuir farms, Benholm,  1863.  Although he and wife janet Strachan are buried in kinneff (they also had Harbourshields Kinneff) I am wondering about a generation before so William Napier?  or Ann Napier? (b 1762 Chapel of Barras but again family connections may have taken her to Benholm)  I am also looking for the burial of Elizabeth Strachan b 1800 married to (Alexander) John Smith who lived in Moathill, Benholm,  in 1863.  also an Isobel Artbuthnot/t born 1744 Benholm married  James Strachan and though they lived at West Mathers farm, St Cyrus, may have had family in Benholm and therefore buried there.  I do not know their deaths. I would estimate from 1785 to the early 1800's.  thank you.   

[Forfarian]

From the published pre-1855 MIs in Benholm Kirkyard: 1850. John Smith, Gourdon, 4.1855, by his family (their mo Jane Brown 30.12.1844 79, bro Alex d inf. John Smith f[arme]r Moathill 14.5.1870 70, wid Elizabeth Strachan d Moathill 17.1.1872 71.

Nothing on any of the others.

[0113vanny]

marvellous -  thanks you so much for your help.

[Forfarian]

If you don't already have it, I strongly recommend getting the death certificate of John Smith who died in 1855. 1855 certificates contain a lot of information that was not collected in any other year, so they're a bit of a gold mine for family history.

[0113vanny]

of course!   thank you. 

[susanmadden]

Hi Jean,
I wondered if you could help me. I am the archivist at Benholm & Johnshaven Heritage Hub and I am busy digitising archives and carrying out family tree research for several people. I wondered if you had access to a list of those buried in the cemetery at Benholm Church - I can recall seeing somewhere that there was such a list but cannot find it again. I intend to visit the Church to see what records are still heard there in the summer holidays and hopefully I might be able to meet up with you.
Kind regards,
Susan Madden

[lyndyloo6]

Hello Jean,
I wonder if you can help me . Would you have any Welsh's buried in Benholm.  A few of them worked there and my granpa was born there.
Thank you in advance.
Lynda

[tapi]

Good to hear that, Jill!

Margaret Duthie and John Sheret had several children: William Duthie 1869-1948, Mary 1870-1871, Margaret 1872-1934, Agnes Craig 1877-1942, Ellen Elizabeth 1879-1900, Edward 1881-1943, Joan 1883-1953, James 1886-1915, and Isabella 1886-1976. The last of these, Isabella, emigrated to Canada.

Best wishes,
Gordon

Isabella Sheret was my great grandmother. So far I think I’ve got that line of the Sherets sourced back to Andrew Sherat/Shearit who had a John and James Shearet in 1631 and 1634 respectively. The list of chosen first names really was a short one, all the way down to my father who is also a James…

Brooke