WELLWYND CHURCHYARD, AIRDRIE

[sancti]

The dates may refer to when the lair was purchased and a stone erected to mark it so that no one else could be buried there.

I'm sure that Lanarkshire Family History Society have transcribed the headstones in Airdrie churchyards and the booklets can be purchased

[hendog]

Thanks for the response.
Just looked again at the dates of the children that I had for the children of Alexander Williamson and Agnes Henry and they are -

• Janet Williamson was born on 7 Nov 1804 in Airdrie..
• Agnes Williamson was born on 25 Sep 1806 in Airdrie..
• Margaret Williamson was born on 20 Sep 1810 in Airdrie. .
• James Williamson was born on 28 Aug 1812 in Airdrie. .
• Alexander Williamson was born on 2 Oct 1814 in Airdrie.
• John Williamson was born about 1818 in Airdrie.

I know that all the children with the possible exception of James survived into adulthood, but note the gap between Agnes and Margaret. I wonder if this signifies a baby that died and the establishment of the Wellwynd lair in 1808?

[Lodger]

I would tend to agree that these 2 plots belong to the same couple. They may have sold the Wellwynd plot and moved, as did many of its congregation, when a split occurred in 1804.
Here is an passage from a paper I wrote for the Monklands Historical Society -

"It (Wellwynd) began as the United Secession Church and was a “Burgher” church.  Burghers were those who agreed to take the Burgess Oath (I profess and allow with all my heart the true religion presently professed within this realm).  In 1804 a split occurred in the Associate Congregation, this split was between the “Auld Lichts” & the “New Lichts”. The Auld Lichts allowed No New Light, thinking that the blending of Church & State was contrary to the spiritual nature of the Church.   The New Lichts were more liberal and progressive in their nature.  A vote was taken and the New Lichts were allowed to remain in Wellwynd.  The Auld Lichts built a new church (at) Broomknoll........."

There are no burial records for either Wellwynd or the parish churchyard at Glenmavis for the dates concerned. The MI for the Wellwynd stone is exactly the same as the information you have.

[hendog]

Thank you for the response. I had a feeling this was the case. Alexander Williamson, a farmer at Kippark, and Agnes Henry married in 1804, and the Agnes Henry side is of interest as their granddaughter Agnes Williamson married my g-grandfather Ebenezer Hendry. At the time Agnes lived with her parents Alexander Williamson and Jane Glen in the family home the Queens Hotel in Helensburgh, and Ebenezer was working in Glasgow, but his parents, Ebenezer Hendry and Isabella Thomson ran the Station hotel in Stirling, although his father Ebenezer was born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
I reckon there is a fairly good chance that somewhere further back the two Hen(d)ry lines are connected so keep scratching away to see what details I can dig up that might help. I suspect that Agnes may have  been one and the same as the Agnes Hendry born on 6 April 1784 in New Monkland, the daughter of John Hendry, a Farmer, and Agnes Fraser, but could do with her approx. DoB hence the interest in any burial MI details.
Anyways once again thank you for your reply.

[Lang]

I am interested in the Hunter/Paterson burial. Are there any first names to go with the surnames? Thanks, Graham

[kathleenmitchell]

Hi,
I have just found out that relatives Daniel & Felix Canavan we’re buried in the church yard 1857 & 1863, I guess it’s under a car park now.  I cannot believe that a church would stoop so low as to tarmac over graves.
Kathy

[Singo]

I am looking for Angelina (O'Neil) Hood who died in March 1874 and was Buried at the Wellwynd Churchyard cemetery. With some investigation I have learned about the movement of a portion of those burials to New Monkland Cemetery and expect that she might have been included as part.  Wondering if anyone knows or has a list of those still at Wellwynd and if there is an Angelina buried there. O'Neil is maiden name and Hood is married name.

[Lodger]

There are no burial records for Wellwynd churchyard, sorry. And, as far as I know, no record of which graves were exhumed and taken to Ryden Mains cemetery (New Monkland).
The stones that were left in situ at Wellwynd have been transcribed but unfortunately, the name you are searching for doesn't appear on that list.
Lodger.

[Singo]

Thank you Lodger!