St Joseph's Cemetery, Airdrie

[Lodger]

Chris, what a fast reply, thank you so much.   The Porters always were a long shot, I'm pretty sure they were in the pauper's graves moved from Wellwynd.

St Joseph's is a Catholic cemetery, while Wellwynd burial ground would have been strictly for the congregation of Wellwynd Church which was Presbyterian. So, if your ancestors were Catholic they most definitely would not have been buried in the Wellwynd - pauper's grave or otherwise. (As far as I know there is no evidence that there were any pauper's graves in Wellwynd).
If your ancestors were Catholic they would have been allowed burial in the parish churchyard of New Monkland which is at Glenmavis village, if they had died before St Joseph's was opened.

[Chris5856]

Chris, what a fast reply, thank you so much.   The Porters always were a long shot, I'm pretty sure they were in the pauper's graves moved from Wellwynd.

I have a Mary Park who would be my gr.gr.aunt, born in 1872 so that is possible but the others aren't names I recognise.   Definitely the 1800s I'm looking for, I should have said.   Mary was born in New Monkland district in 1872.

I'll need to do some digging and find out if she died in her teens.

Many thanks for taking the trouble.

No problem Maggie. That Mary Park I'm afraid, was only 2 months old at time of death, so wont be the relative your thinking about.

Chris

[Chris5856]

Sancti,

Come across a headstone for the following Mulraney's

Mary   Mulraney   09/01/1939      Aged 16
Helen   Mulraney   29/10/1948      Aged 62
Edward   Mulraney   22/01/1949      Aged 63

Chris

[sancti]

Cheers Chris

I'll follow them up.

[Chris5856]

Thats the lair book transcribed from Jan 1860 to Jan 1890. In the first 30 years of the cemetery, 4,876 people have been buried in the grounds. I have also noted the details of some 5,154 names recorded from the headstones. That's 10,030 names now available to researchers of deaths in New and Old Monkland and surrounding areas. Only another 122 years worth to go 

[Maggie1895]

Thank you Lodger, as with all your answers it's much clearer now, and thanks again Chris.   Lodger's explanation means I was wasting your time, so apologies.

I know I have at least two family burials in Wellwynd (children) where that is noted on the death certificate, and other members of the family around the same years and living in the same streets that I'm assuming would have gone to the same churchyard but I have no proof.    None of the lairs or records for Wellwynd ever mentioned any of our names which is why I was assuming they were unrecorded pauper's graves.

I know I probably ought to give up on this now, but you know what it's like with brick walls, you just can't seem to stop kicking...

[Ebony Eyes]

Hi Chris, I am hoping you can help with a look up for a Ronald Moran, I know he was buried in St Joseph, between I hope 1900-1954, think it is possible a lot of my Moran's are buried there, any help really appreciated Ebony Eyes

[Chris5856]

Hi Chris, I am hoping you can help with a look up for a Ronald Moran, I know he was buried in St Joseph, between I hope 1900-1954, think it is possible a lot of my Moran's are buried there, any help really appreciated Ebony Eyes

Hi

I'm afraid I am only at 1894 in the lair book and nowhere near the dates your asking about. North Lanarkshire Council Archives have those books and can be contacted at 01698 524712/274597. However you should try and narrow down a death date of Ronald Moran. Have you tried Scotland's People website to try and find a death certificate?

In the meantime here is a list of Moran's that are buried in St Josephs between 1860 and 1894.



I have headstone pics for the following Moran's

Winifred V Moran   02/09/1910         8 months
Mary   Moran   21/02/1921         
Catherine   Moran                          Infancy
Margaret   Moran   14/06/1976         47
Patrick   Moran   04/11/1961         62

[Ebony Eyes]

Hi Chris, Thankyou for your help, the Morans listed, are all part of my family, will see if I can narrow down Ronald,death date, it is my belief, he buried with his parents. Will get back to you  Ebony Eyes


I have checked my records and the Moran's that you have found and yes they are mine, also checked for date of Ronald, which is 1932.Thankyou very much  Ebony Eyes.