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Link: Index of Burial Grounds in Scotland
« on: Friday 01 November 13 19:47 GMT (UK) »
The Scottish Association of Family History Societies have just published an index to all burial grounds in Scotland on their website.

Clicking on the linked name for each brings up a new page with full details of that cemetery

http://www.safhs.org.uk

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Re: Index of Burial Grounds in Scotland
« Reply #1 on: Friday 01 November 13 20:14 GMT (UK) »
Unfortunately it is not very accurate, but useful none the less.
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Re: Index of Burial Grounds in Scotland
« Reply #2 on: Friday 01 November 13 22:09 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Guy Etchells on Friday 01 November 13 20:14 GMT (UK)
Unfortunately it is not very accurate, but useful none the less.
Cheers
Guy

In what way ?

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Re: Index of Burial Grounds in Scotland
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 02 November 13 00:42 GMT (UK) »
Hi Falkyrn

I did a quick look at Paisley ones as that's my home town and where a lot of my research is. There's a few I know arent there these days but as a guide I think useful because if it has disappeared due to redevelopment there will be a record somewhere that it has and what happened to any stones/remains.

So thank you for sharing!  ;)
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Re: Index of Burial Grounds in Scotland
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 30 November 13 16:33 GMT (UK) »
I agree with Guy, I checked the Lanarkshire ones and there are lots of mistakes and that isn't counting all the burial grounds in Glasgow being listed as Glasgow Gorbals.
Paterson, Torrance, Gilchrist - Hamilton Lanarkshire. 
McCallum - Oban, McKechnie - Ross of Mull Argyll.
Scrim - Perthshire. 
Liddell - Polmont,
Binnie - Muiravonside Stirlingshire.
Curran, McCafferty, Stevenson, McCue - Co Donegal
Gibbons, Weldon - Co Mayo.
Devlin - Co Tyrone.
Leonard - County Donegal & Glasgow.

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Re: Index of Burial Grounds in Scotland
« Reply #5 on: Friday 13 December 13 07:02 GMT (UK) »
Having had a look at the match between the "Burial grounds" and the recorded "Parish" they are suppose to be in, there are definitely one or two problems there.

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Re: Index of Burial Grounds in Scotland
« Reply #6 on: Friday 13 December 13 13:06 GMT (UK) »
thank you though i haven't got that far yet and now i can't drive getting to scotland seems a long way off now so this will be helpful to me thow not quite sure where to start when looking for dead ancestors  take care and thank you
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MOODIE, MOODY, WARDLAW, DRYELLY, WILSON, BROUN, DRYELIE, HUNTER, DONALD, CORKRAN, STEPHENSON, WILKLE, WALKER, MASON,  MARTIN, SCOT

LUSTY, PIKE, PAYNE, THORNTON, KILBOURN, TOWN, BROWNHEAD, FULLER, INCH, DALBY, KENNARD, KITCHENER, RAE, LAWS, PENNY, WADDELL, SIMPSON, PERCRIAUX, ARMITAGE, BRICKLAND

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Re: Index of Burial Grounds in Scotland
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 14 December 13 09:46 GMT (UK) »
To anyone who spots an error please contact the SAFHS see http://www.safhs.org.uk/contact.asp   as this is probably the only way we can this this potentially excellent resource corrected.

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Re: Link: Index of Burial Grounds in Scotland
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 10 January 16 14:56 GMT (UK) »
Great resource and has highlighted a few sites which I was not aware of in my local area.
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