St Peter's, Dalbeth_new map

[greeneyedgirl]

Hi Davie, Again thanks so much for that. I will definitely try the Archdiocese as my Gilmours are proving so elusive that any scrap of info is a big help. My relies are in both the new and old Dalbeth cemeteries so this will be useful on two fronts.Thanks again. Kim

[demented]

Thanks for sharing the map Ayrgenes. Very thoughtful of you.
 
It just came along at just the right time for me as my next task is to check out Dalbeth for some of my relatives.

Regards Margaret

[ayrgenes]

Hi Margaret

hope it helps in your hunt, and don't forget the groundsmen at Dalbeth are very helpful if needed.

Davie

[demented]

Thanks Davie

Margaret

[MrLevity]

Hi Davie, first time poster, long time lurker here.  Many thanks for your efforts in producing the map with the three areas of common ground.  In the course of my family research I have discovered several members of my family with buried in the common ground areas spanning several decades.  Your maps leave me with the question; does anyone know if they filled up one area of common ground before moving to the next?

If this was the case then the follow on question would be does anyone know the year ranges of burials in each of the three sections?

Any help would be much appreciated.

[ayrgenes]

Hi
glad you found the map useful. I seem to remember when I was doing the map I asked one of the groundsman the same questions. He wasn't too sure, but thought it just depended 'on the day' sort of thing. I did intend to contact Sharon at the Diocese office, who is extermely helpful, but somehow never got round to it. Maybe now would be a good time.

davie

[MrLevity]

Cheers Davie,  I just always thought they'd fill one area before moving onto the next but that might just be the OCD side of me.  It certainly would make things simpler for narrowing down which area our relatives are located in.  Lets hope the Diocese office can shed some light on it.

[MrLevity]

I have a burial record for my Great Great Grandfather John Sinclair who was buried in St Peter's Dalbeth on 8th November 1921 aged 86, he was buried in one of the three common ground areas.  However unlike any of the other records I got from Scotland's People the record has the number 320 written after his place of death, on the same page eleven more people have the number 320 while others have 317, 318, 319 etc.  Does anyone know the significance of these numbers, might they help identify which area of Common Ground John is buried in?