Patrick and Mary Cosgrove, Dalbeth St Peter, Lanarkshire

[antonycorrigan]

Hi all.

Apologies if I’m not posting in the right place. I am new to the site.

I saw a generous offer somewhere that someone is willing to look for burial sites and take photographs of Dalbeth Cemetery headstones.

I am trying to find the burial locations of Patrick Cosgrove (1835-1914) and wife Mary Cosgrove (nee Fairly) 1937-1903.

I believe there may be a vault of some kind and maybe with others in too?

The following info applies to both: lair 671, section 15, division W.

I live in Manchester and so would like to come and visit if I can confirm it to be the correct place.

Would anyone be willing to see if they can locate this place and picture it if possible?

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Best wishes
Ant

[CaroleW]

Have you contacted the cemetary to check if it's the correct location details & whether there is a headstone?

[antonycorrigan]

Hi Carole.

I have emailed ‘info@rcag.org.uk’ as I believe the grounds are owned by the Archdiocese of Glasgow.

Hopefully they will be able to help.

In the meantime, it’s purely a guessing game.

Thanks
Ant

[ayrgenes]

Hi Ant
I've just been in Dalbeth for a family funeral and plan to go down again on Friday morning. I'll have a quick look at lair to see what I can find.
davie

[antonycorrigan]

I’m sorry to hear of your bereavement.

Its very kind of you to offer and is much appreciated. I would very much doubt there’s any headstone to be honest. The family were very working class, probably living in poverty. Of the usual BillionGraves and FindAGrave sites there’s no images so I’m even more inclined to think a headstone doesn’t exist.

It would be good to know for sure though. Thank you so much!

[ayrgenes]

sounds similar to my family, very few headstones apart from two erected fairly recently. But, you never know. If you have emailed rcag then Sharon is normally very helpful and will get back to you. Seems she is working from home at the moment. Will let you know more tomorrow hopefully.
davie

[antonycorrigan]

Yeah I sent an email across to them earlier today so will wait to hear back

[ayrgenes]

Hi Ant

as promised I had a look round Dalbeth today, and yes there is a headstone for Mary F Cosgrove, d 10 Oct 1903. It was exactly where you said. I have taken some photos, so if you send me your email in a PM I'll try and get them to you. I'll give you details of how to find that lair too.

davie

[antonycorrigan]

That’s very sweet of you and I’m very grateful.

I’ve never known Mary to have the ‘F’ initial. Unless it’s to celebrate her Fairly family.

Either that, or I’ve got something wrong somewhere, although, my research doesn’t lead me to believe so.

My email address is: corrigana3@gmail.com.

I’m very grateful to you, Davie! Thanks a million!