Kilsyth Kirkyard - James Fin(d)lay

[Forfarian]

This is intended for Anne (apanderson)

I see that you have extensive information about Kilsyth kirkyard.

Might it perhaps contain something about my 4th great-grandfather James Fin(d)lay? All I know about him comes from the death certificate of his daughter Margaret, whose timeline goes like this.

1783/4 - probable birth of Margaret
1804 - Margaret Finlay in Kilsyth marries William Bryson in Cumbernauld
1808/9 - birth of daughter Elizabeth in Cumbernauld
1810/11 - birth of son Archibald in Cumbernauld
1812 - birth of son James in Cumbernauld
1815/6 - birth of son John in Cumbernauld
1817/8 - birth of son William in Cumbernauld
1823/4 - birth of daughter Christian in Cumbernauld
1826/7 - birth of son Alexander in Cumbernauld
1836 - Elizabeth Marries John Hopkins in Cumbernauld
1837 - James marries Janet Hopkins (sister of John) in Cumbernauld
1841 - William sr, Margaret, Archibald, William jr, John, Christian and Alexander at Glenhead, C'nauld
1845 - Christian marries Alexander Logan in Glasgow
1847 - John marries Margaret Baird in Old Monkland
1851 - Alexander marries Margaret Thornton in Bothwell
1851 - Margaret, widow, born Kilsyth, and Archibald at Feus, Cumbernauld
1859 - Archibald marries Janet Cousland in Denny
1861 - Archibald, Janet, son William, mother Margaret, 77, born Kilsyth, in Brand's Land, Coatbridge
1864 - Margaret dies aged 80 at Lochgreen, Falkirk, father's name given as James Findlay, millwright. No mother's name. Informant James Bryson, son
1875 - William jr marries Agnes Simpson in Kilsyth

Previous threads mentioning this family
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=531233.msg3856350#msg3856350
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=512482.msg3687979#msg3687979

[apanderson]

Hi Forfarian,

I've raked through a pile of stuff but can't find any matches at all.

I have a page from the Burial Records for Cumbernauld Churchyard and on it there's a John Finlay (Senior), Cumbernauld, died 9th February, buried 10th February 1849, age 76.

There's a few Findlays who are listed on stones is Kilsyth, but as I said, none of the ones I have match any of your couples.

Sorry. 

Anne

P.S. If you want a copy of the page I referred to above, let me know.

[Forfarian]

There's a few Findlays who are listed on stones is Kilsyth, but as I said, none of the ones I have match any of your couples.

Thanks for looking, anyway.

I have most of the information about Margaret's children, but if there's nothing on her parents in either C'nauld or Kilsyth, I suppose it will just have to remain a stone wall for ever.