Lora is going to be looking for a 'beardy' ever time she goes graveyarding!
I think you'll need do the 'wearing a red carnation, kiss me quick hat and hovering about in Section X' trick if she's to recognise you!!
Was that area closed beofre 1947 when Annie Gunn died? You would have thought she would have wanted to be buried beside her husband. Mind you I remember her, my grandmother and she was pretty senile and had reverted to speaking Gaelic as she was originally from Skye.
Thanks again for the photo.
I will send my email by PM if you happen to get a better photograph.
Hi Lora
If you go walking through Cathcart again could you please see if you can find the headstone of my great grandfather, Albany Peat Barr. He is buried in Section Q, Lair 945, along with his wife Janet A. Barr.
Also his daughter Elanor Peat Barr in Lair 946. And any other Barrs who may be buried nearby?
Our family moved to Australia a long time ago and I have just started our Family History.
Thanks so much
Rosie
Hi Lora,
You deserve a medal for all the walking you have done for us Cathcart Cemetery people.
You must have the fittest dog on Glasgow. :) :) :)
wini
Lora,
Jings Crivvens Help Ma Boab!
You do all the work, I get the credit. No fair!!! :(
May I ask a favour though please?
I've been contacted by a lass, Cindy, frae Canada.
She is looking for a lair of Millicent Sloan. Lair is 2B, 1319
Any chance you could take yer wee dug a stroll up that way?
Dave
Joking aside,
I would like to emphasise that damnonii (Lora) has put in a heck of a lot of effort in trying to get results for folk in Cathcart.
Yes Lora, yer walkin the dug, but yer makin that extra effort.
Thanks.
Dave
Dear Lora, many apologies for mis-reading the posts and crediting Dave! :-[
I vaguely remember my father taking me to the cemetery to visit the grave when I was about 2 or 3 as we lived in Simshill at the time. I've written to Rhuallan House so hopefully they will be able to provide the lair reference.
Apologies once again
Stewart
Robeena during your trip in may can look for any Urie's buring there? Don't spend alot of time only if you come across them. Thanks, Cathy
Back on the trail of my Edgars. Can anyone tell me in what years the Old Cathcart Cemetery was used? Looking for Jane Edgar nee Smith died between 1851 and 1855 and James Edgar (her husband) died 1874 in Cathcart. I very much doubt if they had a headstone but who and where would details of the burial be, East Renfrewshire Council or elsewhere? Have a trip coming up in May and if I know where to look might have a go at it. Thanks
Had a very pleasant wander around Old Cathcart for a couple of hours. No need for me to clamber over any walls today as the archaeologists were in and the gate was open for the first time I can recall since I was but a lad.
Spoke to one of the archaeologists and as part of their survey, they are recording the MIs of every stone where they can. They have scheduled another 3 weekends to complete the work. The chap I spoke with was unsure where and when the report will be published, or whether it will be available to the public. I do have an address for the project leader and I'll contact her soon (if not tonight).
The same chap[ tells me he is at stone 200 or so of about 240 in the churchyard - I only counted about 140???
I've jotted down the names of the legible stones for future reference should anyone else be asking.
Hi, sorry internet problems meant I gave up trying to load anything yesterday. I found the lair but I'm afraid there's no headstone. I did search the area round about in case there was a tablet that had been displaced or broken and I didn't see anything.
I've attached a pic anyway. The stone lying down is 279, for once it's clearly marked, and 280 is to the right.