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Perthshire / Perth Cemeteries
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According to the Perth & Kinross District Council website…
There are 176 burial grounds in 132 locations throughout the Perth & Kinross area. On some locations
there may be an old churchyard and a new extension within sight of one another but they will have their
own burial plan and records therefore they are treated as a separate and self-contained burial ground.
The registers for these burial grounds are held at Perth Crematorium.
The majority date from 1900 but a few earlier records are also available.
Perthshire Burial Grounds & Registers
http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15014/List-of-burial-grounds
Burial Grounds in the P&KDC area.
Perth
Perth (Wellshill +Jeanfield, Greyfriars, Kinnoull), Scone, Abernyte, Longforgan, Auchtergaven, Aberdalgie, Dron, Errol, Inchture, Kirkhill, Kilspindie, Kinfauns, Moneydie, Murie, Old Scone, Redgorton, Rhynd Churchyard and Tibbermore.
Blairgowrie
Alyth Old & New, Alyth Extension, Ardler, Bendochy, Blairgowrie, Cambusmichael, Caputh, Cargill, Clunie, Collace, Coupar Angus, Glenshee, Kettins, Kinclaven, Kirkmichael, Lethendy, Leyston, Meigle, St Martins Churchyard, Grampian View and Kinloch.
Crieff
Aberuthven, Ardoch, Auchterarder Old, Auchterarder Parish Cemetery, Blackford, Braco, Comrie, Crieff Cemetery, Durdurn, Dunning, Findo Gask, Fowlis Wester, Logiealmond Cemetery, Logiealmond Churchyard, Methven Cemetery, Methven Churchyard, Monzie, Muthill Cemetery, Muthill Old, Trinity Gask, Monzievaird & Strowan and Glendevon.
Kinross
Kinross Kirkgate, Kinross North, Orwell, Cleish, Blairingone, Portmoak, Dunbarney, Abernethy Old, Abernethy New, Forteviot, Forgandenny, Fossoway, Arngask, Kinross West, Kinross East Old Ground, Milnathort and Path of Condie.
Note: I have no idea why there are several Perthshire cemeteries in with Kinross.
Pitlochry
Aberfeldy, Amulree, Ardeonaig, Blair Atholl, Dowally, Fonab, Fortingall, Foss, Innerwick, Kenmore, Kilmaveonaig, Kinloch Rannoch, Lagganalachie, Little Dunkeld (Old & New), Logierait, Pitlochry, Pitlochry Dysart, Struan, Tennendry, Tummel, Hillhead, Dull and Weem.
There are three books in the Perth Library which should cover most, if not all, of the above cemeteries.
Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in North Perthshire by John & Sheila Mitchell 1975
Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in South Perthshire by John & Sheila Mitchell 1974
Monumental Inscriptions in Kinross-shire by John & Sheila Mitchell 1967
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There are three cemeteries in the City of Perth - Wellshill, Greyfriars & Kinnoull plus a Crematorium.
This is a link to the Perth burgh burial registers, 1794-1855 for Wellshill & Greyfriars Cemeteries:
http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/3887/Perth-burgh-burial-registers-1794-1855
You can search for burials between 1794 -1855.
WELLSHILL CEMETERY
Adjoins Jeanfield Road and was opened in the late 1840's and is now the only one still in use.
Note: Jeanfield Cemetery is a continuation of Wellshill.
Note: The first three photos were taken from the right-hand corner of the red bit and as you can see the cemetery is huge and all uphill.
I copied this from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. PERTH (WELLSHILL) CEMETERY The 1914-1918 burials are located in many different parts of the cemetery. In the early months of the 1939-1945 War the local authorities set aside a special section in the Jeanfield Division, opposite the Jeanfield Road entrance, for Commonwealth and Allied war graves, and in this section there is a small group of Commonwealth graves. The other Commonwealth graves are in various parts of the cemetery, in situations chosen by those who arranged the interments. During the 1939-1945 war this cemetery was one of those selected for use as a Polish cemetery when Scotland became the base for the Polish Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. This is at the southern end of the Jeanfield Division and contains over 350 burials. In a commanding position in the cemetery, and north of the Commonwealth 1939-1945 War graves, stands a granite Cross of Sacrifice. There are now around 80, 1914-1918 and over 120, 1939-1945 Commonwealth War Dead commemorated in this site.
There are 176 burial grounds in 132 locations throughout the Perth & Kinross area. On some locations
there may be an old churchyard and a new extension within sight of one another but they will have their
own burial plan and records therefore they are treated as a separate and self-contained burial ground.
The registers for these burial grounds are held at Perth Crematorium.
The majority date from 1900 but a few earlier records are also available.
Perthshire Burial Grounds & Registers
http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15014/List-of-burial-grounds
Burial Grounds in the P&KDC area.
Perth
Perth (Wellshill +Jeanfield, Greyfriars, Kinnoull), Scone, Abernyte, Longforgan, Auchtergaven, Aberdalgie, Dron, Errol, Inchture, Kirkhill, Kilspindie, Kinfauns, Moneydie, Murie, Old Scone, Redgorton, Rhynd Churchyard and Tibbermore.
Blairgowrie
Alyth Old & New, Alyth Extension, Ardler, Bendochy, Blairgowrie, Cambusmichael, Caputh, Cargill, Clunie, Collace, Coupar Angus, Glenshee, Kettins, Kinclaven, Kirkmichael, Lethendy, Leyston, Meigle, St Martins Churchyard, Grampian View and Kinloch.
Crieff
Aberuthven, Ardoch, Auchterarder Old, Auchterarder Parish Cemetery, Blackford, Braco, Comrie, Crieff Cemetery, Durdurn, Dunning, Findo Gask, Fowlis Wester, Logiealmond Cemetery, Logiealmond Churchyard, Methven Cemetery, Methven Churchyard, Monzie, Muthill Cemetery, Muthill Old, Trinity Gask, Monzievaird & Strowan and Glendevon.
Kinross
Kinross Kirkgate, Kinross North, Orwell, Cleish, Blairingone, Portmoak, Dunbarney, Abernethy Old, Abernethy New, Forteviot, Forgandenny, Fossoway, Arngask, Kinross West, Kinross East Old Ground, Milnathort and Path of Condie.
Note: I have no idea why there are several Perthshire cemeteries in with Kinross.
Pitlochry
Aberfeldy, Amulree, Ardeonaig, Blair Atholl, Dowally, Fonab, Fortingall, Foss, Innerwick, Kenmore, Kilmaveonaig, Kinloch Rannoch, Lagganalachie, Little Dunkeld (Old & New), Logierait, Pitlochry, Pitlochry Dysart, Struan, Tennendry, Tummel, Hillhead, Dull and Weem.
There are three books in the Perth Library which should cover most, if not all, of the above cemeteries.
Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in North Perthshire by John & Sheila Mitchell 1975
Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions in South Perthshire by John & Sheila Mitchell 1974
Monumental Inscriptions in Kinross-shire by John & Sheila Mitchell 1967
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There are three cemeteries in the City of Perth - Wellshill, Greyfriars & Kinnoull plus a Crematorium.
This is a link to the Perth burgh burial registers, 1794-1855 for Wellshill & Greyfriars Cemeteries:
http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/3887/Perth-burgh-burial-registers-1794-1855
You can search for burials between 1794 -1855.
WELLSHILL CEMETERY
Adjoins Jeanfield Road and was opened in the late 1840's and is now the only one still in use.
Note: Jeanfield Cemetery is a continuation of Wellshill.
Note: The first three photos were taken from the right-hand corner of the red bit and as you can see the cemetery is huge and all uphill.
I copied this from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. PERTH (WELLSHILL) CEMETERY The 1914-1918 burials are located in many different parts of the cemetery. In the early months of the 1939-1945 War the local authorities set aside a special section in the Jeanfield Division, opposite the Jeanfield Road entrance, for Commonwealth and Allied war graves, and in this section there is a small group of Commonwealth graves. The other Commonwealth graves are in various parts of the cemetery, in situations chosen by those who arranged the interments. During the 1939-1945 war this cemetery was one of those selected for use as a Polish cemetery when Scotland became the base for the Polish Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. This is at the southern end of the Jeanfield Division and contains over 350 burials. In a commanding position in the cemetery, and north of the Commonwealth 1939-1945 War graves, stands a granite Cross of Sacrifice. There are now around 80, 1914-1918 and over 120, 1939-1945 Commonwealth War Dead commemorated in this site.
