Polmont burials

[Kiwicol]

Would it be possible to find out if there is a burial there for Margaret Marchall/Marshall died 12 Feb 1862, I think she may be the Margaret Auld married to William Marshall at Torphican in 1816, the informant on her death certificate was daughter Janet Marshall, but does not name the deceased husband.
She confirms that Margaret was another child of Andrew Auld and Margaret Shaw.
Not having any luck yet finding Margaret and Janet on census.

[lfarrow30]

Hi,
Hoping that somebody from this thread is still on here 
I am hoping for information for the burial of Alexander McLuckie,  miner, died in Dec 1856, his parents were John McLuckie and Margaret Miln(e).  His wife was Mary Halket and they had 9 children.  Alexander's death cert says he was buried at Polmont Churchyard. 
When I look at sites online (find a grave, memento mori), there is no listing for them in Polmont Churchyard. 
Does anybody have any information on this family?
Thanks, Lori

[apanderson]

Hello Lori - welcome to Rootschat! 

Polmont's Burial Registers were all destroyed many years ago when they were stored in a bothy in the cemetery and the ones which do exist are from a much later date than you're looking for.

Many of the information on the online MI sites have been dependant on either finding/photographing/transcribing legible existing stones, or in more cases, copying the information direct from the published pre-1988 East Stirlingshire Monumental Inscription book. (See page 1 of this thread).

If there is/was no stone, then I doubt if there would be any records.

Anne

[lfarrow30]

Hi Anne,
Thanks for the response.
I have attached a copy of a headstone picture on Ancestry which records the location as Polmont Churchyard and I have messaged the user that originally posted it.  I just wondered why it wouldn't be listed anywhere else.
I had been hoping for more info (like Mary Halkets death date), but if the records were destroyed by fire that is not likely to happen.
Lori

[apanderson]

Is it 1838 that's showing on the top of the stone?

I imagine that's the year the couple purchased the lair (that seems to be the trend in those days) rather than a year of death of one of the individuals.

Have you found them in any census? If so, it might mean you have to accept a span of up to 10 years for a death if they appear on one and not on the next.

Anne

[apanderson]

Did the family live in Redding?

If so, I think they might be on the 1841 Census, but wife Mary doesn't appear in 1851.

On Family Search, there is a birth and a death of a McLuckie male child on 6th May 1839, father's name only listed as McLuckie.

See: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1G4-6J9

Anne

[lfarrow30]

Thank you for explaining what the 1838 could mean; I had wondered. 
They are both on the 1841 census (with 5 of the children) in Polmont, but only Alexander and daughter Janet and her husband in 1851. 
Another piece to be left for now I guess.
Lori

[lfarrow30]

For the 1839 birth and death, I wonder if it could have been their son, Alexander born 1820, who was the father.  The latest birth I found for Alexander and Mary was 1825. 1839 would not be impossible, but quite a gap and Mary would have been in her early 50's I think.

[apanderson]

Yes, you're probably right about the wee one being a grandson.

Anne