Cambusnethan Cemetery Grave Search - Part 1

[WishawDavid]

Wow -- cant believe how helpful some people can be. Was at Cambusnethan tonight trying to find 2 graves, with no luck (gave up when it got dark) 1 was my uncle Hugh (hughie) Cunningham (died mid 80s if i remember) and the other was my grandfather William Davidson (not sure when he died but from what i remember he was buried somewhere around where the stone wall finishes and the green metal fence starts??). I thought i could remember the general location of them, but after 2 hours no joy. I really thought the records would have been online, but alas it looks not. Then i stumbled upon here..... Could anyone help me out with a location please? I could ask my mother but i dont want her upset. She visits every christmas to lay a wreath and happened to say the headstone was not in the best of orders -- i would love to get it cleaned up as a surprise for her.

Many Thanks for anyone help in advance

Dave

[Lodger]

Hi Dave, Welcome to Rootschat.

All the records are with North Lanarkshire Council at Philip Murray Road in Bellshill (across from the Fire Station)

Cemeteries Administrative Assistant
Environmental Services
Old Edinburgh Road
Bellshill
ML4 3JS

Phone: 01698 506300

You will need the exact date of death - to the nearest month, to instigate a search.
You could try the wee office at Cam'nethan cemetery but, you will still have to give the date of death or the lair number if you know that.
I only have the 19th and very early 20th century burial records so I can't help with a look-up I'm afraid. There was talk of North Lanarkshire putting the records on-line but I don't know how far on they are with it.

Good luck,

Lodger

[WishawDavid]

Thanks Lodger -- very much appreciated the pointers to start looking. Fingers crossed.

Thanks again

Dave

[lud]

David
assuming you live in Wishaw, take a trip down to Motherwell Heritage Centre and visit Local Studies Dept they have records of burials in Motherwell, and Cambusnethan, on CD, there is a record for William Davidson age 67 died 3 Dec 1909 in section E 842,Cambusnethan, parents William Davidson Christina Huttton.
Hope this Helps
Lud

[weevee]

Hi Lodger, just found this great site and wondered if you could help me find the burial
place of my Grandparents John Fleming Forrest, Died 22nd April 1916, and his wife Annie Ruth Forrest (nee Murray) Died 24th December 1937.
My Grandparents lived in Cambusnethan, and all their children were born there. One child Elizabeth
McWhirter Forrest died aged 6 months . She was born 25/3/1911 and died 18/9/1911.
My grandfather was a miner, so there well may not be a gravestone.
I would appreciate any help you can give me.

[Lodger]

Hello WeeVee and welcome to RootsChat.

I only have records up to about 1916 and the years 1915 & 1916 are not complete, so unfortunately, I didn't find your grandfather. I did however, find the baby who died in 1911. She is buried in Section E, plot 32. Listed below are 5 infants, all buried in this plot between 1896 and 1915. I would expect that both your grandparents will be in here. The only way to find out is to contact North Lanarkshire Council at the Cemeteries Admin in Philip Murray Rd, Bellshill or, if you live near the cemetery, try your luck with the foreman gravedigger in the wee office just inside the old gate.

MUNGO FORREST, Newmains, aged 16 months.
Parents - John Forrest and Margaret Fleming.
Interred in E32, 25th August 1896.

JOHN FLEMING, Newmains, aged 11 days.
Parents - Robert Fleming and Marion Dove.
Interred in E32, 2nd April 1898.

ROBERT FLEMING, Cambusnethan, aged 7 months.
Parents - Robert Fleming and Marion Dove.
Interred in E32, 22nd November 1907.

ELIZABETH M. FORREST, Cambusnethan, aged 6 months.
Parents - John Forrest and Annie Ruth Murray.
Interred in E32, 20th September 1911.

MARY McCORMACK FORREST, Carluke, aged 9 months.
Parents - William Forrest and Mary Hinshalwood.
Interred in E32, 27th May 1915.

Good luck with the rest of your research,

Lodger.

[weevee]

Hello lodger,

thank you so very much for the information on my family plot at cambusnethan cemetery, i really appreciate
your help.
weevee

[_deedles_]

Hi there,

I am really new to this and hoping someone can help me!

I am getting married this year and have become quite sentimental due to this.

My dad died when I was young and his mother died long before that and for this reason I don't even know my grand mothers name. I would like to find this information out and any help would be much appreciated.

The information I have is:

my dad:  Denis Dowling born 7th Feb 1940 - died 5th Feb 1994 (buried in Airbles cemetery)
My Grandfather:  William Dowling died 1991 and buried in Cambusnethan cemetery ( I believe him to be buried with his wife - however I may be mistaken!)

Thank you so much in advance!

Dee

[fifer1947]

Looks like your grandfather was born in 1915 (process of elimination using year of death) there are two entries for William Dowling in the whole of Scotland and both in Lanark. 

You can get his birth cert from Scotlands People http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/welcome.aspx