How do I find my great-aunts grave - scotland

[egar]

Hi All.  New to this but making fabulous headway in my family search.  We have discovered that our Great Aunt Agnes Young (who we didn't know existed) was murdered (yup) on 1st July 1929 at 48 Gallowgate in Glasgow.  An insane sailor called David Petfield from Aberdeen shot her in the head.  Wrong place at the wrong time.  Anyway, it will be 80 years this year and we'd like to try to find out where she is buried.  I've tried the Mitchell Library who can't find any records - does anyone else know where I can search.  There was no line after Agnes so it seems really sad that she's all alone somewhere and we'd like to go and put down some flowers but have hit a 'dead end' here.  Any thoughts or suggestions - I'm running out of time till 1st July.  Many thanks, hope you are all well, Eva

[Billy Anderson]

Hi Eva,
A warm welcome to Rootschat.
Once you have posted 3 times you will be able to send pm,s Personel messeges to fellow rootschatters.
Avoid posting your e-mail details to avoid spammers and no posting on living relatives.
Firstly I think we need to get your posting into the Lanarkshire page.
I am not quite sure how to do this we may need the help of one of the Rootschat moderator,s to do this, who by the way do a fantastic Job!
The second step is to contact Glasgow council,s dept of Cemeteries and cremetoria Register.
20 Trongate,Glasgow G1 5ES, tel 0141/ 287/ 3961.
email= land@glasgow.gov.uk
You have the details it should be fairly easy to find the burial records and possible gravestone  of your great Aunt Agnes.
Good luck,
Billy
ps, I have just asked the Moderator to move the post.

[egar]

brilliant thank you.  eva

[Rockford]

Hi Eva,

You may have seen this, but there was a story in the Scotsman newspaper on 2 July 1929 [page 9],  It's certainly a sad story and it does seem that she was unfortunate in just being in the wrong place.

It doesn't give details of her burial, as it's too soon after the event.

Best wishes

Rockford

[Baird]

Possibly could have been cremated at the Western Necropolis. They will check the register if you call and give any details you have regarding name and date.

[egar]

Oh, so excited - more information - will be on the phone to them at 9am tomorrow morning - will let you know all know how i get on.  Someone on glasgowguide.com (incidentally called Agnes) will be posting the stuff from the Scotsman hopefully for me today.  Can't wait to see it (slightly mobidly thinking....)  Thanks..  Eva

[egar]

Hi all.  Have hit a major brick wall - need to get to Mitchell Library which I can't do before July so have posted a wee look up request just in case anyone else is going before that time.  will let you know how it goes.  eva

[Billy Anderson]

Eva,
What do you mean another brick wall!
I thought progress was getting made!!
What about phoning the Mitchell Library.
Can you post it on here as well.
We hopefully will get it sorted before July,
kind regards,Billy.

[egar]

Hi Billy - thought I was getting somewhere - have phoned lots of folks and only the Crematorian Society could tell me she definately wasn't cremated.  Glasgow Council says they will search which will be at a cost of £12.36 per half hour - am willing to pay but thought before I forked out more money I'd post a look up request.  Actually  think I may have subsidised all the councils in scotland for family research over the last six months.  Everyone has been very helpful but basically keep getting sent to the Mitchell Library.  Do you think it's best to just give them more money - would that be an easier route - don't want to cause anyone any more work than they need.  It's Agnes Young died at 48 Gallowgate in Glasgow on 1st July 1929 (murdered by an insane seaman).  Her residential address was 116 Drygate, Glasgow.  Unfortunately I wouldn't know one area of Glasgow from another so have no idea what cemetaries are in the area.  All advise welcome.  I think I've pretty much hit panic mode since we're getting so close and I can't get any time off work before july to get the the Library myself.  Eva