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Hartwood Asylum, Shotts, Lanarkshire
« on: Wednesday 16 April 14 12:45 BST (UK) »
A relative died in Hartwood Asylum in February 1927.  Is it likely he was buried in the graveyard on the grounds and if so, where are these burial records now held?

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Re: Hartwood Asylum, Shotts, Lanarkshire
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 16 April 14 17:10 BST (UK) »
Those records were "discovered" a couple of years ago and were sent to the Cemeteries Department of North Lanarkshire Council. By this time they may have found their way to the NLC Archives at Motherwell Heritage Centre. a quick telephone call or email to either place will let you know.
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Re: Hartwood Asylum, Shotts, Lanarkshire
« Reply #2 on: Monday 21 April 14 12:57 BST (UK) »
Hi Pautie,

What was your relative's name?  :)

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Re: Hartwood Asylum, Shotts, Lanarkshire
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 22 April 14 21:48 BST (UK) »
Hi GeriK64,
His name was Patrick Tierney he died aged 60 of parkinsons disease.  Home address was Dundyvan Road, Coatbridge.


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Re: Hartwood Asylum, Shotts, Lanarkshire
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 23 April 14 10:49 BST (UK) »
Hi Pautie,

He is interrred in Old Monkland cemetery. Lair 573 in common ground on 26 Feb 1927.

Geri.  8)

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Re: Hartwood Asylum, Shotts, Lanarkshire
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 23 April 14 22:53 BST (UK) »
Thank you very much Geri. I have been in that cemetery many times for the funeral of other relatives and had no idea.

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Re: Hartwood Asylum, Shotts, Lanarkshire
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 30 July 15 00:06 BST (UK) »
It is interesting that GeriK64 had the burial information. I also had a relative, Andrew McKay, who died at Hartwood 13 December 1928 (aged 23). His cause of death is given as epilepsy. Would I be able to find his medical records and burial place?
1. CRAIG – Littlejohn, Norwood; BROWN – Pinkerton, Wyllie.
2. McKAY – Brown, McMeekin, Flynn; ŠUGŽDA – Melnikaitis, Klimaitė, Vidrinskas & Zinkevičius.
3. SCHRODER – Kumm, Kluth, Metzker; EDWARDS – Finch, Shorter, Wright.
4. GALT – Barr, McColl, Littlejohn; FERGUSON – McKerrow, Hardman.

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Re: Hartwood Asylum, Shotts, Lanarkshire
« Reply #7 on: Friday 21 August 15 20:44 BST (UK) »
I viewed a house opposite Hartwood last year, unfortunately out bid, there are photo's on line which are fascinating. I work with someone who had a family member in there, I'm told they had a crematorium and there are graves however I have not seen this myself.

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Re: Hartwood Asylum, Shotts, Lanarkshire
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 20 September 15 17:46 BST (UK) »
I viewed a house opposite Hartwood last year, unfortunately out bid, there are photo's on line which are fascinating. I work with someone who had a family member in there, I'm told they had a crematorium and there are graves however I have not seen this myself.

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A crematorium and graves seems a bit startling as it was after all an NHS hospital. Perhaps, they regularly incinerated hospital waste. There are plenty of cemeteries in Shotts, Monklands, Cambusnethan etc. easily reached from Hartwood.

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