Author Topic: Finding 'Poor Wee Nan': Annie Moffat 1916-1923 Glasgow  (Read 6438 times)

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Re: Finding 'Poor Wee Nan': Annie Moffat 1916-1923 Glasgow
« Reply #27 on: Sunday 01 April 18 21:48 BST (UK) »
Kate, just been looking at your recommendation on the FS site. Wow, didn't know this was there. From your directions, this is the direct link:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=3503&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Scotland%2C%20Lanark%2C%20Glasgow%22&subjectsOpen=532507-50

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Re: Finding 'Poor Wee Nan': Annie Moffat 1916-1923 Glasgow
« Reply #28 on: Tuesday 03 April 18 15:05 BST (UK) »
Took me ages to find details of my family's (unmarked) grave in St Kentigern's and it would have been much easier if it had been indexed...but I'm not complaining!

Now that we know the plot number for the "2mums and 2sons", we're arranging for a headstone to be placed.
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Re: Finding 'Poor Wee Nan': Annie Moffat 1916-1923 Glasgow
« Reply #29 on: Tuesday 04 June 19 18:33 BST (UK) »
We found her in the Sandymount Cemetery in Shettleston, Glasgow. It was a wonderful feeling and very emotional too. The main headstone had fallen and was buried under a thatch of moss that peeled away easily. Her name was engraved on the plinth on which it had previously stood. We hope to renovate it.

Glasgow City Council were tremendously helpful and even arranged for someone to come out and unlock the other possibility, Shettleston Old Cemetery. We went in there and it was very small but fascinating. Some very old headstones and a fox had evidently dug down and dragged up a very yellow thigh bone!!!  :o
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Re: Finding 'Poor Wee Nan': Annie Moffat 1916-1923 Glasgow
« Reply #30 on: Tuesday 04 June 19 21:39 BST (UK) »
Well done! You put in so much effort. Great to hear you got there...

Thanks for coming back and updating the thread  :)

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Re: Finding 'Poor Wee Nan': Annie Moffat 1916-1923 Glasgow
« Reply #31 on: Tuesday 04 June 19 23:52 BST (UK) »
So glad you found her grave .
Did you take photos ?
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