WELLWYND CHURCHYARD, AIRDRIE

[Lodger]

I have photographs of some of the headstones from this burial ground. The church was founded about 1790, formed by members of the Associate Congregation - one of the Secessionist congregations. Sadly, most of the burial ground was flattened in the 1960s to form a hall and carpark for the church. Fortunately, what remains is the oldest part, dating from about 1792.

Anyone who wants a photograph, please send me a PM with your email address.

Baird and Boag.
Beverage and Burr.
Campbell and Trotter.
Carrick and Shaw.
Clarkson and Twaddel.
Cullen and Roddock.
Colts and Aitcheson.
Davidson and Scollick.
Dick 1852 (David, iron founder).
Forrest and Wotherspoon.
Gartshore and Rankin.
Gibb and Laird.
Gilmour and Balderton.
Gold and Gartshore.
Granger and Maxwell.
Hunter and Paterson.
Deans (Janet).
Lawson and Livingston.
Lees and Aitken (Manager, Carfin colliery).
Logan 1842 (Archibald).
Longmuir and Chapman.
Lother and Dodd.
Louden and Allen.
Love and Rankin.
M.W. and R.C. 1792.
McAlpine and Knox.
McLuckie 1833 (John).
McMeekin and Shaw.
Miller and Forrest.
Miller and Drysdale.
Neilson 1839 (John).
Neilson and Smart.
Nicol 1832 (Mary, Airdrie Toll).
Paterson and Smith.
Prentice and Whitelaw.
Russell and Thomson.
Russell and Hotson (merchant in Airdrie 1835).
Russell and Laird.
Shaw and Crawford.
Shaw and Lindsay.
Simpson and Muirhead.
Smellie and Gardner.
Thomson 1809 (James).
Thomson and Scollick.
Waddel 1800 (John at Airdrie Toll).
Walker, Forsyth and Duncanson.
Watson and Paul (or Bell).
Whitelaw 1829 (James, leather merchant, Glasgow).
Witherspoon and Chalmers.
Wood and Prentice.
Wotherspoon and Stewart.
Yeats 1860 (J.).
Young and Cameron.

[alys]

I would love to see a photo of the Miller/Forrest gravestone at Wellwynd.  They are my 3x great grandparents.  I didn't manage to find the stone when I visited last year.  As I haven't used the site before, can you tell me how I can get my email address to you without disclosing it on-line?

[Lodger]

Hello Alys, welcome to Rootschat. You have to make a few postings (4 I think) before you are allowed to use the "PM" system (private message) so until then, perhaps this will do. If you need a transcript of the inscription let me know.

Lodger.

[Forfarian]

Hi Jim, I would be interested in the John Waddel stone.

He may be the John W, innkeeper/vintner at Airdrie Toll Bar, married to Elizabeth Paterson, but on the other hand that one was apparently still alive enough to sign a disposition in 1806.

[MonicaL]

The Personal Message service (PMs) are normally activated for a new member after 3 posts on the main boards (some people report a breakthrough after two posts though!).

alys, welcome to RootsChat from me too. When you are ready to use the PMs, a quick way to access is just to click on the small green scroll under someone's username on the l/h side - this takes you straight through to the PM service which works very much like all email services 

Monica 

[sancti]

Hi Jim, I would be interested in the John Waddel stone.

He may be the John W, innkeeper/vintner at Airdrie Toll Bar, married to Elizabeth Paterson, but on the other hand that one was apparently still alive enough to sign a disposition in 1806.

The date 1800 may have been when the plot was purchased and the marker erected to ensure no one took the lair

[Forfarian]

Yes, thanks, sancti.

Jim has sent me the image, and that seems to be exactly what it is.

[alys]

Thank you Lodger and Monical.  I got the inscription on the gravestone from "The Churchyards of Airdrie" by LFHS.  It's good to have a photo of it.  I'll try a post soon on the couple on the stone who are among my"dead ends".  Alys

[Lynsay]

Hi, I'm really sorry I can't send any PM yet. I would love to see the Gold/ Gartshore stone picture from Wellwynd Churchyard. James Gold was my GG x 3 and I'm trying to find out more about the Gartshores. I hope you are able to reply to this message, sorry I can't PM. Lynsay