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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Ayrshire => Topic started by: ABradley on Friday 29 April 11 00:30 BST (UK)
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Hi,
Yesterday I was lucky to gain entry to the above churchyard which normally is protected by two sets of locked gates.I was not fortunate enough to find the headstone I was looking for on behalf of another Rootschatter.
But since access is not readily available I thought I would just photograph all the legible headstones while I was there.
I suppose we could add that to the list of " You know your addicted when........"
So if anyone thinks they may have an ancestor buried there just give me some details.Maybe you will be lucky.
Andrew
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Hi
Any Nelson's/Nilson's in the graveyard, I cannot find them in any other graveyard. They were RC.
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Hi,
Sorry there was no headstone with that name.
Andrew
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Thanks for looking Andrew
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Hello Andrew
Did you come across any with the name Hendren
Maureen
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Hi Maureen,
Sorry no luck with that name.
Andrew
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Thanks for the look-up offer. Most of my ancestors were married/christened there. I don't expect they would be well off enough to have headstones, but - are there any McCormicks or McCormacks.
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Hi Andrew
thanks for looking
Maureen
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Hi Andrew,
Did you come across any Lawson headstones?
Andrea
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Hi,
Grendlsmother,
I,m afraid no graves with your name.
Andrew
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Hello Auntya,
Sorry no one of that name found. It is a small graveyard,but could have quite a few unmarked graves.
Andrew
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Hi,
I have listed below names featured on the existing legible gravestones.
McGaffney
Fitzsimmons/Leach
Dodds/Sharkey
Kelly/McVey
O'Hara
O'Brien?
McAllister
McKevitt
Devine
Blue/McMillan
Rae/Gillon
Gillan/McKillan
Lamont
Donnelly
Hunt
Dixon/Scullion
Hughes/Sweeney
Tortolani
Ellis/Mitchell
Cunningham/Shields
O'Hara/Fitzsimmons
Carr
Smith/Gorman
McPherson/Duffy
King/Muir
Lennon
Bonnar/Gillan
Murphy/Burns
Burns/Tait
Lennox
Clinton/Boyle/Cassidy
Greenan
Murphy
Duffy/Farnan
Flanagan
Sim/McLaughlin
Bara
McGarraty/Hamilton
McKeegan
Murphy
Kilpatrick
McGuigan/Moran
Barry/McMaster/Kelleher
Pope
Boyle/Lewis
Lockhart
Downie/McEwan
O'Neill/Quinn
Dinning
Boyle
O'Donovan
Ruthledge
Clair
McKivet
McAdam/Donaghy
McMillan
Campbell/Bird
Hanley/Wylie
Price/Murphy
Smith/McMillan
O'Brien/McAuley
O'Brien/Toomey
Burns
McKillen
McCamley/McCartney
Gillan/Heney
McGaffney
McGaffney/McMillan
Hepburn?/Mallon
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Thanks for looking anyway.
GM
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Thanks for looking Andrew
Regards
Andrea
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Hi
Can you tell me about the O'hara's you have listed
Thanks Liz
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Hi Liz,
Attached are pics of the O'Hara headstones.
Andrew
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You have done just the sort of thing that Rootschat is famous for. :)
You deserve a medal at least.
Thanks.
Judy
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Thanks
much appreciated
Liz
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Hi,
I have listed below names featured on the existing legible gravestones.
McGaffney
Fitzsimmons/Leach
Dodds/Sharkey
Kelly/McVey
O'Hara
O'Brien?
McAllister
McKevitt
Devine
Blue/McMillan
Rae/Gillon
Gillan/McKillan
Lamont
Donnelly
Hunt
Dixon/Scullion
Hughes/Sweeney
Tortolani
Ellis/Mitchell
Cunningham/Shields
O'Hara/Fitzsimmons
Carr
Smith/Gorman
McPherson/Duffy
King/Muir
Lennon
Bonnar/Gillan
Murphy/Burns
Burns/Tait
Lennox
Clinton/Boyle/Cassidy
Greenan
Murphy
Duffy/Farnan
Flanagan
Sim/McLaughlin
Bara
McGarraty/Hamilton
McKeegan
Murphy
Kilpatrick
McGuigan/Moran
Barry/McMaster/Kelleher
Pope
Boyle/Lewis
Lockhart
Downie/McEwan
O'Neill/Quinn
Dinning
Boyle
O'Donovan
Ruthledge
Clair
McKivet
McAdam/Donaghy
McMillan
Campbell/Bird
Hanley/Wylie
Price/Murphy
Smith/McMillan
O'Brien/McAuley
O'Brien/Toomey
Burns
McKillen
McCamley/McCartney
Gillan/Heney
McGaffney
McGaffney/McMillan
Hepburn?/Mallon
Hello
I'm interested any info on Gillan/Gillon please.
Kat
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Hi,
I am so sorry to disappoint but unfortunately I have lost the photo file on my old laptop,and I no longer live in Ayr.
The grave yard is locked behind two sets of gates making it difficult to gain access.
Regards
Andrew
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Hi,
I am so sorry to disappoint but unfortunately I have lost the photo file on my old laptop,and I no longer live in Ayr.
The grave yard is locked behind two sets of gates making it difficult to gain access.
Regards
Andrew
Hi Andrew
Not a problem, I'm sure I'll be in Scotland soon enough.
Thank you
Kat
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Hi,
I am so sorry to disappoint but unfortunately I have lost the photo file on my old laptop,and I no longer live in Ayr.
The grave yard is locked behind two sets of gates making it difficult to gain access.
Regards
Andrew
Hi Andrew
Not a problem, I'm sure I'll be in Scotland soon enough.
Thank you
Kat
I hope you will see this as it's years after but I was digging in my family tree and have some information about the Gillon/Gillan's buried there. This is just working off what I've found through my tree, Scotlandspeople and common sense.
The Gillan/McKillan grave presumably belongs to James Gillon/Gillan and his wife Mary McKillan/McKillin. They both were born in Ireland and came to Ayrshire late 1820's. Died 1874 and 1872.
The Rae/Gillon grave presumably belongs to Mary Ann Rae and her husband Daniel Gillon/Gillan. This was his third wife. Rae abt. 1865-1932 and Daniel Gillon was 1853-1949.
The Gillan/Heney grave I presume to belong to Daniel Gillon/Gillan (son of aforementioned Daniel) and his mother Helen Heaney/Heney/Haney. Daniel 1875-1894 and Helen 1854-1883.
The Bonnar/Gillan grave I have yet to find anyone from my Gillon/Gillan tree who married a Bonnar. I'm assuming it belongs to the same family somewhere, just have not found it yet.
They are all family and the Gillon/Gillan's have mostly stayed clustered around Ayrshire, most prominently in Ayr and I've found many records from St. Margaret's. It started when James Gillon and Mary McKillan settled there after leaving Ireland. Early records from St. Margaret's spell it as Gellan, then throughout the years on following birth and death certificates it varies from Gillon and Gillan.
I hope this helps and that you see this!
Jonathan Gillon