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Perthshire / Re: George Moir House
« on: Sunday 28 April 24 09:39 BST (UK)  »
I think this is an historic aerial view - https://canmore.org.uk/collection/1699926 one of several of the area.

The house seems to be part of a farm just to the west of Callander, below the A85 and to the east of the A821, called Bochastle.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Burial records for Elvanfoot, South Lanarkshire
« on: Thursday 08 September 22 09:53 BST (UK)  »
The following is from the Sheila Scott MI for the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire -

'A small railed enclosure beside the Clyde containing over 30 small rough stones which have no inscriptions on them.

Plaque- 'Erected in 1916 in memory of 37 workmen who died while engaged in the construction of the Caledonian Railway and were buried in this ground which was consecrated 12th August 1847 by Michael Russell, Bishop of Glasgow' '

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Lanarkshire / Re: Robert Holmes
« on: Sunday 16 January 22 12:22 GMT (UK)  »
My Cambuslang family were buried in the very large Westburn Cemetery, at that time.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Hartwood Hospital, Shotts
« on: Friday 03 December 21 09:17 GMT (UK)  »
You may be interested in this recent "My Kind of Town" episode, which features Hartwood from about 17'50" in. Available on BBC iPlayer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00118sf/my-kind-of-town-series-2-2-shotts




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Lanarkshire / Re: what happened to Patrick O'Donnell and family after 1881
« on: Wednesday 03 November 21 09:33 GMT (UK)  »
A family tree on Ancestry has the following:

patrick O'Donnell from tree Hickey Family Tree
Record information.
Birth   9 Jul 1878 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Residence   1881 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marriage   31 Dec 1908 Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death   21 May 1936 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Record information.
Father   john o'donnell (1845-1902)
Mother   Bridget McCabe (1847-1881)
Spouse   bridget geraghty (1884-1949)

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Lanarkshire / Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« on: Monday 05 April 21 09:38 BST (UK)  »
There is a grave for a William S Gibb in Bothwell Park Cemetery, Bellshill died 21 August 1945, but without an age to help verify. https://billiongraves.com/grave/William-S-Gibb/29755821.

PP

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Lanarkshire / Re: Can anyone identify the vehicle?
« on: Tuesday 23 February 21 15:56 GMT (UK)  »
It looks similar to this 1927 bus.
https://collections.falkirk.gov.uk/objects/8982/general-bus-falkirk


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Lanarkshire / Re: Rugby cap photo
« on: Saturday 04 January 20 09:22 GMT (UK)  »
Could the 'C' be a 'G' as there is a double serif on the lower end and a single on the top one?

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Lanarkshire / Re: Lesmahagow burials
« on: Wednesday 03 July 19 10:17 BST (UK)  »
I have photographed some Brown headstones in the Lesmahagow cemetery, it's in no way complete but may help. link here:

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1974439/lesmahagow-cemetery?

There doesn't seem to be a MI book for the cemetery but the old churchyard does have.

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