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As a teenager in the early 70's, we used the kirkyard as our meeting place, and, looking at the place on Saturday after a 30 odd year absence, I am shocked. A great many markers have simply disappeared, and others are so defaced it is a disgrace. However, in the 70's, there was a survey of the place by the local history group. It was very amateurish but it did uncover quite a few flat stones in the old section which are completely covered by turf. These were recorded and covered up again. To answer another question, I remember one being uncovered in fantastic condition, dedicated to the Urie family, with two or three souls underneath it. I do recall a great many of the names of people buried there who are no longer marked, so if anybody needs help, I'll try.

Hi again! By 1968, I was at King's Park, but I was at Simshill before that under the great Miss Adams. I was pretty well known under the name of Nippy. That name, however, is long dead and buried and I don't want to resurrect it, so consider this the last mention of it! I was also an officer in the 95th. BB (Junior Section), and was on the committee at the Cathcart Kirk youth club in the church hall.
Enough of the cv here, though! If it rings any bells you can let me know.
Cheers, John C.

Loons for promotion!

With reference to Ann Stark who married Thomas Cockburn, she was the youngest daughter of John Stark and Ann Todd, who were married in 1764 in Calton, Lanarkshire. The family was : Elizabeth and William (twins) christened by the Barony church, 1790, James, ch. 1793 Glasgow (cathedral), Margaret, ch. 1795 (Barony), John, ch. 1798 (Barony), and Ann, who was born 1802 in Calton, and christened into the Barony church in July, 1802. She died in 1854 and is buried in Cambuslang Churchyard. Out of interest, the twins gene has only resurfaced in the Cockburn family once, in 1928, with a boy and a girl.
I'm not sure that this is your Starks, but I hope it's of interest anyway.

Cheers, JC.

Thanks for finding this out. I am absolutely delighted to finally find out what happened to Logan. Only thing is, if he died in Ireland, how on earth did he end up in Cathcart?
Again, many thanks.

 Right, back again. As I was saying, over the past 20-30 years the churchyard has been vandalised to the ground. Most of the remaining upright markers have been taken away for safety reasons, and the horizontal ones are a mess of broken glass and syringes.
 Enough, however of that. I am curious about the description of Logan's grave as a book. That is the last thing it look's like!
  You also mention a John Cooper being buried nearby. I remember the stone being there, as it was pointed out to me by the minister many years ago, but, sadly, it is long gone. However, the name on it was definitely Robert Cooper.
 Have we got the same person? He was, along with Logan, frequently mentioned as a Gypsy, but nobody knew any more, until now.
 Well, that's about it. Thanks a million for your help, and I hope I have helped you a wee bit too.

 Cheers,   John.