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Hi Tazpants,

There is a family plot in the old churchyard, the owner, in Victorian times, is listed as Gardner Turner. The plot book only records those buried after about 1880 (and even then I'm not convinced it was always kept up to date). The gravediggers Day Books pad-out what's missing pre-1880 but no records exist at all prior to 1861, apart from the headstone inscriptions and there is one for this plot, I'll begin with that.
"Gardner Turner died 1869 aged 79 years. His wife Catron Paton died May 1833 aged 45 years. Their daughter Mary died 1892 aged 64 years. Sarah Hamilton Turner died 1864 aged 3 years. Robert Turner died 1866 aged 1 year. John Turner died 1869 aged 19 years. Christina Turner died 1869 aged 1 year".
From the plot book - (all dates are of burial)
In the Centre lair -
MARGARET FROOD, aged 88 years, 29th July 1887.
MARION TURNER, aged 84 years, 20th August 1899.
SAMUEL F. TURNER, aged 68 years, 8th June 1920..
In the North lair - MARY TURNER, aged 64 years, 5th August 1892.

Entries from the gravediggers Day Books -

CATHERINE TURNER OR GOLD, straw hat maker, Cambusnethan, aged 45 years, widow.
Parents - Gardiner Turner & Catherine Paton.
Old churchyard on 1st February 1862.

SARAH HAMILTON TURNER, Stane, aged 3 years.
Parents - William Turner & Christina Allan.
Old churchyard on 7th September 1864.

JAMES TURNER, mason, Cocket Hat, aged 52 years, married.
Parents - Gardner Turner & Catherine Paton.
Old churchyard on 18th September 1865.

ROBERT TURNER, Old Stane, aged 21 months.
Parents - William Turner & Christina Allan.
Old churchyard on 21st November 1866.

JANET INGLIS, housewife, Crindledyke, aged 40 years, married.
Parents - Gardner Turner & Catherine Paton.
Old churchyard on 10th April 1869.

GARDNER TURNER, mason, Stane, aged 80 years, widower.
Parents unknown.
Old churchyard on 26th June 1869.

JOHN TURNER, mason, Stane, aged 19 years, unmarried.
Parents - William Turner & Christina Allan.
Old churchyard on 10th November 1869.

CHRISTINA TURNER, Stane, aged 10 months.
Parents - William Turner & Christina Allan.
Old churchyard on 18th November 1869.

WILLIAM TURNER, Wishaw, (unsure about the age - either 26 years or 2 years & 6 months).
Parents - James Turner & Marion Frood.
Old churchyard on 9th January 1871.

GARDNER PATON, mason, Wishaw, aged 36 years, unmarried.
Parents - James Turner & Marion Frood.
Old churchyard on 7th December 1875.

Another plot in the old churchyard that I think must be related to the Turner family - the owners in Victorian times were David Christie & Mary Turner of Shotts.

In the South lair -
DAVID CHRISTIE, aged 2 years & 6 months, 9th October 1880.
In the Centre lair -
JOHN TURNER, aged 55 years, 27th January 1902.

From the Day Books -

GARDNER CHRISTIE, Cambusnethan, aged 1 year.
Parents - Gardner Christie & Jane Pollock.
Old churchyard on 19th October 1872.

DAVID CHRISTIE, Chapelhall, aged 5 years.
Parents - Gardner Christie & Jane Pollock.
Old churchyard on 12th November 1872.

CATHERINE CHRISTIE, Chapelhall, aged 10 months.
Parents - Gardner Christie & Jane Pollock.
Old churchyard on 10th April 1877.

DAVID CHRISTIE, Cambusnethan, aged 2 years & 6 months.
Parents - Gardner Christie & Jane Pollock.
Old churchyard on 9th October 1880.

ROBERT CHRISTIE, Blantyre, aged 10 months.
Parents - Gardner Christie & Jane Pollock.
Old churchyard on 5th July 1881.

Hope that fills in some gaps for you! The Cocket Hat is an area between Cambusnethan village and Wishaw, at the foot of the Kirk Brae - corner of Coltness Road and Kirk Road. Stane is part of modern-day Shotts.

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