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Not surprising there's less coverage in headstones than those buried in those graveyards, they were and are expensive to erect.

Thank you very much for the look up.
I'll now and go see if i can find connections to those you did find referenced.

Cheers,
Derek.

Hi Derek, Hopefully you receive this message.
I am also a descendent of Margaret Campbell McLean b. 9th February 1879. Rothesay (My Great Grandmother). I am trying to put the pieces together and have hit a bit of a bump in the road regarding my maternal Grandmother Margaret Ann McLean who was born in 1905 to Margaret Campbell McLean prior to her marriage to Peter Miller, 22nd September 1911 and of any subsequent children. Hoping you can shed a bit more light as I cannot find a birth certificate for Margaret Ann.

Thank you. Irene (South Australia)

Hi Irene,

I've been away from the genealogy for a while.

Looking at my notes i have nothing on any births before Margaret moved to Glasgow and married my great grandfather Peter Miller.

As well as my grandmother Mary 1918 there were children James 1912 and Cecilia 1915.
However my great grandfather Peter had a heap of other children from his first wife too brought to the party.

I have your grandmother with her parents and siblings in the 1911 census, months before her marriage to Peter. No sign of any children of hers on it though.

Cheers,
Derek

Quote from: gc01 on Monday 06 May 13 16:59 BST (UK)

Peter Black was my Great Great Uncle, my grandmother who passed away did a television interview regarding him when they were trying to get him a pardon (he was her uncle).

I will help you with any questions any way I can.

Thanks for responding. If you could start by confirming who his parents were, his father's occupation and their address. When Peter was born, where he was educated and his employment before enlisting. And really any other information that will fill out the story.

There seemed to be a lot of support for him and a feeling that a great injustice had been done.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Did you get this info Cramond Brig?

There's quite a bit about Blacks story in the Newport & Wormit War Memorial book, nothing on his family oddly.

A look at the 1911 census shows the only Peter Black of about the right age in Fife in 1911 resided at Newport on Tay aged 16, he was born in St Andrews and was still at school.

His family were all born in different parts of Fife, his mother Mary aged 46 born at Kemback, two younger brothers Andrew 12 and James 7 born in St Andrews and Flisk.
His father was on another page so didn't see his info.

I have a plan of the cemetery with plots and lairs on it, if that's what you mean?

Derek.

Yes, but perhaps not as bad as the old "Ag. Lab." catch all 

Thanks very much for all your detective work Monica, you've given me plenty to look into and iron out.

Cheers again,
Derek.