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Ard, here's what I found, it makes sad reading.

HENRY McPHAIL, Wishaw, aged 8 years.
Parents - Henry McPhail & Agnes Lafferty.
Interred in common ground, 22nd November 1862.

WILLIAM McPHAIL, Wishaw, aged 3 years.
Parents - Henry McPhail & Agnes Lafferty.
Interred in common ground, 3rd December 1862.

AGNES McPHAIL, housewife, Wishaw, aged 32 years, married.
Parents - William Lafferty & Margaret Blair.
Interred in common ground, 17th December 1862.

SARAH McPHAIL, Wishaw, aged 6 months.
Parents - George McPhail & Isabella Wyper.
Interred in common ground, 3rd October 1876.

HENRY McPHAIL, labourer, Wishaw, aged 57 years, widower.
Parents - Archibald McPhail & Margaret Crichton.
Interred in common ground, 30th March 1878.

MARION McPHAIL, Wishaw, aged 2 years.
Parents - George McPhail & Isabella Wyper.
Interred in E56, 25th November 1893.

ARCHIBALD McPHAIL, tailor, Wishaw, aged 33 years, married.
Parents - Henry McPhail & Nancy Lafferty.
Interred in E55, 7th August 1896.

ISABELLA W. McPHAIL, Wishaw, aged 1 year.
Parents - Matthew McPhail & Marion Ballantyne.
Interred in E56, 28th April 1900.

E55 & 56 must be a double plot, so it's all the one family.

It may be some consolation to know that little Henry, William and their mother Agnes who died within the space of 25 days of each other, are all interred in the same common grave, number 138.

I will go to the cemetery and check if there is a stone at E55 & 56.

Teya,

I've spent the whole day reorganising the pictures I have for Cambusnethan churchyard, some were taken over 10 years ago and were scattered all over my p.c. in various files. I will be issuing a new, revised list very soon.
In the process today, I found this picture and can match it to a transcription made back in 1982.
you will see how time has eroded the inscription since then.

The transcription from 1982 reads -

"Erected by Robert Douglas to the memory of John Douglas his son who died 10th May 18(52) aged 1 month. Charlotte Brunt his spouse who died 28th March 1854 aged 25 years. Christina Douglas his daughter who died 4th April (1857) aged (7) years".

Isabella's infant daughter Elizabeth Douglas Muirhead also died in 1878, (MUIRHEAD ELIZABETH DOUGLAS, 0 (mother's ms HAMILTON) F 1878 628 / 244 CAMBUSNETHAN) so both mother and daughter died the same year - perhaps they were even buried at the same time and in the record the names of Isabella and Elizabeth were accidentally were conflated to create a single name!)
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ELIZABETH D. MUIRHEAD, child, Wishaw,  aged 6 months.
Parents - David Muirhead & Isabella T. Hamilton.
Interred in the old churchyard on 30th July 1878.

I did see this entry but the mother's name I was looking for was Elizabeth, so I discounted it! Sorry.
Isabella was buried 11th February 1878, so she probably died during or shortly after the birth.

Teya, here are the details for Robert Muirhead & Lydia Lithgow.

There were two stones on this plot, I only have a picture of one of them, the other may have been damaged, I don't know. The picture is of the older of the two and is difficult to decipher, it is very worn, as you can see.
The best I can do is -

"Mary Weir wife of Robert Muirhead died 21st February 1847 in the 23rd year of her age. William Muirhead their son died 17th October  ....... aged ...... ".


the inscription for other stone is -
"William Muirhead died 8th May 1914. His wife died 24th March 1927". (no mention of her name but it's in the Plot Book below).

The records state that the plot was owned by Mary Weir but, I'd take this with a big pinch of salt.

The details from the Plot Book (only from 1879).

In the South lair -
WILLIAM MUIRHEAD, aged 36 years. 11th May 1914.
JANE MUIRHEAD, aged 70 years. 26th March 1927.
In the Centre lair -
LYDIA MUIRHEAD, aged 64 years. 11th February 1886.
EMILY MUIRHEAD, aged 24 years. 2nd November 1891.
EDWARD FORD, aged 46 years. 2nd March 1892.
In the North lair -
ROBERT MUIRHEAD, aged 21 years. 29th January 1883.
ROBERT MUIRHEAD, aged 80 years. 13th March 1900.

Information taken from the Day Book of interments -

MARGARET MUIRHEAD, Wishaw, aged 3 years.
Parents - Robert Muirhead & Lydia Lithgow.
Interred in the old churchyard, 2nd December 1863.

STILLBORN MALE MUIRHEAD. Wishaw.
Parents - Robert Muirhead & Lydia Lithgow.
Interred in the old churchyard, 23rd May 1868.

ANDREW MUIRHEAD, Wishaw, aged 10 months.
Parents - Robert Muirhead & Lydia Lithgow.
Interred in the old churchyard, 17th March 1871.

WILLIAM MUIRHEAD, coalminer, Wishaw, aged 56 years, married.
Parents Robert Muirhead & Lydia Lithgow.
Interred in the old churchyard, 11th May 1914.

Finally, here's one I think I missed earlier!

ROBERT MUIRHEAD, Wishaw, aged 8 months.
Parents - David Muirhead & Isa Hamilton.
Interred in the old churchyard, 20th April 1875.