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Lanarkshire / Re: look up offer - crawfordjohn death records
« on: Today at 17:40 »
Good luck Patrizia and if you require any more look-ups I'll be happy to help.
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Lanarkshire / Re: look up offer - crawfordjohn death records
« on: Thursday 23 March 23 10:28 GMT (UK) »
Hi Patrizia, more than likely David died at Strand, there is a 47 year gap between the deaths of him and his wife, she may have moved to be with or close to a family member. The plot in Crawfordjohn churchyard would have been the obvious place for her to be interred, with her husband and children.
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Lanarkshire / Re: look up offer - crawfordjohn death records
« on: Tuesday 21 March 23 19:08 GMT (UK) »
I had a look through the rest of the Crawfordjohn Deaths Records and there is another Black who lived at Strand, which must have been a hamlet or farmtown. This may be the father of David who died in 1843 perhaps?
WILLIAM BLACK, Strand, aged 75 years, husband of the late Janet Neilson.
20th May 1853, buried in this churchyard.
Here is an interesting entry from the Death Records, probably not related to you but a good example of what can be found in these records.
BARBARA MOFFAT, Strand, aged 77 years, married in 1804 to John Smith who, after the marriage, deserted her.
1st November 1841, buried in this churchyard.
WILLIAM BLACK, Strand, aged 75 years, husband of the late Janet Neilson.
20th May 1853, buried in this churchyard.
Here is an interesting entry from the Death Records, probably not related to you but a good example of what can be found in these records.
BARBARA MOFFAT, Strand, aged 77 years, married in 1804 to John Smith who, after the marriage, deserted her.
1st November 1841, buried in this churchyard.
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Lanarkshire / Re: look up offer - crawfordjohn death records
« on: Tuesday 21 March 23 18:22 GMT (UK) »
Hi Patrizia,
Caroline hasn't been active on Rootschat for 4 years now, so in case she has changed her email and isn't notified of your message, I will attempt to reply to your query.
The Crawfordjohn Death Records are not complete by any means and there is no record of your David Black's death. There are records for 2 of his children though -
DAVID BLACK, abode recorded as "Strand", aged 3 months.
Son of David Black and Janet Harkness.
20th November 1833, buried in this churchyard.
JOHN BLACK, Strand, aged 7 years.
Son of David Black and Janet Harkness.
24th November 1838, buried in this churchyard.
There is a Monumental Inscription for this family, taken from Sheila Scott's "Upper Ward of Lanarkshire Monumental Inscriptions Pre 1855".
Crawfordjohn churchyard -
"Erected by the family to the memory of their father, David Black who died 28th February 1843 aged 44 years. Their mother Janet Harkness died 31st January 1890 aged 94 years. Also their sons John and David died in infancy."
Hope this helps.
Caroline hasn't been active on Rootschat for 4 years now, so in case she has changed her email and isn't notified of your message, I will attempt to reply to your query.
The Crawfordjohn Death Records are not complete by any means and there is no record of your David Black's death. There are records for 2 of his children though -
DAVID BLACK, abode recorded as "Strand", aged 3 months.
Son of David Black and Janet Harkness.
20th November 1833, buried in this churchyard.
JOHN BLACK, Strand, aged 7 years.
Son of David Black and Janet Harkness.
24th November 1838, buried in this churchyard.
There is a Monumental Inscription for this family, taken from Sheila Scott's "Upper Ward of Lanarkshire Monumental Inscriptions Pre 1855".
Crawfordjohn churchyard -
"Erected by the family to the memory of their father, David Black who died 28th February 1843 aged 44 years. Their mother Janet Harkness died 31st January 1890 aged 94 years. Also their sons John and David died in infancy."
Hope this helps.
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Lanarkshire / Re: Cambusnethan Cemetery Grave Search - Part 2
« on: Thursday 09 March 23 09:06 GMT (UK) »Hello Lodger, Brilliant! Thank you very much.
I have a question,
Adam Nisbet,in plot 30, low public died age 94, does it say who his parents were? I've had discrepancies over the years. Quite an age to live to then and that's what's on his death certificate, "old age". Lived quite a life, guarded the dungeons at Edinburgh Castle and was at the Battle of Waterloo amongst other escapades.
I have sent you a PM
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Lanarkshire / Re: Cambusnethan Cemetery Grave Search - Part 2
« on: Tuesday 07 March 23 22:55 GMT (UK) »
A little off topic but couldn't help taking a picture of this magnificent old yew tree in the cemetery today. It is marked on the 1859 - 60 Ordinance Survey map, so it pre-dates this part of the burial ground by a year.
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Lanarkshire / Re: Cambusnethan Cemetery Grave Search - Part 2
« on: Tuesday 07 March 23 21:26 GMT (UK) »
Continued from last ......
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Lanarkshire / Re: Cambusnethan Cemetery Grave Search - Part 2
« on: Tuesday 07 March 23 21:25 GMT (UK) »
I missed one, this is the Private burial ground, I was lucky to find this stone as there isn't a plan and hardly any of the stones are numbered.
This is the one with Jane, daughter of Peter Nisbet and Elizabeth Aitkenhead in it, she died aged 25 years, poor girl.
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This is the one with Jane, daughter of Peter Nisbet and Elizabeth Aitkenhead in it, she died aged 25 years, poor girl.
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Lanarkshire / Re: Cambusnethan Cemetery Grave Search - Part 2
« on: Tuesday 07 March 23 21:17 GMT (UK) »Hi Tags,
The weather here was beautiful today, so I took my camera and went lair hunting!
Not much joy I'm afraid, I couldn't find Peter and Elizabeth's stone in the old churchyard, even although I knew exactly where to look. It has been 4 decades since it was transcribed (by me) and much has happened in that burial ground in the intervening years. However, there's one stone lying face-down, too heavy for me to turn over but I may ask someone to help.
I took pictures of the lairs mentioned in the list I sent you, most are without stones. I will make several postings, it's less confusing that way plus Rootschat only allows small attachments, 500 KB per post.
First is the Baird and Nisbet plot, no stone.