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Old Monkland Churchyard Lair Owners in 1881.
Originally compiled March 1881 by Alexander McGregor Mitchell, architect, at the request of the Old Monkland heritors and with information supplied principally by William Russell, sexton of the churchyard for “seventeen years past”, an office previously held by his father and grandfather before him for a period of eighty-three years.
This list must have been added to afterwards as there is a date of 1895 against one of the names.
Section 100. (Old part, north of the church).
HAMILTON Charles, Langloan Iron Works.
HADDOW Davinea, Liverpool.
BENNET Ann Whytock, Baillieston.
WATSON James & Anne Ritchie (their heirs) Brewsterford, Calder.
HILL John, merchant, Whifflet.
MARTIN William, 73 Back Row, Langloan.
MARSHALL Alexander, mason.
ALLAN William, moulder, Gartsherrie.
GRAY Robert, coal manager, Kirkwood. ((his) Son with Mr McLachlan as cashier).
HAMILTON Charles, farm traseer (sic) , Haddington.
THOMSON George, joiner, Rosehall.
EASTLEY brothers, furnacemen.
SMITH   - - - - - , Calder.
ARTHUR Alexander.
BROWN William, engineer, Glasgow.
YOUNG John, collier, Drumpark.
CAMPBELL George, inspector of poor.
SMELLIE John, farmer, Whitewater.
CALDER Charles, Rosehall.
CALDER, Australia.
GRAY James, coal manager.
HARTSON (or MARTIN?) John.
BOYLE, Adam H. (railway?) contractor, Hamilton.
GILLESPIE John, spirit merchant, Whifflet.
BROWN A.B. baker, Whifflet.
SMELLIE William, dairyman, Langloan.
LAWRENCE John, teacher, Old Monkland.
BROWN John, portioner, Langloan.

Section 101. (surrounding the church).

RANKIN James & Alexander.
SOMMERVILLE John.
CREELMAN of Coats.
MERRY James.
STEWART Henry.
BLAIR Andrew, boatman.
SMITH Cooper.
REID William.
WRIGHT James.
CLELLAND James.
DIXON William, Calder.
CLELLAND James.
MARTIN James.
ANDERSON David, late farmer, Harnock?
WATT Thomas, smith, New Dundyvan.
HAMILTON William, late farmer, Kirkshaws.
GRAY William, Rawyards.
BAIRD Alexander of Lockwood.
JOHNSTONE John, merchant, Coatbridge.
BROWNLEE William.
ALEXANDER Robert, carpenter, Dundyvan.
GILCHRIST James, portioner, Bogside.
WHITELAW John, portioner, Coatbridge.
SWAN David, boatbuilder, Maryhill.
LIVEY John.
WHITELAW Alexander of Gartshore.
YOUNG William.
MOFFAT James.
CARMICHAEL Alexander, portioner, Baillieston.
JOHNSTONE Daniel.
McLEAN Thomas.
MURRY John.
GILMOUR Mr, Baillieston.
STEEL Hugh.
REID William.
SIMPSON John.
SIMPSON  - - - - - .
AITCHESON, Rinsdale.

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The cemetery was opened for burials in 1876.
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Aitken, Paterson & (Anderson).
Allan & Clelland.
Allan, Wilson & Findlay.
Alston [Alison Aitcheson died 1882]
Ambrose & Lloyd.
Baillie & Collins. (next to Collins & Thomson)
Baillie, Wilson, Millar, Muir & Henry.
Barr [William & Barbara].
Baxter & McPherson.
Baxter, Fleming, Gibb & Anderson.
Black, Smith, Phillips & Davies.
Blevins & Cardwell.
Blyth [Nettie died 1918].
Bonar [James died 1900].
Brant & Hanson.
Brighton [William & Sibila] & White & Hume.
Brown [Alexander & Mary, daughter Mary]
Brown, Harvie, Buchannan & (Balm...e).
Buchanan, Chapman & Forsyth.
Cameron & McDonald.
Cameron, Wardrop & Semple.
Campbell [Robert & Maggie with infant son Smith].
Canning & Edgar.
Clapperton [Archibald & Annie].
Clark & Inglis.
Clark, Sneddon & Stewart.
Cocker & Thomson.
Collins & Thomson.
Colville & Brown.
Cook, Davidson & Berry.
Corbett & McCrae.
Corfield & Underwood.
Cowie, Trueman & McLean.
Craig & Colvin.
Crawford, Swan & Brown.
Crombie & McKinlay.
Cullen, Scott & Simpson.
Cunningham [Andrew & Barbara].
Currie & Trevors.
Cuthbertson & Youngson.
Davidson [Robert & Agnes] & Hamilton.
Davidson, Thomson & Tennant.
Dillon & Walker.
Donnelly [Daniel & Mary]
Drinnen & Giffen.
Dur(ham), Ogilvie & Adam.
Easton [Robert died Dalzell Steel works 189(4)].
Ferguson & Grierson.
Ferguson, Pollock, Pritchard, McKerrow, Wilson & McAnnand.
Freckleton, Graham & Armour.
Fullarton & Smith.
Gilmour, Pickard, Campbell, Jack & McKillop.
Gow & Macdonald.
Gray, Paterson & Anderson.
Haddow, Paterson & Farqharson.
Haddow, Rae & Bell.
Hall [Herbert & Amelia] & Dunlop.
Hamilton & Goodall.
Hamilton & McDermid.
Hamilton, Branks & Hilton.
Hamilton, Brown & Russell.
Hamilton, Young, Henry & Chambers.
Hill & Watt.
Hilton & Anderson.
Hislop [John & Isabella] & Baillie.
Hodge & McLean.
Hope & More.
Ingram [Martha] & (Littlejohn?) Robert.
Irvine, Inglis & Roberts.
Jardine, Little & Tait.
Jesson & Broadstock.
Kelsey & McDonald.
Lang, Spalding, Steel & Tennant.
Langlands, Hamilton & Craig.
Lauder [Williamina died 24 Sept 1904]
Lawson & Gardner.
Liddell, Walker & Waddell.
Lindsay & Campbell.
Littlejohn, Hodge & Wilson.
Lochhead & Laird.
Lockhart [Elizabeth M.]
Mack, Stewart & Gilles.
Mackay [Jane died 1903 79yrs]
Mackie & Stevenson.
Macqueen, Maginnes & Russell. (next to Russell, Draffan, Macqueen & McBride).
Maddock & Woodman.
Martin [James, chemist died 1894].
Maxwell [James & Isabella] & (Mill or Hill?)
Mc(N)ealy, Mc( K or L)ean, & Hamilton.
McDonald & Thomson.
McDonald [Alexander & Josephine] & Murchison.
McDougall & Young.
McGreery & Geekie.
McGregor & McFee.
McIntyre [Agnes died Isle of Bute 1873]
McKay, Hall & Gibb.
McKelvie & Frederick.
McLean, Thomson, Taylor, Grieve & Marr.
McLuckie (Sneddon), Lindsay & Shields.
McLure, Edgar & Rennie.
McMurdo [Catherine, Order of the Eastern Star, died 1917] (adjacent to William, Freemason)
McMurdo [William, Freemason died 1909]
McNay & Burgess.
McNeil & Timmins.
McPherson, Cram, McNab & Johnston.
McRoberts & Jacquest.
McWhirter & Tombs.
Meek & Warnock.
Melrose & Dickson.
Millar & Love.
Millar, Allison, Wylie & Beverage.
Miller & Addie.
Miller [James Ormond 1859 – 1903].
Morris, Ward & Black.
Morrison, Napier & Milne.
Mowat & Smith.
Muir & Dobbie.
Muirden, Struthers & Cassels.
Mulrine & Welsh.
Munro, Chalmers & Sharp.
Murray & Henderson.
Murray & Taylor.
Murray [Peter & Rebecca], Minto & King.
Nichols & Gavins.
Nisbet & Ferguson.
Nixon, Brayton & Dunlop.
Orr & Collins. [Adjacent to Orr, Buchannan & McFarlane]
Orr, Buchanan & McFarlane.
Paisley [James & Margaret].
Paterson & Osborne.
Paterson, Dykes & Cowie.
Paterson, Hislop & Watt.
Paul & Condie.
Pollock & Wilson.
Pollock [Alexander died 1935].
Pugh, Russell, Stevenson & Roger.
Reid & (Baillie?).
Reid & Crawford.
Richmond & Hamilton.
Ritchie & Macdonald.
Robb & McLeod.
Robertson & Scott.
Rodger & Galloway.
Russell, (Draffan) Macqueen & McBride. (next to Macqueen, Maginnes & Russell).
Russell, Napier & Meikle.
Russell, Steven & Henderson.
Sharp, Paul & Millar.
Shearer, Baillie & Forsyth.
Shedden & (Thomson?).
Smellie, Cook & (Gray?).
Smith & Goodman.
Smith & Moffat.
Smith [Edward & Catherine].
Smith, Weir, White, Keir & Johnston.
Sneddon & Love.
Sommerville, Ballantyne & Rae.
Stewart [Duncan & Janet of Strathaven].
Stirret & Milligan.
Straiton & Hamilton.
Swift & Norton.
Taylor & Danks.
Taylor [William & Sarah]
Taylor, Gilchrist & McLeod.
Tennant & Findlay.
Tennant & Telford.
Thomson & Barton.
Thomson & Christie.
Thomson & Samuel.
Tonks & Yeardley.
Twaddle, Grant & Lees.
Wales & McAdam.
Walker, King & Boyes.
Wardrope [George & Mary] & Corbett & (Rod)gerson.
Webster, Eddie, Mitchell & Finlay.
Weir & Jamieson.
Weir & Wotherspoon.
Weir, Caldwell & Cooper.
Weir, Young & Logan.
White, BarKlay, Neilson & Deane.
Williams & Springthorpe.
Williams [Thomas Edward & Catherine].
Williams, Stanley & Nichols.
Williamson & Crawford.
Young & Aitken.
Young & Gardiner.
Young & Russell.

I photographed about one-third of the stones in this burial ground, it was a cold afternoon in April (2014) and I will try to go back and take more pictures. I found 2 interesting stones, one is the Robb & Ritchie stone as it mentions their son who perished on the "Forfarshire". This was the shipwreck made famous by Grace Darling. The other stone is a huge monument erected by the Rev Charles Hope in memory of his wife Barbara Affleck. There is a mention to Eugenie, Empress of the French. Have a look at the photograph, you will see that Mrs Hope's mother is mentioned as "Mrs" Janet Fraser - her maiden surname, she was the wife of John Affleck. good proof that Scottish women were known by their maiden surnames but with the married prefix. See the pictures after the list of names. As usual, if you require a picture just send me your email address by PM.

Bell & Ballantyne 1853
Cairns & Bryce 1859
Callan & Anderson 1844
Carrick & Chalmers 1916
Crawford & Johnstone 1808
Dalgliesh & Walker 1855
Dunlop (John) 1761
Forest & Carol 1680
Galla (John) 1684
Gibson & Inglis 1835
Hope, Affleck, Laidlaw, Murray, Fraser, Brownridge, Ogilvie, Sinclair, Kirkpatrick, Thomson, Proudfoot & Goodfellow 1855
Hope, Proudfoot, McInroy & Duff 1837
Lindsay & Finlayson 1779
Mure (Muir?) & Morrow 1758
Noble (John) 1768
Porteous & forest
Renwick (Halbert & Agnes) 1841
Robb & Forbes 1804
Robb & Ritchie 1838
Sibald & Hepburn 1819
Steele & Watson 1845
Stewart, Watson, Robb & McIlvride 1835
Stivenson (2 Williams’ father & son) 1776
Telfer, Gibson & McKay 1857
Watson & Baillie 1813
Watson & Carrick 1840
Watson & Jackson 1811
Watson & Simpson 1790
Watson & Weir 1822
Watson (James & Welshy) 1832
Watson, Porteous & Morrow  1814
White & Connal 1794

Does anyone know if the ruins of Kilbucho Parish church still stand? Would there be a burial ground there?
I am researching the Sinclair family from Culter (Legholmshiels farm) and one of the births was registered in both Culter and Kilbucho OPRs in 1785. The mother's name was Carrick and I wondered if perhaps her family came from Kilbucho. The child was Mungo Sinclair and I suspect his maternal grandfather may have been Mungo Carrick.
I have found a lovely tombstone in Culter churchyard for the Sinclair family.

I have photocopies of these cards, the originals are, or used to be, in the Discovery Room at Airdrie Public Library. Most of them give the day and date of death, spouse or parents name, full address and place of burial.
Anyone who would like a copy, just send a pm with your email.

ADDIE, ALEXANDER. Husband of Martha Spence. Died 15th February 1908. Airdrie.
AITKEN, ANNIE. Dau: of Matthew & Annie Aitken. Died 2nd October 1897 aged 2 years & 11 months.
BLACK, DONALD FINDLAY. Son of Robert & Helen Black. Died 4th Aug 1901. Aged 27 years.  Airdrie.
BLACK, ROBERT. Father of Daniel M Black. November 1915. (Funeral invitation).
CONNOR, JAMES. Husband of Margaret Richmond. Died 9th April 1919. Airdrie.
GARDNER, ELIZABETH. Wife of Claude Frame. Died 26th March 1896. Airdrie.
HARVIE, WILLIAM. Husband of Elizabeth Montgomery.  Died 26th May 1900. Airdrie.
JACK, WILLIAM. Husband of Alice Dorran. Died 24th June 1900. Clarkston, Airdrie.
KIRKLAND, ELIZABETH. Daughter of Robert Addie. Died 17th November 1901. Airdrie.
McDIARMID, MARY. Relict of Archibald McIntyre (late of Barblues, by Airdrie) died 10th Sept 1892.
McNAIR, ELIZABETH. Dau: of Robert & Marion McNair. Died 21st Oct: 1891 aged 32 years. Airdrie.
MITCHELL, ELIZABETH. Daughter of James Mitchell. Died 26th august 1885 aged 18 ˝ years. Airdrie.
MORRISON, GEORGE. Son of William & Eliz Morrison. Died 10th March 1900 aged 46 years. Airdrie.
RUSSELL, CATHERINE. Widow of Robert Frame. Died 12th February 1922. Airdrie.
SHAW, JAMES. Husband of Mary Woodhouse. Died 3rd December 1914. Airdrie.
SNEDDON, JAMES. Husband of Margaret Gartshore. Died 28th August 1917. Airdrie.
STORRIE, JANE WALKER. Wife of William Stark. Died 21st April 1909. Airdrie.
RICHARDSON, BESSIE TAYLOR. Dau of James & Mary Richardson. Died Jan: 1900. Falkirk.
THOMSON, JAMES. Husband of Isabella Cowan. Died 12th July 1891. Airdrie.
YEATS, JAMES. Husband of Elizabeth Jenkins. Died 7th October 1916. Airdrie.
YOUNG, ANN. Wife of Thomas Waddell. Died 23rd April 1893. Airdrie.