Bo'ness churchyard

[icini]

HI: does anyone know what churchyard goes by the name ( in 1800s) of Bo'ness Upper Churchyard and Bo'ness Churchyard?  I was in Bo'ness last year and found a few churchyards. One apparently  had been moved due to a road going through the middle.  If anyone can help me.  I am looking for two siblings of  my GG Grandmother. they were

John Wallace died 1857, age one year,  from Croup buried Bo'ness Churchyard- parents James Wallace and Mary Buchanan; then his brother also named John Wallace age 7 weeks died 1858 , buried Bo'ness Upper churchyard.  Is there someplace I can research these records?   Thank you ..Donna

[andrew shanks]

This will be the old graveyard that is split in two by a road known as 'The Wynd', which runs from Linlithgow Road, Bo'ness down to the town centre.  It is on a slope, so one half of the graveyard is higher than the other.

I have details of a number of Buchanan's & Wallace's from Bo'ness but not enough to identify this particular family.  If you have any more info about them I will check it against what I have.

Regards

Andrew

[icini]

Hi Andrew:  Thanks for answering.. That's it; I remember walking down there and seeing the two churchyards. I bought a book by a local author( Marlene Egan) who had transcribed some of the names from The Old Parish Church Corbiehall Bo'ness. I have no idea where that might be. There are some names in there which might be mine.  Anyway, I will give you all I have about the Wallaces, Buchanans, and early Hendersons( they married the Wallaces). Hopefully you might have some information.

James Wallace married Annie Stevenson  Nov 6, 1822.   Son James was born circa 1828 Dumbartonshire, Old Kirkpatrick, died November 08, 1876.  He married Mary Buchanan (b. 1831 d.,January 07, 1873) daughter of George Buchanan and Elizabeth Hunter. I have been unsuccessful at finding this marriage on SP , so maybe Elizabeth Hunter had a different name when married.  Mary was born in Glasgow. James and Mary married in Glasgow, July 12, 1851, before moving to Bo'ness.

Two children, Mary and James were born in Glasgow in 1854. It seems they were twins because on the 1861 census they are the same age. In   Bo'ness they had the following children- John ( 6/6/1856-1857), John
( 1858- 1858),Alexander Booth Wallace ( May 23, 1859),  Agnes ( 1866-1938),  William Wallace (1868-1870). 

Daughter Mary Wallace ( b. 1854,d.1813 in Glasgow) married John Henderson  ( 1850-1896), July 12, 1872, and had the following- Mary Buchanan Henderson ( 1872), John Henderson (1874) ,Anne Foote Henderson (1877) ,Janet Wallace Henderson ( 1881),Agnes Wallace Henderson (1879) ,Jemima Wallace Henderson (1883) , Alexander Henderson ( 1886), Maggie Henderson ( 1889) , Robert Henderson (1892)..

The above Agnes Wallace married ANDREAS ALBRETH Huldberg ,April 28, 1887. He was from Denmark but a BR citizen.  she died 1838 in Edinburgh.

The above Mary Buchanan Henderson married John Petrie 1896 in Bo'ness. I am descended from them.

I have more on the Hendersons but this is enough for now. My problem is when I come home for a holiday it takes a lot of time to visit these places and find things out. I do use SP but I also would like to see actual places.    Thank you for your rely   Donna

[osprey28]

Donna

As you walk down to the bottom of Church Wynd - turn left at the bottom and the Corbiehall area extended from there westwards along to where Kinneil Pit once stood.  Most of the old buildings are gone now - including I think the church.  You probably know this anyway - the local history records are held at West Lothian Council Family History Centre at Blackburn.  The cemetery records are likely with Falkirk Council now as Bo'ness was taken into that political district during early 1990's - it was previoulsy part of West Lothian.

Best regards

Opsrey

[icini]

Thank you Opsrey:   I have been to Bo'ness  three times now and I like it very much. My families lived on North and South Street and someplace called East End?  At one time the Wallaces and Hendersons lived next door to each other. It's a good feeling to walk down those same  streets. I sometimes wonder if any of the people I pass by are related to me in any way.  Donna

[wildgoose]

Name:   John WALLACE
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Birth:   18 11 1848   Dysart, Fife
Occupation:   Potter
Religion:   Church of Scotland
Father:   William WALLACE (1818-1883)
Mother:   Ann SMITH (1825-1879)
Other Spouses:   Betsy KELLOCK
Marriage:   27 12 1894   Kennoway, Fife1
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Spouse:   Eliza Will DUNCAN
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Birth:   10 10 1855   Tenements, Kirriemuir, Forfar.2
Occupation:   Milliner
Religion:   Church of Scotland
Father:   Thomas DUNCAN (1825-)
Mother:   Mary HAGGART (1818-)

Children:
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1 M:   William WALLACE (First Spouse)
Birth:   28 3 1870   Boness, Lilithgow
Occupation:   Potter kilnman
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2 M:   David WALLACE (First Spouse)
Birth:   12 12 1871   Boness, West Lothian
Occupation:   Tailor
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3 M:   Robert WALLACE (First Spouse)
Birth:   1878   Glasgow, Lanark
Occupation:   1891 Census rec. message boy
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4 F:   Elizabeth WALLACE (First Spouse)
Birth:   1884   Dysart, Fife
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5 F:   Margaret WALLACE (First Spouse)
Birth:   1886   Dysart, Fife
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6 M:   Duncan WALLACE (First Spouse)
Birth:   1888   Kirkaldy, Fife
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7 M:   Thomas WALLACE
Birth:   1899   England

[wildgoose]

with regard to data posted earlier.

All information taken from my personal database compiled from original sources - Crown Copyright acknowledge as stated.

[icini]

Thank you Wildgoose: Are you related to the Wallace's ?   I appreciate your  help..Donna

[wildgoose]

The WALLACEs are my direct line through John's brother William.