HEADSTONE INSCRIPTIONS East Wemyss & West Wemyss Cemeteries

[gerry65]

Hi Norrie

                    Re previous post the Thomas Thomson mentioned should read Robert Thomson, he was born in Markinch on 22/5/1807 and died 13/12/1834, can,t find anything on his wife Mary Millie.

Gerry .

[Chiad Fhear]

Hi again Norrie

Do you have anything for ROBERT DRUMMOND born 1 Apr 1893 died 7 Mar 1943 at the Wemyss Memorial Hospital.  I believe he was interred at East Wemyss Cemetery three days after he died following a Colliery Accident at Wellsgreen when he sustained a fracture dislocation of his cervical spine. His wife was Janet Barrie Ritchie. He had a grown-up family, three of whom were in the services at the time

The Leven Mail reported (7 Apr 1943) from the enquiry held into his death at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court ... "16 year-old John Drummond, son of the deceased, said that he had worked at the coal face with his father as a drawer. On February 26 he was taking a tub of coal out to the haulage, when he heard a very loud noise of something falling. He heard groans coming from his father, and on going back to the coal face found him lying on the pavement and coal lying all around him. There was a large piece of coal weighing two or three cwts. by his father's head. His father was removed to hospital where he died."

There's another one ...
HELEN HERD m.s. POLLOCK wife of David Herd.  She was born 3 Jul 1872 and died at Grieve Street, Methilhill on 7 Oct 1953.  She was interred at Methilhill Cemetery.

Any HERD information you have for the cemeteries around the area would be helpful.  I'll refer the thread on to a cousin in California who's researching all the Herds in Scotland .

Regards

Chiad Fhear

[NorrieG]

Do you have anything for ROBERT DRUMMOND born 1 Apr 1893 died 7 Mar 1943 at the Wemyss Memorial Hospital.  I believe he was interred at East Wemyss Cemetery three days after he died following a Colliery Accident at Wellsgreen when he sustained a fracture dislocation of his cervical spine. His wife was Janet Barrie Ritchie. He had a grown-up family, three of whom were in the services at the time

Hi Chiad  thought I had something but not right dates
East Wemyss
2427   In Memory of Robert  DRUMOND  1886 - 1942
      Janet DRUMMOND  1891 – 1952
      Daughter Peggy  1918 – 1989

these are other DRUMMONDs in East Wemyss any familay names

Ew 1592   David   Drummond Jeannie   Mercer
Ew 1961   David Ogilvy Drummond  died 1982 age 32   
Ew 1876   George   Drummond Elizabeth Drummond
Ew 1047   James H   Drummond Ann Adamson
Ew 429   George   Drummond Isabella   Young
Ew 2427   Robert   Drummond Janet Drumond

HELEN HERD m.s. POLLOCK wife of David Herd.  She was born 3 Jul 1872 and died at Grieve Street, Methilhill on 7 Oct 1953.  She was interred at Methilhill Cemetery.

Any HERD information you have for the cemeteries around the area would be helpful.  I'll refer the thread on to a cousin in California who's researching all the Herds in Scotland .

Nothing on David HERD & Helen POLLOCK

these are some Herd inscriptions in Methilmill for your cousin

Methilmill
2   Erected by Archibald HERD in memory of  his wife
     Helen HUNTER who died 2.12.1906 age 45
     Above Archibald HERD who was accidentally killed
    At No 4 pit Leven on 16.11.1909 age 47
    Also his wife Grace McBean MATHIESON
    Who died 22.6.1908 age 31

156  Erected by William HERD  in memory of his wife
   Maria McHoul who died 19.7.1953
   Daughter Jessie died in infancy
   Above William HERD died 13.3.1980 age 87

167   James HERD died 21.3.1960 age 81
   wife Jane Anne YOUNG died 18.8.1960 age 87
Son in Law James Brown MURRIE died 21.5.1971 age 70
   Daughter Margaret died 30.8.1975 age 68
   Agnes Herd  MURRIE ddied 18.12.1989 age 78

312   Our Father Alexander HERD 5.3.1942 age 73
       our mother Majory MATHIESON died 15.6.1952 age 82


324   Thomas HERD died 22.7.1968 age 81
   wife Margaret B STENHOUSE died 19.8.1968 age 78


411            Alexander McDougall HERD died 4.12.1979 age 82
   wife Ann Bruce HORNE died 1986 age 90
   son Alex died in infancy


416   Janet DUNCAN died 26.2.1934 age 62?
   Husband George HERD died 3.1.1935 age 64

415   Thomas E Cooper Accidentally Killed
   At Michael Colliery 10.6.1966 age 59
   Wife Catherine  Herd died 5.9.1970 age 61

NorrieG

[Marmyall]

Hi Norrie, Could you please check if you have information on the folllowing:
Charles Corns married Mary Selfridge both died in the early/mid 1950's
James Ross married Marion Russell Cowan both died around 1928/1930
Any information on Corns & Ross families would be useful.

regards

Marion Myall

[Chiad Fhear]

Thanks again Norrie

Lots to go on there.  As you say, wrong dates, but perhaps relating to someone else in my records.

The Herd/Mathieson information is certainty though!

Do you have any headstone images for the information?  I think you have my email, so if you want to send them that way, it'll save 'clogging up' the RootsChat site 

Regards

Chiad Fhear

[NorrieG]

Hi Norrie, Could you please check if you have information on the folllowing:
Charles Corns married Mary Selfridge both died in the early/mid 1950's
James Ross married Marion Russell Cowan both died around 1928/1930
Any information on Corns & Ross families would be useful.

Hi Marion  sorry don’t have a headstone for
Charles CORNS & Mary SELFRIDGE
 and the CORNS in my index are all in East Wemyss Cemetery

Ew   1743   Charles Corns    Marion R Ross
   our mother Marion R ROSS died 27.2.1956 age 57
   husband Charles CORNS died 15.3.1969 age 62

are any of these in your Research

Ew   2552   Alexander Corns  Agnes Barclay
Ew   973   David   Farmer   Elizabeth Corns
Ew   1551   Edward Gillan   Margaret Corns
Ew   670   John Beveridge  Mary Corns

Re ROSS

I have in my index 70 Male ROSS headstones
And 75 Female ROSS headstones to many to list
Supply me with the 2 names you are looking for and I  will check
Index.
Eg     Ew   1319   David   Ross   Effie   Johnston
          Ew   2083   Willian   Paton   Jeanie   Ross
These cover 23 Cemeteries in Fife

This may be wrong as the dates are later.

Ew   1809   James Ross   Marion Cowan

   In Memory of our Father & Mother
   James ROSS died 9.7.1953 age 71
   Marion COWAN died 17.9.1960 age 76
   Also our sister Grace died 21. 10.1945 age 33

Norrie

[Chiad Fhear]

Hi again Norrie

If you have images and/or inscriptions for the following from your list, I'd appreciate them ...

East Wemyss (I'm assuming this is Wemyss and McDuff Cemetery)
Ew 1047 James H Drummond / Ann Adamson
Ew 429   George Drummond / Isabella Young

Methilhill (I'm assuming this is Holly Bank Cemetery, Methil)
#2  Archibald Herd / Helen Hunter
#312 Alexander Herd / Marjory Mathieson
#324 Thomas Herd / Margaret B Stenhouse
#416 Janet Duncan / George Herd

The others I'll have to look into to see if they're off my tree then get back to you

Regards

Chiad Fhear

[Marmyall]

Hi Norrie, thanks for the reply, I'll check out the names you have given me and see what I can match up with my research, as far as I know most of mr relatives, Corns & Ross are in East Wemyss. 

thanks again

[NorrieG]

If you have images and/or inscriptions for the following from your list, I'd appreciate them ...

East Wemyss (I'm assuming this is Wemyss and McDuff Cemetery)
Yes
Ew 1047 James H Drummond / Ann Adamson
1047   our mother Ann ADAMSON  1866 - 1952
                our father James H DRUMMOND  1896 – 1960
                sister Agnes  1896 – 1921
                brother William Welsh  1886 - 1958


Ew 429   George Drummond / Isabella Young
429   In Memory of George DRUMMOND husband of Isabella YOUNG
   died 23.3.1941 age 48
   above Isabella YOUNG died 4.3.1963 age 65
   son George died 10.8.1978 age 49

Methilhill (I'm assuming this is Holly Bank Cemetery, Methil)

Its known as Methilmill Cemetery