Dalserf churchyard

[John Biggs]

Just wondering if there is an Alexander Thomson (1804-1867) in Dalserf?

[sancti]

Where did he die in 1867?

[John Biggs]

Hi, he is down as having died in Milheugh but i'm sure he was from the dalserf area. I have checked with the council and they can't locate him

[sancti]

Larkhall cemetery didn't open until 1889

A lot of headstones in Dalserf are illegible

[John Biggs]

Ah ok

[Lodger]

There are 22 stones in Dalserf churchyard with the name Thomson. The MIs in the booklet I have were transcribed in 1983, so many will, by now, be unreadable. On some, Thomson may just be the name of an in-law, on others there are whole families of Thomsons.
Perhaps your Alexander is in a family plot but isn't mentioned on the stone. (If a stone was there in the first place and if it has survived).
Do you have his parents or grandparents names?

[John Biggs]

George Thomson and Eliizabeth Philips were his parent, not sure of dates for them i'm afraid

[Lodger]

sorry, there are no Philips surnames in Dalserf. Because he lived in Millheugh I've checked Stonehouse and Glassford churchyards just in case but no luck. He may be in the Bent at Hamilton or, if he was Catholic, he could be in Dalbeth.