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Offline namac56

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Kilbrandon cemetery, isle of Seil
« on: Sunday 12 July 15 11:21 BST (UK) »
Does anyone know if there are records of MIs from this cemetery.  I know the Isle of Luing History Group has published details of the Kilchattan cemetery on Luing but the Kilbrandon part of the joined parish of Kilbrandon and kilchattan seems not done.  Or have I missed the information somewhere?
It seems to me that very many of the old stones are almost completely buried nd others are wearing badly.  I hope there is a record somewhere.

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Re: Kilbrandon cemetery, isle of Seil
« Reply #1 on: Monday 16 November 15 17:34 GMT (UK) »
My Great Grandfather is buried in the Balvicar Cemetery, and I have the following inscription.  I would love to know if transcriptions of the other stones exist.

MACLEAN

ALLAN MCLEAN FAMILY GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTION (nr BALVICAR, SEIL)

ERECTED BY HIS WIFE AND FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ALLAN MCLEAN
QUARRY MASTER LUING
DIED AT TOBORONOCHY 6TH JULY 1895
AGED 46 YEARS
ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER
CATHERINE ANNE
DIED 7TH OCTOBER 1887 AGED 1 YR
AND THEIR SON
DUNCAN SINCLAIR
WHO DIED IN INFANCY

O BHALS CAIT AM BHEIL DO GHATH? O
UAIGH CAIT AM BHEIL DO BHUAIDH?


side panel (left of front):
THEIR SON
NEIL SINCLAIR MCLEAN C.A.
DIED 22ND DECEMBER 1927
AGED 45 YEARS
(INTERRED AT GLASGOW)
AND
JEAN SINCLAIR
WIFE OF THE FORESAID ALLAN MCLEAN
DIED 15TH FEBRUARY 1930
AGED 77 YEARS

side panel (right of front):
THEIR DAUGHTER
ELIZABETH
DIED 14TH APRIL 1951



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Re: Kilbrandon cemetery, isle of Seil
« Reply #2 on: Monday 16 November 15 18:06 GMT (UK) »
I have just realised that NAMAC56 is my cousin in Australia, who transcribed the above.  Well done, Neil!

He also logged other family MIs.

ERECTED
by
DONALD MCLEAN
EASDALE
IN MEMORY OF HIS SON
JOHN
WHO DIED 25TH MAY 1864
AGED 7 YEARS
ALSO HIS WIFE
CATHERINE SINCLAIR
WHO DIED AT ARDENCAPLE
14TH DECEMBER 1904
AGED 79 YEARS
THEIR SON DUGALD
DIED AT CLACHAN – SEIL 24TH FEB 1946
AGED 90 YEARS
ALSO FLORA MACLEAN
DIED 6TH JULY 1970
AGED 99 YEARS

_______________
 
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF
MARY MCLEAN
BELOVED WIFE OF
CAPTAIN DONALD DEWAR
EASDALE
WHO DIED 25TH JANUARY 1897
AGED 68 YEARS
ALSO OF THE ABOVE
CAPTAIN DONALD DEWAR
WHO DIED 4TH AUGUST 1907
AGED 84 YEARS
AND OF THEIR CHILDREN
JESSIE
WHO DIED 23RD SEPTEMBER 1864
AGED 2½ YEARS
AND CHRISTINA
WHO DIED IN INFANCY
AND MARY WHO DIED AT GLASGOW
6TH DECEMBER 1948 AGED 81 YEARS

GUS AM BRIS AN LA, AGUS AN TEICH MA SGAILEAN

DAN SHOLAIMH 11 17

_______________
 
IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
JOSEPH MCLEAN
WHO DIED AT TOBORONOCHY
2ND OCTOBER 1915 AGED 71 YEARS
AND HIS WIFE
MARY MCCALMAN
WHO DIED AT IBROX
31ST DECR 1925 AGED 64 YEARS
ALSO THEIR CHILDREN
JOSEPH
DIED 1ST AUGT 1894 AGED 11 WKS
JOSEPH
DIED 9TH JANY 1902 AGED 15 MOS
ANGUS MCCALMAN
DIED 10TH SEPT 1946 AGED 56 YRS
MARGARET
DIED 11TH OCTR 1956 AGED 66 YRS
ALLAN
DIED 30TH JULY 1965 AGED 73 YRS

______________
 
SACRED
TO
THE MEMORY
OF
NEIL MCLEAN
WHO DIED AT CULLIPOOL
31ST DECEMBER 1891 AGED 41 YEARS
ALSO HIS THREE CHILDREN
CATHERINE, ISABELLA AND JESSIE
WHO DIED IN INFANCY
AND HIS WIDOW
MARGARET MCLEAN
WHO DIED AT KINLOCHLEVEN
29TH JANUARY 1940, AGED 80 YEARS


ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW AND FAMILY

_____________
 
ERECTED BY
JESSIE MCVICAR
AND HER SON DONALD
IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND
JOHN MCVICAR
WHO DIED AT TOBERONOCHY
7TH MAY 1897 AGED 56 YEARS
ALSO HER MOTHER
ELIZABETH MCDOUGALL
WHO DIED AT EASDALE
MARCH 1852 AGED 32 YEARS
AND HER FATHER
DONALD MCLEAN
WHO DIED AT ISLAND OF LUNGA
MARCH 1891 AGED 73 YEARS
ALSO THE ABOVE JESSIE MCVICAR
WHO DIED AT LUING
22ND MARCH 1915 AGED 74 YEARS
AND HER SON
DONALD MCVICAR
WHO DIED AT GLASGOW
8TH JULY 1935 AGED 66 YEARS
ALSO HIS WIFE MARY WILSON
DIED 14TH FEBY 1946

_________________

 
NIEL MCLEAN
EASDALE
1831

 
BY
DONALD MCLEAN
EASDALE

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Re: Kilbrandon cemetery, isle of Seil
« Reply #3 on: Friday 20 November 15 08:48 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Hector!
Neil