Lambhill cemetery

[Freya Ellingsen]

Hi,
Trying to find a location of burial  in May 1936, of infant of three month’s of age.
He was born 2 Feb 1936 . His name was Eugene, L, Clarke.
He was buried 13 May 1936 at Lambhill cemetery Glasgow, Scotland.

Thanks

Fran

[CaroleW]

As you have his burial date - have you contacted the cemetary to see if they are able to give you the location of his grave

Tel 0141 287 3961

[Freya Ellingsen]

No!

I do want to call from Australia. I will try and find their email.

Thanks
For your interest

[Forfarian]

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=887885.0

[california dreamin]

Hi,
Trying to find a location of burial  in May 1936, of infant of three month’s of age.
He was born 2 Feb 1936 . His name was Eugene, L, Clarke.
He was buried 13 May 1936 at Lambhill cemetery Glasgow, Scotland.

Thanks

Fran

I don't know if this will help you at all.  I've looked this up on FamilySearch using the Weekly Returns film. Oddly there is no lair or section number given for this child.  It's film Film # 008425587 (page 615)  Register #89009. Looking along the page it does say Common Ground 10

CD

[Freya Ellingsen]

Thanks for that, so this means buried in a common grave with others? He did die at the children’s hospital, but spent time after death at home just before funeral.

Fran

[california dreamin]

Hi Fran

I think so, but don't know definitely. But, that's what it seems to indicate. Also, I'm not sure about Scotland but in England the cost of a 'family plot' was expensive and therefore many many people were buried in a 'common grave' as money was hard to come by. Burial in a 'common grave' still had to be paid for, it was not a 'paupers grave'. The people buried in a common grave were people who all died at roughly the same time.  A grave could hold about 10-12 adults and then closed. But could hold many more if they were infants or children.  In terms of where he died that would not matter (i.e. a hospital or home). I imagine it would have been a financial decision.

CD

[Freya Ellingsen]

Ok thanks for that info much appreciated..
I found map of Lambhill cemetery so guess that section 10 is where he is in common grave.