Re: Cartside House, Kilbarchan
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:20 pm
Hi Morag
In the late 1800's there was only one burial ground in Johnstone surrounding Johnstone High church. I have had a look for any Stewart burials there and none of the six recorded stones was for james Stewart. The other graveyard in the town was not opened until late 1890's I think.
This does not mean that James was not buried in the town burial ground but Lair records are not available to show all the unmarked graves in the graveyard of which there are no doubt many since Johnstone was not an affluent town at that time and my wife's ancestors have no recorded resting place either.
You mentioned Eastwood. Back then it was a part of Renfrewshire as was Neilston and Barrhead. Although it is a few miles away. Our concept of distance is quite different with cars and buses available. In 1798 Folk walked out from Paisley to Kilbarchan to attend the inaugural service of the Relief church. Shank's pony was the more usual mode of transport back then and a ten or fifteen mile walk was not unusual.
I was interested in his occupation.Teaching was quite a prestigious profession. One of my wife's antecedents was head of English teaching at Paisley Grammar School and we located a lithograph of him in a book giving the history of the Grammar School.He has a large memorial obelisk in Woodside cemetery in Paisley so he must have been highly regarded by the town.
If Robert died in 1856 which is after Statutory Registration began, does his Death Certificate state which burial ground he was buried in ? His cause of death could indicate whether he was unable to afford a memorial stone.
Using Google I think I located Cartside house https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Cartside ... Kilbarchan although I don't think that is it's current name.
Russell
In the late 1800's there was only one burial ground in Johnstone surrounding Johnstone High church. I have had a look for any Stewart burials there and none of the six recorded stones was for james Stewart. The other graveyard in the town was not opened until late 1890's I think.
This does not mean that James was not buried in the town burial ground but Lair records are not available to show all the unmarked graves in the graveyard of which there are no doubt many since Johnstone was not an affluent town at that time and my wife's ancestors have no recorded resting place either.
You mentioned Eastwood. Back then it was a part of Renfrewshire as was Neilston and Barrhead. Although it is a few miles away. Our concept of distance is quite different with cars and buses available. In 1798 Folk walked out from Paisley to Kilbarchan to attend the inaugural service of the Relief church. Shank's pony was the more usual mode of transport back then and a ten or fifteen mile walk was not unusual.
I was interested in his occupation.Teaching was quite a prestigious profession. One of my wife's antecedents was head of English teaching at Paisley Grammar School and we located a lithograph of him in a book giving the history of the Grammar School.He has a large memorial obelisk in Woodside cemetery in Paisley so he must have been highly regarded by the town.
If Robert died in 1856 which is after Statutory Registration began, does his Death Certificate state which burial ground he was buried in ? His cause of death could indicate whether he was unable to afford a memorial stone.
Using Google I think I located Cartside house https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Cartside ... Kilbarchan although I don't think that is it's current name.
Russell