MI's Old Monkland

angel · Post by **angel** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:58 pm

Hello Everyone

I am looking for the death of John Gray 1848-1851 can anyone help please? His wife Fanny Johnston died 1 March 1897 Coatbridge. Does anyone have a MI book for the area please?

I need to find out when he died so I can track the parents and and find the deaths of Fanny's parents too. I have various spellings for her mothers surname (Ruicastle). This is a really big

and has had me stumped for a good few years now so any help would be gratly appreciated.

Heather

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:08 am

hi Heather
If your John died pre-1855, unless he was buried in a family grave, I think it is unlikely there will be mention of his parents... if only he'd lasted 'til 1855!

Best wishes
Lesley

apanderson · Post by **apanderson** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:33 am

Hi Heather,

I attended a meeting recently with a group of people trying to collate as much info on Old Monkland Churchyard as possible. They have burial records and are photographing and transcribing all the existing stones.

I believe that the local council are involved to an extent and that they've agreed some sort of 'lifting' scheme to enable the inscriptions on the fallen stones to be read - I don't know whether they intend just to put them back or turn them over.

I'll try and find out more and let you know.

Anne

angel · Post by **angel** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:25 pm

Hello Anne

Sorry for taking so long to reply anything that you could find out for would be brillent.

Heather

apanderson · Post by **apanderson** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:35 pm

Hi Heather,

I'm sending you a PM with some info on Old Monkland.

Anne

stephen7 · Post by **stephen7** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:06 am

hi, i was at old monkland last month,still a lot of headstones lying flat, although there seemed to be some work going on
steve

angel · Post by **angel** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:49 pm

Hello Steve

Thanks for the update on Old Monklands.

Heather