riddrie park cemetery glasgow

kiltie · Post by **kiltie** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:52 am

Does anyone know anything about this cemetery.I have recently found out, that a few of my ancestors are buried there. Thier names are Anderson and Wilson.

Please help if you can Kiltie

Post by **Liz Turner** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:13 pm

Dear Kiltie

Riddrie Cemetery appears to be on Cumbernauld Road, Provanmill, Glasgow. Try doing a google search - you'll get a few sites coming up with information about the area. The cemetery is sited about disused mine workings and a few years ago, following some very heavy rain, there was an accident.

From the sites that came up about it, I don't think the cemetery is in much use today - it might well be part of a nature conservancy area. No doubt someone with more local knowledge than me will give you some further info. Good luck in your searching.

Liz

AndyR1 · Post by **AndyR1** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:37 pm

The cemetery is still in use and there is a nature park there too as far as Im aware. Its on Cumbernauld Road just at Hoggenfield loch. I have family buried there too and Im still waiting on the council getting back to me about the lairs.

DavidMK · Post by **DavidMK** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:50 pm

I,too, can confirm Riddrie cemetary is still actively used. My parents and grandmother and an uncle are buried there. I visited last year and found my parents stone overturned, no doubt by local urchins.As I remember a couple of well known Glasgow families buried there are the Logans (Jimmy's family) and McIvers (Barrowland). A very helpful worker helped me right the stone.If you visit, cross the road to Hogganfield (Huggie, as we called it) Loch and rent a rowboat, assuming they still do that.(Its been a while since I did that)

David

Liza · Post by **Liza** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:09 am

Kiltie,
Do you have the lair numbers. If so, as I am less than a mile away, I can arrange to photograph your graves for you if you wish.
Liza

Waverley · Post by **Waverley** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 1:41 am

Liza. can you advise me if I should contact the sexton of the cemetery or the Glasgow council to assertain the plot number of my grand parents who are both buried there. My grandmother Margaret Glover Burnside Wilson died 8th June 1954 and my grandfather died 5 July 1956.
I can see in my mind that the plot was somewhere on the east side as you enter the main gate.
Any info would be appreciated
James.

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:23 pm

Waverley wrote:Liza. can you advise me if I should contact the sexton of the cemetery or the Glasgow council to assertain the plot number of my grand parents who are both buried there. My grandmother Margaret Glover Burnside Wilson died 8th June 1954 and my grandfather died 5 July 1956.
I can see in my mind that the plot was somewhere on the east side as you enter the main gate.
Any info would be appreciated
James.

Hello James,

You should emailGlasgow City Council although don't worry if you don't get a response right away as they can be quite slow.

Regards,
Annette

Waverley · Post by **Waverley** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:44 pm

Nelmet
thanks for the information

apanderson · Post by **apanderson** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:54 pm

I've just recently finished surveying Riddrie Park for War-Graves and the results are here:

http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/v ... hwargraves

There's also an aerial view map of the cemetery on the above site.

Anne.

P.S. All 349 CWGC graves found apart from 6 which are all within a cordoned off part of Section A.

P.P.S. Riddrie Park is HUGE - not the kind of cemetery you could go searching in without having some sort of clue where to look

Waverley · Post by **Waverley** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:22 am

Thanks to all who responded. Have emailed Glasgow City Council and await their response

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