Another source of information which is often overlooked is Glasgow University's Business Archive which has the records of Wylie and Lochead undertakers.
Eric
Which Cemetery?
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carlineric
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apanderson
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Burial Records for Lambhill & St. Kentigern's are on microfilm at the Mitchell Library.
Lambhill 1881 - 1957, St. K's 1882 - ? (I think St. K's goes up to far more recently, but I'm not sure)
They don't have anything for the Western Necropolis though which I found a bit strange as it's the third in the 'trio' there.
Anne
Lambhill 1881 - 1957, St. K's 1882 - ? (I think St. K's goes up to far more recently, but I'm not sure)
They don't have anything for the Western Necropolis though which I found a bit strange as it's the third in the 'trio' there.
Anne
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scotthiggy
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My great-grandparents were Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Which cemetery between Lambhill & St. Kentigerns are the most likely to be buried in ?apanderson wrote:Burial Records for Lambhill & St. Kentigern's are on microfilm at the Mitchell Library.
Lambhill 1881 - 1957, St. K's 1882 - ? (I think St. K's goes up to far more recently, but I'm not sure)
They don't have anything for the Western Necropolis though which I found a bit strange as it's the third in the 'trio' there.
Anne
Researching the Hayes and Pattison families that lived in and around Anderston Glasgow, 1840s to 1950s.
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scotthiggy
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Finally got a reply from Glasgow City Council!
Any burial records for my great-grandmother who died in 1937 unfortunately cannot be traced (?!) but my great-grandfather who died in 1920 is buried in the Eastern Necropolis at Parkhead!. Unfortunately he had a paupers funeral and was buried in "common ground" (without a head-stone) which is right next to Celtic's stadium.
I would really love to find out where my great-grandmother is buried. I am guessing here but I dont think she would have had a paupers funeral as when she died her 5 or 6 children would have been working adults?
Any burial records for my great-grandmother who died in 1937 unfortunately cannot be traced (?!) but my great-grandfather who died in 1920 is buried in the Eastern Necropolis at Parkhead!. Unfortunately he had a paupers funeral and was buried in "common ground" (without a head-stone) which is right next to Celtic's stadium.
I would really love to find out where my great-grandmother is buried. I am guessing here but I dont think she would have had a paupers funeral as when she died her 5 or 6 children would have been working adults?
Researching the Hayes and Pattison families that lived in and around Anderston Glasgow, 1840s to 1950s.
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Currie
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Hello Scotthiggy,
It may be a bit unsafe to assume that five working age adults meant five employed persons. Unemployment in Glasgow during the Great Depression was worse than in most other places. In the early 1930s unemployment there was 30% and very much higher in some industries. Recovery was slow and many places didn’t get out of the doldrums until the very late 1930s when industry got itself onto a war footing.
Here are some items from the Glasgow Herald of 1937 about the ‘rather appalling’ unemployment situation.
http://news.google.com/archivesearch?as ... _scoring=a
Hope that’s useful,
Alan
It may be a bit unsafe to assume that five working age adults meant five employed persons. Unemployment in Glasgow during the Great Depression was worse than in most other places. In the early 1930s unemployment there was 30% and very much higher in some industries. Recovery was slow and many places didn’t get out of the doldrums until the very late 1930s when industry got itself onto a war footing.
Here are some items from the Glasgow Herald of 1937 about the ‘rather appalling’ unemployment situation.
http://news.google.com/archivesearch?as ... _scoring=a
Hope that’s useful,
Alan