riddrie park cemetery glasgow

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Waverley
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Post by Waverley » Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:32 am

:o Hi everybody I was quite surprised to receive an email from GCC about my grandparents (lair number 210) Riddrie Cemetery.
That was pretty good service so I am :D
If there is anybody who may visit Riddrie Cemetery and could take a photo of this lair I would be grateful
Regards Jim Wilson

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Post by apanderson » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:46 am

Hi Jim,

Do you have a note of which Section this grave is in?

Each Section had hundreds of graves, so this info would be needed to do a search.

Anne

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Post by Waverley » Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:15 am

Hi Anne
Thanks for your response section "G" my grandparents names were
James Wilson & Margaret Wilson

Jim

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Post by apanderson » Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:21 pm

Hi Jim,

I went along to Riddrie today but couldn't find a stone listing your grandparents.

Sorry!

Anne

P.S. I'll try and get back mid-week as there's an office on-site and with a bit of luck someone will be able to give me a hand to find the exact location of the Lair - stone or no stone.

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Post by Waverley » Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:30 pm

Anne Thanks for the information. I cannot say that a stone was put there.
Contact person at the cemetery is Mr W Gray 0141 634 2122 and if you give him several days notice, he will arrange for you to be shown where the grave is
My Kind regards Jim

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Post by apanderson » Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:13 pm

Great stuff Jim - I'll keep a note of it.

Strangely enough, there's a CWGC burial in the same Section which I can't find either. I know the man is definately buried in Riddrie Park but every now and again, the Grave References listed on the CWGC database are a bit wonky so I'll make enquiries about him at the same time.

Anne

P.S. Do you want a photo of the general area even if there isn't a stone?

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Post by Waverley » Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:44 pm

Any photo would be good.
the database you were in would that show you anything in regards to my mothers parents her mother Agnes Guthrie Hunt b 8/8/1867 D 24/3/1936
Andrew Young b6/12/1870 D approx 1940 and they both lived at 26 Abercromby Street Glasgow i have no idea which cemetery they would be in
Any suggestion to find out the facts please let me know
Jim