Alan ROBERTS Muiravonside.....

[laineywoo]

Hi Jenny
Will just post all the ones with relevant surnames as something may just help. There are another 2 cemetaries in Linlithgow, the older one at St Michaels church and another one which is more recent but I dont know its name. Maybe someone reading this will tell you its name, but its near the school almost behind the main road going into town.
FISHER - THERES ONLY 1 LISTED
185. HEAD. 1.85 X 0.91 X 0.20M ILLUS. (A) HERE LYES/INTERED BESIDE/THIS STONE HE WHO/USEFULL WAS TO MANY/ JAMES NIMMO OF/ WARDLAW MEASON/ HUSBAND WAS TO/ JEAN FISHER HE/ DIED DEC 27/ 1732 AGED 80 (B) MEMEMTO MORI (14)
NO MCCULLOCHS LISTED I'M AFRAID
WHITE 2 THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE ONE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR BUT THERE ARE GAPS IN THE INFO
39. HEAD, FLAT ARCH. 0.95 X 0.64 X 0.09M (A) THREE LAIRS [ALONG TOP] (B) ERECTED BY/ GEORGE WHITE/ IN MEMORY OF/ JOHANNA DOWNIE HIS WIFE/ WHO DIED -TH JULY 1870 AGD 27 YEARS/------- WHITE THEIR SON/ WHO DIED JULY---- AGED -----. (C) ERECTED BY/ JANET? YOUNG/IN MEMORY OF GEORGE BOYD/ HER HUSBAND WHO/ DIED 6TH JULY 1839/ AGED 66 (100 - THEIR SON ROBERT WHITE DIED 6TH JULY 1839 AGED 66)
131. HEAD. 0.75 X 0.89 X 0.21 M ILLUS (A) JS/JW (B) MEMENTO MORI/ JS JD. THIS STON IS EREC/TED BY IAMES SCOT TENNANT IN EASTER MYRE/HEAD IN MEMORY OF IOHN SCOT AND IA/NET DONALD HIS FATHER & MOTHER/ WITH ISOBEL WHYTE HIS SPOUSE/THE SAID IAMES FATHER DIED APRILE THE/ 15TH 1754 AGED 83 YEARS HIS MOTHER/ DIED FEBRY 20TH 1755 AGED 60 YEARS/ ISOBEL WHYT- ______ [ON REVERSE] (46)
STEWART
51. HEAD, GOTHIC ARCH. 1.70 X 0.66 X 0.17M. ERECTED/BY/PETER STEWART & JANE ARNOT/ IN MEMORY OF/ THEIR BELOVED SON JOHN/ WHO DIED 27TH MAY 1882/ AGED 20 YEARS/ THE ABOVE/ PETER STEWART/ DIED 10TH APRIL 1908/ AGED 77 YEARS/ INTERRED IN THE CEMETERY/ THE ABOVE / JANE ARNOT/ DIED 3RD AUGUST 1912/ AGED 78 YEARS.
241 HEAD, FLAT ARCH. (A) 2 LAIRS [ALONG TOP] (B) ERECTED/BY/ JOHN STEWART IN MEMORY OF/ AGNES CALLANDER HIS WIFE/ WHO DIED 19TH FEB 1867.
BOWIE
155. HEAD, OGEE. 0.95 X 0.87 X 0.14M (A) 181[8] [ALONG TOP] (B) THE BURYING PLACE/ OF/ ROBERT BOWIE/ AND/ AGNES ROBERTSON/ WILLIAM THEIR SON DIED / NOV 9TH 1821 AGED 5 YEARS (30)
178. HEAD, PEDIMENT. 2.05 X 0.97 X 0.17M. ERECTED BY/ WILLIAM BOWIE/ PARKHEAD LINLITHGOW/ IN MEMORY OF/ HIS FATHER AND MOTHER/ ROBERT BOWIE/ FARMER, LINLITHGOW/ WHO DIED 28TH AUGUST 1822/ AGED 72 YEARS/ AND/ HELEN ROBERTSON HIS WIFE/ WHO DIED 13TH FEBRUARY 1890/ AGED 82 YEARS (8)
AND THATS THE LOT.
ANOTHER PLACE YOU COULD CHECK WOULD BE GRANDSABLE CEMETERY BETWEEN REDDING AND GRANGEMOUTH. JUST THINKING ABOUT IT AND MY WARDLAWS CAME FROM L'GOW BRIDGE AREA AND THATS WHERE THEY ARE BURIED......
HOPE THIS HELPS
LAINEY

[jennyblain]

Thanks Lainey!

The White/Boyd one hits gold. (Pity about the missing bits, but that's all in the game.)
It may be Margaret Young rather than Janet Young - or the OPR info I have may have been very difficult to read when transcribed, as I haven't seen the record of the marriage. But George Boyd, born in 1773, and his wife xxx Young had at least eight children, of whom Marion, the eldest, married James Whyte. After that there are various George Whites and George Boyds.

There seems to be a line repeated (about dying in 1839 aged 66, which is of course absolutely right for my George Boyd).

I have Scots as well so will have to pursue all the connections to see what else from these names fits.

Which cemetary is this one? I have the MIs from St Michael's, and some of the McCullochs are there and another White.

I will post what I have about the Muiravonside/Linlithgow Bridge connections later, in case they ring a bell with other people.

Jenny

[laineywoo]

Hi Jenny
These were from muiravonside cemetery. There is a good chance that the children would be buried there too but maybe later graves than the transcriptions go to. I will have a look as I have quite alot of photos from there and let you know if there are any that have these names. Unfortunately we dont share family names so there is a chance I will not have taken photos!
Will check and see and come back to you. I also have some from L'gow so will have a look through them too.
Lainey

[laineywoo]

Hi Jenny
Just checked the photos I have and there are a few from relevant areas with these surnames. Obviously I dont have all your info so heres the names on the stones. Let me know if any are of interest etc
Lainey
POLMONT NORTH -
ANNIE MCCULLOCH AND JAMES SPENCE
BATHGATE (THOUGHT IT WORTH A MENTION AS ITS NOT FAR AWAY EITHER)
HUGH WHITE/CATHERINE POW
SON HUGH
DAU AGNES
SON DONALD MARRIED TO JEAN SMITH
BOYD - SLAMANAN
THOMSAS GARDNER AND JESSIE B BOYD, ALSO SURNAMES TAYLOR & DOBBIE
POLMONT NORTH
PETER STEWART AND AGNES JACK
BATHGATE
HENRY GORDON AND WILHELMINA STEWART

[laineywoo]

Jenny
Just checking and I think I have a cert that may relate for def
1930 death muiravonside
robert robert bowie, married to helen dewar
parents andrew bowie and mary ann stewart
Is this any use?
Lainey

[jennyblain]

Yes - the Bowie line is a 'branch' via Mary Ann Stewart who was a granddaughter of William Fisher and Mary McCulloch who ran the Bridge Inn at Linlithgow Bridge from around 1813 to the mid 19th c. Their dau. Ann Fisher married Robert Stewart, and in turn ran the inn for a bit. This is the other side from the Whyte connection.

I'm really looking back rather than forward, though. My line of Fishers (etc.) left Muiravonside/Linlithgow in the mid 19th c. Before that there are lots of connections, including Binning or Binnie, Devie, Scot, Young, Grey, Richie, Robb and hosts more. Some link to Slamannan and Bo'ness. I'll make a separate thread for this and post what I can!

Jenny

[jennyblain]

Thanks again Lainey - I've put the details in a new thread called 'Muiravonside and Linlithgow people'. It's kind of long..

Jenny

[WilmaM]

My line of Fishers (etc.) left Muiravonside/Linlithgow in the mid 19th c. Before that there are lots of connections, including Binning or Binnie, Devie, Scot, Young, Grey, Richie, Robb and hosts more. Some link to Slamannan and Bo'ness. Jenny

Jenny, you mentioned Binnie from Muiravonside.

That is/was a very common surname around these parts but has several variations:

Binnie, Binney, Binny, Bennie, Benny and to my great surprise - Bennet !

The furthest back I have is :
George Bennie & Isabella Wyper
sons George & John born ~1803 & ~1811.
mainly Coalminers .
If that means anything, drop me a Private Message as I'm rarely on Talking Scot nowadays, the demands of the current generation are outweighing the previous ones

[CatrionaL]

hi Anne
I wonder if I could be a wee bit cheeky In that book, is there an inscription for an Elizabeth Hardie married to John Spence? I have looked at Polmont alot of times but could just be missing it. I think johns death was about 1845 and Elizabeth about the same. They def lived in the Polmont areas and I was given these dates, but need a wee bit more proof!
Many thanks regardless
Lainey

Lainey and Andrew,

The mention of HARDIES just didn't click when I first read this post. My interest was the ROBERTS and STIRLING/RUSSELL families. However I have just had an e-mail from a "cousin" which made me take another look at that side of our tree.

We have a Janet HARDIE, born Polmont circa 1737, married to John Stirling in Polmont. Her parents may be James HARDY and Sarah SPENCE born 1700, Falkirk. Does that ring any bells for anyone?

Anne, .I did wonder if Janet HARDY might be in the MI book? No idea of her date of death, except it would have been after 1774.

Best wishes

Catriona

[laineywoo]

Hi Catriona
Checked the muiravonside book and there is no mention of a Sarah Hardie. Strangely though in my own tree as I mentioned I have John Spence and Elizabeth Hardie....I also have Thomas Spence and Margaret Hardie. I will be able to get Margarets death cert on SP [I hope!] and will come back if the names look similar. Quite strange though to have so many with the same surnames marrying!
Lainey