Where is Kilbride Burying Grounds?

sheilajim · Post by **sheilajim** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:48 am

Hi Everyone,

Does anyone know where Kilbride Burying Grounds are?
I have one of those 1855 Death Certs for a GGGrandmother. She was only about 40, when she died. On the Death Cert under Burial Place, it looks like Kilbride Burying Grounds. I can't quite make out the undertaker's name.

I am sure that she had little money. She was a widow and was survived by two sons, the oldest of which was 20. Would she have been put in a common grave?

Thanks

Sheila

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:50 am

Hi Sheila
I quick google reveals there are several Kilbrides - can you tell us in which district the death occurred?

Best wishes
Lesley

sheilajim · Post by **sheilajim** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:17 pm

Hi Leslie

I thought that I had put her place of death in.

She died in Renfrewshire, parish of Cathcart. She was born on the Isle of Mull.

I also did an online search, and was getting a place in Ireland! As far as I know she didn't have an Irish connection.

Regards

Sheila

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:34 pm

Hmmm.. not sure. Nothing so far is jumping out at me!

These are in Lanarkshire:
East Kilbride East Kilbride Cemetery, Mavor Avenue
East Kilbride East Kilbride Old Parish Churchyard (Closed), Montgomery Street
East Kilbride Phillpshill Cemetery, Westerfield Road

West Kilbride is in Ayrshire
http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctayr/northayr.html
http://www.threetowners.com/West%20Kilb ... urials.htm

There is also a Kilbride (maybe even more than one??) in Argyll....
http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/churche ... lbride.jpg
http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/churche ... e_oban.jpg
It is not a part of Scotland that I'm familiar with so I'd just have to google along with you - I'm sure there will be someone on the board who knows this area & will be able to give you more help than I can

Best wishes
Lesley

sheilajim · Post by **sheilajim** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:25 pm

Hi Leslie

I will be looking up what you gave me.

Regards

Sheila

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:01 pm

Hi Sheila

When Cathcart was a part of Renfrewshire it stretched out over open fields and meadows as far as what is now East Kilbride. Cathcart is now a built up part of Glasgow. East Kilbride is now a new town sprawling all over a wide area but it used to be a small village.

I think that it is the most likely place to look although I have no detailed knowledge of the area.
there is a West Kilbride but it is miles away in Ayrshire.

Russell