Wednesday 30 September 2015

McColl Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland


This evening, I am posting information on McColl family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. This records the deaths of:


  • Jemima Gray Smyth on Oct 21st 1923.
  • Donald McColl, Supt of Cleansing, Glasgow on March 1st 1930, age 82 years.
  • Robert Smyth McColl 1876-1958.Founder of R.S.McColl Ltd.
  • Thomas Naismith McColl 1884-1967.Founder of R.S.McColl Ltd.
  • Elizabeth Gray Hall, 1874-1959.
  • Mary Hill McColl, 1880-1969.
  • Donald McColl Snr, GM of Tramways, Shanghai and Singapore, Jan 20th 1926.
  • John Hall, R.A.S.C., died of wounds on April 6th 1918, husband of Elizabeth G McColl.




Tuesday 29 September 2015

Tees Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Tees family history, as source from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery. This records the deaths of:


  • John Tees on Jan 21st 1935, age 71 years.
  • Elizabeth Craig on Feb 6th 1948, age 83 years.
  • John Tees on Jan 16th 1951, age 62 years.



Monday 28 September 2015

Drummond Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland


This evening,  am posting information on Laing family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery. This records the deaths of:


  • Jessie Bell Drummond on March 29th 1926.
  • Andrew Drummond on April 4th 1937
  • Agnes Stewart Drummond on March 9th 1966.



Sunday 27 September 2015

Cheapside Street, Glasgow Fire Disaster 1960


This evening, I am posting information on the Fire Service casualties of the Cheapside Street Fire Disaster on March 28th 1960.


  • James Calder
  • John McPherson.
  • John Allan
  • Christopher Boyle
  • Gordon J Chapman
  • William W. Crocket
  • Archibald Darroch
  • Daniel Davidson
  • Alfred  C. Dickinson
  • Alexander A Grassie
  • George D McIntyre
  • Edward R McMillan
  • Ian A.C. McMillan
  • William R Watson
  • Edward C Murray
  • James A McLellan
  • Gordon C McMillan
  • James F Mungall
  • William Oliver.



Saturday 26 September 2015

Thomson Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Thomson family history as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. This records the deaths of:


  • Margaret Johnstone Mitchell on April 20th 1923.
  • Charles Lyle Thomson on April 25th 1939.
  • Jane Margaret Hamilton on July 8th 1944.
  • Anne Mitchell Place on Jan 14th 1962.
  • John Roxburgh Hamilton on May 9th 1968.
  • Margaret Jean Lyle Hamilton Thomson. Born June 5th 1914, died March 23rd 1985.




Friday 25 September 2015

Sproul Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

Thus evening, I am posting information on Sproul family history as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery. This records the deaths of;


  • Agnes Brownie Carswell on April 19th 1926, age 77 years.
  • Andrews Sproul on Nov 11th 1938, age 86 years.
  • Andrew Sproul on Sept 4th 1952, age 70 years.
  • Christina Inglis Sproul on Feb 11th 1954, age 79 years.
  • John Sproul on Aug 27th 1960. 





Thursday 24 September 2015

Wilson Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland


This evening, I am posting information on Wilson family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. this records the deaths of;



  • Margaret Ewart on May 25th 1943
  • Robert Wilson on March 30th 1926.



Wednesday 23 September 2015

Mills Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Mills family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. This records the deaths of:


  • Alexander Mills on March 3rd 1928, age 49 years.
  • Randolph Charles Mills on Dec 31st 1934, age 22 years,
  • Isabella Gardiner on March 8th 1961, age 82 years.
  • Isabella Mills on Sept 18th 1980, age 75 years.




Tuesday 22 September 2015

McKean Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am providing information on McKean family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. This records the deaths of:

  • John McKean on July 31st 1926, age 57 years.
  • Elizabeth McLeish on Sept 18th 1931, age 67 years.



Sunday 20 September 2015

Hawthorne Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Hawthorne family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery. This records the death of:


  • John Hawthorne on Feb 22nd 1926, age 49 years.





Saturday 19 September 2015

Turner Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Turner family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery. This records the deaths of:


  • Joseph Turner on Jan 24th 1867, age 38 years.
  • Mary Josephine Turner on Feb 11th 1874, age 7 years.
  • Jane Edwards Martin on Nov 13th 1887, age 57 years.
  • James Turner on July 1st 1893,age 38 years.
  • Joseph Turner on March 18th 1921.
  • Agnes Turner on April 11th 1943.



Thursday 17 September 2015

Hay Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Hay family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. This records the deaths of:

  • John Hay on Aug 22nd 1926, age 60 years.
  • Annie Miller on July 10th 1937, age 69 years.



Wednesday 16 September 2015

Dow Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Dow family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. This was erected by Margaret MacDonald in memory of:


  • Andrew Dow who died Dec 25th 1926.




Tuesday 15 September 2015

Reid Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland


This evening, I am posting information on Reid family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. this records the deaths of:

  • James Cochran Reid on June 11th 1924, age 51 years.
  • Catherine Wilson on Aug 28th 1945, age 74 years.
  • Margaret Reid on Feb 14th 1968, age 53 years. 





Monday 14 September 2015

Renwick Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland


This evening, I am posting information on Renwick family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery. This records the deaths of:


  • Jean Allan Wells on Nov 5th 1959.
  • John Robert Renwick, Solicitor, Glasgow, on Sept 28th 1960.



Sunday 13 September 2015

McGilvray Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland


This evening, I am posting information on McGilvray family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. This records the death of:


  • Barbara Bannerman Thomson, wife of Archibald McGilvray, on July 26th 1931.




Saturday 12 September 2015

Taylor Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Taylor family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery. This records the death of:


  • Grace Hall Thorburn, wife of John M Taylor, on April 23rd 1926.



Friday 11 September 2015

McColl Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on McColl family history as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. This records the death of:


  • Lieut. R.S. McColl, R.A.C. Fell in action in Holland on Oct 31st 1944, age 21 years.




Thursday 10 September 2015

Gillespie Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Gillespie family history, a sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. This records the deaths of:


  • Robert Gillespie, BSc. London, A.R.C.S, A.I,C on Jan 13th 1924, age 44 years.
  • Catherine Robertson on May 25th 1934, age 55 years.
  • Janet Fleck Gillespie on Oct 4th 1932.
  • Jane Sinclair Gillespie on July 16th 1947.




Wednesday 9 September 2015

Jarvie Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Jarvie family history as sourced from a memorial stone at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. This records the death of:


  • William Jarvie, husband of Christina McCulloch, on March 8th 1919, age 44 years.



Tuesday 8 September 2015

Downie Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Downie family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. This records the deaths of:


  • James Walker Downie, M.B.C.M., F.R.F.P.S., Glasgow, on July 21st 1921, age 63 years.
  • Elsie Susannah Maitland on Nov 3rd 1955, age 87 years.
  • Margaret Isabel Walker Gibb on Aug 5th 1993.
  • Captain Maitland Downie, B.A.Cantab, M.R.C.S. Eng., RAMC, died on active service at Basra, Mesopotamia on Oct 28th 1918, age 25 years.








Monday 7 September 2015

Stevenson Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Stevenson family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery. This records the deaths of:

  • Robert Barclay Stevenson, Glasgow Highlanders, killed in Flanders, Nov 11th 1917, age 20 years.
  • Elizabeth McLean Kennedy on Feb 16th 1918, age 62 yrs.
  • William W Stevenson on Jan 5th 1920, age 65 years.




Sunday 6 September 2015

Davidson Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This afternoon, I am posting information on Davidson family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery. This records the deaths of:


  • John Henry Davidson. Born Aug 29th 1840, died March 27th 1919.
  • Janet Caldwell McGregor. Born Jan 2nd 1846, died Jan 31st 1919.
  • Arthur Davidson. Born April 22nd 1886, died July 25th 1957.
  • Mary Davidson. Born June 9th 1875, died April 16th 1967.



Saturday 5 September 2015

Macharg Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Macharg family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery. this records the deaths of:


  • Edith Margaret Macharg on Dec 10th 1920, age 34 years.
  • Walter Simpson Macharg on March 10th 1945, age 70 years.
  • John Anthony Simpson Macharg on Jan 25th 1986, age 39 years.
  • Edgar Simpson Macharg on July 19th 2008, age 95 years.
  • Joan Hilton on Sept 16th 2011, age 94 years.



Friday 4 September 2015

Smith Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Smith family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery. This records the deaths of:


  • John Allan Smith on Jan 5th 1915, age 75 years.
  • Capt. James Liddell Smith, Master of S.S. O'Kara, drowned in Bay of Bengal on May 5th 1923, age 41 years.
  • Helen Buchan Smith, died in infancy.



Thursday 3 September 2015

Munro Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Munro family history, as sourced from a memorial at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. This records the deaths of:


  • Harry Munro on Jan 30th 1919, age 28 years.
  • Elizabeth McCracken on Dec 24th 1945, age 55 years.