Bissland Ancestry, Paisley, Scotland

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

• Alexander Bissland on Dec 2nd 1802.
• Jean Wilson, wife, on May 17th 1778.

Gibson Ancestry, Paisley, Scotland

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

• Nathaniel Gibson, Town Clerk of Paisley on Feb 17th 1827 age 58 yrs.

Children:

• Janet on Feb 15th 1839 age 35 yrs.
• Jane on Dec 26th 1805 age 7 months.
• Alexander, Clerk of the Peace for Renfrewshire on July 24th 1862 age 55 yrs.
• Robert on Sept 8th 1808 age 15 months.
• Margaret on May 10th 1810 age 14 months.
• Margaret Jane on June 1st 1852 age 41 yrs.
• Agnes Downie on April 19th 1829 age 16 yrs.
• Catherine on Feb 10th 1822 age 7 yrs.
• Jane Patrick on April 1st 1842 age 25 yrs.
• Robert Patrick, Commissary Clerk of Renfrewshire, on Dec 22nd 1856 age 37 yrs.
• Nathaniel Forrester on April 9th 1831 age 9 yrs.

• Jane Patrick, Relict of Nathaniel Gibson on Aug 17th 1864 age 80 yrs.
• William Patrick, husband of Clementina Pollock Gibson. Born Sept 3rd 1824, died Jan 31st 1896.
• Clementina Pollock, daughter of John Gibson W.S.,Edinburgh and New York, Wife of William Patrick Gibson, on March 14th 1901. Remains interred in Abbey Church Yard.

Nairn Ancestry, Paisley, Scotland

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

• Andrew Nairn on May 28th 1869 age 86 yrs.
• Son, Andrew Nairn on July 15th 1862 age 52 yrs.
• Andrew Williamson, Son-in-Law on July 4th 1867 age 49 yrs.
• Jane Nairn, Daughter on July 30th 1872 age 64 yrs.
• Allan Nairn, son on Dec 30th 1878 age 47 yrs.
• James Nairn on March 30th 1895.
• Helen Nairn on July 15th 1895.
• Nancy Nairn on July 16th 1897, buried Helensburgh.
• Elizabeth Nairn, daughter, widow of Andrew Williamson, May 3rd 1911 age 81 yrs.
• Helen B (Lily) Williamson on July 19th 1927 age 60 yrs.

Glen Ancestry Paisley, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Glen family history as sourced from a memorial stone at Woodside Paisley Cemetery. This records the deaths of:

• Thomas Glen on Feb 5th 1885 age 88 years.
• Janet Fulton, wife, on July 19th 1867 age 73 yrs.
• William, son, on Aug 31st 1869 age 45 yrs.
• Jane Fulton on April 4th 1864 age 66 yrs.

Coates Ancestry, Paisley, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Sir James Coats as sourced from a memorial at Woodside Paisley Cemetery, This records that:

• Sir James Coats, 1st Baronet of Auchendrane was born April 12th 1834 and died Jan 20th 1913.

Chisholm Ancestry, Paisley, Scotland

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

• Martha O'Donnell, wife of John Chisholm. Born Nov 25th 1855, died Sept 11th 1907.
• John Chisholm. Born May 16th 1857, died Nov 28th 1938.
• Martha Chisholm, wife of Francis Ward. Born Dec 9th 1900, died Jan 19th 1943

Glen-Coats Ancestry, Paisley, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Glen-Coats ancestry as sourced from a memorial at Woodside Paisley Cemetery. This records the deaths of:

• Alexander Harold Glen-Coats. Born July 25th 1883, died Oct 23rd 1933.
• Wife, Elizabeth Millar Greenlees. Born Feb 5th 1899, died May 12th 1969.

Glen-Coats Ancestry, Paisley, Scotland

This evening I am posting information on Glen-Coats family history as sourced from a memorial at Woodside Paisley Cemetery. This records the deaths of:

• Sir Thomas Coats Glen Glen-Coats. Bart. of Ferguslie. Died March 7th 1954.
• Wife, Louise Hugon, died Jersey Sept 19th 1967

Parsons Ancestry, Paisley, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Parsons family history as sourced from a memorial stone at Woodside Paisley Cemetery. This records the deaths of:

• Edward Howard Thornbrough Parsons, Major, Royal Horse Artillery and Chief Constable Metropolitan Police 1903-1923. Born March 6th 1868, died Aug 24th 1946.
• Wife, Marion Marjorie Winifred Glen Glen-Coats. Born June 27th 1887, died Sept 7th 1947.

Parents of Thomas and Luke.

Gardner Ancestry, Paisley, Scotland

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

• Lt. Colonel Alexander Gardner of Artarman Row.Born: March 25th 1878 Died from wounds of war Feb 14th 1926.
• Wife, Harrie Drummond Cunningham, died at Edinburgh Sept 13th 1948.

Grierson Ancestry, Paisley, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Grierson family history as sourced from  Woodside Paisley Cemetery. Information sourced from a memorial stone which records the following deaths:

• John Grierson on Sept 12th 1873.
• Wife, Marion Thomson on Jan 13th 1889.
• Son, John Thomson Grierson on April 20th 1920.
• His wife, Rachel Jane Evans on May 23rd 1910.
• His wife, Grace Cumming Small on Nov 8th 1962.

Flett Ancestry, Paisley, Scotland

This evening, I a posting information on Flett family history as sourced from a newspaper report coupled with a memorial at Woodside Paisley Cemetery.

Flett is an Orkney name, probably of Scandinavian origin. The Fletts were one of the main landed families in Orkney towards the end of the Norse period with the surname well entrenched by end of the 15th century. Not surprisingly, the Rev O. Flett reported on below was born on one of the Orkney Islands, Sanday.


The Paisley Daily Express of Nov 8th 2010 carried an article by Derek Parker on Dr. Oliver Flett, a distinguished Paisley preacher active in the 19th century. A summary of the Derek Parker article is provided below:

• Died on a beach between Corrie and Sannox on Isle of Arran on August 20th 1894, probably of a heart attack. Beach location because Dr Flett and friends had just finished a night fishing trip on Firth of Clyde.
•  Dr. Flett preached at one of the three inaugural services at Coast Memorial (Baptist) Church on May 13th. 1894.
• Prior to ordination, Dr Flett was a keen oarsman, fisherman and shoe-maker.
• Prior to induction at Coats Memorial, Dr Flett was pastor of Paisley Storie Street Baptist Church which was replaced by the Coats Memorial Church aka 'Baptist Cathedral'

 As will be noted from the inscription reported below, Dr Flett married a member of the powerful Coats textile family.




The inscription on the memorial stone reads:
" Rev Oliver Flett DD, 34 years Minister of the Baptist Church in Storie Street and afterward in Thomas Coats Memorial Church. Born on island of Sanday, Orkney July 16th 1830. Died at Sannox, Arran on Aug 20th 1894.

Wife, Mary Wilson Coats, born Paisley March 7th 1840. Died at Strone, Argyleshire on April 21st, 1901."

Image below is of the Thomas Coats Memorial Church

This is a video clip of the memorial stone.