Raeburn Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Raeburn family history as sourced from a memorial at Glasgow's Necropolis burial ground. This provides information on the following deaths:

• James Raeburn on Oct 29th 1880 age 84 years.
• Janet Hay, wife, on Nov 18th 1846 age 49 years.
• Various children who died in infancy, Inscriptions illegible.
• James Raeburn Jr died Sept 4th 1895 age 64 years.
• Elisabeth, daughter, died June 9th 1906 age 47 years.
• Marion, daughter, widow of Frank Maskew, March 18th 1918 age 49 years.
  

The name Raeburn appears to originate from the Scottish Borders and translates as:

• Rae=Deer or Roebuck
• Burn=Stream
  

Ferguson Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Ferguson family history from information on a memorial at Glasgow's Necropolis. The following death is recorded:

• Robert Ferguson, died at Blantyre Lodge on June 10th 1849 (age 40 or 46).

This monument was erected by wife of the deceased, Mary Finlay Wood.

Ferguson is a common name in both Scotland and northern England.

Clouston Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Clouston family history as sourced from a memorial at Glasgow's Necropolis. This records the deaths of:

• Hannah Grant, wife of Peter Clouston, on Nov 8th 1867.
• Daughter, Roberta Janet on Nov 24th 1853 age 5 years.
• Aunt, Catherine Brown on Aug 24th 1864 age 74 years.
• Sister, Janet, on Sept 3rd 1876 age 78 years.
• Peter Clouston, Born Aug 10th 1807, died Aug 30th 1888.
  

Govan Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Govan family history as sourced from two adjacent memorial stones at Glasgow's Necropolis. These stones record the deaths of:

• Sons of James Govan: James Archibald on Nov 12th 1866 age 5 yrs and George Henry Horsfall on Jan 7th 1867 age 3 yrs.
• Wife, Eliza Jane Pratt on Jan 28th 1881 age 45 yrs.
• James Govan on April 23rd 1896 age 65 yrs.
• James Govan, builder, Glasgow on Sept 6th 1841.
• Son, John on May 31st 1837.
• Daughter, Agnes on Oct 9TH 1837
• Daughter, Jane, wife of John Cowan, Accountant. on May 24th 1845.
• Wife, Jane Watson on July 1st 1846.
  

Bilsland Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting information on Bilsland family history as sourced from a memorial stone at Glasgow's historic Necropolis. This records the deaths of:

• John Bilsland, Born July 11th 1857, died April 4th 1930.
• Wife, Catherine Leckie Kingaid, born March 25th 1852, died Dec 27th 1935.