Scotland Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

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

• James Scotland on Aug 19th 1888 age 53 yrs.
• Louisa Hammond, wife, on Jan 2nd 1902 age 76 yrs.

McFarlane Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland



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

• John McFarlane, Manufacturing Chemist, Glasgow who died at Callander on June 21st 1894 age 64 yrs.
• Sister, Jane, died at Crowborough, Kent on June 15th 1883 age 50 yrs.
• Wife, Margaret Moncrieff, Dec 10th 1908 age 72.
• Her sister, Eliza Murray Moncrieff on May 7th 1925 age 86 yrs.

Peter Ancestry, Paisley, Scotland

This evening, I am posting a video clip of an interesting memorial stone in Paisley Abbey. The script is 17th century Scots English and is not easy to read. Here is a transcription and supporting information supplied by descendant Anita:

"Heir lyis ane honest man callit Thomas Piter, bailzie of Paslay, qvha decissit ye 10 of Nov., Anno 1609, & Ionet Vrie his spovs; & Iohne Piter thair sone and Margaret Craig his spovs, qvha deceissit ye 30 of Octob., Anno 1617."

 

Thomas Peter was a bailie of Paisley in 1605. He was one of the first interred in the Abbey Churchyard. One of his descendants went to Glasgow and became a successful merchant in that city, of which he was elected dean of guild. He presented to the magistrates of Paisley three thousand merks Scots, the annual rent of which was to be applied to the maintenance of decayed burgesses.

Source: "Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland", by Charles Rogers, 1871, p. 427 

 

• Thomas Peter, Bailzie of Paisley who died Nov 10th 1609.
• Margaret Craig, died Oct 30th 1617.

Mitchell Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

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

Margaret Caldwell Paterson, wife of David Mitchell, Journalist, Glasgow, died Dec 31st 1894 age 34 yrs.

David Mitchell, died ? May 1929 age 74 yrs.

Son, David, died May 4th 1916 age 27 yrs.

McPhie Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

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

• John Kent McPhie on Oct 5th 1919 age 43 yrs.
• Sarah Paterson Duncan on Oct 6th 1955 age 79 yrs.
• Daniel Duncan McPhie on July 5th 1972 age 63 yrs