Allan Family Genealogy Glasgow Scotland

This evening I visited Cathcart Cemetery Glasgow where I noticed a Allan Family memorial which records the deaths of:

• May Augusta Fitzgerald, wife of Rev. Alexander Allan, on March 19th 1907.
• George Alexander, son of above, on Oct 15th 1864. He is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Canada.
• Rev. Alexander Allan on Feb 11th 1915.
• Mrs Janet Allan or Simpson on April 6th 1911.
• Margaret Bowie their daughter on March 13th 1953.
• William Alexander, their son, on Dec 13th 1959.
  

Weir Ancestry Cathcart Glasgow Scotland

This evening, I am posting a video clip of a Weir family memorial from Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow.

This is unusual in that most of the family actually died in Belfast, Northern Ireland and hence I don't fully understand the rationale for the memorial in Glasgow. It would appear that the family were involved in the Northern Irish linen industry. Here is a list of the names:

• Janet Graham, wife of William Weir J.P., Springfield Mills, Belfast who died at Belfast on Nov 10th 1903 age 62 yrs.
• William weir J.P. who died at Belfast on March 2nd 1906 age 70 yrs.
• William, son of above, died Oct 13th 1863 (infant).
• James, son of above, who died at Belfast on Dec 16th 1908 age 37 yrs.
• Daughter, Agnes Biggar died at Glasgow Oct 5th 1930 age 64 yrs.
• Daughter, Stella Trevitt Weir, died August 31st 1950 age 78 yrs.
  

Niven Ancestry, Glasgow, Scotland

This evening, I am posting a video clip and still images of a Niven family memorial located at Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow.

This records the deaths of:

• John Niven, late of Melbourne, Australia, who died at Rothesay ( Isle of Bute) on July 2nd 1900 age 58.
• Mary McLachlan Strachan on Feb 4th 1897 (Infant)
• Margaret Taylor, wife of John Niven, on Nov 17th 1922 age 83 yrs
• Jane Lyon Strachan, wife of William Strachan, on Aug 4th 1925 age 56 yrs
• William Strachan on April 29th 1929 age 62 yrs
• John Niven Strachan, husband of Jessie G Small, on May 7th 1955 age 61 yrs.

Additional comment 30/3/2014 from descendant in Australia:

Mary McLachlan Strachan was the wife and then widow of George Strachan who d. 3 March 1899.  She then died 15 January 1900.  There was the following note in the newspaper: Mary McLachlan, widow of George Strachan, architect, Greenock, died at Glasgow on 15th January 1900 age 70 (Greenock Telegraph 17.1.1900)

Duncan Ancestry Cathcart Glasgow Scotland

This morning I visited Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow. Here I discovered an interesting Duncan family monument which records the deaths of:

• Isabella Wark Pinkerton, wife of Ebenezer Duncan, on July 30th 1917 age 62 yrs
• Ebenezer Duncan M.D. J.P. on July 5th 1922 age 76 yrs
• Son of above, Edward Duncan, who died at Nowgong, Assam on March 27th 1927 age 51 yrs.

Sons of Isabella and Ebenezer:

• Erskine Duncan on April 10th 1939 at Toronto, Canada age 57 yrs
• Charles Meikleham Duncan on March 15th 1947 age 67 yrs.
• Dr. John P. Duncan at New Zealand on May 25th 1955
• Wilfred E. P. Duncan at Toronto, Canada on Jan 27th 1977.
  

Downie Family History Glasgow Scotland

This evening I am posting a video clip of a Downie family memorial from Glasgow's Southern Necropolis, near to the Gorbals.

This records the deaths of:

• May Downie, wife of Robert Gardner, on Nov 2nd 1885 age 75 yrs
• George Coats, husband of Janet Downie, who died at Auckland, New Zealand, on Aug 7th 18?0 age (36?). Inscription partly eroded.
  
• Isabella Fraser Sept 22nd 1884 age 25 yrs
• Annie Thomson, Jan 30th 1911 age 29.
• Janet Aitken Downie on Jan 25th 1912 age (23?)
• Harriet Irvine on Feb 3rd 1933 age 83
• Janet Downie on Feb 24th 1940 age 91.