Calton (Abercromby Street) Burial Ground (Bridgeton, Glasgow) Monumental Inscription Index An A-Z Index of names inscribed on all surveyed stones Situated on Abercromby Street, (off London Road), Bridgeton, Glasgow. www.memento-mori.co.uk 1
Whether monuments or gravestones are very grand and ornate or are the humblest of stones tucked away in some forgotten corner of a Churchyard, they represent part of our heritage and although etched in stone, their inscriptions are disappearing at an alarming rate. Whilst some may still be standing, others have either toppled or have been laid flat, all eventually suffering from the elements, becoming so weathered or eroded that their inscriptions have faded or at worst, disappeared completely. The care and attention once given to tending that special place long gone shrubs and weeds taking over, obscuring or even hiding a once prominent site. In many old Churchyards, gravestones are removed or relocated to assist in the maintenance of the burial ground or because the land is up for re-development and can end up as nothing more than a path. Monumental Inscriptions or gravestones are far from being the permanent records our forefathers hoped would last forever so I hope my efforts over the past years in photographing and transcribing some of the old and not so old Churchyards, Cemeteries and Burial Grounds in Stirlingshire and a few surrounding areas may help to preserve this valuable information before much of it is lost forever. Photographs and complete Monumental Inscriptions available from info@memento-mori.co.uk For details on prices, how to order etc., see Page 11 From the inscription one can see the parents and their children, also that at least one, even if their only daughter, was married. Ages at death can assist in determining not only years of birth, but can indicate the time span over which children were born. On this particular stone, by using only the information on the inscription, the first child s birth (John) would have been in 1851, the last child (Samuel) in 1867, so this couple s family were born over at least a 15 year period. This information provides enough detail to make internet searches both faster and more economical particularly as the Marshall Family would appear on both the 1851 and 1861 Scottish Census Returns. This stone shows the common practice of repeated use of two particular forenames i.e. John and James. 2 Erected by William Marshall In memory of his children JOHN died in 1853 aged 2 years JOHN died in 1855 aged 2 years JAMES died 20 th August 1857 aged 2 years JAMES died 8 th July 1871 aged 21 months And his son SAMUEL MARSHALL Died 3 rd August 1888 aged 21 years And his son WILLIAM MARSHALL Died 19 th September 1898 aged 38 years Also his daughter MARION MARSHALL Wife of Alexander Rankin Died 25 th March 1901 aged 36 years The above WILLIAM MARSHALL Died 9 th June 1901 aged 74 years Also his wife JANET ROBERTSON Died 8 th December 1910 aged 84 years
Calton (Abercromby Street) Burial Ground Index Where possible and legible, Maiden Names and Married Names have been listed as separate entries, e.g. Smith, Jane (nee Jones) - Married Name being Smith, Maiden Name or nee, Jones Jones, Jane (Smith) - Maiden Name being Jones, Married Name, Smith On occasion where only a year has been entered on the following Index, this refers to a year inscribed on the stone. It may not necessarily be the date of death of one of the individuals concerned, but could be the date of purchase of the lair, or the date on which the stone was erected. 3 Date of Age at Name Death Death 1 ADAM, James 2 ADAM, Mary (nee Wilson) 21.02.1860 41 3 AINSLEY, James 02.09.1787 4 ALEXANDER, Janet (Buchanan) 10.03.1845 60 5 ALLARDICE, Elizabeth (Summers) 05.05.1846 6 ARMSTRONG? 1838? 7 BARR, Elizabeth (Downie) 22.07.1850 66 8 BELL, Helen (nee Russell) 29?.01.???? 76 9 BELL, John 08.02.1861 71 10 BRASH, Elspeth (nee Porteous) 17.05.1880 84 11 BRASH, James 8.1852 63 12 BRODIE, Janet (nee Miller) 1828? 13 BRODIE, William 1828? 14 BROWN?, Elisabeth (Keith) 15 BRUCE, Margaret (Smith) 11.05.1798 16 BUCHANAN, Christian (nee McKechnie) 1826 84 17 BUCHANAN, Janet (nee Alexander) 10.03.1845 60 18 BUCHANAN, Janet (Taylor) 10.11.1811 84 19 BUCHANAN, Jean (Denholm) 1840 69 20 BUCHANAN, Robert 21 BURN, Margaret (Denholm) 1827 34 22 CAMPBELL, Hugh 28.03.1846 70 23 CAMPBELL, James 24 CAMPBELL, Mary (nee Graham) 31.05.1837 63 25 CAMPBELL, Mary (nee MacLaine) 16.02.1837 28 26 CARILIN/CARLIN, Daniel 27 CARLIN, Daniel 03.12.1841 28 CARRICK, Andrew 29 CARRICK, Jane? 1856 30 CARRICK, John? 1855? 31 CARRICK, Mary Lighbody 1861 32 CARRICK, William 33 CARRICK,..? 06.1814 34 CARRICK,..? 11.1821 35 CARRICK,..? 06.???? 36 CHERRY, Duncan 02.09.1787? 37 CONNELL, Elizabeth (Langly) 13.03.1804 38 CONNELL, Margaret (Turnbull) 12.04.1817? 39 CRAWFORD, Robert 40 DENHOLM, Christian 1873? 41 DENHOLM, George 1861? 65? 42 DENHOLM, James 1854 61 43 DENHOLM, Jean (nee Buchanan) 1840 69 44 DENHOLM, Margaret (nee Burn) 1827 34 45 DENHOLM, Mary Paxton 1826 22 46 DENHOLM, Thomas 1832 64
47 DENHOLM, Thomas 1841 29 48 DENHOLM, William 1863 22 49 DICKSON, Cathrine 50 DICKSON, Marion 51 DICKSON, Mary 52 DICKSON, Mary (nee Pairman) 53 DICKSON, William 54 DICKSON, William 55 DONALDSON, Banjamin 10.06.1891 56 DONALDSON, Catherine 57 DONALDSON, David 58 DONALDSON, Graham 59 DONALDSON, Isabella 60 DONALDSON, Isabella (nee Henderson) 61 DONALDSON, James 62 DONALDSON, James 63 DONALDSON, James 64 DONALDSON, John 65 DONALDSON, Margret 66 DONALDSON, Maxwell 67 DONALDSON, Robert Cenotaph? 68 DONALDSON, Samuel 69 DONALDSON, Samuel 70 DONALDSON, William 71 DOWNIE, Agnes (Johnston) 30.01.1854 46 72 DOWNIE, Elizabeth (nee Barr) 22.07.1850 66 73 DOWNIE, Helen (nee Rodger) 13.02.1873 60 74 DOWNIE, Janet 16.03.1839 25 75 DOWNIE, Thomas 13.07.1872 62 76 DOWNIE, William 15.11.1814 45 77 DOWNIE, William 30.12.1837 1y 6m 78 DOWNIE, William Francis 23.12.1849 2y 8m 79 DRYSDALE, John 29.04.1842 66 80 DUNN, David 81 FERGUSON, Christina 24.09.1830 3y 1m 82 FERGUSON, John 22.12.1829 62 83 FERGUSON, John 05.05.1859 63 84 FERGUSON, Mary (nee Rattray) 20.11.1869 70 85 FERGUSON, William 20.08.1865 33 86 FLEMING, Jean (nee Summers) 04.1856 87 FLEMING, Malcom 88 FORRESTER, James Millar 20.06.1831 9 89 GALBRAITH, Mary (Mitchell) 19.02.1860 71 90 GARDNER, Elizabeth (Torrance) 91 GARDNER, William 92 GASS, James Infancy 93 GASS, Mary (nee McDonald) 31.10.1832? 30 94 GASS, Matthew Infancy 95 GASS, William 96 GEDDES, James 97 GEDDES, Margaret (nee Watson) 98 GEMMELL, Elizabeth (nee Summers) 20.12.1847 26? 99 GEMMELL, John 100 GRAHAM, Mary (Campbell) 31.05.1837 63 101 GRAINGER, James 02.09.1787? 102 GRAY, James 02.09.1787? 103 HAMILTON, Agnes (nee Dunn) 01.11.1831 37 104 HAMILTON, Eliza (Montgomrie) 16.03.1901 80 105 HAMILTON, George 12.12.1873 54 4
106 HAMILTON, John 27.01.1871 79 107 HAMILTON, John 17.06.1876 47 108 HAMILTON, Marion (nee Muirhead) 23.06.1867 57 109 HANNA, Alexander 110 HENDERSON, Isabella (Donaldson) 111 HENDRY, Elizabeth (Miller) 05.02.1823 112 HOUSTON, John 17.08.183? 113 HUNTER, George 17.01.1819 1y 1m 114 HUNTER, John 115 INGLIS, Alexander 20.01.1867 116 INGLIS, Mary 117 INGLIS, Mary (nee McDougall) 14.02.1865 118 JAFFRAY, John 02.09.1787? 119 JOHNSTON, Agnes (nee Downie) 30.01.1854 46 120 JOHNSTON, Francis 13.06.1840 31 121 KEITH, Elisabeth (nee Brown?) 122 KEITH, John 123 KEITH, Margaret 13?.08.1832 2 124 LANGLY, Bright 125 LANGLY, Elizabeth (nee Connell) 13.03.1804 126 LAWSON, Gavin 06.07.1848 40 127 LESLIE, Ann (Meikle) 28.05.???? 62? 128 LESLIE, Elizabeth 129 LESLIE, Janet 130 LESLIE, Janet (nee Reid) 11.05.1837 52 131 LESLIE, John 31.05.1837 31 132 LESLIE, William 09.05.1837 55 133 MACKAY, Alexander 134 MACKAY, George 135 MACKAY, Isabella 136 MACKAY, John 137 MACKAY, William 138 MALCOM, George 139 MEGGET, Alexander 02.09.1787? 140 MEIKLE, Ann (nee Leslie) 28.05.???? 62? 141 MEIKLE, Mary 142 MEIKLE, William 1855 57 143 MILLAR, Alexander 02.09.1787 144 MILLAR, Rachel (Wilson) 19.04.1866 57 145 MILLAR, Thomas 02.09.1787? 146 MILLER, Alexander 147 MILLER, Elizabeth (nee Hendry) 05.02.1823 148 MILLER, James 149 MILLER, James 150 MILLER, Janet (Brodie) 1828? 151 MILLER, William 01.05.18?2 152 MITCHELL, Agnes 09.05.1835 3m 153 MITCHELL, Agnes 09.05.1836 1y 1m 154 MITCHELL, Archibald 28.09.1818 1m 155 MITCHELL, Elizabeth 23.04.1823 1 156 MITCHELL, John 31.07.1817 1 157 MITCHELL, Margaret 28.06.1813 1 158 MITCHELL, Mary 19.08.1824 3 159 MITCHELL, Mary 19.08.1828 7m 160 MITCHELL, Mary (nee Galbraith) 19.02.1860 71 161 MITCHELL, Robert 12.01.1841 7m 162 MITCHELL, Robert 19.10.1846 20 163 MITCHELL, William 12.10.1836 26 164 MITCHELL, William 29.12.1836 53 5
165 MITCHELL, William 02.10.1865 33 166 MONTGOMRIE, Eliza (nee Hamilton) 16.03.1901 80 167 MONTGOMRIE, John 01.07.1908 79 168 MORTON, James 02.09.1787? 169 MUIRHEAD, Marion (Hamilton) 23.06.1867 57 170 MacLAINE, Mary (Campbell) 16.02.1837 28 171 McDONALD, James 06?.09.18?? 73 172 McDONALD, Mary (Gass) 31.10.1832? 30 173 McDOUGALL, Mary (Inglis) 14.02.1865 174 McKECHNIE, Christian (Buchanan) 1826 84 175 McLAREN, Margaret (Sutherland) 18.12.1841? 31 176 McLINTOCK, John 17.06.1847 177 PAGE, John 02.09.1787 178 PAIRMAN, Mary (Dickson) 179 PARKER, Adam 19.07?.1835 20y 9m 180 PARKER, Agnes Graham 19.11.1818 1y 7m 181 PARKER, Archibald 1818 6m 182 PARKER, James 1833 65 183 PARKER, Janet (nee Wallace) 13.08.1819 34 184 PATERSON, Janet (Watson) 05.02.1831 25 185 PORTEOUS, Elspeth (Brash) 17.05.1880 84 186 RATTRAY, Mary (Ferguson) 20.11.1869 70 187 REID, Janet (Wilson) 08.11.1835 57 188 REID, Janet (Leslie) 11.05.1837 52 189 RENNIE, Elizabeth (Risk) 16?.02.???? 190 RENNIE, Helen (nee Scott) 05.03.1856 74 191 RENNIE, Helen (Stobo) 12.03.???? 192 RENNIE, James 26.12.1841 72 193 RISK, David 07.1837? 194 RISK, Elizabeth (nee Rennie) 16?.02.???? 195 ROBB, Alexander 196 ROBB, Helen (nee Lithgow) 197 RODGER, Helen (Downie) 13.02.1873 60 198 RUSSELL, Helen (Bell) 29?.01.???? 76 199 SCOTT, Helen (Rennie) 05.03.1856 74 200 SHAW, Ann (Sheils) 22.03.1848 63 201 SHIELS, Alexander 13.05.1811 3y 5m 202 SHIELS, Ann 02.07.1808 2y 3m 203 SHIELS, Ann (nee Shaw) 22.03.1848 63 204 SHIELS, John 25.01.1835 12y 8m 205 SHIELS, John 18.01.1840 55 206 SHIELS, Robert 08.09.1825 11m 207 SMITH, Charles 208 SMITH, David 209 SMITH, Elisabeth (nee Speirs) 31.10.1818 45 210 SMITH, Elizabeth 07.02.1899 72 211 SMITH, James 03.07.1871 73 212 SMITH, John 15.06.1818 22 213 SMITH, John 03.04.1837? 214 SMITH, John 25.08.1837 8y 23d? 215 SMITH, John 18?.12.1838 216 SMITH, Margaret (nee Bruce) 11.05.1798 217 SMITH, Marianne 02?.06.1837 11m 218 SMITH, Maryann (nee Wooley) 18.05.1881 77 219 SMITH, Peter 22.06.1807 36 220 SPEIRS, Elisabeth (Smith) 31.10.1818 45 221 SPENCE, John? 222 SPENCE, Lillias (nee Watt) 223 STOBO, Helen (nee Rennie) 12.03.???? 6
224 STOBO, Robert 225 STOBO, Child 02.1856? Infancy 226 STOBO, Child 19.09.1858? Infancy 227 SUMMERS, Elizabeth (nee Allardice) 05.05.1846 228 SUMMERS, Elizabeth (Gemmell) 20.12.1847 26? 229 SUMMERS, James 24.12.1879 66 230 SUMMERS, Jean (Fleming) 04.1856 231 SUMMERS, Margaret (Swan) 25.03.1820 45 232 SUMMERS, William 27.11.1852? 66 233 SUMMERS, William 16.03.1874 66? 234 SUTHERLAND, Andrew 11.01.1840 71? 235 SUTHERLAND, Daniel 236 SUTHERLAND, Margaret (nee McLaren) 18.12.1841? 31 237 SUTHERLAND, Marion (nee Ure) 22.01.182? 59 238 SWAN, James 09.07.1844 46 239 SWAN, John 240 SWAN, Margaret (nee Summers) 25.03.1820 45 241 TAYLOR, Andrew 24.05.1789 83 242 TAYLOR, Christian 243 TAYLOR, James 244 TAYLOR, Janet (nee Buchanan) 10.11.1811 84 245 THOMSON, Janet (nee Wilson) 29.07.1873 73 246 THOMSON, Thomas 05.05.1861 62 247 TORRANCE, Elizabeth (nee Gardner) 248 TORRANCE, Euphemia Gardner 23.07.1839 7m 249 TORRANCE, James 10.01.1840 32 250 TURNBULL, David 03?.02. 184? 251 TURNBULL, James 252 TURNBULL, Margaret (nee Connell) 12.04.1817? 253 URE, Marion (Sutherland) 22.01.182? 59 254 WALLACE, Janet (Parker) 13.08.1819 34 255 WATSON, Alexander 256 WATSON, J. 257 WATSON, Janet (nee Paterson) 05.02.1831 25 258 WATSON, Margaret (Geddes) 259 WATT, Lillias (Spence) 260 WILSON, Charles 31.12.1876 68 261 WILSON, David 23.06.1851 37 262 WILSON, James 25.08.1887? 263 WILSON, Janet (nee Reid) 08.11.1835 57 264 WILSON, Janet (Thomson) 29.07.1873 73 265 WILSON, John 31.07.1831 52 266 WILSON, John 19.03.1843 39 267 WILSON, Mary 03.09.1808 2 268 WILSON, Mary (Adam) 21.02.1860 41 269 WILSON, Matthew 02.09.1854 32 270 WILSON, Rachel (nee Millar) 19.04.1866 57 271 WILSON, Thomas 09.10.1832 18 272 WILSON, Walter 03.04.1839 29 273 WOOLEY, Maryann (Smith) 18.05.1881 77 7
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How to order Photographs & Monumental Inscriptions Please contact info@memento-mori.co.uk with your request Photographs (or set of photographs) will be sent by e-mail on receipt of payment through Prices Price per photograph (*or set of photographs) 5.50 GBP each (by e-mail) *Depending on the legibility/amount of detail on each stone. In some cases a single photograph will show the entire stone and the inscription will be readable whilst in others, due to either the size of the stone/amount of information/multiple sections or panels/illegibility etc., a set of photographs have been required. Accompanying each photo or set of photos will be a transcription of the full Memorial Inscription. In some instances, a copy of the lair or grave layout plan may be available, indicating the position of the grave, also, if possible, verification of the section and lair/plot number. Please Note: No guarantee can be given as to the accuracy of information transcribed from Monumental Inscriptions. http://memento-mori-scotland.blogspot.co.uk/ 11