Actually I'm motivated by a recent burial in my area. I have no idea whether the LDS for instance, has these people listed anywhere. Anna Grace B.F On Jul 27, 2005, at 11:50 PM, Jan Curtis wrote: > Probably very few, unless a priest or pastor buried them...they have > to keep > a list of their buriel & birth records, or should. It depends on the > time-frame you're talking about Ana. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <agfoster@headscheme.com> > To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:33 AM > Subject: Re: [Boyd] Kilmarnock graveyards? > > >> Does anyone know what records are kept of private graveyards? A >> friend's wife was just buried "at home" and I'm sure her death was >> recorded but not the fammily cemetery contents. >> Ana Grace Boyd Foster >> On Jul 26, 2005, at 10:30 PM, Jan Curtis wrote: >> >>> And old Bible records are awful, in most cases. When I qualified one >>> of my >>> ancestors for the DAR, all I had was a very poorly written page, and >>> the 1st >>> name was spelled strange (1801). I thought "this isn't going to >>> fly....their going to turn this down. But they didn't... >>> >>> I recently had my son Steve put on checking/savings at the >>> bank....filled >>> out the card, he signed it, gave them a copy of his driver's >>> license...Steven K. Curtis. Got a statement from the bank & they had >>> spelled his name Stephen. >>> >>> Jan >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Natalie" <natwick@comcast.net> >>> To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 5:51 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Boyd] Kilmarnock graveyards? >>> >>> >>>> Inscriptions on gravestones are usually what the family designates >>>> to >>>> go >>> on >>>> them.....in spite of what records exist or do not exist. So, once >>>> again....we are usually at the mercy of the person giving the >>>> information....and if the engraver (mason) got it right !!! Natalie >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: <agfoster@headscheme.com> >>>> To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:19 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Boyd] Kilmarnock graveyards? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Do you know whether the records were checked against the tombstones >>>>> themselves where they existed? The church records for my Gr >>>>> Grandfather >>>>> didn't include his name or his wife's but when I went to the >>>>> graveyard >>> it >>>>> was clearly there. Somewhere I think I remember reading that >>>>> records >>> were >>>>> made of graveyards where records didn't any more exist or never >>>>> had. >>>>> Anna Grace Boyd Foster >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 25, 2005, at 11:45 PM, Jan Curtis wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The LDS microfilmed all of the church records in the British Isles >>> years >>>>>> ago. >>>>>> >>>>>> Of course, church records are only as accurate as the person who >>>>>> wrote >>>>>> the >>>>>> entries....many of them were illiterate, so spellings of names can >>>>>> be >>>>>> wrong.....just like in early U.S. They spelled many names >>>>>> phontically. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Janet Hallahan" <jhallahan@comcast.net> >>>>>> To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 6:30 AM >>>>>> Subject: RE: [Boyd] Kilmarnock graveyards? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Interesting! So what do we think, are the LDS records the ones >>>>>>> for >>>>>>> these churches? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >>>>>> RING OF BOYDS >>>>>> http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >>>>>> >>>>>> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi? >>>>>> db=boyd- >>> trees >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >>>>> RING OF BOYDS >>>>> http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >>>>> >>>>> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- >>>>> trees >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >>>> RING OF BOYDS >>>> http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >>>> >>>> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- >>>> trees >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >>> RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >>> >>> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- >>> trees >>> >> >> >> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >> RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >> >> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- >> trees >> >> >> > > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- > trees >