Hi David St Michael's Old Kirkyard in Dumfries is arguably the most visited cemetery in Scotland on account of it being the final resting place of Robert Burns, Scotland's National Bard. William McDowal was the editor of the local paper. St Michael's is at the junction of St Michael's Street and Brooms Road and only a stones throw from Burns' House. This year, a statue of Jean Armour, wife of Robert Burns, was erected opposite the gates of the Kirkyard. Regards Ian A McClumpha Researching Family History in Dumfries & Galloway ~ and beyond. Please visit my Website: http://www.imchad.freeola.com -----Original Message----- From: Alan-MacGregor Grierson [mailto:griersonworldproject@mail.tqci.net] Sent: 21 November 2004 05:10 To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [D-G LIST] St. Michael's Cemetery (U.K.) ? Hello everyone: With regard to this information below, can somebody please tell me exactly where this St. Michael's Cemtery is located? -------------------------------------------------------- Quoted below are the extracts from Memorials of St Michaels written by William M'Dowall and printed by Adam & Charles Black of Edinburgh in 1876. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- a) Between the Western Wall and the footpath eastwards. Quote - To AGNES McBURNIE, relict of JAMES GRIERSON of DALGONER; THOMAS GRIERSON 0f Larbreck, their son, died 8th May, 1774, aged 65; and the spouse of the latter, ELIZABETH WARD, a table tombstone near the Hannahfield monument is devoted, which is neighboured by another bearing the name of their son, THOMAS [GRIERSON], died 14th May, 1798, aged 27. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- (Colonel) James Grierson & Jane Pettygrew's children that were born in Augusta, Georgia - (Colonel) James Grierson was the son of Thomas Grierson of Larbreck Farm, above. [(1) JAMES GRIERSON, born May 12th, 1763, Georgia, (2) Thomas Grierson, born November 14th, 1770, Georgia; died May 14th, 1798, aged 27, United Kingdom, buried St. Michael's Cemetery, (3) David Grierson, born January 24th, 1773, Georgia, (4) Katherine Grierson, born March 14th, 1775, Georgia; [died between 21st September, 1778 & 4th April, 1780, Georgia], (5) George Grierson, born July 2nd, 1777, Georgia; [died 1796, Georgia.] http://www.webspawner.com/users/griersonorigins15/index.html David Grierson ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.tqci.net --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by mail.tqci.net] ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== FIND YOUR ANCESTORS http://www.directcon.net/tomas/Ancestry/index.html/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.799 / Virus Database: 543 - Release Date: 19/11/04 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.799 / Virus Database: 543 - Release Date: 19/11/04