Hello Irene, Thank you for your welcome information on church burials . The fact that there was not a headstone erected in many cases leads me to think that there may have been a burial plan of the churchyard for the sextons to follow otherwise it may have been chaos ?. I have two great uncles who left estates in 1878/9 of over 3000 pounds & 791 pounds respectively who do not appear to have gravestones in Neilston so it must not only be a financial choice. All the best , John Carswell Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 12:51 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-RENFREW] Renfrewshire Burial Customs > > In a message dated 15/10/2006 21:56:20 GMT Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Could anyone shed some light on the burial customs on the 1700 & 1800's > in > Renfrewshire. Many Carswells farmed & died in the Neilston district during > this period but only a very few Carswell gravestones are found in the > Neilston > churchyard. Were they likely to be buried there without headstones or > buried > on their farms as can be the custom in rural Australia ?. > > > > Hi John > > Burials would take place in the churchyard ..with the possible exception > of > a few families with very large estates ...burials did not take place on > private land. Many burials did not have a marker of any sort. Some may > have been > marked with wood but these did not survive. Even those headstones which > were > erected did not always survive in a good enough condition to be legible to > 20th century transcribers. Even today burials take place and headstones > are not > erected ...they cost money in the past and they cost money now! <g> > > Irene > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

hi just posting to see if anyone is researching the Pattison/sharp family from Lochwinnoch thanks Michele __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Shell, My3Xggrandfather was James Maxwell Sharp, born Lochwinnoch 1819, father William Sharp, mother Sarah Maxwell. William may have been born in Ireland or Neilston. His father, according to death cert, was Peter Sharp and his mother Mary Boyd although these names were not carried on, as was the usual custom. James Maxwell S was obviously named after his maternal grandfather. If you think there is a connection let me know. regards Johan Lochridge ----- Original Message ---- From: Shell Leo <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, 20 October, 2006 8:53:34 PM Subject: [SCT-RENFREW] Sharp/Pattison from Lochwinnoch hi just posting to see if anyone is researching the Pattison/sharp family from Lochwinnoch thanks Michele

Hi john, I have a Jean Carswell connected to my family. She was the 2nd wife of my 4th great-grandfather. Do you think she could be connected to your family? Every blessing Christine Descendants of James Robertson 1 [1] James Robertson 1782 - 1862 Age at death: 80 est. d: 15 January 1862 in 41 Gordons Lane, Paisley, Renfrew .. +Elizabeth Leckie - 1851 Married: in See notes Age at death: ? d: Bef. 1851 *2nd Wife of [1] James Robertson: .. +Jean Carswell 1793 - 1882 Married: 20 October 1851 in High Church, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland Age at death: 89 est. d: 7 February 1882 in 139 George Street, Paisley, Renfrew -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.8/489 - Release Date: 20/10/2006