From Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society (www.gwsfhs.org.uk), news that may be of interest to members with family buried at Tollcross Cemetery:
Photographs and transcriptions of inscriptions on monuments in the Tollcross Cemetery, Shettleston are now available to view on our website www.gwsfhs.org.uk.
According to the Glasgow City Council, the first burial at Tollcross Cemetery 114 Corbett Street was 1897. There are some earlier dates on a few of the grave stones but they may just be recording information of folks buried elsewhere.
In 2013, we photographed over 2,081 grave stones that were face up and recordable. There were quite a few that were face down and far too heavy for us to get upright. Many were illegible due to vandalism and severe weather. The Old Churchyard is also within these grounds in the walled area where the Old Church also stood. We have also recorded that section.
We have name indexed all 7,890 persons mentioned in the inscriptions (married women are indexed by both their maiden and married surnames).
Previously we sold a CD of these photographs and transcriptions (since withdrawn from sale).
Access to this data is a benefit of membership of our society.
(With thanks to Murray Archer)
Chris
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