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From: "Patrick A. Andrus" <>
Subject: ROCHEAD in Kirkintilloch
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 15:23:09 -0800

Hi listers,

> Thanks again to Debbie who looked up ROCHEAD M.I.'s for me in
> Kirkintilloch Auld Aisle cemetery, and to everyone who helped to
> decipher them.
> To give you an idea of what they mean (possibly), and to list some
> ROCHEAD names, here they are. At the end there is an explanation of
> named communities from Kirkintilloch historian and resident, Alex
> Gartshore.
>
> Erected by Robert ROCHEAD in memory of his 1st daughter, Mary d. _8/1792
> at 19 yrs old, and youngest daughter Clemy d. 1788.
>
> Erected by Andrew ROCHEAD of Dunniblae (should be Duntiblae) in memory
> of his 2nd son Robert at Condorat (should be Condorrat) who died 18th of
> Feb. 1824 at 7 years old.
>
> Erected by Angus McCacheran and wife Jean ROCHEAD in memory of son
> Archibald who died on 8th of June, 1841. 6 years old.
>
> Erected by John ROCHEAD in memory of his wife Jean Alkin who died 12th
> of Feb, 1838.
>
> I hope to be able to connect one or more of these people to my own gggg
> Grandmother, Margaret "Marion" ROCHEAD Fergus who lived at Kirkintilloch
> (possibly born there, but at least during the 1790' s with husband
> William Fergus when all of their children were born there)
>
> Duntiblae is a small hamlet across the river from the town of
> Waterside. During the early 1800's most residents were weavers or farm
> laborers.
> Condorrat was a small village in it's own right, east of Kirkintilloch,
> until becoming a part of Cumbernauld about 1960. In 1824 most residents
> were weavers or coal miners.
>
> ROCHEAD is now on the GenForum name list. Leave your ROCHEAD family
> query at http://genforum.genealogy.com/rochead/
>
> Keep in touch,
> Patrick

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