Historical Research
Elizabeth Berry, 45 Canal Street
Place of death
45 Canal Street, Paisley, ,
Occupation
Not Stated
Age
62
Date of death
0000-00-00
Funeral date
0000-00-00
Cause of death
Bronchitis
ID
48895
Certificate No
6006
Lair No
283
Compartment
36
Name of lair holder
Robert Berry, Cab Driver, Paisley
Elizabeth Berry, Rosepark
Place of death
Rosepark, Arkleston Rd., Paisley,
Occupation
Not Stated
Age
78
Date of death
0000-00-00
Funeral date
0000-00-00
Cause of death
Senile
ID
59842
Certificate No
380
Lair No
183
Compartment
6
Name of lair holder
Adam Berry
Elizabeth Berry, 26 Camphill Paisley
Place of death
26 Camphill Paisley, Residence, 3 Killoch Ave., Paisley,
Occupation
Not Stated
Age
30
Date of death
0000-00-00
Funeral date
0000-00-00
Cause of death
Cerebral Carcinoma
ID
68642
Certificate No
10292
Lair No
280
Compartment
3
Name of lair holder
Thomas Berry, Chemist, Paisley
Before you start try to find out the name of the person, the date of death and the last known address.
Woodside burial registers are arranged by the date of death, so you need to know when a person died to start looking through them. If you do not know the date of death, you should obtain a copy of the death certificate. The registers vary in the amount of detail but will always include the name of the deceased and the lair number, compartment number and certificate number.
Copies of death certificates can be obtained by contacting The Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages at the address given below. If you are unsure where to start looking, you may find clues in newspaper death notices and obituaries.
Deaths / burials of married women can be referred to in various ways in registers of births, deaths and marriages:
- by their married name, which is unusual in Scottish records outside the census
- by their maiden name, for example "Mary Murray"
- merely as Mrs with no first name given for example "Mrs Easton", or as Mrs using the husband's name for example "Mrs William Hackney"
- simply as someone's wife for example "James Murray's wife".
Lair registers will generally give the lair owners details as well as details of all the interments. Once you have obtained a certificate number, you can use the lair registers to find out who else is buried in the lair. Please note that there may be restrictions on access to the lair registers under the Data Protection Act.
Please note: when the date of death is recorded as 01.01.1845 this means that there is no date of death recorded in the records.
Genealogy
In general Scottish genealogy is different to that in England, largely because the many records used are unique to Scotland. There are three major sources: civil registration from 1855, the census between 1841 and 1901, and old parish registers which begin in the 16th century and go up to the end of 1854. These records are held at:
General Register Office for Scotland,
New Register House,
Edinburgh. EH1 3YT
Website: www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
The records have also been digitised and can be consulted at: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Local
Area Office and Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages,
Renfrewshire House,
Cotton Street,
Paisley,
PA1 1AN
Tel: 0300 300 0310
Fax: 0141 618 7060
Email: registrar.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Renfrewshire County Council Community Resources,
Renfrewshire House,
Cotton Street,
Paisley,
PA1 1BR
Tel: 0300 300 0380
Fax: 0141 618 7501
Paisley Central Reference and Local Studies Library,
Heritage Centre, Studio 907, Abbeymill Business Centre,
12 Seedhill Road,
Paisley,
PA1 1JS
Other sources
Family Search:
www.familysearch.org
Renfrewshire Family History Society:
www.renfrewshirefhs.co.uk
The Association of Scottish Genealogists and Records Agents:
www.asgra.co.uk
Scottish Genealogy Society:
www.scotsgenealogy.com