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Forename
Surname
Date of Death
Age
Place Name
Janet
Eadie
09 February 1910
81
Alexander A.
Jackson
11 October 1915
63
Greenlaw
Isabella Dickson (Bella)
Jackson
20 January 1935
77
Greenlaw
William
Marshall
29 November 1910
80

Relatives: Wife of William Marshall, Mother of Isabella (Bella) Jackson. Stone Condition: Sound, Tilted Material: Granite Height: 2.71 Breadth: 0.7 Depth: 0.7 Inscription Condition: Clear but worn Inscription Technique: Applique Mason: R. W. Robin, Halfway, Glasgow Pre 1855 no. N/A ( What's this? )

Monument Inscription

ERECTED

BY
ALEXANDER & BELLA JACKSON
OF GREENLAW
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
HER MOTHER
JANET EADIE
WHO DIED 9TH FEBY. 1910
AGED 81 YEARS
HER HUSBAND
WILLIAM MARSHALL
DIED 29TH NOVR 1910
AGED 80 YEARS
ALSO THE ABOVE
ALEXANDER A. JACKSON
WHO DIED 11TH OCTR 1915
AGED 63 YEARS
ISABELLA DICKSON
WIDOW OF ABOVE
A.A. JACKSON
WHO DIED 20TH JANY 1935
AGED 77 YEARS

Family History

This monument concerns a family of incomers to the Mearns parish by the name of Jackson. Alexander Aitkenhead Jackson was born in the district of Laurieston in Glasgow on 30th September 1852. His parents were Archibald Jackson and Elizabeth Stevenson. His wife Isabella Dickson was born in the same district as her spouse in 1858.

The district of Laurieston in Glasgow was situated on the southern side of the River Clyde and extended southwards until it merged with the district of Gorbals around what is today Cumberland St. The district, built by the Laurie brothers, was intended to house well-to -do families engaged in the businesses and trades of Glasgow. In an effort to create the correct image, many of the streets were given names of English counties and cities. The houses were for the most part large three or four storey terrace townhouses with basements for domestic staff.

Before the estate was fully developed the railway companies started to buy up land adjacent to Laurieston with the intention of running their lines through the area. This development caused the attractiveness of the area to dissipate, and the builders changed course into constructing tenement properties for the ever expanding immigrants arriving in the city from the Highlands and Ireland.

Why or how Alexander came to be involved in farming is unknown, but about 1900 in his mid forties he was to take tenancy of Little Greenlaw Farm. It is unlikely that the farm operated to its full potential under his stewardship, as he did not appear to employ any workers other than his wife and her elderly uncle William Eadie.

Two other persons mentioned on this stone relate to the parents of Isabella Dickson, but no distinct connection has as yet been discovered between the different surnames used by these parties. There does not appear to be any issue from this couple, or if there was, they may have left home before their parents arrived at Little Greenlaw.