Closure Of Meikle Earnock Graveyard.

The Edinburgh Gazette

Published By Authority.

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1911.

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At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 4th day of May 1911.

PRESENT,

The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

WHEREAS by “The Burial Grounds (Scotland) Act, 1855,” as amended by “The Secretary for Scotland Act, 1885,” it is provided that it shall be lawful for His Majesty from time to time , by Order in Council, upon the Representation for the Secretary for Scotland that a copy of an Interlocutor of a Sheriff of a County of Scotland as in the said first-named Act provided has been received by him, in pursuance thereof to order that no new burial ground shall be opened within certain limits specified in such Order, save with the previous approval of the Secretary for Scotland or (as the case may require) that after a time mentioned in the Order burials within certain limits, or in certain burial grounds or places of burial shall be discontinued wholly, or subject to any exceptions or qualifications mentioned in such Order, and that such Order in Council shall thereupon have like force and effect as if the same were embodied in the said first-named Act: provided always, that notice of such Representation and of a time it shall please His Majesty to order the same to be taken into consideration by the Privy Council, shall be transmitted to the Crown Agent in Edinburgh, and to the Sheriff-Clerk of the County in which such burial ground is situated ; and that the same shall be by them respectively published in the Edinburgh Gazette, and fixed on the doors of the church of, or on some other conspicuous places within, the parish affected by such Representation, one month before such Representation is so considered :

And whereas the Secretary for Scotland has made a Representation that he has received a copy of an Interlocutor of the Sheriff-Substitute of Lanarkshire at Hamilton finding that the non-parochial Burial Ground known as Meikle Earnock Graveyard, in the Parish of Hamilton, in the County of Lanark, is in a condition which is offensive and contrary to decency :

And whereas in the said Representation it is recommended that the said Burial Ground should be forthwith closed in terms of the said Burial Grounds (Scotland) Act, 1855.

And whereas by Order in Council of the 4th day of March 1911, notice of such Representation was given, and it was ordered that the same should be taken into consideration by the Privy Council on the 13 day of April 1911, and that the said Order in Council or notice thereof should be published in the Edinburgh Gazette, and that copies of the said Order in Council or notice thereof should be fixed on the doors of the church of, or on some other conspicuous places within, the parish affected by such Representation one month before the said 13th day of April 1911 :

And whereas notice of the said Representation and of the time when it pleased His Majesty to order the same to be taken into consideration by the Privy Council has been duly published in the Edinburgh Gazette and has been fixed in the manner required by the said Order in Council.

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, is pleased to order, as it is hereby ordered, that the said non-parochial Burial Ground known as Meikle Earnock Graveyard, in the Parish of Hamilton, in the County of Lanark, be forthwith closed.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

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Transcribed And Republished By

Hamilton Historian.

Terence (Terry) Murphy.

Ref: The Edinburgh Gazette.

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William Boyd (Wullie Byde) Sadly Passes Away. R.I.P.

Photo Courtesy Of His Daughter Janice Shaw (With him in the photo).

William Boyd (Wullie Byde as he was known to everyone) sadly passed away today. Thoughts go out to his family at this sad time particularly his daughter Janice who gave me permission to use the photo!

Wullie was a well known and respected member of the Hamilton, Wishaw and Lanarkshire community, namely for his passion and involvement in sports and recreation. He served his time in the army alongside my Uncle Robert Murphy (Teedy) and was a good friend of my family (The Cadzow Murphys). It was during his time in the army where he developed a keen interest in sports, gaining numerous medals and trophies for boxing and physical fitness. He also played a key part in the army circuit training regime.

In later years during the early 1990’s I was fortunate enough to have known Wullie as he used to run the Mill Inn Bar which was close by to where I lived at the time. Along with my brother and a few friends we attended his circuit training class at the old Fairhill Civic Centre. Where, Wullie schooled us in army circuit training, weight training, sparring and if we were still fit enough, 5 or 7-a-side football afterwards (depending on the numbers!).

Wullie also trained and helped youngsters in the Wishaw YMCA Centre. He was very well respected and a no-nonsense type of man. Many years ago Wullie was involved as a “Peacekeeper” at Di McGuire’s Tossing School, which was located behind McGuire’s Fruit & Veg Shop ( just off Quarry Street, backing onto Baillies Causeway.) It was Hamilton’s Last Tossing School. He was a regular alongside other many great characters like My Uncle Teedy and “Babbers” Dan Daly and then Axe Murphy (My Grandfather).

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family at this sad time. Funeral details will follow in due course. His name is Legend! Wullie for me, was the last of Hamilton’s True Hard Men! ” An Old School Gentleman! “

R.I.P.

Written By

Hamilton Historian.

Terence (Terry) Murphy.