| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Death |
| Name | Ruth Carnihan |
| Death | 25 Oct 1877 |
| Place | Todshill, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 74 Years |
| Gender | F |
| Status | Widow |
| Father's name | Richard Stanfield (Deceased) |
| Father's occupation | Blacksmith |
| Mother's name | Not Given |
| Spouse's name | John Carnihan |
| Spouse's occupation | Agricultural Labourer |
| Spouse's gender | M |
| Death cause | Cancer of Womb, 3 years, Diarrhoea 10 days |
| Death informant | Thomas Carnihan, his x mark, son, Churchyard St. Strathaven |
| Death registration | Oct 26, 1877 at Strathaven |