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Taken from Pre-1855 Gravestone Inscriptions of Kirkcudbright, edited by Alison Mitchell, published by the Scottish Genealogy Society, Edinburgh, extracted by Barbara Horbury and contributed to this site.
Explanation of abbreviations
imo = In memory of
TS = table stone
FS = flat stone
Fa = father
mo = mother
ss = sons
da /dau = daughter
gs = grandson , same with other "grands"
inf=infant
mert=merchant
wid=widow
yst, yt=youngest
The bracketing system: any entry immediately following "(" means those people whose names occur after that and before ")" are the family of the person preceding the "(." These brackets are also used when figures in dates are unclear, and indicate the alternatives.
BOOK 5
LOCHRUTTON
Plot 212b
John Gordon BROWN former merchant, Liverpool b Jamaica 8.12.1814 d Lochanhead 25.5.1903. w Janet (3rd da of Jas Murray McCULLOCH of Ardwell & Hills) 17.5.1817 23.5.1883, etc.
PARTON none
RERRICK
Plot 42
John BELL late tenant Port Mary 26.1.1827 62, stepson David IRVING surgeon HEICS for 14 yr, d Torr House 27.2.1820 32 int Repentance Tower, s John BELL surgeon St. Ann parish of Jamaica d 16.12.828 26, gs David IRVING d Port Mary 17.9.1846 9y, wid Eliz WALLACE BELL d Kirkcudbright 13.1.1849 88, gda Mary BELL d Kirkcudbright 7.5.1851 20, s Wm, late tenant Port Mary, d Kirkcudbright 14.9.1859 64 (w Mary HOPE d Newcastle on Tyne 9.9.1853 52), gs Robt Kennedy BELL d at sea 12.4.1859 17.
TONGLAND
Plot 34
Alex MAITLAND of Nether Barcaple of Valleyfield 26.2.1813 82 (ygr s of Revd Alex MAITLAND of Barcaple), w Helen CAMPBELL 10.2.1812 86, 1s Wm /.6.1812 56, 1dau Agnes d 9.9.1821 63, 3s David 24.1.1788 24, all int here, 2s Alex d Jamaica 22.7.1797 33, 3 da Helen d London 3.2.1787 18.
Plot 60
By John WALLACE in Steepend of Urr imo w Penelope BROADFOOT 23.10.1811 34, da Margt 5.2.1812 12, da Eliz d Low Clauchan 1.2.18(31) 21, s Alex d at sea 15.8.1831 on his passage from Jamaica aged 27, Died at Low Clauchan 12.5.18(3)7 the above John WALLACE aged 73, da Jean b. 16.10.17(9)8 d Linnbank 26.1.18(64)
Plot 166
James DAYELL esq Barncrosh, da Mary 1.6.1791, s Wm 5.8.1803 11y, s David d Kingston Jamaica 1806 16, yt da Cath d Kenmuir Castle 7.5.1828 26.
TWYNHOLM None
KIRKCHRIST None
URR
Plot 73
imo Jas BUTTERS mate in the Brig Betsy of Liverpool d on passage from Kingston Jamaica to Belfast 5.4.1830 27 (1s of Thos BUTTERS, Dalbeattie).
BOOK 6
KIRKMABRECK
Plot 60
by Thomas MICHAEL, Creetown imo mother Janet McCLELLAND 26.12.1860 58, fa Robt MICHAEL 1.12.1838 82, bros John d in Jamaica /.11.1817, Robt 12.6.1824 38, Jas d Hull 24.4.1840. 43, s (of Thomas first named above) Robert 3.11.1830 5mo., da Mary Isabella 9.7.1834 4mo., da Jessie d Liverpool 25.8.1846 20, s Thomas drowned at sea near Cape Spencer Australia /.3.1849 17, (west side) The erector Thos MICHAEL 23.2.1875 83, wid Margt McCOSKRIE 19.1.1858 64, yt s Wm Charteris d London 8.10.1875 37, 1s James d Preston 24.9.1880 51 int Highgate cem London.
CREETOWN None
KIRKDALE
Plot 32
by John McTURK in Barholm d Auchenharrie 18.11.1834 78 imo s Jas 15.10.1809 24, also Adam McTURK d Portknock 8.6.1792 2y, Robt d Jamaica 6.8.1814 3(5), Wm McTURK Demerara 10.5.1815 29, Adam McTURK d Dumfries 8.6.1830 32 & Johnston McTURK d Sheffield 5.1.1831 36, w Catherine Murray d at Creetown 8.7.1833 82, Walter McTURK d Liverpool 14.12.1841 51, John McTURK d Sheffield 29.5.1842 54, Jessie McTURK d London 18.4.1876 (h David Smith), Andrew McTURK d Sheffield 28.4.1876 76th y.
MINNIGAFF
Plot 110
Ebenezer McHARG d Creebridge 20.12.1835 70, w Barbara Matthew d Creebridge 11.4.1846 76, da Isabella McKNAIGHT d Creebridge 9.11.1865 67, da Barbara Maitland d Creebridge 9.4.1871 69, Wm McKENZIE d Glenluce 23.3.1873 69, also sons Ebenezer & Jas d in Jamaica.
Plot 175
Wm WILSON, Auchenlick d 5.2.1818 61, s Alexander d Jamaica 4.10.1821 18, Jas WILSON, Jamaica d 27.7.1828 32, Ebenezer WILSON, Edinburgh, d 1.8.1929 29, David WILSON d Barnean 15.2.1832 39, Mrs WILSON d Barnean 19.10.1832 71.
Plot 210
Robt AIKEN -..5.1835 74, gs Robt GRAHAM d Manchester aged 3w, s Robert d Havannah 1838 20, s Wm 1842 18, w Margt PRINGLE 1848 70, da Jane 25.8.1861 48, (h John GRAHAM 1848 36, yt da Mary 15.1.1875) Helen AIKEN 15.1.1888 73.
CROSSMICHAEL
Plot 129
Wm McGOWAN d Barhead of Kirkpatrick Durham 17.2.1831 75, w Grizel CALLENDER d Kirkinna Parton 21.1.1813 51, s John d inf, s Wm d Castrees in St Lucia 1.1.1831, s Jas mert. Castries St Lucia d 25.2.1834 38, gs John McKAY d Crossmichael village 28.1.1844 22, da Mary d Crossmichael village 22.6.1860 77 (h John McKAY d Crossmichael village 23.4.1851 73, s Wm d Castries St Lucia 5.6.1845 32, gs Jas Ross McKAY 23.3.1851 2y).
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