Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 10 – 6- Miller/Fair
In loving memory of PETER FAIR beloved husband of CHRISTINA MILLER born 25th Nov 1899 died 6th Sep 1959
Ladykirk Churchyard
Church History.
Standing above the River Tweed, which borders Scotland and England, Ladykirk was built about 1500.Of late Gothic style it is entirely built of stone, even the roof, which is covered in large slabs. This was probably a precaution against burning in one of the cross-border raids that persisted for many years after its construction. The top of the tower was added in 1743, possibly to a design by William Adam, father of the well-known Georgian architects, the Adam brothers. The ends of the choir and the transepts which project from the sides of the building are half-octagons, a feature of late Gothic churches in Scotland, of which this is one of the best survivors.
In 1496, King James IV of Scots was returning from a successful campaign in Northumberland when he was thrown from his horse during his fording of the River Tweed. After being pulled to the shore, he vowed to build a church as thanksgiving to Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin. He ordered the church to be built entirely of stone, including the roof and the interior seating, no doubt having the marauding English, who had a habit of burning Scottish kirks, in mind. The last time the king saw Our Lady’s Kirk was on his way to defeat and death on the fields of Flodden in 1513. The church has been added to over the centuries but still retains much of the original fabric making it the most complete pre-Reformation kirk in Scotland. The tower was heightened in 1743 and the clock added in 1882,a gift from Lady Marjoribanks. The stone used on the building came from Swinton Quarry.
The Sections are split section A is East of the Church
Section B is South of the Church
Section C is West of the Church
And D is North of the Church
There are many stones in the Churchyard that are unreadable so we have not inserted them into the site. Some are in but very few.
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Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 10 – 7 – Kirkup/Young
In loving memory of ANDREW KIRKUP husband of MARGARET YOUNG who died 16th June 1956 aged 42 years.
Also of his wife MARAGRET YOUNG who died 2nd July 1971 aged 51 years.
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 10 – 7 – Simpson/Leitch
Loving memory of HELLEN KERR SIMPSON beloved wife of WILLIAM LEITCH Estate Joiner Ladykirk who died !st December 1958 aged 71 years.
And of the above WILLIAM LEITCH who died 31st July 1960 aged 75 years.
Also ANDREW ALEXANDER only son of the above and beloved husband of FREDA who died 23rd June 1965 aged 48 years.
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 10 – 8 – Renton/Hastie
In loving memory of ANDREW beloved son of JAMES & JESSIE RENTON Ramrig who died June 30th 1953 aged 20 years.
Also the above JAMES RENTON who died Sept 3rd 1966 aged 66 years.
Also the above JESSIE RENTON who died Oct 17th 1982 aged 77 years.
Sadly missed
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 10 – 9 – Trotter
In loving memory of ALEXANDER TROTTER died 12th February 1964 aged 60 years.
MARGARET TROTTER died 30th October 1977 aged 74 years.
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 11 – 1 – Gibson
In loving rememberance of CHARLES and JANET GIBSON and by their daughter.
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 11 – 2 – Brack/Patterson
In rememberance of JAMES THOMAS BRACK beloved husband of ALICE who died 31st Oct 1968 aged 54 years.
And ALICE (Nee PATTERSON) who died 21st April 2010 aged 99 years.
Together at last
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 11 – 3 – Mackenzie
In loving memory of GEORGE MACKENZIE dearly loved husband of FLORENCE who died 3rd July 1966 aged 66 years.
Also the above FLORENCE MARY MACKENZIE who died 11th Dec 1988 aged 84 years.
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 11 – 4 – Aitchison/Walker
In loving memory of a dear aunt ANNABELLA B AITCHISON who died 9th February 1966 aged 83 years.
Also CHRISTINA who died 30thMarch 1973 aged 65 years dear wife of ROBERT WALKER who died 3rd June 1983 aged 69 years
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 11 – 5 – Cowan
In loving memory of CHARLES WILSON COWAN died 11th September 1963 aged 43 years
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 11 – 6 – Blyth
In loving memory of a dear son GEORGE BLYTH who died the result of an accident win West Germany 7th August 1965 aged 18 years.
Also his Grandmother ANN BLYTH who died 22nd Feb 1978 aged 87 years.
His father JOSEPH died 15th Sept 1994 son of the above ANN beloved husband of ISA who died 27th Jan 2015
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 11 – 7 – Wilson/Oliver
In fondest memory of my dear husband JOHN WILLIAM WILSON who died 27th April 1965 aged 76 years.
And of his wife MARGARET J OLIVER who died 21st Jan 1968 aged 82 years.
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 11 – 8 – Trotter
In loving memory of BABY BARRY 28.1.1955 . 26.4. 1965
And his dear dad ARCHIE TROTTER 19.8.1936 – 13.12.2004 much loved husband of MARGARET.
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 12 – 10 – Nicholson/Beaton
In loving memory of our dear father DONALD NICHOLSON died 14th Feb 1973 aged 75 years.
And our dear mother CHIRSTY NICHOLSON died 20rh April 1973 aged 73 years.
Beloved sister ISOBEL BEATON died 30th March 1987 aged 79 years.
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 12 – 9 – White
In loving memory of GEORGE WHITE who died 30th May 1973 aged 75 years.
Beloved husband of MARY GIBSON who died 11th Oct 1977 aged 78 years.
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 12 – 1 Unreadable –
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 12 – 1 – Balmer/Aitchison
In loving memory of MARGARET BALMER wife of JOHN AITCHISON Fellowhills who died 15th Nov 1893 aged 47 years.
Also the above JOHN AITCHISON Farmer who died at Fellowhils 4th July 1922 aged 78 years.
Blessed are the dead which die in the lord.
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 12 – 12 – Fleming/Craig
In loving memory of JAMES FLEMING farmer New LAdykirk died 4th March 1972 aged 74 years.
Beloved husband of JEANIE H CRAIG died 8th June 1975 aged 74 years.
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 12 – 13 – Spence/Buckham
In loving memory of ALEXANDER DALLAS SPENCE died 4th November 2024 much loved dad and grandad Dear husband of margaret spence Nee BUCKHAM
Ladykirk Churchyard Section D row 12 – 14 Allan/Nixon –
In loving memory of BARBARA M NIXON died 12th June 1985 aged 73 years.
Wife of the late WILLIAM ALLAN.
Also their son CHARLIE ALLAN died 23rd December 2002 aged 62 years.