Birgham Cemetery

Birgham Section A – Row 1 – 1 – Marshall

Erected by ANNIE MARSHALL in memory of her father WILLIAM MARSHALL who died at Sunnyside 10th January 1883 aged 75 years. Also ALEXd her brother who died at Shiremoor 21st August 1885 and interred at Earsdon aged 23 years.

Birgham Section A Row 1 – 2 – Robeson

In memory of JAMES ROBESON who died at Birgham 22nd June 1883 aged 30 years. Also ROBERT ROBESON his son who died 11th March 1885 aged 3 years.

Birgham Section A – Row 1 – 3 – Turnbull/Jeffrey

Erected by MICHAEL TURNBULL  farmer Todrig in memory of his son-in-law ROBERT JEFFREY who died 6th October 1883 aged 28 years. Also of JANET TURNBULL wife of the above who died 26th January 1886 aged 26 years. Also WILLIAM JEFFREY their son who died 18th March 1884 aged 18 months.

Birgham Section A – Row 1 – 4 – Turnbull/Borthwick/Cleghorn/Meade

In memory of ALEXANDER TURNBULL who died at Birgham 23 June 1884 aged 73 years. Also his widow ALISON BORTHWICK who died 2nd May 1904 aged 86 years. Also JANET BORTHWICK who died 30th March 1904 aged 83 years widow of B CLEGHORN  and E. H. MEADE Bath Somerset. 

Birgham – Section A Row 1 – 5 – MacNeill /Robson

In loving memory of HELEN MacNEILL wife of W. C. ROBSON who died at Leitholm 5th August 1895 aged 42 years. Also the above WILLIAM C. ROBSON who died 1st March 1938 aged 87 years.

Birgham Section A – Row 1 – 6 – Yule/Gray

In memory of ADAM YULE died 28th July 1885 and his wife CATHERINE GRAY died 5th August 1903. Also  their daughters JESSIE, JANE and BARBARA.

(Gone but not forgotten)

Birgham Section A – Row 1 – 7 – Stevenson/Waddell

In memory of ISABELLA STEVENSON wife of JOHN WADDELL Birgham born at Eccles 27th August 1852 died Birgham 2nd September 1897.

Birgham Section A Row 1 – 8 – Usher

Broken small cross

In loving memory of MAGGIE JEAN daughter of THOMAS  and AGNES USHER who died at Eccles aged 3 months.

Birgham Section A row – 1 – 9 – Robertson/Fairbairn/Deans

Erected by SUSAN and WALTER ROBERTSON to the memory of our dear mother MARGARET DEANS who died at Birgham 19th Ocober 1903 in her 79th year. Also our father WALTER ROBERTSON who died at Birgham 15th February 1905 in his 79th year. Also of MARY ANN their daughter and wife of ROBERT FAIRBAIRN who died at Moorhouses 2nd January 1898 in her 24th year.

Birgham Section A row – 1 – 10 – Aitchison/Trotter

Erected by ALEXANDER and CHRISTINA AITCHISON in memory of their daughter ELIZABETH P. AITCHISON who died 12th February 1905 aged 24 years. Also the above ALEXANDER AITCHISON who died at Woodend 19th May 1933 in his 79th year. And of his widow CHRISTIA TROTTER who died at Edrom Newtown 16th September 1938 aged 79 years.

(At rest) (Until we meet again)

Birgham Section A row – 1 – 11 – Mattison/Rigg/Robertson

Erected by JAMES MATTISON in loving memory ELLEN SUSAN MATTISON his daughter who died at Carlisle 11th November  1905 aged 21 years. Also MARGARET JANE DEANS his eldest daughter and wife of WILLIAM RIGG of Eastham who died 2nd October 1909 aged 29 years. Also HELEN ROBERTSON wife of the above who died at Carlisle 7th December 1916 aged 63 years.

Birgham Section A row 1 – 12 – Ronaldson/Rutherford

Erected by ROBERT RONALDSON in loving memory of ELIZABETH RUTHERFORD his wife who died at Lochton 3rd September 1895 aged 77 years. And the above ROBERT RONALDSON who died at Lochton 8th February 1910 aged 82 years. ELIZABETH RONALDSON daughter of the above who died 7th March 1938 aged 78 years. MARGARET RONALDSON died at Coldstream Hospital 12th June 1955 aged 84 years. THOMAS RONALDSON died at Berwick Infimary 30th Jjanuary 1965 aged 83 years.

Birgham Section A row – 1 – 13 – Laurie/Scott/Lugton

In loving memory of MICHAEL LAURIE who died at Hassington East Mains 18th December 1905 aged 76 years. Also AGNES SCOTT wife of the above ho died in Edinburgh 19th February 1918 aged 75 years. Also MICHAEL LAURIE  son of ROBERT LUGTON  son of the above.

(This stone has sunk into the ground)

Birgham Section A row – 1 – 14 – Macleod/Yule

In loving memory of JANE MACLEOD wife of ANDREW YULE died 3rd May 1932 aged 70 years. Also the above ANDREW YULE died 26th March 1940 aged 74 years.

Birgham Section A row – 1 – 15 – Johnston/Wightman

In loving memory of JAMES JOHNSTON who died 16th September 1944 aged 75 years. Also his wife AGNES WIGHTMAN who died 6th November 1932 aged 53 years. Their youngest son WILLIAM JOHNSTON who died 2nd October 2000 aged 84 years.

Birgham Section A row – 1 – 16 – Fairbairn/Henderson

In loving memory of JANET MEEK FAIRBAIRN died 15th March 1933 aged 44 years. DAVID FAIRBAIRN died 16th May 1959 aged 82 years. DAVID FAIRBAIRN died 27th May 1986 aged 74 years. MARGARET HENDERSON FAIRBAIRN died 3rd February 1995 aged 75 years.

(Fondly remembered)

Birgham Section A row – 1 – 17 – Bell/Moffat

in loving memory of WILLIAM YOUNG BELL beloved husband of ISABELLA MOFFAT who died in the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh 9th October 1933 aged 47 years. Also ROBERT MOFFAT beloved second son of the above who fell in action N. W. E. 12th June 1944 aged 28 years.Interred at La Delivran de France. Also the above ISABELLA MOFFAT who died at Coldstream Cottage Hospital 22nd June 1954 aged 66 years.

Birgham Section A row – 1 – 18 – Bell/Main

In loving memory of WILLIAM BELL dear husband of ALICE MAIN who died 29th August 1976 aged 62 years. Also the above ALICE MAIN who died 28th January 1999 aged 88 years.

Birgham Section A Row 1 – 19 – Mitchell/McDougal

In loving memory of THOMAS MITCHELL son of ALEXANDER and AGNES McDOUGAL who died 12th March 1934 aged 24 years. Also the above AGNES McDOUGAL who died 30th June 1957 aged 77 years. And the above ALEXANDER McDOUGAL who died 9th March 1958 aged 78 years

Birgham Section A row – 1 – 20 – Robertson/Ormston/Leslie

In loving memory of ISABELLA ROBERTSON dearly beloved wife of ANDREW ORMSTON died at Hassington East Mains 21st March 1934 aged 48 years. Also their second son HENRY R. ORMSTON who died 10th November 1942 dearly beloved husband of NAN LESLIE.