Birgham Cemetery

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 3 – Blackie/Purves

In loving memory of JANE BLACKIE wife of JOHN PURVES died Lochton April 1947. Also the above JOHN PURVES died at Lochton 24th May 1957 aged 76.

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 4 – Jull

In loving memory of ALBERT JULL died 12th February 1970  aged 85. Also his dear wife FRANCIS CATHERINE died 23rd September 1963. And son ALBERT LEWIS JULL died 23rd November 1943 aged 29.

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 5 – Jull

Bird bath

ALBERT LEWIS JULL 1914-1943

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 6 – Atkinson/Cockburn

In loving memory of ROBERT ATKINSON who died at Eccles 12th November 1942 aged 70. Also of jis wife ISABELLA COCKBURN who died at Eccles 30th July 1946 aged 67 years. Also of their daughter JANE YOUNG ATKINSON who died 29th November 1952 aged 51 years. Also their son ROBERT ATKINSON who died at Peel Hospital 5th January 1965 aged 61 years. Also of their daughter ELIZABETH ATKINSON  died 22nd June 1982 aged 82 years.

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 7 – Smyth

In loving memory of JOHN SMYTH for many years  famer in Birgham who died 22nd May 1940 aged 83 years. Also ELIZABETH JANE wife of the above who died10th April 1941 aged 69 years. Also there son F/O JOHN SCOTT SMYTH R.A.F.V.R. killed in action over Germany 16th September 1942 interred at Kerfeld aged 37 years. And their daughter JEANIE SMYTH who died 6th January 1953 aged 46 years

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 8 – Ormiston/Neill

In loving memory of JESSIE ORMISTON wife of ANDREW NEILL who died at Birgham 9th July 1912 aged 65 years. Also the above ANDREW NEILL who died at Birgham 23rd July 1912 aged 58 years.

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 9 – Cleghorn/Renton/Scott

In loving memory of WILLIAM CLEGHORN who died at Linthill 14th December 1866 aged 40 years interred in Chirnside Churh. Also his wife HERRIOT RENTON who died at Eccles Mains 9th August 1912 aged 86 years.Also their daughter EUPHIMIA CLEGHORN who died at Eccles 16th May 1936 aged 82 years. Also their daughter ISABELLA CLEGHORN who died at Eccles 22nd January 1937 aged 72 years. Also their daughter CATHERINE SCOTT who died 10th May 1947 aged 86 years.

Last survivor of the family.

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 10 – Johnston/McDougal/Black/Scott

In loving memory of BARBARA JOHNSTON wife of ROBERT McDOUGAL who died 28th December 1912 aged 62 years. Also ARTHUR their son who died 27th May 1913 aged 20 years. Also the above ROBERT McDOUGAL who died 3rd October 1918 aged 70 years. Also the daughter JANE BLACK who died 11th May 1957 aged 77 years. Also their daughter CATHERINE SCOTT who died 10th May 1969 aged 84 years.

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 11 – Richardson/Patterson

Erected by MARY RICHARDSON in loving memory of ALEXANDER PATTERSON her husband who died at Anns Grove 6th April 1914 aged 73 years. Also the above MARY RICHARDSON who died at Birgham 10th October 1915 aged 74 years.

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 12 – Jones/Middlemas

Erected by ROBERT JONES in memory of JANE MIDDLEMAS his wife who died at Winfield 3rd February 1910 aged 70 years. Interred in Whitsome Churchyard. Also AGNES his daughter who died at Birgham 20th January 1915 aged 53 years. Also the above ROBERT JONES who died at Raeburn Meadow Selkirk 10th November 1922 aged 84 years.

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 13 – Sleigh/Stewart

In loving memory of CATHERINE SLEIGH wife of JAMES STEWART who died at Birgham 1st February 1915 aged 71 years. Also the above JAMES STEWART  who died at Hatchednize 19th April 1935 aged 83 years.

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 14 – Wood/Wilson

In loving remembrance of WILLIAM WOOD who died at Antons Hill Lodge 29th May 1888 aged 66 years. Also ISABELLA WILSON wife of the above who died at Hume 27th October 1904  aged 81 years.

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 15 – Inglis/Paxton/Ingles

Erected by JOHN INGLIS Hardacres in memory of ADAM his son who died 20th May 1887 aged 3 years. Also the above JOHN INGLES who died at Courthill 27th August 1889 aged 47 years. Also MARY PAXTON wife of the above JOHN INGLES who died at Kelso 5th February 1927 in her 82nd year

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 16 – McDougall/Cleghorn

Off the plinth

Erected by ELIZABETH McDOUGALL in memory of JOHN CLEGHORN her beloved husband who died at Harpertown 19th May 1902 aged 49 years. Also DAVID their son who died at Bartlehill 17th August 1887 aged 8 months. Also the above ELIZABETH McDOUGALL who died at Kersquarter 8th January 1931 aged 83 years.

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 17 – Elliot/Ryle

Sacred to the memory of ROBERT ELLIOT farmer who died at Whitrig 4th October 1887 aged 56 years. Also ISOBEL SADLER ELLIOT grand-daughter who died in infancy. WILLIAM MARSHALL ELLIOT J.P. who died 20th July 1952 aged 86 years. ROBERT ELLIOT R.F.A. who died Fampaux interred at Aubigny-en-Artois 15th June 1917 aged 19 years. ISABELLA MARY FREEMAN RYLE Sept 1869 Oct 1961 elder daughter of ROBERT and AGNES FREEMAN RYLE of Farnacres Hall and Low Fell Co. Durham. Relict of WILLIAM MARSHALL ELLIOT J.P.

Birgham Section A row – 4 – 18 – Elliot/Blair/Milne

Next to stone 4-17

GRACE AGNES ELLIOT M.B.E.1903-1986

ALICE LESLIE HUNTER BLAIR 1900-1993

WILLIAM RYLE ELLIOT 1908-1993.

JOHN MILNE 1903-1973.

Birgham Section A row – 5 – 1 – Waddell/Welsh

In affectionate remembrance of JANET WADDELL wife of JAMES WELSH Eccles Tofts who died 5th August 1888 aged 68 years. Also the above JAMES WELSH who died at Eccles Tofts 15th August 1898.

Birgham Section A row – 5 – 2 – Turnbull/Wilson

Sacred to the memory of ANDREW TURNBULL who died at Birgham 9th June 1898 aged 63 years. Also MARGARET WILSON his wife who died at Birgham 1st February 1898 aged 63 years. WILLIAM WILSON their nephew who died at Blinkbonny 10th November 1888 aged 20 years.

Birgham Section A row – 5 – 3 – Young/Hamilton

In affectionate remembrance of MARGARET YOUNG beloved wife of JAMES HAMILTON who died at Mount Carmel 9th May 1899 aged 62 years. Also the above JAMES HAMILTON who died at Mount Carmel 5th March 1906 aged 73 years.

Birgham Section A row – 5 – 4 – Shiel/Graham

In loving memory of ANDREW SHIEL who died at Bartlehill 21st October 1915 aged 63 years. Also JANET GRAHAM his wife who died at Sourhope 7th October 1933 aged 73 years.