Birgham Cemetery

Birgham Section A row – 6 – 13 – Old Symbolic stone

This is where a large tree used to be; its been cut down and a very old symbolic stone is lying  with no name.

Birgham Section A row – 6 – 14 – Richardson

Next to a tree stump

Erected by JOHN and JAMES  RICHARDSON in affectionate remembrance of ALEXANDER RICHARDSON their uncle who died at Birgham 17th May 1890 aged 79 years.

Birgham Section A row – 7 – 1 – Colvine/Reay

Next to a laburnum tree

Erected by CHARLES COLVINE in memory of MARY REAY his beloved wife who died at Eccles 31st May 1890 aged 48 years. Also the above CHARLES COLVINE who died at Mayfield Kelso 23rd March 1927 in his 84th year.

Birgham Section A row – 7 – 2 – Anderson/Younger

Erected by JOHN ANDERSON in memory of ISABELLA YOUNGER his wife died at Eccles 4th June 1890 aged 79 years. Also the above JOHN ANDERSON who died at Caldronbrae 4th August 1896  aged 82 years. Also JANE daughter of the above who died at Fallsidehill 21st February 1909 aged 65 years.

Birgham Section A row – 7 – 3 – Brown

Erected to the memory of JANE BROWN who died at Eccles 26th November 1890 aged 65 years. Also ROBERT her brother who died at Birgham 21tr May 1911 aged 82 years

Birgham Section A – Row 7 – 4 – Robertson/Young

Erected by CHRISTINA ROBERTSON in memory of GEORGE YOUNG her husband who died at Leitholm 6th April 1891 aged 47 years. Also the above CHRISTINA ROBERTSON who died 8th March 1898 aged 70 years

Birgham Section A row – 7 – 5 – Moscrop/Home/Bruce

In loving memory of DINAH MOSCROP wife of JOHN HOME who died 22nd February 1923 aged 57 years. Also the above JOHN HOME who died 10th April 1954 aged 78 years. Also MARY HELEN BRUCE second wife of the above who died 5th October 1964 aged 58 years.

Birgham Section A row – 7 – 6 – Wood

In loving memory of  JOHN WOOD who died at Birgham 1st August 1923 aged 61 years.

Birgham Section A row – 7 – 7 – Scott/Anderson

In loving memory of JAMES SCOTT who died 19th October 1923 aged 71 years. Also AGNES ANDERSON wife of the above who died 13th March 1927 aged 72 years.

Birgham Section A row – 7 – 8 – Johnston/Greig

In memory of the Rev JOHN JOHNSTON B. D. minister of Eccles Parish for 32 years who died 26th November 1923 aged 58 years. And of his wife GEORGE daughter of GEORGE GREIG of Eccles died 25th April 1943 aged 73 years.

Birgham Section A row – 7 – 9 – Thorburn

In loving memory of SARAH THORBURN beloved wife of  WILLIAM THORBURN who died 5th April 1925 aged 27 years.

Birgham Section A row – 7 – 10 – Millar

In loving memory of ADAM MILLAR who died 23rd December 1950 aged 73 years. Also his daughter MARY who died 24th September 1952 aged 43 years. Also his son JOHN who died 25th September 1980 aged 69 years.

Birgham Section A row – 7 – 11 – White/Purves

In  loving memory of our dearly beloved sons JOHN PURVES WHITE died 2nd December 1972 aged 48 years. Also PETER PURVES WHITE who died 1st July 1951 aged 22 years. And AGNES PURVES died 22nd August 1976 aged 74 years beloved wife of JOHN WHITE died 29th January 1977 aged 88 yeasr.

Birgham Section A row – 8 – 1 – Moffat/Young

In ever loving memory of MARY beloved daughter of ROBERT and ISABELL MOFFAT who died 25th June 1925 aged 21 years. Also ISABELL ANN YOUNG wife of ROBERT MOFFAT Haigsfield who died 8th June 1931 aged 62 years. Also the above ROBERT MOFFAT who died at Haigsfield 13th December 1932 aged 78 years. Also MARGARET second daughter of the said ROBERT and ISABELL MOFFAT who died 12th August 1960 aged 70 years.

Birgham Section A row – 8 – 2 – Stark/Henderson

In loving memory of ISABELLA youngest daughter of ROBERT STARK Hassington Mains who died 6th December 1925 aged 19 years. Also the above ROBERT STARK who died at Yetholm 15th February 1955 aged 84 years. And his wife HELEN HENDERSON who died at Yetholm 11th August 1956 aged 85 years.

Birgham Section A row – 8 – 3 – Johnson/Taylor

In loving memory of our dear mother ISABELLA JOHNSON who died at Dumfries 26th May 1971 aged 76 years. Also our dear father HENRY TAYLOR dearly beloved husband of the above who died at Birgham 13th May 1926 aged 45 years.

Birgham Section A row – 8 – 4 – Campbell/McWilliam

In loving memory of AGNES CAMPBELL wife of JOHN McWILLIAM who died at Haigsfield 14th February 1927  aged 69 years.

Also the above JOHN McWILLIAM who died at Haigsfield 17th March 1931 aged 77 years.

Also ELIZABETH their daughter who died at Dumfries 21st August 1934 aged 52 years.

Lieut. HUGH CAMPBELL McWILLIAM B.A. Canadian Army, grandson of the above, died of wounds 5th March 1945 at Sonsbeck Germany buried at Nijmegan Holland.

Also MARY daughter of the above who died at Birgham 13th December 1949

Birgham Section A row – 8 – 5 – Lisle/Common

Erected by MARGARET LISLE in loving memory of her husband THOMAS COMMON who died at Melrose 25th October 1927 aged 64 years. Also her aunt MARY JANE LISLE who died at Belmont 10th June 1921 aged 75. Also the above MARGARET LISLE who died at Eckford Hall 4th June 1929 aged 64 years. Also ISABELLA COMMON daughter of the above who died at the Royal infirmary Edinburgh 18th February 1933 aged 32 years.

Birgham Section A row – 8 – 6 – Hope

Erected by WILLIAM HOPE in memory of WILLIAM HOPE his son who died at Kennetsideheads 13th August 1891 aged 11 years. Also GEORGE his son who died at Howlets Ha  23rd October 1908 aged 19 years. Interred at Westruther Churchyard

Birgham Section A row – 8 – 7 – Wood/Bell/Thomson

In memory of JAMES WOOD farmer who died at Birgham 18th January 1892 aged 73 years. Also his wife JANE THOMSON who died at Birgham 14th August 1891 aged 70 years. Also their daughter ISABELLA BELL who died at Belford 2nd May 1923 aged 80 years.