Birgham Cemetery

Section B row – 1 – 1 – Redpath

Erected by JAMES REDPATH in memory of his only daughter AGNES who died  at ? Mill 17th February 1880 aged 8? years.

Also WILLIAM his son.

Also the above JAMES REDPATH who died at Crooks 16th December 1894 aged 74 years.

Also ISABELLA wife of the above JAMES REDPATH who died  ???

Section B row – 1 – 2 – Hay/Kinghorn

Erected in memory of AGNES HAY wife of ABRAHAM KINGHORN who died at Crooks 18th January 1866 aged 76 years.

Also the above ABRAHAM KINGHORN who died 29th October 1874 aged 84 years.

Also ROBERT their son who died 16th December 1877 aged 52 years.

Also THOMAS their son who died 7th January 1894 aged 77 years.

Also JANET their daughter who died 12th November 1898 aged 80 years.

Section B row – 1 – 3 – Dunlop/Smail

In memory of STEWART DUNLOP who died at Crooks Lodge 11th December 1883 aged 73 years.

Also ELLAN SMAIL his wife who died 20th May 1886 aged 73 years.

Also JAMES DUNLOP his brother who died at Crooks Lodge 10th June 1894 aged 69 years.

Section B row – 1 – 4 –

Erected in memory of ???   (The rest is unreadable)

Section B row – 2 – 1 – Lighterness/Johnston/Dickson

Erected by ARCHIBALD LIGHTERNESS Antons Hill in memory of MARGARET JOHNSTON his spouse who died 3rd February 1827 aged 20 years.

On reverse

In memory of WILLIAM JOHNSTON who died in Birgham 1813 also his spouse MARGARET DICKSON who died 1816.

Birgham Section B row – 2 – 3 -Brown/Scott

In loving memory of ELIZABETH BROWN wife of WILLIAM SCOTT who died at Birgham7th December 1880 aged 49 years.

Also WILLIAM BROWN son of WILLIAM and ELIZABETH BROWN SCOTT who died at Birgham 13th December 1866 aged 1 year and 11 months.

Also the above WILLIAM SCOTT who died at Laurel Cottage Birgham 31st January 1902 aged 79 years.

Birgham Section B row – 2 – 4 – Barry

Symbolic stone near a tree stump  (Stone is in poor condition)

Here lyes the body of JAMES BARRY tennent ?? 

Also John his son

Birgham Section B row – 2 – 5 – Walker

Erected by ANDREW WALKER Birgham in memory of ANDREW his son who died 13th January 1847 aged 18 years.

Birgham Section B row – 2 – 6 – Spencer

Symbolic stone

Here lies the body of JAMES SPENCER younger who died 1737 aged 22 years. Also JAMES SPENCER older who died 1744 aged 55 years.

Birgham Section B row – 2 – 7 – Barry

Symbolic

???? Also MARGARET BARRY daughter to JAMES BARRY in Birgem died 17th December 1725 aged 2 years.

(Unusual spelling of Birgham)

Birgham Section B row – 2 – 8 – Jacobson/Dods

Symbolic

In memory of JOHN JACOBSON in Eccles who died 1797 aged 66 years. Also JANET DODS his spouse who died 7th November 1775 aged 59 years.

Birgham Section B row – 2 – 9 – Stevenson/Hopkirk/Murray

Erected by JAMES SETEVENSON in memory  JENNET HOPKIRK spouse to WILLIAM STEVENSON Portioner in Birgham who died 14th September 1786 aged 45 years. Also WILLIAM STEVENSON who died 19th April 1812 aged 77 years. Also MARY STEVENSON their daughter who died March 1776 aged 6 years. Also MARY MURRAY their grand-daughter who died 9th October 1806 aged 9 years.

Birgham Section B row – 2 – 10 – Leitch

Sacred to the memory of ALEXANDER LEITCH who died at Dovecot Mains 1st March 1820 in the 70th year of his age

Birgham Section B row – 3 – 1 – Barr

Symbolic

Here lyes WILLAIM BARR also son WILLIAM who died 1735 aged 5 years. Also MARGARET BARR daughter to JAMES BARR

Birgham Section B row – 3 – 2 – Walker/Neil

Erected by JANET NEIL in memory of WILLIAM WALKER her husband who died at Lambden 21st June 1872 aged 57 years. Also of their daughter MARGARET who died January 1839 aged 6 years. AGNES who died November 1834 aged 2 years. ISABELLA who died 7th May 1854 aged 6 years. Also the above JANET NEIL who died at Hume Orchard 8th August 1883 aged 68 years. ROBERT WALKER their eldest son who died in Australia 24th April 1896 aged 59 years.

Birgham Section B row – 3 – 3 – Shields

This stone is in memory of THOMAS SHIELDS son of JOHN and MARY SHIELDS late of the 25th Regiment of Foot who died 3rd January 1825 aged 34 years.

Birgham Section B row – 3 – 4 – Lunham

To the memory of THOMAS LUNHAM Jun. Writer Edinburgh who died at Birgham 10th July 1864  aged 23 years.

Birgham Section B row – 3 – 5 – Lunham/Lighterness

Erected in affectionate remembrance of THOMAS LUNHAM who died 9th December 1867 aged 68 years. Also MARY LIGHTERNESS his wife who died 30th December 1878 aged 77 years.Also WILLIAM LUNHAM grandson of the above who died 14th March 1881 aged 16 years.

Birgham Section B row – 4 – 1 – Wood/Lillie

In memory of ISABELLA WOOD  third daughter of JOHN WOOD who died at Liverpool 21st December 1872 aged 61 years. Also ALEXANDER WOOD brother of the above who died 22nd September 1881 aged 61 years. Also MARGARET LILLIE wife of the above who died at Lees 3rd September 1910 aged 84 years. Also MARGARET daughter of the above who died at Lees 26th May 1919 aged 60 years. Also JOHN son of the above who died 18th December 1922 aged 70 years.

Birgham Section B row – 4 – 3 – Wood/Dodds

In memory of JOHN WOOD son of JOHN WOOD in Burgholm who died 27th August 1806 aged 5years. Also ELSPETH WOOD who died 11th April 1807 aged 5 years. Also JOHN WOOD who died 2nd April 1816 aged 6 years. Also JOHN WOOD their father who died 30th May 1844 aged 77 years. Also his daughter ELIZABETH who died 23rd February 1845 aged 22 years. Also ISABELLA DODDS wife to JOHN WOOD who died 14th August 1856 aged 78 years. Also the children of ALEXANDER WOOD son of the above MARGARET who died 26th August 1851 aged 16 months. Also ELSPETH who died 12th November 1863 aged 19 months. Also ISABELLA who died 23rd January 1874 aged 19 years.