Carham Churchyard

Section B – Row 2 – 2 – Coltherd/Swan

In loving memory of NEILSON COLTHERD who died 13th Novr.  1954 aged 39 years. Husband of MARGARET ISABELLA  Nee SWAN who died 15th August 2005 aged 80 years

Section B – Row 3 – 1 – Aitchison

Thy will be done. In loving memory  of ELISABETH AITCHISON wife of GEORGE AITCHISON who died at the Hagg 26th Febr. 1934  aged 75 years. Also the above GEORGE AITCHISON who died 21st Jany. 1942 aged 91 years. Also JOHN AITCHISON L/Cpl. 1/7th N.F. fell in action in France 14 November 1916 aged 22 1/2  years. Also their daughter MARGARET JANE who died 16th July 1955 aged 58 years.

Section B – Row 3 – 2 – Speirs

In memory of GEORGE SPEIRS  who died 28th April 1900 aged 82 years. JANE THOMSON SPEIRS his wife who died 28th Jany. 1902 aged 81 years.

DAVID  SPEIRS  who died at Carham Burn March  19th 1893 aged 38 years. ISABELLA  their daughter  who died 31th July 1907 aged 50 years

Section B – Row 3 – 3 – Pringle/Nesbit

(OBELISK). (East side). This stone is erected  in memory  in ISABELLA wife of JAMES  PRINGLE who died at Carham Hall Lodge on September 23rd 1860 in the 74th year of her age. The above named JAMES  PRINGLE who died on June 24th 1865 in the 73rd year of his age. C. J. ALLAN M. D. grandson of the above who died at Roxburgh  New Zealand  on February 6th 1880 in the 41th  year of his age. 

(North side): ISABELLA wife of WILLIAM NESBIT and daughter  of JAMES and ISABELLA PRINGLE died at Norham on May 18th 1886 in the 69th yeare of her age. In loving memory  of my beloved husband  WILLIAM  NESBIT who died at Norham  on Jany 10th 1890 aged 74 years.    "Asleep in Jesus".

Section B – Row 4 – 1 – Urwin/Archibold

Erected by  HANNAH URWIN in loving memory of her father JAMES ARCHBOLD who died at Shidlaw 15th Aprill898 aged 36 years. 

Also her mother EUPHEMIA PURVES who died at  Coldstream 23rd June 1924 aged 64 years.

Also their son Pte JOHN ARCHIBOLD K.O.Y.L.I. killed at Loos 26th Septr. 1915 aged 22 years.   

                                                          "Thy will be done".

Sculptor : W.. Mith., Coldst.

Section B – Row 5 – 1 – McDougal

In affectionate remembrance of JAMES MCDOUGAL the beloved husband of ELIZABETH MCDOUGAL who died at West Learmouth 1st Feb 1861 aged 57 years

Also HANNAH their daughter who died at Mindrum 29th Aug 1884 aged 38 years

Also the above ELIZABETH MCDOUGAL who died at Mindrum 7th June 1888 aged 65 years

Also THOMAS his son who died 31st Jan 1897 aged 36 years

Also ELIZABETH his daughter who died at West Leannouth 14th Feb 1918 aged 67 years

Also HANNAH MCDOUGAL grand-daughter of the above who died at West Learmouth 26th Jan 1921 aged 33 years

Also JANE MCDOUGAL daughter of the above who died at Brewery Farm Wooler 20th Nov 1926 aged 78 years

Section B – Row 5 – 2 – Tinlin

Erected by GEORGE and JANET TINLIN in memory of JANE their daughter who died at Mindrum Mill 26th July 1888 aged 13 years.

Section B – Row 6 – 1 – Little/McDougal

In loving memory of ISABELLA LITTLE beloved wife of ALEXANDER MCDOUGAL East Leannouth  who died 23rd October 1936 aged 56 years  

Also the above ALEXANDER MCDOUGAL who died 26th Sept 1940 aged 59 years

Section B – Row 6 – 2 – Young

In loving memory of ISABELLA (TIBBIE) dearly beloved daughter of WILLIAM and ISABELLA YOUNG  died at Wark East Common 31st March 1926 aged 11 years 

Also the above ISABELLA YOUNG who died 12th Sept 1935 aged 46 years

Also the above WILLIAM YOUNG who died 15th Sept 1962 aged 72 years

Section B – Row 7 – 1 – Hermiston/Turnbull

In memory of JOHN HERMISTON who died at Downham 22nd March 1893 aged 76 years. Also HELEN TURNBULL his wife who died at Downham 5th Sept 1894 aged 72 years. Also JOHN HERMISTON  son of the above and beloved husband of ELIZABETH HERMISTON  who died at Wark 22nd Feby 1923 aged 66 years. Also the above ELIZABETH HERMISTON who died at Shidlaw16th April 1938, aged 83 years

Section B – Row 8 – 1 – Rutherford/Hermiston

Erected in loving memory of GEORGE RUTHERFORD who died at Wark on the 8th March 1909 aged 65 years. Also AGNES HERMISTON wife of the above who died at Sunilaws July 5th 1977 aged 73 years.

Section B – Row 8 – 2 – Rutherford

In affectionate remembrance of JOHN RUTHERFORD the beloved husband of AGNES RUTHERFORD Who died at Shidlaw March 8th 1881 aged 55 years

Section B – Row 8 – 3 – Rutherford/Murray

In loving memory of JANET RUTHERFORD beloved wife of JAMES MURRAY who died at Holefield on 25th August 1896 aged 65 years. Also two children who died in infancy. JAMES MURRAY our father who died at Old Holefield on the 251h December 1905 aged 80 years. Also ISABELLA MURRAY their daughter who died at Old Holefield 11th May 1914 aged 53 years. Also MARGARET MURRAY Old Holefield, Kelso 2nd daughter of above who died at the Baiglie Abernethy  Perthshire 15th June 1935 aged 77 years. Severe We felt that trying morn  when she was called away. But let us trust to meet again in bright eternal day

Section B – Row 8 – 4 – Bruce/Robertson

Erected by WILLIAM BRUCE in memory of JANE ROBERTSON his wife who died at Wark 12th July 1863 aged 72 years. Also of the above WILLIAM BRUCE who died at 11th January 1876 aged 8 years. Also of MARGARET BRUCE his daughter who died at Carham 19th December 1881 aged 64 years

Section B – Row 9 – 1 – Spence/Smith/Hutchinson

Erected in loving memory of THOMAS STAWARD SPENCE who died at Panama Cottage July 12th 1895 aged 49 years. Also AGNES SMITH wife of T  W HUTCHINSON and niece of the above who died at Panama Cottage 1st Jan 1899 aged 28 years. PTE. ANDREW S. HUTCHINSON K.O.S.B. their son who died 3rd Sept 1914 aged 19 years SAP THOMAS HUTCHINSON R.E. killed in action in France 26th March 1918 aged 24 years

Section B – Row 9 – 2 – Hutchinson

Crest K.O.S.B. 4418 Private A.S. HUTCHINSON K.O.Scottish Borderers 3rd September1914 aged 19

                 "He died, that others might live".

Section B – Row 9 – 3 – Thompson

In memory of CHARLES THOMPSON the beloved husband of MARGARET THOMPSON who died at Wark Common Sepr. 6th  1889 aged 57 years.  Also CHARLES THOMPSON son of the above who died at Mindrum  Feby 12th 1926 aged 64 years. Also CHARLES JOHN his son who died March 25th 1911 aged 16 years. Also GEORGE WILLIAM his son who died July 51th 1897 aged 3 days.  

           "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord".

Section B – Row 9 – 4 – Punton/Brown/Crisp

      Crown, "Thy  will be done. " 

In loving memory of JOHN PUNTON beloved son of JAMES and JANE PUNTON Wark who died at Hepburn April 11th 1892 aged 26 years. Also the above JAMES PUNTON beloved husband of JANE CRISP who died at Wark 27th Novr 1900 aged 66 years. Also the said JANE CRISP beloved wife of the above who died at Wark 4th July 1912 aged 78 years. Also ELEANOR BROWN their daughter who died at Wark 8th March 1909 aged 48 years. Also GEORGE their son who died 6th April1940 aged 72 years,

Section B – Row 10 – 1 – McDougal/Middlemiss

In loving memory of MARGARET MCDOUGAL beloved wife of JOHN MIDDLEMISS who died at West Learmouth 9th Jan 1923 aged 68 years.  Also the above JOHN MIDDLEMISS who died at Ancroft 181h Feby 1940 aged 83 years

Section B – Row 10 – 2 – Middlemiss

In loving memory of JAMES beloved husband of HELEN MIDDLEMISS died at West Learmouth May 24th 1960 aged 76 years. Also the above HELEN MIDDLEMISS died Jan.13th 1965 aged 70 years