Eccles Kirkyard

Section A Left hand side of Church door – Fairbairn/Douglas

Erected by ANDREW FAIRBAIRN in memory of his wife JANE DOUGLAS  who died 18th February 1857 aged 64 years.

Also the above ANDREW FAIRBAIRN who died at Tod ?? 15th April 1899 aged 85 years.

Inside the Church – 1

Mrs GEORGE JOHNSTON widow of the Rev J JOHNSTON BD Minister of this church.

Inside the Church – 2

To the memory of ROBERT COSENS WEIR of Bogangreen Capt. 1st Royals who died at Nusserbad India 3rd September 1867 aged 27.

Erected by his affectionate widow CAROLINE L. A. IRWIN 1968.

Section A Left hand side of Church door – 2 – Fair/Fairbairn

Erected by THOMAS FAIR in memory of WILLIAM FAIR his father who died at Leitholm 2nd November 1847 aged 64 years.

JANE FAIRBAIRN ? also THOMAS and MARY FAIRBAIRN

Inside the Church – 3

This tablet is erected in memory of GEORGE WEIR Esq. of Kames. Lieutenant in the 32nd Regiment of Foot who was barbarously killed by rebels at St Denis in Lower Canada 23rd November 1837 while in the zealous discharge of his duty to his country.

Section A Left hand side of Church door – 3 – Jeffrey/Robertson

To the memory of ANDREW JEFFREY who died at Leitholm 11th May 1874 aged 65 years.

Also AGNES ROBERTSON his wife who died at Leitholm  6th September 18-- aged 87 years. This stone is erected by AGNES ROBERTSON his affectionate wife 1874.

Section A row21 – 3 Service/Stirling

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Also his son WILLIAM who died at Coldstream 27th July 1847 aged 16 months.

And the above WILLIAM SERVICE who died at Coldstream 30th July 1864 aged 54 years.

And ELIZA STIRLING his wife who died 25th October 1869 aged 57 years.

Section A row 1 – 1 – Chisholm

Erected by JAMES CHISHOLM in memory of his son ROBERT who died at Kingsrig 31st December 1879 aged 4 years. 

Also GEORGINE his daughter who died 15th January 1880 aged 9 months. 

Section A row 1 – 2 – Allan/Luke

Erected by MARGARET ALLAN in memory of ROBERT LUKE her husband who died at Crosshall 1st April 1901 aged 72 years.

Also the above MARGARET ALLAN who died at Eccles 7th October 1912 aged 77 years.

Also his daugher MARGARET LUKE who died at Eccles 28th January 1935 aged 77 years.

Section A row 1 – 3 – Pringle/McCall/Purves

In memory  of ALEXANDER PRINGLE for 40 years Steward at Lambden who died at Wislaw Mill 25th November 1886 aged 82 years.

Also ANNE McCALL his wife who died at Leitholm 11th June 1874 aged 69 years.

Also ISABELLA PURVES his mother wife of ROBERT PRINGLE Joiner Thirlstane who died at Hassington  20th January  1856  aged 77 years.

Section A row 2 – 1 – Hogg/Patterson

Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM HOGG Mason who died at Leitholm 11th October 1855 aged 38 years.

Also SARAH PATTERSON his wife who died 26th July 1881 aged 66 years.

Section A row 2 – 2 – Fish/Renton

Erected by ROBERT FISH in memory of his brother ANDREW who died 22nd March 1854 aged 18 years.

Also his mother ISABELLA RENTON who died 14th August 1871 aged 65 years.

Also his father ROGER FISH who died 6th June 1885 aged 85 years.

Section A row 2 – 3 – Sanderson/Hoy

Erected by JOHN SANDERSON Eccles in memory of his daughter ELIZABETH who died 26th July 1856 aged 8 months.

Also JANE HOY his wife who died at Kelso 4 October 1904 aged 78 years.

Here also is interred the above JOHN SANDERSON who died at Kelso 1st November 1910 aged 78 years.

Section A row 3 – 1 – Middlemas/Cockburn

Erected in memory of JANNET MIDDLEMAS wife of JAMES COCKBURN Millwright who died 21st May 1870 aged 42 years.

Also JAMES COCKBURN their son who died 31st December 1858 aged 18 months. ROBERT COCKBURN died 24th June 1873 aged 21 years. ANDREW COCKBURN her son who died 11th March 1875 aged 19 years.

Also ELIZABETH COCKBURN her daughter who died 31st August 1875 aged 8 years.

Also ANN COCKBURN her daughter who died 19 October 1905 aged 44 years.

Section A row 3 – 2 – Hewitson

Erected in memory of JOHN HEWITSON Schoolmaster Birgham who died 11th Ocober 1856 aged 42 years.

Also WILLIAM HEWITSON son of the above who died at Coldside.

On reverse of the stone

In memory of MARTHA CURRIE HEWITSON who died at Bridge of Allan 24th May 1876 aged 27 years.

Also of ADAM CURRIE HEWITSON who died at Edinburgh 22nd April 1879 aged 24 years. 

Section A row 3 – 3 Hislop/Clark

Erected by WILLIAM HISLOP of Eccles in memory of JOHN HISLOP his son who died 13th June 1855 aged 8 years.

Also the above WILLIAM HISLOP who died 30th May 1885 aged 73 years.

Also of JANET CLARK  his wife who died 12th March 1893 aged 83 years.

Section A row 3 – 3 Stewart/Smith/Hatley

Erected by CHARLES HATLEY Purveshall in memory of CAROLINE STEWART his wife who died 10th June 1856 aged 57 years.

Also CHISTINA his daughter who died 15th May 1856 aged 7 years.

Also JANET SMART his daughter who died 16th June 1867 aged 6 years.

Also the above CHARLES HATLEY who died 4th January 1888 aged 67 years.

Also CHRISTINA SMITH his second wife who died 12th March 1893 aged 83 years

Section A row 3 – 4 Crenston/Cranston/Taylor

Erected in memory of ROBERT CRENSTON Mason leitholm who died 21st October 1851 aged 55years.

Also GILBERT CRANSTON his son who died 5th January 1841 aged 3years.

Also ROBERT CRANSTON his son who died 2nd July 1879 aged 40 years.

Also MARY TAYLOR his wife who died 22nd September 1879 aged 79years.

Also ELIZABETH CRANSTON his daughter who died 13th February 1899 aged 76 years.

Also GEORGE CRANSTON his son who deid 14th November 1900 aged 68 years. 

Section A row 4 – 1 Ovens/Thomson/Paulin

Erected by ROBERT OVENS Joiner Ednam in memory of AGNES his daughter who died at Eccles 10th april 1851 aged 3years.

Also MARY THOMSON his daughter who died at Ednam  1st June 1858 aged 10 years.

Also JANE his daughter who died at Ednam 29th June 1858 aged 10 years.

JANE his daughter who died at Ednam 29th June 1858.

JAMES died 6th october 1876 aged 24 years.

ROBERT OVENS died 16th October 1882 aged 65 years and his wife SARAH PAULIN died 13th January 1888 aged 65 years. 

Section A row 4 – 2 Bertram/Stewart

To the memory of PETER BERTRAM Bellmount who died 30th January 1869 aged 50 years.

Also WILLIAM BERTRAM son of the above who died 28th December 1862 aged 8 years and 4 months.

Also JAMES BERTRAM  his ealdest son who son who died at Invercargill New Zealand 7th October 1899 aged 50 years.

Also MARGARET LIDDLE BERTRAM his daughter who died 1st April 1900 aged 40 years. 

JESSIE STEWART wiffe of the above PETER BERTRAM who died 12th February 1908 aged 79 years.