Eccles Kirkyard

Section A row 16 – 8 Jeffery/Johnston

Heree lye the remains of PATRICK JEFFERY tennant in Skaithmoor who died 15th October 1758 aged 73 years.

Also AGNES JOHNSTON his spouse who died 19th June 1783 aged 80 years.

Likewise PATRICK son of PATRICK JEFFERY tenant in Hassington Mains who died 10th July 1798 aged 7 months.

Also the said PATRICK JEFFERY late tenant in Hasinton Mains who died at Kelso 28th July 1853 aged 82 years.

And ISABELLA JEFFERY his spouse who died at Kelso 23rd May 1837 aged 67 years.

Also AGNES their daughter who died 6th April 1853 aged 51 years.

Section A row 16 – 9 Dickson/Jeffrey

Tablestone

Here lyes MARGARET DICKSON spouse to JAMES JEFFERY who died 9th March 1740

Section A row 16 – 10 ???

Unfortunatly this stone is indecipherable.

Section A row 16 – 11 Orwin

Tablestone

GEORGE ORWIN to JOHN ORWIN tenant in Orwinslane (could this be Orange lane) who died 17th July  1789 aged 54 years.

Also ELIZABETH

Section A row 17 – 1 ??

Tablestone

Unfortuatly this stone is indecipherable.

Section A row 17 – 2 Jeffery/Dickson

Tablestone

Here lyes JAMES JEFFREY Kersknow Roxburghshire who died 7th March 1803 aged 61 years.

Also MARGARET DICKSON his spouse who died 9th March 1799 aged 51 years.

Section A row 17 – 3 Rutherfoord/Johnston

Tablestone

Erected by WILLIAM RUTHERFOORD late tenant  ?? who died 3rd February 1760 aged 88 years.

Also THOMAS RUTHERFOORD his grandson who died 11th March 1703 aged 23.

THOMAS RUTHERFOORD his late father tenant in Bellfield who died 9th October 1707 aged 57 years.

KATHERIN JOHNSTON his mother who died 30th December 1715.

Section A row 17 – 4 Jeffery

Tablestone

WILLIAM JEFFERY ?? in mindon.

Section A row 17 – 5 ?

Tablestone

Unfortunatly this sone is  indecipherable

Section A row 18 – 1 Meikle/Patterson

Erected by ALEXANDER MEIKLE Coldstream in affectionate remembrance of JAMES MEIKLE his son who died at Birgham 9th May 1853 aged 21 years. (He is not lost but gone before)

Also ISABELLA MEIKLE his daughter who died at Coldstream 3rd May 1871 aged 30 years.

Also AGNES PATTERSON wife of the above who died 5th October 1875 aged 75 years.

Also the above ALEXANDER MEIKLE who died 26th May  1882 aged 84 years.

Also ELIZABETH his eldest daughter who died at Coldstream 12 th October 1927 aged 89 years

Also AGNES  their third daughter who died at Coldstream aged 90 years.

Section A row 18 – 2 Darling

Erected by DAVID DARLING Londonderry in memory of CATHERINE DARLING his mother who died at Leitholm 6th February 1864 aged 71 years.

Also MARY DARLING his sister who died 6th MAy 1830 aged 18 months.

Also ANN NESBIT his aunt who died 19th August  1856 aged 57 years.

Section A row 18 – 3 Balmer/Gibson

In loving memory of SAMUEL BALMER who died at Leitholm 31st March 1860 aged 84 years.

FANNY GIBSON his wife who died 14th July 1864 aged 84 years.

MARY their daughter who died 7th November 1893 aged 73 years.

JOHN BALMER their nephew who died 9th September 1875 aged 71 years.

Section A row 18 – 4 Mauchlen/McDougall

Tall Obelisk

Erected by GEORGE MAUCHLEN in memory of ISABELLA  McDOUGALL his wife who died at Leitholm 10th August 1875 aged 63 years.

Also the above GEORGE MAUCHLEN who died at Newcastle-on-Tyne 21st May 1895 aged 78 years.

In memory or Rev. JOHN MAUCHLEN 5th son of GEORGE MAUCHLEN who died 1st November 1901 aged 77 years for 22 years minister of the Presbyterian Church at Richmond Surrey at which place he is interred.

Section A row 18 – 5 Cavers/Fiddes

Erected by JOHN CAVERS in memory of ELIZABETH FIDDES his wife who died at Kaimes 17th February 1876 aged 68 years.

Also the above JOHN CAVERS who died at Wark 15th August 1886 aged 77 years.

Section A row 19 – 1 Darling

??? Also the above JAMES DARLING who died 27th February 1837 aged 68 years 

Section A row 19 – 2 Haig

Here lyes ROBERT HAIG who was a gardner who died February 1740 aged 47 years.

Section A row 19 – 3 Whollas/Henderson

To  the memory of ROBERT WHOLLAS indweller in Simprim who died 16th April 1767 aged 34 years

Also AGNES HENDERSON his spouse who died 22nd August 1807 aged 72 years.

Also JOHN SHEAR (?)  who died 22nd May 1807 aged 67 years.

section A row 19 – 4 Hogarth

Erected to ROBERT HOGARTH servant in Eccles Newtown 48 years who died 16th February 1825 in the 90th year of his age.

Also MARY HOGARTH his daughter who died 24th September 1816 aged 15 years.

Also ISABLE ALISON his wife who died 15th November 1820  aged 78 years.

Also twin sons died in infancy.

Section A row 20 – 1 ?

Tablestone

It is indecipherable.

Section A row 20 – 2 Hendry/Kerr

Erected by GEORGE HENDRY in memory of HELEN KERR his wife who died at Stonefold 9th November 1892 aged 62 years.

Also AGNES HENDRY his daughter who died at Birgham 27th March 1861 aged 18 months.

Also the above GEORGE HENDRY who died at Polwarth Rhodes 18th October 1902 aged 73 years.

Also of GEORGE HENDRY son of the above who died at Polwarth 12th October 1923 aged 56 years.

On reverse.

Erected in memory of MARY ANN spouse to GEORGE KERR tennant in Bankhead who died 28th August 1794 aged 48 years.

Also GEORGE KERR her husband who died 21st August 1796 aged 60 years.