Eccles Kirkyard

Section A row 20 – 3 Henderson/Ormiston

In memory of JOHN HENDERSON who died at Sproustonstead 17th July 1810aged 50 years.

Also AGNES ORMIESTON his spouse who died 1st October 1810 aged 32 years.

Also their daughter AGNESS who died 30th August 1816 aged 19 years.

Also JEAN died 25th June  1819 aged 28 years.

Section A row 20 – 4 Stevenson/Dredin

Here lies the body of HELEN STEVENSON spouse to JAMES DREDIN tenant in Horsick Mil who died 1st March  177? and ROBERT who died in infancy.

Section A row 21 – 1 Reid

Erected in memory of JOHN REID cooper in leitholm who died 7th January 1866 aged 93 years.

Also ROBERT REID his brother who died 1st July 1867 aged 68 years.

Also MARGARET REID their sister who died 4th December 1869 aged 84 years.

Section A row 21 – 2 Glendinning/Oliver

Erected by JOHN GLENDINNING Leitholm in memory of his sister ANN TAIT GLENDINNING born30 September 1838 died 2nd August 1869.

Section A row 21 – 4 Service/Johnston/Bell

Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM SERVICE Nottylees who died 10th July 1821 aged 61 years.

Also MATILDA JOHNSTON his spouse who died 18th January 1826 aged 59 years.

On reverse of stone

In memory of MARGARET BELL spouse to JAMES JOHNSTON Burnmouth who died 17th January 1796 aged 72 years. 

Section A row 21 – 5 – Marjoribanks

In memory of JAMES MARJORIBANKS tenant in Crosshall who died 21st December M D C C C X X I V aged X V V I I

Section A row 21 – 6 Brown/Newton

Tablestone

Here lies the body of GEORGE BROWN tenant in little Plewlands who died 30th October 1779 aged 80 years.

Also ELIZABETH NEWTON his spouse who died 8th March 1796 aged 61 years

And WILLIAM BROWN their son tenant in little Plewlands who died 27th March 1801 in the 52nd year of his age.

By surviving children GEORGE, MARGARET and ELIZABETH BROWN.

Section A row 22 – 1 Rutherford/Allan

Sacred to the memory of BETSY RUTHERFORD wife of WILLIAM ALLAN who died at Harpertoun 24th February 1899 aged 65 years.

Also DAVID ALLAN their son who died in infancy.

Also the above WILLAIM ALLAN who died at Spotsmains 3rd April 1919 aged 84 years.

Also JOHN ALLAN son of the above WILLIAM ALLAN who died at Eccles 22nd July 1950 aged 81 years.

Also CATHERINE ALLAN daughter of WILLAIM ALLAN who died at Eccles 9th September 1951  aged 88 years.

Also JANE ALLAN daughter of WILLAIM ALLAN who died at Eccles 23rd November aged 84 years.

Section A row 22 – 2 Stewart/Idington/Jaffray

In memory of ALEXANDER STEWART tenant in Sandyknowe who died 2nd Oactober 1877 aged 78 years.

Also JANET IDINGTON wife who died 20the February 1875 aged 75 years.

On the reverse of the stone

Erected in memory of FRANCIS STEWART tenant in Deadrigs who died 19th November 1781  aged 81 years.

Also his spouse ALISON JAFFRAY who died 24th March 1785 aged 55 years.

Section A row 22 – 4 Robertson/Eckford

Erected by JOHN ROBERTSON  in memory of his father JOHN ROBERTSON who died at Kelso 13th February 1896 aged 82 years.

Also his mother JANE ECKFORD who died at Kelso 16th December 1896 aged 76 years.

Also his sister MARGARET  who died 12th December 1861 aged 3 years.

Also his brother ALEXANDER who died 12th January 1867 aged 20 years.

Also his sister HENRIETTA who died 3rd June 1869 aged 4 years

Section A row 22 – 5 Robertson

Erected by ALEXANDER ROBERTSON in memory of his brother WILLIAM ROBERTSON who died 5th February 1843 aged 57.

Also ALEXANDER ROBERTSON his father who died 2nd October 1846 aged 73 years.

Also his mother AGNES SCOTT who died 1st  April 1866 aged 91 years.

Section A row 22 – 6 Johnston/Martin/Fairbairn/Thomson

In memory  of WILLIAM JOHNSTON tenant in Ednam Mains who died 6th November 1699 aged 80 years.

Of BETTY MARTIN his spouse who died 26th January 1721 aged 77 years.

JANET DICKSON who 28th October 1737 aged 46 years spouse to PATRICK JOHNSTON tenant in Little Swinton who died 29th January 1762 aged 62 years.

Also PETER who died 30th June 1731 aged 1 year.

HELEN died 15th May 1752 aged 5years.

THOMAS died 1st May 1760 aged 2 years.

GEORGE died 6th May 1771 aged 16 years. Children of WILLAIM JOHNSTON tenant in Simprim who died 12th July  1795  aged 85 years.

Also MARGARET FAIRBAIRN his spouse who died 14th March 1800 aged 82.

Also JAMES son of PETER JOHNSTON tenant in Simprim died 12th January 1788.

Also his son MATHEW who died 14th March 1802 aged 4 months.

Also the above mentioned father PETER JOHNSTON late tenant in Ildertown who died 11th december 1807 aged 61 years.

And his two infant children who died 1788 aged 11 months.

Also MARGARET who died 16th March 1811 aged 26 years.

Also MARGARET THOMSON relict of the said PETER JOHNSTON who died 18th May 1830 aged 78 years.

Section A row 22 – 7 Walker/Spears

In memory of WILLIAM WALKER who was schoolmaster of this parish 41 years. He died 5th Sptember 1803 aged 72 years.

Also JANET SPEARS his spouse who died 22nd February 1846 aged 82 years.

On the reverse of the stone

Intered here JOHN WALKER son to WILLIAM WALKER schoolmaster in Eccles who died 21st July 1784 aged 19 years.

Also ISOBLE and BETTY died in their nonage.

Section A row 22 – 8 Kay

Sacred to the memory of ROBERT KAY Esq  of Harelaw who died 18th April 1811 aged 57.

Also his daughter JANET who died 30th July 1795 aged 3 months and ALICE who died8th October 1813 aged 4 months.

His son WILLIAM who died 23rd October 1815 aged 25 years and ALEXANDER who died 21st Sepember 1815 aged 20.

Section A row 22 – 9 Dodds/McDougall/Hogg

Erected in memory EDMOND DODDS late joiner at Eccles who died at Over Mains 24th March 1865 aged 74 years.

Also ROBERT DODDS his brother who died 18th April 1858 aged 66 years.

Also SARAH DODDS his sister who died 27th February 1865 aged 71 years.

Also AGNES McDOUGALL his wife who died 17th October 1877 aged 80 years.

And ANDREW HOGG  her husband who died 16th October 1858

Section A row 22 – 10 Lyal/Aitchison

Here intered WILLm ROBt and JAS LYALS son of ROBt LYAL fewer in Leitholm who died infants.

Also MARGARET his daughter who died 11th January 1795 aged 21 years.

Also JEAN AITCHISON his spouse who departed this life 2nd January 1805 in the 76th year of her age.

And the said ROBERT LYAL who departed this life 5th January 1820 in the 86th year of his age.

Section A row 22 – 11 Lyall/Lorimer

In memory of PETER LYALL fewar  in Angel Row who died 3rd April 1832 aged 73 years.

MARY LORIMER his wife who died 6th November 1859 aged 89 years.

Also GEORGE LYALL son of the above who died 16th June 1865 aged 56 years.

Section A row 23 – 1 Gibb

Erected by ANDREW GIBB in memory of JESSIE his daughter who died at Duns Castle 13th July 1873 aged 29 years.

Section A row 23 – 2 Jeffrey/Glendinning

Erected in memory of WILLIAM son of WILLIAM JEFFREY born 20th March 1854 died 10th January 1868.

MARY GLENDINNING his wife who died 20th November 1872 aged 43 years.

Section A row 23 – 3 Bell/Dods

Erected by JOHN BELL to the memory of MARGARET DODS his mother buried here who died in October 1788 aged 44 years and of JOHN BELL his father who died 5th April 1815 aged 84 years.

And of 4 of their children who died in infancy