West – Row 23

West Row 23 – 1 Ford/Middlemas

Erected by MARY FORD in memory of her husband ANDREW FORD Plumber Coldstream died 12^th March 1904 aged 52 years.

Also the above MARY FORD died 9^th September 1931 aged 72 years.

Also their daughter MARY died 26^th July 1948 aged 56 years.

Also son WILLIAM FORD who died 10^th July 1984 aged 89 years. A

lso grandson ALEXR MIDDLEMAS who died 18^th May 1985 aged 67 years.

Also GEORGE W. FORD died 11^th April 1988 aged 90 years.

West Row 23 – 2 Dickson/Chisholm/Guthrie

Erected by HANNAH DICKSON in memory of ADAM CHISHOLM her husband who died 1^st March 1905 aged 58 years.

Also the above HANNAH DICKSON diesd 1^st April 1932 aged 89 years.

Also daughter GRACE FORREST beloved wife of DAVID GUTHRIE died 2^nd February 1946.

Also the above DAVID GUTHRIE died 27 March 1949 aged 63 years.

This letter has been a long time in the writing, since John & I met you by chance at the Coldstream Lennel Kirkyard in September 2017, while we were cleaning John’s family grave, and offered to write up some of the family history. John’s grandparents, David Guthrie and Grace Forest Guthrie (nee Chisholm), are buried […]

West Row 23 – 3 Fulton/Sword

Erected in the memory of JANE FULTON wife of ROBERT FULTON who died at Sunnyside 25^th March 1905 aged 55 years.

Also the above ROBERT FULTON who died 29^th October 1938 aged 86 years.

Also JOHN son of the above borm 6^th March 1981 died 12^th January 1948.

Also CHRISTINA FULTON born 14^th June 1885 died 27th September 1962 wife of the above JOHN and of her mother AGNES STUART RITCHIE SWORD born 19^th December 1850 died 18^th May 1933.

West Row 23 – 4 Cairns/Bell

JOHN CAIRNS late of the Hirsel Gardens died 15^th March 1906 aged 57 years.

Also AGNESS BELL wife died 30^th June 1921 aged 74 years.

West Row 23 – 5 Oliver/Matthew

JANE OLIVER wife of PETER MATTHEW died 30^th April 1906 aged 66 years.

Also the above PETER MATTHEW died 18^th June 1925 aged 86 years.

Also beloved daughter JANE who died 21^st October 1951 aged 79 years.

West Row 23 – 6 Mattison/Anderson/Dickson

ANDREW MATTISON died 1^st May 1906 aged 80 years.

JOHN, son, died in Edinburgh 4^th February 1899 aged 37 years.

Also MARGARET DICKSON died 30 April 1913 aged 74 years.

CHRISTINA daughter died 16^th September 1938 aged 67 years.

MARGARET his daughter and wife FRANCIS ANDERSON died 1^st December 1942 aged 74 years.

Also the above FRANCIS ANDERSON died 26^th December 1954 aged 84 years,

West – Row 23 – 7 – Rodger

Cross

west Row 23 – 8- Fletcher/Hutchison

Headstone in the shape of a cross – ELIZABETH LAWSON FLETCHER wife of Dr. WILLIAM FLETCHER DSO of Etal Northumberland amd daughter of the Reverend A. Rodger of Coldstream died 14^th July 1906.

WILLIAM FLETCHER DSO died in Edinburgh 8^th January 1933 aged 69 years.

Front of the cross – In loving memory of ETHEL BEATRICE daughter of GEORGE and BEATRICE WILSON born 22^nd July 1981 died 26^th September 1906. South side –

In loving memory of BEATRICE TURNBULL HUTCHISON wife of GEORGE WILSON died 22^nd June 1915 in her 77^th year. North side – GEORGE WILSON JP Knowepark Coldstream died 18^th July 1919 in his 79^th year.

West Row 23 – 9 – Hood/Wilson/Hogue

In memory of THOMAS HOOD factor Coldstream tenant of Bogend born 17^th May 1843 died 27^th October 1906.

MARGARET HOGUE HOOD his grand daughter died 6^th July 1908 aged 8 months buried at Mansourah, Egypt.

THOMAS HOOD grandson of the above died Ras-El-Khalig, Egypt, 20 June 1910.

THOMAS HOOD of R_E_K only son of THOMAS HOOD bogend killed in France 12^th October 1916 aged 41 years.

MARY TODD WILSON his wife died at Bridge of Allan 2^nd March 1924 aged 56 years born at Logie Stirlingshire.

ROBINA HOGUE wife of THOMAS HOOD bogend born 4^th May 1941 died 1^st January 1928.