Simprim Kirkyard

Simprim – 21 – Crawford

? FA ? THOMAS CRAWFORD who deceased 1685. 

Simprim – 22 – Davidson/Hardie

THOMAS DAVIDSON died 3rd August 1846 aged 65 yrs. Wife ALICE HARDIE died 10th March 1854 aged 7? yrs

Simprim – 23 – Purves

Front

ALEXANDER PURVES died 18th February 1755 aged 80 yrs.

Rear

?? spouse to ROBERT PURVES who died July 1768? ALEXANDER PURVES children.

Simprim – 24 – Cockburn

JOHN COCKBURN died 5th November 1786 aged 3? yrs. ANDREW died 5th May 1795 aged 2 yrs. Both sons of ANDREW COCKBURN who died 26th November 1815 aged 58 years. 

On rear

JOHN COCKBURN died March 1806 aged 94 years. Spouse ALISON B? died April ? aged 62 years.  

Simprim – 25 – Johnston

Here lyes the body of WILLIAM JOHNSTON died 8th September 1756 aged 46 years (Craw 1750)

Simprim – 26 – Johnson

ROBERT JOHNSON died 23rd August 1724 aged 38 years.

Simprim – 27 – Johnston/Caers

JOHN JOHNSTON died 4th September 1781 aged 81 yrs. Spouse BETTY CAERS died 4th March 1768 aged 72 years.

Simprim – 28 – Willson/Whitlau

JOHN WILLSON died April 1715 aged 43 years. GEORGE WHITLAU died 4th August 1758 aged 27 years.

Simprim – 29 – Thomson

JAMES THOMSON who died Jan 1753. his age ? (Craw 1755)

Simprim – 30 – Reed

ELIZABETH REED dau. to ROBERT REED died 25th August 1756 aged 3 months

Simprim – 31 – Elliot

ISABELA ELLIOT dau. of ARCHBALD ELLIOT of Mellington 20 years died 8th November.1799.

Simprim – 32 – Willson

Large flat stone, top part unreadable.

ALEXANDER JAMES WILLSON tenant in Antonshill. died 18th January 1731 aged 60 years. 

Simprim – 33 – Heriot/Ancrum

JOHN WILLIAM ELLIOT HERIOT d. at Fellow-Hills 7th January 1854 aged 73 years. Daughter ALICE died 1st July 1817 aged 14 years. Son JOHN died 13th October 1843 aged 39 years. Son THOMAS ANCRUM died 28th September 1848 aged 41 years. Son ROBERT died 22nd August 1864 aged 44 years. Wife MARY ANCRUM died 24th June 1866 aged 88 years. Son GEORGE HERIOT died ? October 1869 aged 52 years.

Simprim – 34 – Elliot/Heriot

Table Stone

In memory of ELIZTH. ELLIOT daughter of Capt. ELLIOT of South Shields wife of JOHN HERIOT in Ladykirk who died 9th February 1781 aged 22 years. JOHN HERIOT died 1st January 1807 aged 62 years. 

Simprim – 35 – Robson/Common

Small stone (loose) lying against above table stone (no. 34)

1719. Front face drooping wings. Skull. Cross Bones, Hour Glass. ROBSON - MAGT.COMMON died 19th July 1719 aged 60 years. 

Simprim – 36 – Wilson

WILLIAM WILSON died 15th November 1721 aged 13 years.

Simprim – 37 – Hardie

JAMES HARDIE junier tenant in Renton died 16th July 1846 aged 59 years.

Simprim – 38 – Hardie/Smith

JAMES HARDIE died 9th December 1822 aged 74 years. Wife SUSAN SMITH died 30th March 1837 aged 84 years. Daughter ELIZABETH died 9th October 1850 aged 31 years. Son CHRISTOPHER died 23rd October 1859 aged 65 years. Daughter AGNES died 29th March 1858 aged 68 years.

Simprim – 39 – Winter/Middlemoit/Middlemist/Purves

AGNES WINTER spouse to ROBERT MIDDLEMOIT died 21st April 1767 aged 49 years. WILLIAM MIDDLEMIST husband to MARGRET PURVES died 12th August 1777 aged 24 years.

Simprim – 40 – Middlemist

ROBERT MIDDLEMIST died 11th July 1726 aged 36 years?