Swinton Kirkyard

Swinton Section G – 25 – Will

Table Stone

Son WILL 12th May 1726 1 year

The rest is unreadable.

Swinton Section G – 26 – Cupples

Table Stone

ISABELLA CUPPLES died Dec

Swinton Section G – 27 – Cupples/Waugh

By surviving children. Revd. GEORGE CUPPLES Minister of this Parish died 11th September 1789 aged 71 years. and 11th year of Ministry.

ISABELLA WAUGH his widow died 19th December  1817 aged 69 years.

Son WILLIAM died 1779 aged 7 years.

Daughter ISABELLA died 1775  "a few days old" 

Daughter MARY died 1779 aged 12 years.

Son CHARLES died 1780 aged 7months 

Swinton Section G – 28 – Bailkie/Spiers/Hardie

Fallen marble stone

In loving memory of dear parents JOHN BAIKIE who died 5th May 1899 aged 52 years. And his wife ELIZABETH SPIERS died 23rd January 1929 aged 82 years. Also their daughter CAROLINE wife of ARTHUR HARDIE died 22nd May 1921 aged 44 years.  

Swinton Section G – 29 – Steuart

JANET STEUART died 4th February 1805 aged 11 years.Daughter of JOHN STEUART

Swinton Section G – 30 – Rutherford/Thomson

ALEXANDER RUTHERFORD, Mason died 27th March 1830 aged 79 years.

Also his wife HELEN THOMSON died 11th February 1828 aged 70 years.

Son ROBERT died 6th December 1801 aged 18 years.
 

HELEN died 20th February 1802 aged 4 years.

JOHN died 23rd May 1834 aged 51 years.

Swinton Section G – 31 – Thomson

MARY daughter of JOHN THOMSON died 3rd July 1780 aged 1 year.

On the back of the stone

ROBERT THOMSON died 9th December 1775 aged 65 years.

Wife HELEN THOMSON died 11th February 1828 aged 70 years.

Son ROBERT died 6th December  1801 aged 18 years.

HELEN died 20th February 1802 aged 4years.

Son JOHN 1788 aged 17 years.

Swinton Section G – 32 – Armstrong

GEORGE ARMSTRONG died 26th July 1790 aged 29 years.

Swinton Section G – 33 – Cockburn/Aitchison/Lindores

WILLIAM COCKBURN died 28th August 1775 aged 70 years.

His wife ALISON LINDORES died 24th July 1869 aged 86 years.

Son WILLIAM died at Duns 3rd February 1895 aged 76 years.

Daughter MARGARET wife of WILLIAM AITCHISON died at Langton Lees 5th December 1886 aged 77 years.

WILLIAM AITCHISON died at Polwarth-wood-Heads 20th August 1891 86 years.

Daughter ALICE died in infancy.

Daughter AGNES AITCHISON died at Whiteside 21st May 1822 aged 78 years.

Swinton Section G – 34 – Dick

ALEXANDER DICK son to JOHN DICK 29th September 1744 aged 17 years.

Also WILLIAM and JANE his children

Swinton Section G – 35 – Anderson/Kerr

In memory of ROBERT ANDERSON died 5th January 1798 aged 13 years.

Also WILLIAM ANDERSON died 2nd January 1802 aged 19 years.

Also JAMES ANDERSON died 26th September 1809 aged 29 years.

Sons of JOHN ANDERSON feuar in Swinton,

Also daughter ELSPETH died 19th August 1810 aged 15 years.

Also the above JOHN ANDERSON died 29th April 1835 aged 88 years.

Wife MARY KERR died 17th September 1847 aged 94 years.

Swinton Section G – 36 – Unreadable

Requires a clean and we may be able to read.

Swinton Section G – 37 – Cockburn/Bell

Part of 4 large Cockburn stones in a row, G37-40.

In memory of ELIZABETH COCKBURN wife of ROBERT BELL tenant Landyflat who died 26th March 1834 aged 34 years. Also ROBERT BELL died at Gavinton 9th December 1863 aged 87 years.  

Swinton Section G – 38 – Cockburn

Part of 4 large Cockburn stones in a row, G37-40.

In memory of JOSHUA COCKBURN late of The Island of Jamaica son of the deceased JAMES COCKBURN Sisterpath who died 10th January 1832 aged 32 years. JAMES son of the above JAMES COCKBURN died at Mudgee Australia 22nd November 1855 aged 53 years. 

Swinton Section G – 39 – Cockburn/Brown

Part of 4 large Cockburn stones in a row, G37-40.

In memory of JAMES and THOMAS JOHN sons of THOMAS COCKBURN tenant in Sisterpath. JAMES died 31st October 1849 aged 7 years. THOMAS JOHN died 28th November 1849 aged 3 years. THOMAS COCKBURN died at Menslaw Roxburghshire 3rd July 1866 aged 73 years. Wife JANET BROWN died at Edinburgh 14th July 1890 aged 86 years. 

Swinton Section G – 40 – Cockburn

Part of 4 large Cockburn stones in a row, G37-40.

MARK COCKBURN MD Surgeon Royal Navy died 23rd February 1830 aged 48 years. Also JOHN COCKBURN died 28th December 1831 aged 56 years. 

Swinton Section G – 41 – Cockburn/Tait

Table Stone

JAMES COCKBURN husband of AGNES TAIT late tenant in Sisterpath died 28th February 1811 aged 38 years. Daughter AGNES ISABEL died in infancy. Also the above AGNES TAIT died at Edinburgh 17th December 1847 aged 76 years. 

Swinton Section G – 42 – Cockburn/Drysdale/Bogue

Table stone.

In loving memory of AGNES COCKBURN daughter of THOMAS COCKBURN tenant in Swinton Quarter who died 16th June 1772 aged 2 years. Spouse AGNES DRYSDALE died 5th October 1776 aged 36 years. Son THOMAS died 9th November 1782 aged 2 years.

Also THOMAS COCKBURN died 13th June 178(?)(maybe 1 or 4) aged 45 years. Also spouse JANET BOGUE died 23rd March 1815 aged 67 years.

Swinton Section G – 43 – Scott/Johnston

Table Stone

In memory of JOHN SCOTT who died 30th December 1777 aged 76 years.

Also spouse MARGARET JOHNSTON who died 3rd January 17?8 aged 47 years.

Also THOMAS SCOTT son of PATRICK SCOTT who died 9th December 1787 aged 16 years. WILLIAM SCOTT died 30th July 1799 aged 9 months. Son of JOHN SCOTT tenant in Ancrumlintmill. 

Swinton Section G – 44 – Hall/Purves

Erected by JOHN HALL in memory of son ROBERT who died 11th April 1843 aged 20 years. Also son JOHN died at Cleveland US North America 15th September 1852 aged 23 years. Also daughter EUPHEMIA died 25th December 1858 aged 25 years. Also wife ISABELLA PURVES died 11th June 1872 aged 76 years. Also the above JOHN HALL who died 10th February 1879 aged 79 years.