John and William Melrose and their daughters

They must have been a close family as two brothers and their respective daughters are commemorated on this stone. Strangely there is no mention of the spouses of either of the brothers.

Here is the full text:

Here lyes the

body of John Mel

rose who died 20 of Jan

uary 1800, aged 66 years.

Also his brother William

Melrose who died Hallmyre

December the 20th 1816 aged

79 years. Also

Janet Melrose, daughter

to John Melrose who died

31 March 1831 aged 39 years

Also Lillias Alexander

or Melrose daughter to

William Melrose

died 19th April 1856 aged 81 years