Andrew Clark and family

Sometimes the modern looking stones can prove just as hard to read as the older ones. And for them I am left to decipher them by myself as Sheila A. Scott's book Peeblesshire Monumental Inscriptions restricts itself to pre 1855 inscriptions. Sometimes she seems to incorporate newer ones too but not this one. Here is the text to the best of my knowledge:

Erected by

Andrew Clark

in loving memory of

Barbara Lockin

his wife who died 3 (or 5) March 1907

aged 55 (or 6) years

the above Andrew Clark

died at Glenochar Elvanfoot

24th Decr 1916 (?) aged 71 years

also their children

John & William

who both died in infancy

also of

Barbara

their beloved daughter who died 12 Nov

1912 aged 32 years

Thomas Bertram and Mary Moffat

This is a very small and unusual cross shaped stone. The inscription reads:

In loving memory of

Thomas Bertram

shepherd at Cairnmuir

who died at Lanark

18th April 1913 (?)

aged 78 years

and his wife

Mary Moffat

who died at Cairnmuir

18th Augt 1878 (or 3?)

aged 37 years.

William Mill and family

As it was a lovely sunny although very cold day I spend part of the morning in the graveyard trying to catch up with more gravestones for this blog. There are still quite a few left to document! The above one which is situated towards the right and near the side wall is one of the older stones and the end of the engraving has become virtually unreadable. But fortunately Sheila A. Scott's book Peeblesshire Monumental Inscriptions pre 1855 came to the rescue once again. This is the text:

Here lyes

Janet Mill daughter to

William Mill in Colly Burn

who died Sept 21 1784 aged

12 years. Also Elisabeth

who died Nov 7 1786 aged

16. Also Cristian Neil

his spouse who died 1

April 1791 aged 55 years

Also the above Willia....(the M seems to be missing)

Mill who .............

And the rest apparently said : died in Edinburgh Dec. 12 1811 aged 87.

I was particularly interested in the Colly Burn as this refers to the house that is our nearest neighbour and that is now known as Coalyburn. And this name of course refers to the mine workings that were here in the past and which still get inspected regularly by the British Coal Board which is responsible for them. The house that is there now is a modern one build no more than around 20 years or so ago, but there must have been an older residence there at some time. William Mill more than likely worked in the mine.

Ebenezer Kay and Helen Simpson

This stone reads:

In loving memory of

Ebenezer Kay

who died at 

Kittleyknowe, Carlops

19th April 1912, aged 66 years

also his wife

Helen Simpson

who died at Brunston Mill, Joppa

8th August 1923, aged 83 years.

Thomas Collins and family

This gravestone can be found very close to the entrance to West Linton Graveyard from the Main Street on the right. Here is the text:

Erected

in loving remembrance of

Thomas Collins

who died May 9th 1874 aged 73 years

also Mary Dechman, his wife

who died Aug. 31st 1897, at Wellington

aged 91(?) years

and their family

Mary who died in infancy

James who died April 5th 1850 aged 19 years

buried in Peebles churchyard

Thomas who died April 7th 1868

aged 19 years

Helen (Nurse Ellen)

who died September 24th 1888

aged 55 years

Margaret Collins or Currie

died at Edinburgh 1916

aged 77 years

Janet Collins or Somerville

the text then continues on the base of the pedestal and says:

died at Peebles 3rd Oct. 1933 aged 88 years.

I'm assuming that the  alternative last names of the 2 daughters mentioned at the bottom are their married names.

James Duniplace Smith and family

Yet again it's been awhile, due to the weather, my Mother's visit, the church being wrapped in scaffolding for the foreseeable future and today filming for a future television programme. I don't know what it is called but it will be broadcast some time next year and as part of it is being shot in the graveyard I'll keep a close eye out and will let you know!

But here is another stone for the moment. The words read:

In loving memory of

James Duniplace Smith

who died 2nd Feb 1813

aged 71 years

and his wife

Christina Anderson

who died 28th Jan 1938 (or 3?)

aged 89 years

also James Campbell

his eldest son who died 22nd Aug

1882, aged 5 years and 8 months

also William Duniplace

his third son who died 25th March

1936 aged 50 years

also Jane Anderson

his elder daughter, who died

19th Dec. 1967, aged 89 years.