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In the Spring of 1996, 29 folk gathered in Prestonkirk Manse, East Linton, to begin the process of surveying all the gravestones in the churchyard. The idea that such a survey might be useful came from our Minister, Rev. James Lawson, who had expressed surprise at just how many people came to the churchyard, from near and far, in search of ancestors. A handy 'at-a-glance' guide, he thought, would be the best way of helping them in their quest.

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PRESTONKIRKEAST LOTHIAN

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS

RECORDED BY THE PRESTONKIRK BURIAL GROUND SURVEY GROUP

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PRESTONKIRK CHURCHYARDEast Lothian

Monumental Inscriptions

Copyright 1998© The Prestonkirk Burial Ground Survey Group

This version produced in PDF format, February, 2009

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The full record comprising record sheets, database, and photographs,has been deposited in the National Monuments Record of Scotland(RCAHMS), 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh EH8, and with EastLothian Council, per Local History Centre, Haddington

Recording Team

Val AdamAudrey & David AffleckMonica CameronJanette & Evan ClarkMary ClowJenny & Earle DouglasWinnie & Ian GovanMaureen & Bill HewgillAnne & Jim LawsonGarry MenziesMarion & Tom MiddlemassMargaret & Jim MorrisonEllen & John ReidJohn SteeleJane & Steve StevensonJean Stevenson (treasurer)Romaine Strang (secretary)Chris Tabraham (chairman)Rosemary Wilkes

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Illustrations........................................ 2

Introduction....................................... 3

Plan..................................................... 4

Inscriptions ........................................ 5

Index of Surnames .......................... 86

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Stone no. 221: Cherubim detail on side of 18th century flat stone.

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Illustrations

Prestonkirk Parish Churchfrom the east, showing the 13th century chancel.......................................................... Front Cover

Stone number 221Cherubim detail on the side of 18th century flat stone................................................................... 1

Stone number 202An elaborately carved 18th century stone.................................................................................... 32

Stone number 285An early stone with beautiful symbolic carving .......................................................................... 58

Stone number 200An 18th century stone showing emblems of the miller’s trade ..................................................... 86

Stone number 202Death’s head detail from the foot of the stone .............................................................. Back Cover

Stone number 194The oldest stone discovered in the churchyard.............................................................................. 5

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In the Spring of 1996, 29 folk gathered in Prestonkirk Manse, East Linton, to begin the process of surveyingall the gravestones in the churchyard. The idea that such a survey might be useful came from our Minister,Rev. James Lawson, who had expressed surprise at just how many people came to the churchyard, from nearand far, in search of ancestors. A handy 'at-a-glance' guide, he thought, would be the best way of helpingthem in their quest.

Inspired guesses among the party gathered in the Manse that Saturday morning as to how many gravestonesthere were ranged between 300 and 400. In the event the intrepid team recorded 743! Had we known at thebeginning precisely how many we were looking at, then maybe we might not have even begun. But we did,and we persevered, and we are very glad that we did so.

It took us two years to carry out the survey, two years in which we got to know more about monumentalinscriptions, about our parish - and so about each other. It was certainly one of the friendliest groups it hasbeen my pleasure to work with, and I can say on behalf of the entire team that we are glad now that weaccepted Jim Lawson's challenge.

The survey has been a voluntary effort, and I would like to express my grateful thanks to all in the team.However, a special thanks must go to Audrey Affleck, Val Adam, Maureen and Bill Hewgill, who carried outthe thankless task of checking all the record sheets, to Evan and Janette Clark, who painstakingly surveyedthe churchyard and produced the plans, and who also found time to produce the computer database, also toGarry Menzies and John Steele, who photographed each and every stone ( and so much more!) for thearchive, and to Rosemary Wilkes, for her beautiful drawings which grace this publication.

Finally, the team wishes to acknowledge the following organisations for their financial and practicalassistance:

East Lothian CouncilHistoric ScotlandPrestonkirk Parish ChurchRegistrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, DunbarRoyal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

Chris TabrahamChairmanApril 1998

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Inscriptions

Stone number 194: The oldest stone discovered in the churchyard.

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The use of upper or lower case here follows that as used on the stone.

Where the inscription is not fully legible, the uncertain elements areplaced in square brackets [ ].

Gaps in the inscription are indicated by three dashes ---.

All stone numbers are included in the list even where no inscription couldbe deciphered.

For reasons of space, no other details are given, for example ofarchitectural and sculptural details, of emblems of mortality and trade, orof materials. These extra details may be found in the full archive.

1 Erected by JOHN DRYSDALE, IN MEMORY OF ALEXANDER DRYSDALE. HIS FATHER, LATEFARMER, NEWMAINS. WHO DIED 28TH JULY 1859. AGED 71 YEARS. ALSO IN MEMORYOF HIS MOTHER JANE HAY WIFE OF ALEXANDER DRYSDALE WHO DIED 26TH JUNE1866. AGED 71 YEARS. ALSO HIS ELDEST SISTER JANE DRYSDALE, WHO DIED 7THOCTOBER 1876 AGED 62 YEARS. THE ABOVE JOHN DRYSDALE LATE FARMER,NEWMAINS, WHITTINGHAME DIED AT GARVALD, MARCH 30TH 1884, AGED 68 YEARS.

2 To the Memory of PATRICK DUDGEON Of East Linton Who died --- April --- Aged 75 AlsoBEATRIX MYLNE His Spouse Who died Sept. 1766.

In 1719, Patrick Dudgeon was granted permission by the Kirk Session to set up hisseat in Bothwell's Aisle in the kirk.

3 IN MEMORY OF JOHN SHIRREFF, MUNGOSWELLS, WHO DIED IN 1830, AGED 84 YEARS.AND JESSIE MYLNE, HIS WIFE, DIED IN 1822. ALSO THEIR CHILDREN MARION; JOHN;JAMES; JANE; JESSIE; PATRICK; MARY; MARGARET; GEORGE; ISABELLA; HARRIET;RICHARD; CATHERINE; WILLIAMINA; & CHARLES. THE SAID PATRICK SHIRREFF, DIEDAT HADDINGTON 16TH DECEMBER 1876, AGED 85. HE INTRODUCED THE HOPETOUNWHEAT AND OATS, AND BY HIS LIFELONG LABOURS IN SELECTING AND CROSSINGVARIETIES OF WHEAT, SHEWED HOW THE FOOD CROPS OF THE WORLD MIGHT BEIMPROVED AND INCREASED.

Patrick Shirreff, the 3rd son of John Shirreff and Jessie Mylne was born in 1791 atMungoswells. He was a pioneer of cereal seed-breeding; his principal researchesbeing carried out in Haddington. In recognition of his pioneering labours he wasentertained to a public dinner at Haddington in November 1869. He was a keengreyhound courser and excellent fisherman. His famous dog "Simon" won theAberdeenshire Gold Cup in 1834. He was unmarried and died on 16th December1876, aged 85.

4 ERECTED IN MEMORIAM JOHN GRIEVE WHO DIED 20 JUNE 1833 AGED 61 YEARS

5 IN MEMORY OF DAVID WATERSTON. NORTH BERWICK. WHO DIED 30TH APRIL 1823.AGED 82 YEARS AND ELIZABETH CASSIE, HIS WIFE WHO DIED AT EDINBURGH 26THJUNE 1846 AGED 94 YEARS ALSO RICH'D WATERSTON MERCHANT EDINBURGH WHODIED APRIL 1886. HELEN WATERSTON NORTH BERWICK WHO DIED AT EDINBURGH17TH JULY 1872 AND SEVERAL OTHER CHILDREN

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7 IN MEMORY OF ARCHIBALD HEPBURN, BORN AT HAILES IN 1737, DIED THERE IN 1813,AGED 76 YEARS. AND MARGARET PRINGLE, HIS WIFE, WHO DIED IN 1822, AGED 66YEARS. ALSO THEIR CHILDREN, GEORGE, ANDREW, WILLIAM, JAMES, DAVID, ANDBEATRIX. THE SAID WILLIAM HEPBURN WAS BORN 23RD JUNE 1783, DIED SEPTR. 1844,AGED 61 YEARS. JANE SHIRREFF, HIS WIFE, DIED SEPTR. 1847, AGED 57 YEARS. THISTABLET WAS ERECTED BY THEIR CHILDREN

8 --- rnbull --- MARGARET HEPBURN DAU[GHTER OF] H---p---rn MARGT. DUDGEON [rob] ------ [17]35, AGED 4 YEARS --- 1734

9 In memory of ANN ANDERSON, who died 23d. April 1838; aged 70 years. And JOHN BROWN, herhusband, late [V]intner in Linton; who died [D]ecr. 1841; aged 81 years --- of PENNYCUICK ---WALKER --- 2 YEARS --- years

10 SACRUM FAMILIAE de SMEATON HEPBURN Antiquae Nunc Renovatae Anno SalutisMDCCCXVIII

11 In Loving Memory of JOHN GEORGE BUCHAN-HEPBURN ELDEST SON OF SIR THOMASBUCHAN-HEPBURN. BART. OF SMEATON HEPBURN BORN 24TH SEPTEMBER 1841, DIEDAT PINOS - ALTOS, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO; 21ST JANUARY 1883

J.G. Buchan-Hepburn was the owner of a mineral mine in Mexico and was killed bygunfire after a riot at the mine in 1883.

12 To the MEMORY of HUGH JAMIESON D.D. Late Minister of the United Associate Congregation atEAST LINTON During a life of great activity and usefulness as a Minister of the Gospel and aTeacher of Youth He was distinguished by genuine piety high integrity and disinterested kindness. Hedied in the Faith and Hope of the Gospel on the 2d of December 1827. in the thirty third year of hisMinistry In Memory also of JEAN JAMIESON his sister who died 16th June 1840

Rev. Hugh Jamieson, D. D. was 1st minister of the United Presbyterian Church (nowthe Masonic Hall) which was built in 1795. He was minister from 1795 - 1863;stipend £60 / annum, £5 allowance for a house. He was an able author and successfulteacher and received a D. D. from Marischal College, Aberdeen, in 1813.

13 ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE UNITED PREBYTERIANCONGREGATION EAST LINTON IN MEMORY OF THE REV GEORGE PATERSON WHO FORTHIRTY SIX YEARS WAS MINISTER OF THAT CONGREGATION BORN 1ST MARCH 1801DIED 17TH MARCH 1863 A MAN OF AMIABLE AND LOVELY SPIRIT OF STERLING ANDUNSWERVING INTEGRITY OF DEEP BUT UNOSTENTATIOUS PIETY A FAITHFUL PASTORA LOVING HUSBAND AND STEADFAST FRIEND ALSO BURIED HERE HIS DAUGHTERJESSIE GLENDINNING WHO DIED 4TH MAY 1849 AGED 4 YEARS 11 MONTHS ALSO OFHIS WIDOW JANE YOUNG PATERSON WHO DIED 8TH MAY 1899 AGED 86 YEARSINTERRED IN MARYLEBONE CEMETERY LONDON ALSO WILLIAM YOUNG THEIR SONDIED 9TH FEB 1927 AGED 84 YEARS AND HELEN ROBERTSON THEIR DAUGHTER WHODIED 22ND FEB 1927 AGED 84 YEARS

Rev. George Paterson was 2nd minister of the United Presbyterian Church from 1827- 1863. He took a great interest in the Temperance Movement.

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14 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MARGARET JANE, ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THOMASFINDLAY, PAROCHIAL SCHOOLMASTER, OF PRESTONKIRK, WHO DIED ON THE 12THDAY OF DEC. 1865 AGED 5½ YEARS.

15 TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT MOIR SURGEON IN EAST LINTON WHO DIED 22 MAY 1832AGED 35 YEARS AND OF ANNE FORMAN HIS WIFE WHO DIED 20 FEB 1829 AGED 29YEARS

16 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS LAIDLAW DIED 9TH MAY 1894 AGED 30 YEARS ALSOMY DEAR DAUGHTER MARY DODDS DUFF DIED 15TH NOV 1918 AGED 39 YEARSEUPHEMIA B LAIDLAW WIFE OF ABOVE DIED 21ST SEP 1931 AGED 69 YEARS

17 In LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM TORRANCE WHO DIED 30TH MARCH 1911 AGED 79YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE MARION ANDERSON WHO DIED 20TH MAY 1913 AGED 79 YEARSTHEIR SON JAMES WHO DIED 1ST SEPT. 1911 AGED 51 YEARS. ALL THE ABOVE DIED ATMARKLE MAINS AND THEIR DAUGHTER JANET WHO DIED AT EVELAW 23RD JULY 1883AGED 18 YEARS. AND THEIR DAUGHTER MARGARET WHO DIED AT WEST BARNS 22NDFEB. 1943 AGED 88 YEARS.

18 ERECTED BY ALEXANDER BRODIE IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE JANELEARMONTH, WHO DIED AT MARKLEMAINS. AUGUST 22ND 1869. AGED 61 YEARS.ALSO THEIR INFANT SON ALEXANDER. WHO DIED MARCH 28TH 1851. AGED 4 WEEKS.ALSO THEIR BELOVED DAUGHTER MARION WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS, 15TH DECR1882. AGED 34 YEARS. THE ABOVE ALEXANDER BRODIE DIED AT WESTBARNS, 17THAPRIL 1865. AGED 85 YEARS. Thy purpose Lord, we do not see. but all is well that's done bythee.

19 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES BROWN. WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON AUGUST13TH 1877 AGED 88 YEARS AND HIS WIFE SARAH ROBERTSON. WHO DIED APRIL 27TH1873 AGED 83 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SONS. JAMES BROWN WHO DIED SEPT 18TH 1860AGED 42 YEARS. AND ALEXR BROWN. WHO DIED MARCH 31ST 1872 AGED 59 YEARS.ALSO JANET BROWN WHO DIED NOVR 3RD 1891 AGED 76 YEARS.

20 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF MARGARET HOGG WIFE OF WILLIAM ANDERSON DIEDAT WEST FORTUNE 17TH DEC. 1928, AGED 69 YEARS. ALSO HIS SISTERS. JOAN DIED15TH OCT. 1887 AGED 21 YEARS. MARGARET DIED 25TH MAY 1904 AGED 26 YEARS.ALSO HIS FATHER FRANCIS ANDERSON DIED 28TH DEC. 1911, AGED 68 YEARS. ALSOHIS MOTHER MARGARET WHITE DIED 7TH SEP. 1913, AGED 66 YEARS. AND THE ABOVEWILLIAM ANDERSON DIED 8TH AUG. 1945, AGED 81 YEARS "SAFE IN THE ARMS OFJESUS."

21 ERECTED BY JAMES THOMSON, IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE, AGNESS NAPIER, WHO DIEDJAN 2ND 1872, AGED 31 YEARS. ALSO HIS STEPDAUGHTER, JANE GOODALL, WHO DIEDMAY 25TH 1881 AGED 20 YEARS AND ELIZABETH BAILLIE HIS MOTHER WHO DIEDMARCH 18TH 1887 AGED 71 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES THOMSON DIED 8TH FEB1904 AGED 64 ISABELLA HANNAH HIS SECOND WIFE WHO DIED 8TH OCTOBER, 1928 INHER EIGHTY NINTH YEAR.

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22 "I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH." THY WILL BE DONE IN MEMORY OF JAMESGOVAN WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON FEB. 6TH 1874, AGED 55 YEARS. JANET GOULD,WIFE OF THE ABOVE, DIED 6TH JAN 1920, AGED 88 YEARS. WILLIAM FOURTH SON OFTHE ABOVE, DIED 27TH MARCH 1898, AGED 32 YEARS JAMES THIRD SON DIED IN U.S.A.22ND APRIL 1923 IN HIS 66TH YEAR. DAVID ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE DIED 10THAUGUST 1934 IN HIS 84TH YEAR JANET ELDEST DAUGHTER DIED 17TH FEB 1933 AGED81. HENRY SECOND SON DIED 30TH MAY 1943 AGED 86. ANNABELLA THIRD DAUGHTERDIED 6TH AUG. 1942 AGED 82, ALSO HER HUSBAND JOHN WILSON LATE OFBONNYRIGG, DIED 12 APRIL 1919.

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24 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANDREW COWE WHO DIED 31ST OCTOBER 1912 AGED 76YEARS. AND HIS SONS JOHN WHO DIED 20TH JANUARY 1898 AGED 31 YEARS. ANDREWWHO DIED 31ST MARCH 1907 AGED 30 YEARS.

25 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES THOMSON WHO DIED AT MARKLE 23RD JANUARY 1909AGED 55 YEARS. ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE MARGARET DICKSON WHO DIED ATNEWBYTH 18TH APRIL 1938 AGED 83 YEARS ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER JANET WHO DIEDAT NEWBYTH. 2ND FEB 1952. "UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS."

26 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HELEN SCOTT WIFE OF THOMAS SCAMBLER DIED 1STAUGUST 1911 AGED 40 YEARS AND THEIR SONS WILLIAM DIED 1ST FEB 1909 AGED 16YEARS TAYLOR KILLED IN ACTION 20TH APRIL 1944 AGED 38 YEARS BURIED INKOHEMA MILITARY CEMETERY AND THE ABOVE THOMAS SCAMBLER DIED 28TH MAY1946 AGED 77 YEARS

27 ERECTED BY ELLEN HOGG IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF HER HUSBAND JOHNHOGG HOTEL KEEPER IN EAST LINTON WHO DIED 1ST AUGUST 1882 AGED 47 YEARSALSO THEIR CHILDREN ELLEN SMELLIE DIED 8TH SEPT. 1874 AGED 6 WEEKS JOHNDIED 24TH FEBY. 1877 AGED 8 YEARS ELIZABETH ISABELLA DIED 1ST MAY 1879 AGED 6YEARS ELLEN SMELLIE WIDOW OF THE ABOVE WIFE OF THOMAS GORDON BAKERDIED 7TH NOVR. 1891 AGED 56 YEARS

John Hogg was proprietor of the Crown Hotel which he took over from GreiveSmellie (see 301).

28 ERECTED IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF ISABELLA W. COCKBURN WHO DIED ATLEITH 4TH OCTOBER 1882 AGED 23 YEARS SHE FELL ASLEEP WITH JOYFUL HOPE

29 IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM ANDERSON WHO DIED AT TRAPRAIN 26TH NOV. 1912 AGED 76YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE ELIZABETH RENTON WHO DIED AT SUNNYSIDE 5TH NOV. 1918AGED 73 YEARS ALSO THEIR SON ROBERT RENTON WHO WAS KILLED AT BARRASTATION 19TH MAY 1928 AGED 40 YEARS

30 SACRED To the Memory of GEORGE KNOX Merchant in LINTON who died on the 8th ofNovember 1827 aged 56 years AND CATHERINE THOMSON HIS SPOUSE WHO DIED ON THE22ND NOVEMBER 1853 AGED 75 YEARS ANNIE HIS DAUGHTER, BORN FEB. 7TH 1808DIED JUNE 8TH 1891 CATHERINE, HIS DAUGHTER, DIED 16TH FEB. 1897

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31 ERECTED BY JOHN FRASER. IN MEMORY OF HIS CHILDREN. THOMAS DUNN DIEDAUGUST 30TH 1869. AGED 1 YEAR AND 11 MONTHS. JOHN DIED SEPTR. 1ST 1869, AGED6½ YEARS. ELIZABETH HILL DIED SEPTR. 8TH 1869 AGED 10 YEARS JEMIMA DIED OCTR.20TH 1882 AGED 9 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE JOHN FRASER BORN 24TH JANY. 1835 DIED26TH OCTR. 1905. GORDON DUNN HIS WIFE BORN 29TH JULY 1835 DIED 17TH JULY 1907.

32 ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE EAST LINTON BOWLING CLUB IN LOVINGREMEMBRANCE OF THEIR SECRETARY H. G. HOUSTON WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON ON19TH NOVEMBER 1921, IN HIS THIRTY NINTH YEAR. CHRISTINA McDONALD, WIFE DIED2ND DECEMBER 1908 AGED 23 YEARS.

Harry Houston was champion of East Linton Bowling Club on 4 occasions, the lastbeing in 1921, the year of his premature death.

33 ERECTED BY WILLIAM FORD AS A TRIBUTE OF AFFECTION IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHERJOHN FORD. LATE WRIGHT PRESTON. DIED MAY 20TH 1849 AGED 57 YEARS. HISMOTHER JANET BRAID DIED JULY 17TH 1823 JAMES DOWNIE FORD SON OF THE ABOVEWILLIAM FORD DIED JULY 21TH 1866 AGED 2½ YEARS. GORDON DOWNIE FORD DIEDJANUARY 4TH 1869 AGED 10 MONTHS. THE ABOVE WILLIAM FORD DIED JANRY. 10TH1895, AGED 73 YEARS.

John Ford : Joiner, Millwright and Stationer. Janet Ford : Bookseller and Stationer -business at number 2 High Street.

34 ERECTED BY ROBERT JOHNSTON (PRESTON) IN MEMORY OF HIS DEAR SON ADAM. EX-GUARDSMAN WHO DIED 4TH DECR. 1919 AGED 21 YEARS ALSO MARGARET HUGGANWIFE OF ROBERT JOHNSTON WHO DIED 30TH JULY 1938 AGED 66 YEARS. AND THEABOVE ROBERT JOHNSTON WHO DIED AT REDSIDE 21ST NOVR. 1943 AGED 75 YEARS

35 IN MEMORY OF MARY WHITELAW WHO DIED AT SUNNYSIDE 17TH SEPT. 1910 JAMESWHITELAW SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AT SKAITHMUIR COLDSTREAM 15TH APRIL1930 AGED 60 YEARS ALSO JANE WHITELAW WHO DIED AT EDGEHEAD, FORD,MIDLOTHIAN, 29TH JANUARY 1936

36 In memory of JAMES TAIT son of GEORGE TAIT LINTON who died 16th March 1[8]17 aged [5]years

37 IN MEMORIAM GEORGE KEMP DIED 1852 AGED 81 HIS SON DANIEL KEMP DIED FEBY.27TH 1889 AGED 86 YEARS ANN KEMP WIFE OF ROBERT FENDER, TRAPRAIN DIED MAY9TH 1889 AGED 75 YEARS ROBERT FENDER DIED NOV. 17TH 1893, AGED 81 YEARS.ALISON FENDER DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED FEB. 15TH 1898, AGED 50 YEARSTHEIR DAUGHTER EUPHEMIA DIED 28TH DEC. 1899, AGED 54 YEARS

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39 IN MEMORY OF HELLEN READ WIFE OF JOHN WILSON BORN AT BROOMHOUSE SEPT 3D1833 DIED AT EAST BARNS DEC 4TH 1891 AND THEIR DAUGHTER MARGARET BORNMARCH 11TH 1857 DIED FEB. 3D 1861 ALSO THE ABOVE JOHN WILSON BORN AT SPOTTMARCH 11TH 1829 DIED AT DUNBAR APRIL 26TH 1902

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40 In Loving Memory of WILLIAM HOOD DIED 4TH NOV. 1909, AGED 38. AND HIS WIFE AGNESBROTHERSTON DIED 23RD NOV. 1935, AGED 65. ALSO THEIR SONS MARK DIED 27THDEC. 1918, AGED 17. WILLIAM WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 10TH JULY 1917, AGED20 AND IS INTERRED IN BRANDHOCK MILITARY CEMETERY.

41 To the MEMORY of GEORGE BLACKIE Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth to fortuneand to fame unknown Fair science smiled not on his humble birth But truth & honesty were all hisown. In testimony of regard for his memory and character as a servant His master whom he faithfullyserved from his 12th to his 32nd year when he died Erected this Stone Cairndinnis 4th December 1830

42 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZA McADAM WHO DIED SEPtr 26 1862 AGED 22 YEARSJANET McADAM BORN 12th MAY 1823, DIED 27th MAY 1893

43 IN MEMORY OF GEORGE SINCLAIR BUILDER LATE OF EAST- LINTON WHO DIED ATATHELSTANEFORD NOVR 7TH 1841 AGED 53 YEARS. ALSO AGNES GRIEVE HIS WIFEWHO DIED AT AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND JANY 14TH 1866 AGED 75 YEARS ALSO THEIRDAUGHTER SIBELLA WHO DIED AT LEVENHALL MARCH 4TH 1849 AGED 36 YEARS.ALSO THEIR SON ALEXANDER WHO DIED AT ONEHUNGA NEW ZEALAND MAY 23TH1857 AGED 42 YEARS

44 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM STEELE DIED 5TH JUNE 1863 AGED 75 YEARSALSO HIS WIFE ELIZABETH CHRISTIE DIED 10TH JANY 1872 AGED 76 YEARS AND OFTHEIR CHILDREN, JOHN DIED 29TH MAY 1850 AGED 17 YEARS. ELIZA DIED 7TH JULY1856 AGED 30 YEARS. MARGARET DIED NOVR 28TH 1880 AGED 60 YEARS.

45 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES DICKSON, WHO DIED 18TH JUNE 1891 AGED 68YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE MARGRET HOPE DIED 8TH JANUARY 1895 AGED 71 YEARS ALSOTHEIR SON ARCHIBALD DIED 2 NOVEMBER 1905 AGED 45 YEARS ALSO GRACE WATSONTHEIR AUNT DIED 15 JANUARY 1880 AGED 86 YEARS ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER JANETDIED 11TH NOVEMBER 1927 AGED 70 YEARS. ALSO MARY ANN, THEIR DAUGHTER WHODIED 5TH NOV. 1931 AGED 76 YEARS. ALSO JAMESINA, GRAND-DAUGHTER DIED 10THJULY 1960, AGED 66 YEARS

46 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MARIAN ELIZABETH GOODWIN WHO DIED AT SMEATON,MAY 29TH 1848 AGED 14 YEARS Beneath this verdant sod remains the clay Of one whose spiritsoon was called away. From all the weary toil, the jarring strife, And transient charm's that chequerbusy life. It pleased her MAKER to endue her mind With virtues of no ordinary KIND Her tenderheart these duties understood To be obedient, placid, meek and good. And to repay by service meet asrare, Her debt of love, for a fond Mother's care. Say reader, now thou knowest her simple story, If itbefits to think her safe in glory. Belief professing in a SAVIOUR'S name Who to redeem a world ofsinners came.

47 IN MEMORY OF JANE LAWRIE WIFE OF JOHN HOGG DIED 6TH MARCH 1895 AGED 74YEARS ROBERT, THEIR SON DIED 15TH JULY 1863 AGED 5 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVEJOHN HOGG DIED 18TH NOVEMBER 1904 AGED 75 YEARS ALSO MARY THEIRDAUGHTER DIED 12TH DECEMBER 1933 AGED 73 YEARS

48 Sacred To The memory of John Smith, Linton who died Nov, 9th 1827 Aged 47 years. Also inMemory of Agnes Paxton his wife, who died at Kilmarnock, 18th of Aug, 1863. Aged 78 years "TheMemory of the just is blessed."

Iron memorial : One of only two in Prestonkirk.

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49 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT MUIR WHO DIED AT LAUDER PLACE, EAST LINTON, ON 21STJANUARY 1903, IN HIS 71ST YEAR. MARGARET KIGIE HIS WIFE WHO DIED 31ST MARCH1918 AGED 81 YEARS.

50 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF JEMIMA JOHNSTON WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 19THFEB 1886 AGED 75 YEARS.

51 Erected BY JOHN BROADFOOT IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE MARY RAMSAY WHO DIED 28THNOVEMBER, 1858. ALSO OF THEIR SON ROBERT, WHO DIED IN INFANCY. THE ABOVEJOHN BROADFOOT, WHO DIED 29TH MAY 1872. AND OF THEIR FAMILY ANDREW, WHODIED 12TH JANUARY 1865. MARY, WHO DIED 3RD MARCH 1865. ELLEN, WHO DIED 25THAPRIL 1872. ELIZABETH, WHO DIED 17TH FEBRUARY 1889.

52 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ALEXANDER BRUCE EAST LINTON WHO DIED NOVR.22ND 1885 AGED 79 YEARS AND ELIZABETH MALCOLM HIS WIFE WHO DIED OCTR.30TH 1886 AGED 79 YEARS ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER MARY ANNE WIFE OF ADAMBAILLIE WHO DIED SEPTR. 19TH 1874 AGED 35 YEARS ALSO THEIR ELDEST SONWILLIAM WHO DIED AT GIRVAN 6TH JANUARY 1896 AGED 66 YEARS. AND THEIRDAUGHTER ELIZABETH WHO DIED AT DAVIDSONS MAINS 6TH MARCH 1908 AGED 71YEARS ALSO THEIR ELDEST DAUGHTER HELLEN WHO DIED AT LOANHEAD 2ND FEBY.1915 AGED 80 YEARS ALSO FIVE OF THEIR CHILDREN WHO DIED IN INFANCY

53 ERECTED BY ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON (BROWNRIGG) IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFEAGNES LINDSAY WHO DIED 4TH AUGUST 1914 AGED 71 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVEALEXANDER WILLIAMSON WHO DIED 19TH JAN. 1924 AGED 74 YEARS ALSO THEIRONLY DAUGHTER MARION ALLAN WILLIAMSON WHO DIED 12TH OCT. 1956 AGED 75YEARS BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM FAIRFOUL PRINGLE

54 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR FATHER JOHN HEPBURN WHO DIED 21ST MAY 1919AT EAST LINTON

55 IN MEMORY OF ARCHIBALD McDONALD, WHO DIED AT GATESIDE 21ST MAY 1882,AGED 48 YEARS, AND OF HIS YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, AGNES, WHO DIED AT GATESIDE,19TH JUNE 1889, AGED 11 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE, SARAH BROWN, WHO DIED 18TH MAY1917, AGED 81 YEARS ASLEEP

56 ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF JAMES GRAY BORN19TH MAY 1827 DIED 18TH DEC 1908. ALSO JANET RONALDSON HIS BELOVED WIFEDIED 11TH FEB 1917.

57 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ISABEL FORBES WIFE OF ROBERT McFARLANE, KINGSBURGHBORN 11TH SEPTEMBER 1840 DIED 5TH MARCH 1925 JEMIMA THEIR DAUGHTER BORN6TH OCTOBER 1880 DIED 18TH FEBRUARY 1881 ROBERT McFARLANE BORN 5THAUGUST 1846 DIED 23RD APRIL 1928 JANE MUIR THEIR DAUGHTER BORN 7TH MARCH1875 DIED 13TH JULY 1953 ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER LUCY ELIZABETH BORN 3RD NOV.1877 DIED 3RD OCT. 1958

Robert McFarlane of Kingsburgh Gardens was a market gardener.

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58 IN MEMORY OF ALEXANDER McDONALD, DIED 6TH OCTOBER 1908, AGED 67 YEARS.ALSO HIS WIFE JANE MARR, DIED 23RD OCTOBER 1911, AGED 71 YEARS. THEIRDAUGHTER ANNIE JANE, DIED 28TH JANUARY 1878, AGED 2 YEARS. THEIR SONALEXANDER, DIED 3RD MARCH 1927 AGED 48 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SON ARCHIBALD,DIED 13TH SEPTEMBER 1948, AGED 79 YEARS. AND THEIR DAUGHTER MARGARET,DIED 6TH MARCH 1954, AGED 87 YEARS. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER ALISON McDONALD,DIED 23RD JULY 1955, AGED 84 YEARS.

59 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN WALLACE, M.C. WHO DIED AT NORTH BERWICK 16THFEB. 1970, AGED 83 LATE OF NAT. BANK, INDIA. AND HELEN H. A. WALLACE WHO DIEDAT DUNBAR 14TH JUNE 1971, AGED 88. ALSO THOMAS S. M. WALLACE WHO DIED 1STJAN. 1984, AGED 87 FARMED OVERHAILES 1925 - 1950

60 ERECTED BY ANDREW WALLACE, FARMER HAILES IN MEMORY OF MARYAUCHINVOLE HIS WIFE WHO DIED 23. OCT. 1876 AGED 53 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVEANDREW WALLACE WHO DIED 10. FEB. 1890 AGED 90 YEARS ALSO MARY KERRAUCHINVOLE WHO DIED 12. MARCH 1885 AGED 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS DAUGHTER OFJOHN WALLACE FARMER HAILES. THE ABOVE JOHN WALLACE WHO DIED 6. JUNE 1925AGED 74 YEARS. AND HIS WIFE HELEN AITKEN WHO DIED 19. FEB. 1931 AGED 75YEARS. "I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE." ALSO GEORGE WALLACE M.P.S.THEIR SON WHO DIED 21ST JUNE 1961, AGED 70 YEARS.

61 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES HEPBURN FACTOR PRESTON MAINS WHO DIEDTHERE 17TH JULY 1888 AGED 69 YEARS. SYBELLA WAITE HIS BELOVED WIFE WHODIED 29TH JANUARY 1903 AGED 84 YEARS SARAH MARION THEIR DAUGHTER WHODIED 12TH APRIL 1911 AGED 63 YEARS SARAH ALEXANDRINA THEIR GRAND-DAUGHTER, BELOVED ONLY DAUGHTER OF MARY HEPBURN AND ALEXANDER SWANRICKIE AND WIFE OF J. H. COGHILL, WHO DIED 2ND AUGUST 1921 AGED 36 YEARS. "TOLIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE" "BE NOT AFRAID, ONLY BELIEVE"ERECTED BY HIS FAMILY

62 JONATHAN HALL BANKER BORN 1ST FEBRUARY 1835 DIED 17TH MARCH 1905. GRACEHIS SISTER BORN 13TH MAY 1850 DIED 27TH JULY 1912.

Jonathan Hall came to East Linton in 1866 as National Bank of Scotland agent, BankHouse, High Street. He was a J. P., clerk to Prestonkirk School Board and secretaryto the Drill Hall Trustees. He took a great interest in the Volunteers and was Captainof the East Linton Company.

63 ERECTED BY WILLIAM GRAY, FARMER, BROWNRIGG, IN MEMORY OF HIS SON JAMES,WHO DIED 24TH DECEMBER 1873, AGED 7 MONTHS ALSO OF HIS ELDEST SONWILLIAM, WHO DIED AT EDINBURGH 19TH MARCH 1874 AGED 17 YEARS ROMANS VIII& 1st ALSO OF HIS THIRD DAUGHTER HELEN STEWART WHO DIED 22ND JANUARY 1879,AGED 15 YEARS ALSO OF HIS WIFE HELEN MARSHALL STEWART WHO DIED 10TH JUNE1904, AGED 68 YEARS AND OF HIS ELDEST DAUGHTER AGNES GRAINGER WHO DIED ATHARROW, 19TH JUNE 1940, AGED 81 YEARS. LEILA GRAINGER GRAY WHO DIED ATHARROW IN 1951 AGED 81 YEARS. THE ABOVE WILLIAM GRAY DIED AT BROWNRIGG,23TH MARCH 1909 AGED 89 YEARS

64 Erected by ADAM BURNS NEW GARDENS EAST LINTON IN MEMORY OF JANET FOWLERHIS WIFE WHO DIED 29TH APRIL 1874 AGED 71 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE ADAM BURNS,WHO DIED 7TH NOVEMBER 1877 AGED 72 YEARS.

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65 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ARCHIBALD McDONALD, WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON25TH FEBRUARY 1875 AGED 73 YEARS. ALSO ALISON BAILLIE, HIS WIFE WHO DIED16TH DECEMBER 1875, AGED 72 YEARS. ALSO OF THEIR DAUGHTER ELIZEBETH WHODIED 24TH JANUARY 1903. "BE OF GOOD CHEER. I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD."JOHN 16, 33

66 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ALEXANDER INGLIS MALCOLM MERCHANT EASTLINTON BORN 4TH MARCH 1835 DIED 17TH JANUARY 1878 ALSO ISABELLA SINCLAIRHIS WIFE BORN 2ND DECEMBER 1842 DIED 27TH OCTOBER 1880 ALSO THEIRDAUGHTER JESSIE HISLOP WIFE OF JAMES WHITELAW BORN 13TH OCTOBER 1870 DIED17TH OCTOBER 1904 INTERRED IN DEAN CEMETERY EDINBURGH ELIZABETHSINCLAIR BORN 13TH JUNE 1869 DIED 2ND MARCH 1920 AND MARGARET MALCOLMBORN 18TH FEBRUARY 1865 DIED 13TH FEBRUARY 1958

67 ERECTED BY JAMES CAMPBELL, PRESTON IN MEMORY OF MARY PORTER HIS WIFEDIED [FEB] --- AGED [3]8 YEARS ALSO HIS MOTHER [MARY] ANDERSON DIED [JAN] ---AGED 77 YEARS [ALS]--- [DA]UGHTER JANE --- IN INFANCY ALSO [BELLA] --- SEPT. 12TH1880 AGED 23 YEARS AND MARY DIED [MAR] --- AGED 30 YEARS LOUIS[A] --- NOV. 1895AGED --- THE ABOVE [JAMES CAMPBELL] DIED --- [62] YEARS GEO --- JANY 1897 --- ESDIED ---YEARS --- E.

68 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT SHIELDS FARMER CARFRAE WHO DIED 24TH MAY 1902 AGED79 YEARS. CATHERINE HARROWER HIS WIFE WHO DIED 18TH NOV. 1893 AGED 69YEARS. ALSO OF THEIR FAMILY ROBERT TROTTER WHO DIED 3RD OCT. 1871 AGED 8YEARS. JOHN TRANT WHO DIED 18TH FEB. 1878 AGED 18 YEARS. PETER HARROWERWHO DIED 28TH NOV. 1902 AGED 42 YEARS. JANE HALLIDAY WHO DIED 14TH JULY 1939AGED 82 YEARS

69 Erected By WILLIAM BURNS, IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS WIFE MARGARET DOCHARD,DIED 21ST APRIL 1908 AGED 68 YEARS WILLIAM, THEIR SON DIED 15TH MAY 1912 AGED40 YEARS. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER MARGARET WIFE OF GEORGE TYLER DIED 13THFEB. 1920 AGED 41 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE WILLIAM BURNS DIED 19TH DEC. 1926AGED 84 YEARS. "ASLEEP IN JESUS"

70 BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD MATTHEW 5 --- SACREDTO THE MEMORY OF JAMES McLEAN DIED 15TH SEPT 1863 AGED 32 YEARS ALSO HISCHILDREN MARION DIED 4TH DEC. 1864 AGED 6 YEARS HELEN DIED 8TH NOV. 1871AGED 8 YEARS. WALTER DIED 20TH MARCH 1877, AGED 15 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFEHELEN DOCHARD DIED 9TH JULY 1905 AGED 75 YEARS.

71 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF MARY JOHNSTONE WIFE OF JAMES BUCHANNAN WHODIED AT EAST LINTON ON THE 15TH SEPT. 1874 AGED 80 YEARS JAMES BUCHANNANDIED JUNE 1ST 1885 AGED 79 YEARS WILLIAM BINNING DIED AT EAST LINTON JULY3RD 1882, AGED 24 YEARS

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72 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HELEN OSWALD. WIFE OF JOHN LUMSDEN, SCHOOLMASTERBORN 21 JAN. 1847, DIED 26 MARCH 1899. AND OF JOHN LUMSDEN. BORN 1 JUNE 1837,DIED 5 FEB 1912. ALSO THEIR CHILDREN JAMES OSWALD BORN 30 JULY 1871, DIED 5FEB 1873. FREDERICK FALKLAND, BORN 24 APRIL 1877, DIED 14 AUG 1883. JOHNOSWALD, BORN 14 NOV. 1875, DIED 17 NOV. 1900. BARBARA SCOTT HONEYMAN, BORN15 DEC 1872, DIED 17 DEC 1936.

John Lumsden was headmaster of East Linton Primary School 1881 - 1906 andPresident of East Linton Bowling Club 1907 - 1908. His son, Oswald Lumsden, wasassistant teacher in East Linton Primary School and an enthusiastic golfer. He wassecretary of the East Linton Golf Club at the time of his death (a week after his 25thbirthday). The East Linton Golf Club still play for the Oswald Lumsden gold medal,donated in his memory by his father.

73 ERECTED BY MARION HORSBURGH, IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND JAMES DRYSDALE;WHO DIED AT PRESTONMAINS, 27TH JANUARY 1872, AGED 49 YEARS. ALSO HIS FATHERJOHN DRYSDALE, WHO DIED OCTOBER 1833. AND HIS MOTHER MARION BERTRAM,WHO DIED JUNE 1847. ALSO HIS SISTER MARION DRYSDALE, WHO DIED DECEMBER1853, AND HIS BROTHER PETER DRYSDALE, WHO DIED 17TH AUGUST 1855. THE ABOVEMARION HORSBURGH, DIED 10TH JANUARY 1902 AGED 74 YEARS. ELIZABETHMACKENZIE WIFE OF DAVID CAMPBELL AND NIECE OF THE ABOVE BORN 1860 DIED3RD JANY 1904. THE ABOVE DAVID CAMPBELL BORN JULY 1860 DIED 7TH FEBY 1929.JAMES CAMPBELL THEIR SON KILLED IN ACTION APRIL 1917 AGED 20 YEARS.INTERRED AT ARRAS.

74 ERECTED As a tribute of affection by ADAM SIVESS to the Memory of his father ADAM SIVESSwho departed this life Aug 12th 1825 aged 68 years Also his mother JANET TEMPLE who died July15th 1821 aged 65 years.

75 Sacred To the MEMORY of GEORGE ANDERSON. Late Flesher in Linton, who died 11th June1826. aged 41 years. also his Son JOHN, who died 25th January 1831. aged 21 years. ELLENPRINGLE WIFE OF THE ABOVE GEORGE ANDERSON DIED JANUARY 5TH 1855 AGED 69YEARS.

George Anderson, Flesher: had a shop at number 2, The Square (now a house).

76 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT DALGLEISH WHO DIED 27TH JUNE 1904. AGED53 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE JANE ANDERSON WHO DIED 14TH MARCH 1929, AGED 77YEARS. AND THEIR DAUGHTER MARGARET DALGLEISH WHO DIED 18TH APRIL 1966AGED 80 YEARS. "UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS."

Robert Dalgleish was treasurer of the East Linton Brass Band when it was formed in1886.

77 IN MEMORY OF JANET FORTUNE, WIFE OF PETER PUNTON, WHO DIED ATKNOWESMILL, 10TH JULY 1891, AGED 54 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE PETER PUNTONDIED 24TH NOV 1905 AGED 67 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SON THOMAS DIED 10TH OCT 1906AGED 37 YEARS.

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78 ERECTED BY JOHN SAMUEL IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE AGNES HOGG, WHO DIED ATWAUGHTON, JULY 29TH 1879, AGED 56 YEARS THE ABOVE JOHN SAMUEL DIEDJANUARY --- THEIR GRANDSONS GEO L. SAMUEL DIED OF WOUNDS AT SUVLA BAY15TH DEC. 1915. AGED 19 YEARS. BURIED AT SEA SAMUEL DIED AT SALONIKA 19TH OCT1917, AGED 25 YEARS. THEIR FATHER JOHN SAMUEL DIED MAY 26TH 1927 AGED 76YEARS

79 ERECTED BY MRS. JAS. LESLIE IN MEMORY OF HER ADOPTED SON & NEPHEW ROBERTGIBSON LESLIE STEWART KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE 5TH JAN. 1915, AGED 23 ALSOHER FATHER JAMES GIBSON WHO DIED IN LEITH 6TH FEB. 1894. AGED 74 ALSO HIS SONALEXANDER WHO DIED AT DALKEITH 1841, AGED 5.

79 MARGARET GIBSON WIDOW OF JAMES GIBSON DIED AT LEITH 1ST JULY 1917 IN HER93RD YEAR.

79 ALSO HIS DAUGHTERS JANE DIED AT EAST LINTON 31ST MAY 1878, AGED 24 MARYWIFE OF ALEXR STEWART DIED AT EAST LINTON 24TH APRIL 1892, AGED 34 ALSO HISGRAND-DAUGHTER MARGARET ANN DIED AT LEITH 10TH MARCH 1906, AGED 29.

80 ERECTED BY PETER WALKER IN MEMORY OF HIS UNCLE PETER WALKER TAILOR ANDCLOTHIER WHO DIED AT E. LINTON SEPTR 16TH 1873, AGED 72 YEARS ALSO JOANFOGGO WALKER DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 23D MAY 1876 AGED ONE YEAR& THREE MONTHS ALSO HIS WIFE BARBARA KINNAIRD DIED 10TH OCT 1904 AGED 55YEARS THE ABOVE PETER WALKER DIED DEC 1927 AGED 80 YEARS

81 ERECTED BY JOHN LYALL, PHANTASSIE, IN MEMORY OF HIS SON, GEORGE LYALL,WHO DIED AUGUST 30TH 1873, AGED 23 YEARS THE ABOVE JOHN LYALL. DIED FEBRY12TH 1874, AGED 66 YEARS HIS WIFE, JANET JOHNSTON, DIED APRIL 4TH 1897, AGED 84YEARS ALSO JESSIE LYALL COWE WIFE OF JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM PASSED ON, 21STJANY 1943.

East Linton Town Clock "Jessie" was installed in 1888, and was named after JessieCowe, the daughter of the local butcher. At that time Jessie was the sweetheart of BobSharp, the son of Robert Sharp, the proprietor of the Railway Hotel (see 319).

82 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN BLACK DIED 16TH JANUARY 1919 IN HIS 86TH YEARALSO HIS WIFE MARGARET LEITCH DIED 18TH AUGUST 1921, IN HER 85TH YEARHELEN VIOLET DIED 4TH MARCH 1894 JOHN DIED 28TH APRIL 1893

John Black was head gardener on the Smeaton Estate for 50 years, being appointedby Sir Thomas Buchan-Hepburn in 1858. He officiated as a judge at East LintonFlower Show for more than 50 years, and was also a keen curler.

83 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HAMISH THIRD SON OF JOHN ROBERTSON BEANSTON MAINSWHO DIED 22TH FEBRUARY 1920 AGED 14 YEARS THE ABOVE JOHN ROBERTSONFARMER WHO DIED 13TH FEBRUARY 1943 AGED 75 YEARS ALSO ISOBEL GRAHAMGILLESPIE WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 4TH SEPTEMBER 1944 AGED 72 YEARS

83 ALSO MORAG DAUGHTER OF JOHN G. AND ETHEL ROBERTSON AND GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE JOHN ROBERTSON WHO DIED 25TH MAY 1936 AGED 5½YEARS

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84 IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH IRVING, WIFE OF JOHN MARK, SUNNYSIDE, WHO DIED2ND OCTOBER 1919. AND OF JOHN MARK WHO DIED 2ND APRIL 1924 ALSO THEIRDAUGHTER MARGARET WHO DIED 19TH AUGT 1949

85 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ISABELLA JANE TAYLOR WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 28THDECEMBER 1908 JESSIE TAYLOR WIFE OF P. GIBSON DIED AT DIRLETON 24TH JAN. 1939CHRISTINA H. TAYLOR DIED AT DIRLETON 7TH AUG. 1948

86 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM COPLAND TAYLOR WHO DIED 16TH MAY 1914 AGED54 YEARS. AND HIS WIFE JESSIE SAUNDERS WHO DIED 21ST APRIL 1948 AGED 81 YEARSAND THEIR SON JOHN WHO DIED AT DARJEELING, INDIA. 8TH OCTOBER 1899 AGED 2YEARS.

87 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAVID SMITH WHO DIED 29TH SEPTEMBER 1907 AGED 61YEARS. AND HIS WIFE AGNES CAMPBELL BURNS SAUNDERS WHO DIED 13THFEBRUARY 1911 AGED 64 YEARS.

88 IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND DAVID BONAR WHOFELL ASLEEP IN JESUS AT EAST LINTON ON DECEMBER 22ND 1906 AGED 52 YEARSMARGARET McCULLOCH HIS WIFE DIED AT KIRKCALDY ON AUGUST 10TH 1919 "I AMTHE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE: HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE WEREDEAD, YET SHALL HE LIVE."

89 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF. MARY ANDERSON WIFE OF ROBERT COWE. WHO DIED16TH NOV 1890 AGED 71 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SON WILLIAM WHO DIED 23RD AUGUST1894 AGED 33 YEARS. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER JANE WIDOW OF JOHN SIVES WHO DIED8TH NOV 1903, AGED 51 YEARS THE ABOVE ROBERT COWE WHO DIED 9TH DEC 1903, INHIS 80TH YEAR ALSO THEIR SON ANDERSON WHO DIED 2ND JUNE 1925 AGED 68YEARS.

90 IN MEMORY OF JOHN MENZIES CONACHER MARKLE, BORN 3RD FEBRUARY 1870. DIED20TH SEPTEMBER 1889 ALSO OF HIS FATHER PETER MENZIES CONACHER MARKLEDIED 22ND MAY 1892. DEEPLY MOURNED. ALSO OF HIS MOTHER CATHERINE McKERCHAR WHO DIED 12TH JUNE 1902. DEEP FOR THE DEAD THE GRIEF MUST BEWHO NEER GAVE CAUSE TO MOURN BEFORE

91 In LOVING MEMORY OF MARY PEARSON WIDOW OF JAMES HEPBURN DIED 18THMARCH 1915 AGED 72. ALSO JAMES HEPBURN DIED 23RD DECEMBER 1876 AGED 27. (INTERRED AT TWEEDMOUTH.)

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93 ROBERT NOBLE, R.S.A. BORN JANUARY 27TH 1857. DIED MAY 12TH 1917. CHRISTIANBALFOUR GREIG, WIFE. BORN OCTOBER 18TH 1859. DIED APRIL 2ND 1924. ISOBELMARGARET LILIAN NOBLE DAUGHTER BORN SEPTEMBER 14TH 1889. DIED DECEMBER27TH 1913. WILLIAM BALFOUR NOBLE, SON, LIEUTENANT, THE ROYAL SCOTS, BORNJUNE 28TH 1891. DIED DECEMBER 25TH 1918. AT MATLOCK, DERBYSHIRE, FROMILLNESS CONTRACTED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914, 1918.

Robert Noble, R. S. A. was born in Edinburgh and came to East Linton "for 2 weeks",and never left. He eventually took up residence at no. 2 Preston Road ("The Neuk").He was the first captain of East Linton Golf Club in 1897 and was instrumental in theestablishment of the Tyneside Curling Club. He was an elder in Prestonkirk ParishChurch and the first President of the Society of Scottish Artists. William BalfourNoble joined the 8th Royal Scots immediately on the outbreak of war in 1914, andafter serving in the ranks for some time, received a commission. He was later draftedto France and, attached to the 17th Royal Scots, saw considerable service. He wasseverely gassed in the spring offensive of 1918 and his health suffered as a result ofthe trying conditions of the war. His death followed as a direct result. His funeral wasof a military character with the soldiers stationed in East Linton in attendance. Thecoffin was carried to the churchyard shoulder high by eight soldiers. After the coffinwas lowered to the grave, a trumpeter from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanderssounded the "Last Post". Others in attendance included Major J Stirling, Major T. S.Glover and Lieutenant Macgregor, 8th Royal Scots and also Captain A. G. Spence,county adjutant, Haddingtonshire Volunteer Regiment.

94 IN MEMORY OF JOHN WATT DIED 20TH NOV. 1918 AGED 86 HIS WIFE ELIZABETHCOCHRANE DIED 16TH DEC. 1903 AGED 71 THEIR SON ALEXANDER DIED 3RD DEC. 1938AGED 77 HIS WIFE SUSAN PAXTON DIED 28TH NOV. 1917 AGED 58 THEIR FAMILY JOHNDIED 3RD JUNE 1894 AGED 7 GIDEON PERRIE WOUNDED AND MISSING IN FRANCE22ND MARCH 1918 AGED 20 ELIZABETH COCHRANE DIED 13TH SEPT. 1982 AGED 87 ANDHELEN CONSTANCE PERRIE DIED 4TH FEB. 1986 AGED 93.

95 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR GRANNY HELEN DICKSON YOUNG WHO DIED 11THJANUARY 1921 AGED 62 YEARS

96 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES YOUNG, WHO DIED AT BEESKNOWE, ON 30THAUGUST 1882, AGED 49 YEARS. AND OF HIS WIFE MARGARET WILSON, WHO DIED ATBEESKNOWE, ON 15TH JULY 1905, AGED 75 YEARS. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER JEMIMAWILSON, WHO DIED AT BEESKNOWE, ON 1ST JUNE 1888, AGED 18 YEARS. AND DAVIDYOUNG, BROTHER OF THE ABOVE JAMES YOUNG, WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON, ON11TH MAY 1904, AGED 65 YEARS. ANNABELLA ALEXANDER ELDEST DAUGHTER OFJAMES AND MARGARET YOUNG WHO DIED 1ST DECEMBER 1927. THE FATHER &MOTHER OF THE ABOVE JAMES YOUNG ARE ALSO INTERRED HERE

97 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ELISABETH LOGAN. WIFE OF JOHN GLASGOW WHO DIEDAT BROWNRIGG AUGUST 5TH 1870. AGED ---8 YEARS THE ABOVE JOHN GLASGOW DIEDFEB. 22ND 1887. AGED 64 YEARS. THEIR SON THOMAS GLASGOW DIED MAY 7TH 1911AGED 65 YEARS.

98 ERECTED BY MARGARET HOPE, IN LOVING MEMORY OF HER MOTHER, MARIONRENNIE, DIED 11TH MARCH, 1888. ALISON RENNIE DIED 17TH MARCH 1889. MARGARETHOPE DIED 13TH NOV. 1908. JAMES RENNIE HOPE DIED AT PHILADA. U.S.A. 10TH JULY1926 HELEN MELVILLE HOPE HIS DAUGHTER DIED 30TH NOV. 1943 "IN THE SURE ANDCERTAIN HOPE OF A GLORIOUS RESURRECTION"

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99 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS THOMSON HUSBAND OF MARGARET GOVAN WHODIED 28TH JAN. 1932. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER MARGARET GOULD GOVAN WHO DIED3RD FEB. 1922. AND THEIR SON JAMES GOVAN WHO DIED 12TH JUNE 1929. ANDMARGARET GOVAN WIFE OF THE ABOVE THOMAS THOMSON WHO DIED 11TH OCT.1946 AGED 84 YEARS.

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101 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES KERR SMITH "KERR" BORN AT SYDNEY N.S.W. 22NDJANUARY 1889 DIED AT PENMAENMAWR, WALES 20TH OCTOBER 1906 IN HIS 18THYEAR. "TILL THE DAY BREAK."

101 ALSO IN FOND MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER SUSAN MARY SMITH WHO DIED 13THJAN. 1912 AGED 46.

102 SUTHERLAND CATHERINE DIED 23RD JULY 1905 ALEXANDER DIED 9TH JULY 1911

103 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND DAVID SANDIE WHO FELL ASLEEP 17THNOVR 1909 AGED 57 YEARS. ALSO MY SISTER MARY ISABELLA FISHER WHO DIED 28THOCTR 1904 AGED 44 YEARS. ALSO JEMIMA WINWICK WIFE OF THE ABOVE DAVIDSANDIE WHO DIED 7TH JANUARY 1939 THY WILL BE DONE

104 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN JOHNSTON STATIONMASTER EAST LINTON BORN 4THAUGUST 1862 DIED 30TH DECEMBER 1903. ALSO HIS WIFE EUPHEMIA McCALL BORN28TH OCTOBER 1859 DIED 15TH JANUARY 1935.

John Johnston, station master at East Linton, was transferred to Dalkeith c. June1902. Before he left, his many friends in East Linton and district presented him with apurse of sovereigns. His successor, Mr Downie, died in June 1903. Upon anumerously signed requisition to the North British Railway Company, Mr Johnstonwas re-appointed station master at East Linton and died on 31st December 1903 after6 months in the job!

105 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES RICHARD HILL MacFARLANE, STAFF COMMANDER,ROYAL NAVY, WHO DIED AT PRESTONMAINS HOUSE 8TH JUNE 1915 AGED 69 YEARS

106 ERECTED IN MEMORY OF JOHN CAMERON. SLATER. WHO DIED OCTR 8TH 1876. AGED68 YEARS. ALSO EUPHEMIA THOMSON. HIS WIFE WHO DIED FEBRY 15TH 1875. AGED 65YEARS. AND THEIR SON, JOHN CAMERON, BORN 26TH APRIL 1837, DIED 8TH JANY 1892.ALISON WATT, WIFE OF THE ABOVE, BORN 8TH JANY 1838, DIED 12TH JUNE 1930. THEIRELDEST SON JOHN, BORN 5TH JULY 1867 DIED 1ST MARCH 1932. MARY WIFE OF JOHNHOWE WHO DIED 17TH JULY 1957, AGED 83 YEARS GEORGE CAMERON SON OF THESECOND-NAMED JOHN CAMERON BORN 7TH JANUARY 1878 DIED 30TH APRIL 1968.ALEXANDER BARRIE, GRANDCHILD OF THE ABOVE SECOND-NAMED JOHN CAMERON,BORN 27TH NOV. 1886, DIED 23D DEC. 1890. ALSO FREDERICK J. BORN 7TH AUGT 1895,DIED 14TH MAY 1898.

107 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF CHRISTINA JENKINSON, WHO DIED MARCH 15TH 1870,AGED 9 YEARS. ALSO JOHN AND ARCHIBALD, WHO DIED IN INFANCY. "OF SUCH IS THEKINGDOM OF HEAVEN." CATHERINE PORTEOUS THEIR MOTHER DIED 25TH NOV. 1888.ALSO JAMES JENKINSON, THEIR FATHER WHO DIED AT ST LAWRENCE HOUSE, 3RDAPRIL 1901 AGED 74 YEARS. " ASLEEP IN JESUS.

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108 ERECTED BY GEOE. DUDGEON BUTCHER, LINTON IN MEMORY OF HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW JANET PRINGLE WIFE OF THE LATE DAVID LAIRD OVERSEER BALGONE WHODIED THE 18TH OF JULY 1868. ALSO HIS SON ROBERT JOHN WHO DIED THE 2ND OF MAY1878 AGED 4 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS. HIS WIFE MARION LAIRD WHO DIED 7THSEPTEMBER 1908 AGED 75 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE GEOE. DUDGEON WHO DIED 8THJANUARY 1914 AGED 82 YEARS AND OF MINNIE DAUGHTER OF ABOVE GEO. DUDGEONWHO DIED 7TH NOV 1942 AGED ---

George Dudgeon, Butcher : shop at 4, The Square.

109 JESUS SAID " I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE " IN MEMORY OF ANN TAYLORDAKERS BORN JANUARY 24TH 1857 FELL ASLEEP JULY 29TH 1891 MARGARET DONWIFE OF ROBERT GILLIES DAKERS DIED JUNE 2ND 1903 AGED 77 ROBERT GILLIESDAKERS DIED AUGUST 4TH 1915 AGED 82 ELIZABETH CAROLINE THEIR DAUGHTERDIED OCTOBER 5TH 1913 AGED 44 ROBERT ALEXANDER DAKERS DIED AUGUST 5TH1954 AGED 88 MARGARET MUIR DON DAKERS DIED APRIL 20TH 1898 AGED ONEMONTH MARGARET DON GOVAN DIED FEBY 10TH 1900 AGED 15 WEEKS MARGARETLUNAM WIFE OF ROBERT ALEXANDER DAKERS DIED 5TH JUNE 1941 AGED 71 "MYFLESH SHALL REST IN HOPE"

Mr & Mrs Dakers managed the Coffee House (4 School Road, now Abbeyfield) in the1890s. Their son Robert A. Dakers was editor of the "Haddingtonshire Courier" (now"East Lothian Courier"). He was a very talented amateur painter who encouraged theHaddington artist William Gillies (1898 - 1973).

110 In Memory of CHARLES HALLY BORN 2ND JULY 1845 DIED 14TH JUNE 1903. AND HIS WIFEMARGARET TODD BORN 15TH AUGUST 1855 DIED 24TH SEPTEMBER 1947. AGNESTURNBULL DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE BORN 5TH MAY 1876 DIED 18TH DECEMBER1937. CHARLES JOSEPH TODD HALLY SON OF THE ABOVE BORN 12TH JULY 1878. DIED30TH APRIL 1958.

Charles Hally was East Linton Provost, 1902 - 1903. He had a stationer and printersbusiness at 30, High Street, then Post Office at 23 High Street. Published postcards.He was secretary of East Linton Golf Club 1909 - 1915 and 1922 - 1938.

111 In LOVING MEMORY OF JANE MENZIES BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS JOHNSTON WHODIED 14TH FEBY 1903 AGED 53 YEARS ALSO THEIR SON JOHN, WHO DIED 27TH FEBY1909 AGED 20 YEARS. THE ABOVE THOMAS JOHNSTON WHO DIED 25TH SEPTR 1915AGED 65 YEARS.

112 Erected in Memory of WILLIAM MIDDLEMASS FARMER MARKLE MAINS WHO DIED 8THDECR 1907, IN HIS 76TH YEAR. ALSO AGNES HENSHIELWOOD HIS WIFE WHO DIED 31STDECR 1907, IN HER 75TH YEAR. ALSO ALICE, HIS SISTER WHO DIED AT CRAUCHIE 12THAPRIL 1902, AGED 80 YEARS. ALSO THOMAS THEIR SON FARMER WEST BEARFORDDIED 26TH AUGT 1908, AGED 39 YEARS AND HIS WIFE ANNABELLA MACFARLANE DIED17TH JULY 1941, AGED 71 YEARS

113 In Memory of JOHN MOORE LATE R.N. DIED JANRY 21ST 1914 AGED 73 YEARS. AND OFHIS WIFE ELIZABETH BAYLISS DIED MAY 6TH 1932 AGED 85 YEARS MARY A. MOOREWIFE OF JAMES CAMERON, DIED FEBRY 1ST 1938 AGED 68 YEARS.

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114 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES FAIRGRIEVE WHO DIED AT LA CRESCENTACALIFORNIA 10TH AUGUST 1914 AGED 53. ELIZABETH LINSAY NAISMITH HIS WIFEWHO DIED AT LEITH 12TH DECEMBER 1912 AGED 48 AND THEIR CHILDREN HARRIETDIED 23RD OCT. 1890 AGED 4 WEEKS VALENTINE DIED 17TH NOV 1892 AGED 4 YEARS

115 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT HAMILTON PRESTON LATE ELDER IN THIS PARISH WHODIED ON THE 8TH MARCH 1840 AGED 90 YEARS HAVING BEEN A MEMBER OF THE KIRKSESSION FOR 40 YEARS HERE ALSO ARE INTERRED THE REMAINS OF MARGARETFOWLER HIS WIFE WHO DIED ON THE 24TH NOVR 1802 AGED 62 YEARS ALSO THEDAUGHTERS OF THE ABOVE JOAN, WHO DIED DECR 27TH 1847 AGED 74 YEARS ANDJANET, WHO DIED JULY 25TH 1850 AGED 71 YEARS

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117 ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS EDMOND WHO DIED AT MARKLE 13THJUNE 1886, AGED 67 YEARS. ALSO BEATRICE BUNYAN PREACHER, WIFE OF ABOVEWHO DIED AT EAST LINTON, 25TH SEPT 1913, AGED 88 YEARS. ALSO THOMAS, THEIRYOUNGEST SON WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON, 10TH JULY 1914, AGED 51 YEARS. ALSOJOHN, THEIR FOURTH SON WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON, 1ST JANUARY 1941, AGED 82YEARS. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER MARION EDMOND WHO DIED 14TH JANUARY 1951AGED 82 "ASLEEP IN JESUS"

118 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNE CALDER MACKENZIE. WHO DIED AT EDINBURGH 7THAPRIL 1[8]--- AGED [6] YEARS. ALSO [HER] GRANDFATHER, WILLIAM [PAX]TON, WHODIED --- LINTON, [11] --- 17[2]--- --- AND JEAN --- HIS WIFE, WHO DIED --- DEC. 1855. AND[THEIR DAUGHTER] ANN, WIFE OF --- MACKENZIE, DIED AT --- NOV. 1894.

119 GEORGE RENNIE ESQ. OF PHANTASSIE DIED ON 10TH OF OCTOBER 1828 AGED 79YEARS IN THIS COUNTRY SO CELEBRATED FOR ITS FERTILE SOIL, AND THEPERFECTION OF ITS CULTIVATION, MR RENNIE WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY HISCONTEMPORARIES TO BE THE MOST SKILFUL AND SUCCESSFUL AGRICULTURIST. NORWAS THE REPUTATION HE SO JUSTLY MERITED, CONFINED TO HIS NATIVE LAND. HECORRESPONDED WITH, AND WAS VISITED NOT ONLY BY THE LEADINGAGRICULTURISTS OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND, BUT MANY NOBLEMEN ANDGENTLEMEN FROM FRANCE, RUSSIA, GERMANY, POLAND, HUNGARY AND OTHEREUROPEAN STATES SEEKING INFORMATION TO IMPROVE THEIR DOMAINS, WEREHOSPITABLY RECEIVED BY HIM, AND INSTRUCTED IN HIS THEORIES AND PRACTISE.HE PERFORMED ZEALOUSLY AND IMPARTIALLY THE DUTIES OF A MAGISTRATE, ANDWAS EVER READY TO ADVISE OR ASSIST THOSE, WHO SOUGHT RELIEF FROMDIFFICULTIES OR MISFORTUNE. DEEPLY LAMENTED BY HIS WIFE, FAMILY, FRIENDS,AND DEPENDENTS, HIS MEMORY WILL LONG BE CHERISHED AND RESPECTED. ON THE13TH OF JANUARY 1853 DIED MARION; WIFE OF THE ABOVE, AGED 78 YEARS, CLOSINGA LIFE PASSED IN THE FULFILMENT OF EVERY CONJUGAL AND MATERNAL DUTY HERLOSS IS SINCERELY REGRETTED BY HER FAMILY, AND BY ATTACHED ANDAPPRECIATED FRIENDS, MANY UNOSTENTATIOUS LIBERALITES AND CHARITIESEXEMPLIFIED THE TRULY SELF DENYING BENEVOLENCE OF HER DISPOSITION.

George Rennie's younger brother, John, was the famous civil eingineer who, when hedied in 1821, was buried in St Paul's Cathedral, London.

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120 GEORGE TROTTER DIED 11TH NOVEMBER 1859 AGED 37 YEARS JANET TROTTER DIED28TH MAY 1862 AGED 78 YEARS JAMES TROTTER DIED 24TH NOVEMBER 1870 IN HIS82ND YEAR JOHN TROTTER DIED 11TH OCTOBER 1880 AGED 52 YEARS

Brothers George and John Trotter had a Druggists and General Merchants businessin Main Street, East Linton, from the 1840s to the 1870s.

121 ERECTED BY JOHN AND CHARLOTTE CARNEGIE PETERBOROUGH CANADA INMEMORY OF THEIR UNCLE JAMES CARNEGIE W.S. OF EDROM NEWTONBERWICKSHIRE BORN AT DRYLAWHILL DEC 22 1800 DIED AT EDINBURGH APRIL 231883 ALSO OF JAMES CARNEGIE & JANET RENNIE MARRIED JULY 1764 AND WHOALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING OFFSPRING ARE BURIED HERE DAVID DIED 1817 AGED44 MARTHA DIED 1817 AGED 48 JEAN DIED 1819 AGED 54 AND JOHN DIED 1843 AGED 68AND JESSIE SKIRVING HIS WIFE DIED 1853 AGED 80 PARENTS OF THE FIRST NAMEDJAMES CARNEGIE ALSO OF THEIR SONS ADAM DIED --- AGED --- DAVID DIED 1835AGED 31 GEORGE DIED 1873 AGED 65 AND JOHN WHO DIED AND WAS BURIED INCANADA IN 1871 AGED 66

This stone is in six pieces, forming a complete monument together with the base atNo. 116.

122 THOMAS LAUDER MITCHELL-INNES BORN 14TH JANUARY 1842 DIED 1ST AUGUST 1882

The Mitchell Innes family came to Phantassie in 1840.

123 THOMAS SHAIRP MITCHELL INNES BORN 29TH JULY 1813, DIED 18TH MARCH 1892.ALSO HIS WIFE JULIA JANE MITCHELL INNES. BORN 14TH AUGUST 1823 DIED 29THJANUARY 1911

Julia Jane Mitchell Innes was the daughter of Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Bart. ofFountainhall.

124 ISABELLA MITCHELL INNES BORN 7TH JUNE 1846 DIED 21ST AUG 1934

Miss Isabella Mitchell Innes was born at Phantassie in 1846, the younger daughter ofThomas S. Mitchell Innes and Julia Jane Mitchell Innes, and lived there until thedeath of her mother when she moved to The Glebe. She always led an active outdoorlife, had a great love of animals, and was a good horsewoman in her younger days.She was keenly interested in the welfare of East Linton, especially in the work of theEast Lothian Benefit Nursing Association and the Women's Rural Institute, of whichshe was an original member.

125 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF REV. JOHN PARK ALEXANDER 32 YEARS MINISTER OFTHE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EAST LINTON BORN 27TH JULY 1832, DIED 6THMAY 1890. MARGARET GIBBONS HIS MOTHER WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON, 18TH OCT.1867, AGE 75. JAMES ALEXANDER HER HUSBAND WHO DIED IN LIVERPOOL REV. JAMESALEXANDER M.A. SON AND GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE BORN 1ST MARCH 1866, DIED15TH OCT. 1893. CATHERINE PURVES WIFE OF REV. JOHN PARK ALEXANDER BORN 23RDFEBY 1837 DIED 20TH DEC. 1920. CATHERINE MARGARET DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVEREV. JOHN PARK ALEXANDER BORN 18TH MARCH 1864 DIED 6TH MARCH 1931."ASLEEP IN JESUS"

Rev. J. P. Alexander was a native of Liverpool.

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126 IN Loving Memory OF MARGARET HOOK, WIFE OF GEORGE BURNS, DIED AT SUNNYSIDE,23RD FEBRUARY 1903 AGED 68 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE GEORGE BURNS DIED 2NDAPRIL 1914 AGED 79 YEARS.

127 KILLED IN ACTION IN MESIPOTANIA 8TH MARCH 1916 IN HIS 19TH YEAR LIEUT. IANDICKSON 1ST H.L.I. ONLY SON OF REVD J.G. DICKSON ST JOHN'S PARISH EDINR. ANDGRANDSON OF JOHN GAVIN DICKSON SCHOOL MASTER PRESTONKIRK

John Gavin Dickson was "Dominie" of the Parochial School, Abbey House, BridgeStreet.

127 ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE REV JOHN GAVIN DICKSON, D.D. MINISTER OF STJOHN'S PARISH, EDINBURGH, SON OF JOHN GAVIN DICKSON, WHO DIED ON 31ST JULY1928 INTERRED AT KIPPEN.

127 I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF JOHNG. DICKSON. LATE SCHOOLMASTER OF PRESTONKIRK WHO DIED OCTOBER 7TH 1871AGED 40 YEARS. ALSO OF MARY FERRIER, YOUNGER DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE, WHODIED NOVEMBER 28TH 1876 AGED 9½ YEARS.

128 ERECTED BY A. MASON IN MEMORY OF HIS SON PETER MASON WHO DIED 9TH OCT.1902, AGED 4 MONTHS. ALSO ELIZABETH SELBY HIS WIFE WHO DIED 19TH APRIL 1914,AGED 48 YEARS. AND THE ABOVE ALEXANDER MASON WHO DIED AT EAST LINTONJUNE 21ST 1930, AGED 74 YEARS. ALSO MARY HILL HIS WIFE WHO DIED 2ND MAY 1938,AGED 77 YEARS "THY WILL BE DONE"

129 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT M. ANDERSON CLOTHIER, EAST LINTON DIED 17TH NOV. 1901.AND ANNE BROWN HIS WIFE DIED MARCH 1913 ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER MAGGIEBROWN DIED 24TH MAY 1904 ALSO ROBERT JOHN THEIR SON DIED 14TH APRIL 1911,AGED 39 AND HIS WIFE MARGARET SAMUEL DIED 29TH JUNE 1969, AGED 95 ALSO IANMARTIN THEIR SON WHO DIED IN INFANCY. AND BERT DIED 17TH AUG. 1960, AGED 82

130 IN MEMORY OF AGNES BROWN BALD NÉE ANDERSON 1905 - 1993

131 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE REV. ROBERT GEORGE RODGER MINISTER OF THEUNITED FREE CHURCH PRESTONKIRK. WHO DIED 27 FEB. 1919, AGED 58 YEARS. ANDOF HIS WIFE CAROLINE AGNES BANKIER WHO DIED 22 FEB. 1940, AGED 78 YEARS ANDTHEIR DAUGHTER EDITH BANKIER TENNENT WHO DIED 18 JUNE 1952, AGED 64 YEARS.

Rev. R. G. Rodger was captain of East Linton Golf Club 1900 - 1902.

131 GRISELDA BRUCE RODGER WHO DIED 12TH NOV. 1966 AGED 77 YEARS CHARLESGORDON RODGER DIED 18TH JUNE 1975 AGED 72 YEARS

131 WANLEY STEUART TENNENT MC. DIED 23RD DEC. 1975. AGED 89.

131 IN CONSTANT AND LOVING MEMORY OF ALEXANDER BANKIER RODGER FELLOW OFBALLIOL COLLEGE OXFORD 1895 - 1961.

132 JESUS CALLED A LITTLE CHILD UNTO HIM. IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS HOGGINFANT SON OF THE REV. ROBERT G. RODGER, BORN 12. NOV. 1899 TAKEN HOME 23.JAN. 1901 "SORROWFUL YET ALWAY REJOICING"

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133 GEORGE AITKEN TRAPRAIN DIED 9TH JUNE 1925 AGED 76 YEARS. AGNES AUCHINVOLEWALLACE, WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 26TH FEB 1932 AGED 80 YEARS IN MEMORY OFHELEN HUNTER, WIFE OF MARK AITKEN. FARMER, TRAPRAIN. WHO DIED 9TH JUNE1890, AGED 74 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE MARK AITKEN, WHO DIED AT TRAPRAIN, 6THNOVEMBER 1891, AGED 70 YEARS.

133 MARK ELDEST SON OF GEORGE AITKEN KIPPIELAW. WHO DIED 1ST APRIL 1890 AGED 9YEARS.

134 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES LINDSAY, WHO DIED AND WAS BURIED AT BOMBAY IN1868. AND OF JEMIMA PORTEOUS AND LUCY WHO DIED AT HOYLAKE CHESHIRE IN 1869AND 1873 AND WERE BURIED HERE. INFANT CHILDREN OF JAMES AND ANNMARGARET LINDSAY TWEEDIE AND GRANDCHILDREN OF THE REV. JAMES PORTEOUSMINISTER OF THIS PARISH. "OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN" MAUD, WHODIED IN LIVERPOOL 14TH AUGUST 1881 ALEC LINDSAY WHO DIED AT CHICAGO U.S.A.JULY 14TH 1887 AGED 17 YEARS

135 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ANNIE WARDLAW BELOVED WIFE OF J.L. CROMBIE M.D.DIED 8TH OCT. 1866. ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED

136 LOUISE G. PORTEOUS DIED AT YANKEES NEW YORK 26TH MAY 1912 IN HER 63 ---YEA[R] WIFE OF J. LINDSAY PORTEOUS M.D., F.R.C.S.E. ELIZABETH PORTEOUSDAUGHTER OF JOHN PORTEOUS DIED ON 7TH SEPTEMBER 1882 AGED 65 YEARS.

136 JAMES KINLOCH TWEEDIE DIED SUDDENLY AT CHICAGO U.S.A. JANUARY 6TH 1898.LAWRENCE PORTEOUS TWEEDIE DIED SUDDENLY AT INDIANAPOLIS U.S.A. AUGUST14TH 1898 BOTH SONS OF JAMES AND ANN MARGARET TWEEDIE. ANN M.L. TWEEDIE,DAUGHTER OF THE LATE REV. JAMES PORTEOUS, BORN AT RICCARTON, AYR, AUGT29TH 1838, DIED IN CHICAGO, U.S.A., APRIL 23D 1894 JAMES TWEEDIE, HER HUSBAND,BORN AT COATS, HADDINGTON, SEPTR 18TH 1839, DIED IN CHICAGO U.S.A., AUGT 24TH1891.

136 [IN] LOVING MEMORY [OF] THE REV JAMES PORTEOUS 34 YEARS MINISTER OF THISPARISH WHO DIED 14TH JANUARY 1876 AGED 74 ALSO OF JEMIMA WIFE OF THE ABOVEWHO DIED ON THE 10TH DECEMBER 1884 IN HER 86TH YEAR " HER CHILDREN ARISEUP AND CALL HER BLESSED " " REMEMBER THE WORDS I SPAKE TO YOU WHILE I WASYET WITH YOU " JOHN PORTEOUS DIED 1860 AGED 88 YEARS AND AGNES ROBERTSONDIED 1835 AGED 60 YEARS PARENTS OF THE ABOVE REV. JAMES PORTEOUS AREBURIED IN ST. CUTHBERTS CHURCH-YARD, EDINBURGH

137 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT D. SINCLAIR DIED 31ST MAY 1979 BELOVED HUSBANDOF JANE M. AINSLIE WHO DIED 5TH NOVEMBER 1982 TILL HE COME

138 IN SACRED AND LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT SINCLAIR WHO DIED AT CONGALTONGARDENS, JUNE 4TH 1901, AGED 63. ALSO ANN PETTIGREW HIS WIFE WHO DIEDJANUARY 1ST 1916 AGED 75. ALSO THEIR SON ROBT. GORDON SINCLAIR WHO DIED ATCONGALTON GARDENS, ON 23RD SEPTEMBER 1919. BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANNIEMANSON DOULL. WHO DIED 14TH MAY 1960 AGED 78. "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK"

139 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZABETH GALLOWAY BELOVED WIFE OF JOHNWISHART WHO DIED 1ST AUGUST 1927 THE ABOVE JOHN WISHART WHO DIED 18THJULY 1934 ALSO THEIR SON-IN-LAW JAMES FAIRGRIEVE WHO DIED AT STENTON,DUNBAR 20TH MAY 1945

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140 [In] Loving Memory Of MARGARITA WISHART DIED 12 AUG. 1900, AGED 16 YEARS.

141 IN MEMORY OF GEORGE SINCLAIR, KNOWEMILL, DIED 18TH FEB. 1917, AGED 70. MARYPHEMISTER, HIS WIFE DIED 19TH JUNE 1931, AGED 84. THEIR SONS THOMAS GEORGE,DIED 12TH OCT. 1914 AT MONGU, RHODESIA, AGED 33. NORMAN, KILLED BY A LIONWHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE, RHODESIAN FRONTIER, 9TH MAY 1915, AGED 37. ROBERT,DIED IN INFANCY HENRY, DIED 24TH MARCH 1938, AGED 62. AND THEIR DAUGHTERSROSABELLA DIED 28TH DEC. 1950, AGED 76. MARGARET ELAINE DIED IN DUNEDIN,NEW ZEALAND 16TH DEC. 1956, AGED 70. KATHLEEN GORDON WIDOW OF E.H. BLOORDIED 8TH JAN. 1967, AGED 73.

George Sinclair, 1847 - 1917, took over the running of Linton Orchard from his father,John, and moved to another market garden at Knowes Mill in 1900. He was a PoliceCommissioner in East Linton for many years and a keen curler and bowler. His son,Norman, was wounded by a lioness while he was out on military duty as anIntelligence Scout on the South-West border of Northern Rhodesia, on May 9, 1915,and died soon after.

142 ERECTED BY GEORGINA COWE IN LOVING MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND P.T. ANDERSONWHO DIED 14TH AUG. 1934 AND OF THEIR SON HARRY WHO DIED 11TH JAN. 1908 ALSOTHEIR SON ROBERT AND DAUGHTERS ETHEL AND MARJORIE WHO DIED TOGETHER INAN ACCIDENT ON 2ND DEC. 1960 AND OF THE ABOVE GEORGINA COWE WHO DIED26TH SEPT. 1966 AGED 92 YEARS

P. T. Anderson, tailor and clothier, 69/71, High Street, East Linton, was a leadinglight in the East Linton Dramatic Association. He was a well-known amateurcomedian, and his services were in great demand for entertainments all over EastLothian. Mr Anderson, in his early years, was a keen athlete, a prominent footballplayer in the original East Linton combination and one of the best forward players ofhis day in East Lothian. As a sprinter he could hold his own with the bestprofessionals. He was president of East Linton Bowling Club 1915 - 1919 and clubchampion on 4 occasions. A keen Freemason, he officiated as organist of TynesideLodge and was also organist of the St Andrew's congregation for several years. Hehad a great interest in the affairs of the East Linton Horticultural Society andrendered inestimable services to the Society in connection with its annual exhibitions.He was a member of the East Linton Town Council during the Great War. Hischildren, Bobby, Ethel and Marjorie, were killed in a rail accident at North Beltonlevel crossing on the 2nd December, 1960. Bobby was a town councillor andprominent member of the East Linton Bowling, Curling and Golf Clubs; 5 timeschampion of East Linton Bowling Club.

143 In Memorium DAVID KERR EAST LINTON DIED 26TH MAY 1896, AGED 75. AGNES FORDWIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 10TH APRIL 1896, AGED 70. AGNES FORD MACARTHUR WIFEOF JOSEPH HOLMES WINTON CASTLE GARDENS DIED 5TH JULY 1904, AGED 44 ALSOTHE ABOVE JOSEPH HOLMES DIED 9TH JUNE 1912, AGED 55 YEARS BELOVEDHUSBAND OF CATHERINE ELIZA WHYTE. DUTY AND LOVE

144 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNIE WHO DIED AT BEILSIDE 8TH FEB. 1897 AGED 23 YEARSAND 10 MONTHS DAUGHTER OF GEORGE & ANNIE GALLACHER LATE OF AYRSHIRE

145 IN MEMORY OF MARY PUNTON DIED 1ST JUNE 1899 AGED 76 YEARS

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146 Erected By JAMES SANDIE, EAST LINTON, IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS WIFE ELIZABETHORMISTON, BORN 8TH FEBY. 1831 DIED 13TH MAY 1898. ALSO THEIR SECOND SONMARK ORMISTON, BORN 18TH MAY 1855 DIED 5TH FEBY. 1858, WHO IS INTERRED INHADDINGTON CHURCHYARD ALSO THEIR ELDEST DAUGHTER ELIZABETH FERGUSONBORN 29TH JUNE 1869 DIED 24TH JAN. 1913 ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES SANDIE BORN 1STFEB. 1829 DIED 10TH JAN. 1920 ALSO THEIR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER DIANA BORN 21STMAY 1871 DIED 30TH MAR. 1936 ALSO THEIR YOUNGEST SON JAMES BORN 20TH OCT.1866 DIED 6TH MAR. 1937 ALSO HIS WIFE ISABELLA WARES BORN 21ST JUNE 1872 DIED21ST JAN 1952 AND THEIR DAUGHTERS ELIZABETH O.J.F. SANDIE BORN 19TH DEC. 1910DIED 4TH JAN 1994 AND ISABELLA A.J.D. SANDIE BORN 19TH FEB 1910 DIED 13TH JAN1997 "ASLEEP"

James Sandie, Abbey House, Bridge Street, painter and house decorator, was interimchief magistrate in East Linton in 1890. His son James Sandie was Town CouncilTreasurer.

147 JESSIE ANNE SYME BORN 1ST AUG. 1850 DIED 16TH SEP. 1903 JAMES SYME LIEUT.COLONEL THE FIFE ARTILLERY MILITIA BORN 1ST OCTOBER 1849 DIED 15TH JULY 1893.

148 TO THE BELOVED AND CHERISHED MEMORY OF WILLIAM BARRIE WHO DIED 17THFEBRUARY 1922 AGED 62 YEARS. AND OF HIS WIFE MIMA TULLY TROTTER WHO DIED25TH NOVEMBER 1895 AGED 28 YEARS. AND OF HIS SISTER JANE ALLAN BARRIE WHODIED 27TH JANUARY 1944 AGED 76 YEARS.

William Barrie had a grocery business at 16, Bridge Street (now Miller's). He was thefirst secretary of East Linton Golf Club, 1897 - 1900 and treasurer from 1902 - 1909,also president of East Linton Bowling Club 1909 - 1910.

148 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY GRAHAM MARSHALL WHO DIED 24TH NOVEMBER 1980AGED 79 YEARS BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM TROTTER BARRIE.

148 AND OF HIS SON WILLIAM TROTTER BARRIE WHO DIED 6TH MAY 1959 AGED 63 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF MARY GRAHAM MARSHALL

149 FOR I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH. JOB 19TH 25 JOHN PENDRIDGE DIED 8THJULY 1895 ALSO HIS WIFE MARION WALKER DIED 6TH APRIL 1882 NOT INTERRED HEREALSO JOHN PENDRIDGE, DIED IN INFANCY; JOHN MILTON, INTERRED IN ECHOBANKCEMETERY, ISABELLA MILLER WALKER, NOT INTERRED HERE, SONS AND DAUGHTEROF THE ABOVE.

149 JANET PENDRIDGE DIED 24TH JUNE 1929

149 MARY PENDRIDGE DIED 21ST NOVEMBER 1907.

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150 ERECTED BY JANE BALD IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND WILLIAM HUME HALLIDAYWHO DIED JANUARY 17TH 1886 IN HIS 69TH YEAR THE ABOVE JANE BALD DIEDDECEMBER 24TH 1886 IN HER 82ND YEAR AND AGNES DRYSDALE HER DAUGHTERBORN JULY 3RD 1836 DIED OCTOBER 17TH 1843 INTERRED IN SPOTT CHURCHYARDJOHN DRYSDALE BORN JULY 2ND 1833 DIED IN BUENOS AIRES MARCH 22ND 1893MARGARET DRYSDALE GIBSON BORN MAY 8TH 1830 DIED IN BUENOS AIRES JULY 31ST1896 AND INTERRED IN THE CHACARITA BUENOS AIRES S.A.

In November 1881, John Drysdale, who had become a successful businessman inBuenos Aires, donated £100 for the erection of the fountain in The Square, EastLinton.

151 IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF HELEN WOOD, WIFE OF WILLIAM HOUSTON,COAL MERCHANT, EAST LINTON WHO DIED 29. OCTOBER 1885 AGED 59 YEARS. AND OFTHE ABOVE WILLIAM HOUSTON, WHO DIED 5. JANUARY 1893 AGED 70 YEARS. AND OFTHEIR DAUGHTER MARGARET JANE, DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN MALCOLMMERCHANT, DUNBAR, WHO DIED 29. SEPTEMBER 1894 AGED 30 YEARS THY WILL BEDONE

151 ALSO RICHARD WOOD HOUSTON WHO DIED 30TH MARCH 1932 AGED 69 YEARS. ANDHIS WIFE MARY MATHISON WHO DIED 20TH FEB. 1927 AGED 71 YEARS.

152 In LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH ANN LINSLEY WHO DIED OCTOBER 12TH 1935 "LOVESLAST GIFT - "REMEMBRANCE"

153 "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK, AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY" SACRED TO THE MEMORYOF JOHN SMITH, MASON, BORN OCTR 1817, DIED AT BIEL GATES, NOVR 1884.MARGARET JACKSON, HIS WIFE, BORN FEBY 1819, DIED FEBY 1894. THEIR CHILDREN,JOHN BURNS, BORN JUNE 1853, DIED SEPTR 1854. AGNES WALLACE, BORN SEPTR 1859,DIED OCTR 1880. WALTER, BORN APRIL 1849, DIED AUGT 1881. GEORGE, BORN DECR1847, DIED AT ADEN, MAY 1888. MARTHA, BORN JANUARY 1846, DIED AT BRADFORD,JANUARY 1899. EUPHEMIA JOHNSTON, BORN JANUARY, 1855, DIED APRIL 1908. ANNE,BORN JULY 1844, DIED APRIL 1922. JAMES J. SMITH BORN 10TH AUG. 1851, DIED 29THNOV. 1923 WAITING

154 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH ROBB FOR MANY YEARS THE FAITHFUL NURSE &FRIEND OF THE FAMILY OF Wm WESTERN ESQRE LONDON DIED 2D JULY 1881 THYROD AND STAFF THEY COMFORT ME Ps23d 4TH VERSE.

155 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS PARK HOPE WHO DIED AT THE KNOWS, MAY 27TH1906 AGED 73 YEARS. "FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING LEAVE WE NOW THYSERVANT SLEEPING." ALSO OF HIS WIFE ELIZA GIBBS HOPE DIED JUNE 30TH 1914.

155 WILLIAM WESTERN THEIR SON 12TH JULY 1949 MARGARET AULD HIS WIFE 25TH JULY1949 THOMAS CHARLES HOPE DIED 21ST AUGUST 1955 MARY HIS WIFE DIED 15THMARCH 1962

156 IN MEMORY OF THOMAS STOBO DIED 1883, AGED 22. ARCHIBALD STOBO DIED 1886,AGED 22. ANN STOBO DIED 1893, AGED 27. GAVIN ROWATT STOBO DIED ATKRUGERSDORF 18TH OCT. 1900, AGED 31. ALSO THE UNDER NAMED DAVID STOBODIED 2ND OCT. 1903, AGED 74. MARY LANG WIFE OF DAVID STOBO DIED 26TH OCT. 1910AGED 80. ERECTED BY DAVID STOBO, NORTH BELTON,

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157 IN MEMORY OF JAMES DUNN TAILOR, EAST LINTON, A NATIVE OF DUNS, WHO DIED23RD MAY 1884 AGED 30 YEARS.

158 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF AGNES ALICE HEPBURN WIFE OF THOMAS S. BURNSSOMETIME OF HOUSTON MILL, WHO DIED UPON THE 13TH DAY OF MAY 1897 AGED 51.AND OF ALICE MARY THEIR CHILD WHO DIED UPON THE 4TH DAY OF JANUARY 1880AGED 3 SYBELLA AGNES ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 15TH FEB.1952.

159 ERECTED BY ANDREW WATT MERCHANT, E. LINTON IN MEMORY OF HIS DAUGHTERJEMIMA GRAHAM SMITH WHO DIED 27TH AUGUST 1880 AGED 13½ YEARS. ALSO HISSON JOHN, WHO DIED AT SEA, ON HIS WAY HOME FROM BRISBANE ON 17TH AUGUST1892 AGED 29½ YEARS. ALSO HIS DAUGHTER ANNE WHO DIED 22ND MARCH 1898 AGED39 YEARS. ANDREW WATT WHO DIED 22ND JUNE 1910 AGED 88 YEARS. ELIZA MOFFAT,HIS WIFE, WHO DIED 17TH AUGUST 1915 AGED 82 YEARS. ALSO THEIR THIRDDAUGHTER ELIZA JANE WATT DIED 17TH JANUARY 1957. ALSO THEIR YOUNGESTDAUGHTER MARGARET MOFFAT WATT DIED 4TH APRIL 1959. "ASLEEP IN JESUS"

160 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT McARTHUR WHO DIED 17TH JUNE 1915 AGED 79 YEARS ALSOHIS WIFE ELIZABETH BELL WHO DIED 18TH FEB, 1932 AGED 92 YEARS

161 ERECTED BY DAVID SIBBALD, PHANTASSIE. IN MEMORY OF HIS DAUGHTER ANN WHODIED FEBRY 4TH 1855 AGED 2½ YEARS OF HIS SON WHO DIED IN INFANCY MAY 8TH1856 AND OF ROBERT. WHO DIED JULY 23D 1857. AGED 11 YEARS. ALSO OF ALISON WHODIED OCT 30TH 1878 AGED 19 YEARS. AND ELIZABETH, WHO DIED 7TH APRIL 1898AGED 34 YEARS THE ABOVE DAVID SIBBALD DIED 5TH AUGUST 1898, IN HIS 80THYEAR AND ISABELLA FORREST HIS WIFE WHO DIED 20TH FEBRUARY 1899 IN HER 79THYEAR ALSO EUPHEMIA WHO DIED 17TH JANUARY 1929 AGED 68 YEARS ISABELLADAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 25TH JAN. 1931 AGED 80 YEARS. BEHOLD ICOME QUICKLY

162 IN MEMORY OF JOHN KNOX. MERCHANT. EAST LINTON. WHO DIED APRIL 16TH 1878.AGED 74 YEARS. ALSO THREE CHILDREN WHO DIED IN INFANCY. WILLIAM, HIS SON,DIED 16TH NOVEMBER 1883, AGED 37 YEARS. MARGARET, HIS DAUGHTER. BORN JUNE19TH 1848, AND DIED JANUARY 9TH 1891. REBECCA LAMB, HIS WIFE, BORN AUGUST20TH 1810, DIED MAY 30TH 1891. CATHERINE, HIS DAUGHTER, BORN JANUARY 18TH1834, DIED NOVR 22ND 1904. GEORGE, HIS SON, BORN DECEMBER 9TH 1835, DIEDMARCH 27TH 1906. REBECCA LAMB, HIS DAUGHTER, BORN 19TH AUG. 1844, DIED 15THOCT. 1930

John Knox lived at Brown's Place, East Linton and was a cloth merchant (draper)and had his business at 9, High Street. His daughter, Rebecca, carried on thebusiness, eventually in partnership with J. W. Stewart (Knox and Stewart) until sheretired in 1910.

163 IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF ELIZABETH CARBUTT WHO DIED IN LONDON, MARCH27 1878 AND WAS BURIED IN BROMPTON CEMETERY THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BYTHOMAS LAUDER MITCHELL INNES CHRISTINA ANDERSON AND ISABELLA MITCHELLINNES TO WHOM SHE WAS AT PHANTASSIE A DEVOTED SERVANT AND FRIEND FOR 36YEARS AND THEY SHALL SEE HIS FACE AND HIS NAME SHALL BE IN THEIR ---

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164 ERECTED BY THEIR DAUGHTER. ELIZABETH BORTHWICK. IN MEMORY OF HERBELOVED FATHER AND MOTHER. JAMES BORTHWICK WHO DIED MARCH 6TH 1873AGED 79 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE EUPHEMIA FINLAY. WHO DIED MAY 10TH 1877 AGED 83YEARS THEIR DAUGHTER JANET WIFE OF JAMES BLACK, CARRIER, EAST LINTON.DIED 11TH AUGUST 1885, AGED 49 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES BLACK DIED 7THMARCH 1904 IN HIS 78 YEAR JAMES BLACK MALCOLM GRANDSON OF ABOVE BORN2ND JUNE 1890 DIED 14TH MARCH 1896

James Black was the last carrier in East Linton and had his business at 75, HighStreet.

165 Erected by ALEXR AND MARGT MALCOLM IN LOVING MEMORY OF THEIR SONS JAMESDIED 14TH MARCH 1896 AGED 5 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS ALEXANDER DIED 30THNOVEMBER 1918 AGED 16 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS THE ABOVE MARGARET MALCOLMDIED 27TH JUNE 1929 IN HER 67TH YEAR THE ABOVE ALEXANDER MALCOLM BUILDERDIED 9TH FEBRUARY 1936 IN HIS 74TH YEAR

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167 ERECTED BY CHARLES GRAY IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH LAWRIE HIS WIFE, WHO DIEDSEPT. 24TH 1871. AGED 63 YEARS THE ABOVE CHARLES GRAY DIED NOVR 20? 1885AGED 74 YEARS. THEIR GRANDCHILDREN GEORGE J. ANDERSON DIED AUGUST 26TH1882 AGED 7 MONTHS AND CHARLES GRAY ANDERSON WAS DROWNED IN THE TYNEON JUNE 16TH 1883 AGED 7 YEARS JESSIE GRAY DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE CHARLESGRAY AND WIFE OF PETER ANDERSON. DIED 2ND DECEMBER 1922 AGED 77 YEARS.PETER ANDERSON DIED 27TH OCTOBER 1936 AGED 85 YEARS.

168 ERECTED BY ARCHIBALD YORKSTONE IN MEMORY OF ISABELLA THOMSON HIS WIFE,WHO DIED AT TYNNINGHAME 3RD MARCH 1878, AGED 70 YEARS. ALSO WILLIAM &MARY, CHILDREN OF THE ABOVE. THE ABOVE ARCHIBALD YORKSTONE WHO DIED ATTYNNINGHAME 30TH DECEMBER 1886, AGED 83 YEARS. ALSO ALEXANDERYORKSTONE SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AT MUNGOS WELLS NOV 18TH 1902 AGED57 YEARS. ALSO HELEN YORKSTONE DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED ATDRYLAWHILL NOV 15TH 1903 AGED 65. WIDOW OF JOHN MACKAY ALSO MARGARETYORKSTONE WHO DIED AT HADDINGTON 19TH FEB 1920 AGED 89 YEARS

169 ERECTED BY JAMES REID IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE HELEN CHARLES WHODIED AT E. LINTON 18TH AUG. 1920 AGED 83 YEARS. ALSO HER FATHER JAMESCHARLES WHO DIED 13TH FEB 1856 AGED 39 YEARS, INTERRED IN CO-PATH ALSO HERMOTHER ELIZABETH YORKSTONE DIED 2ND AUG. 1895. AGED 84 YEARS ALSO HISGRANDMOTHER ELIZABETH PURVES DIED 16TH JULY 1897 AGED 93 YEARS ALSO THEABOVE JAMES W. REID DIED 9TH APRIL 1928 AGED 74 YEARS.

170 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZABETH LAWSON WIFE OF JOHN CRAIES LINTONWHO DIED OCTOBER 20TH 1848 AGED 50 YEARS JOHN CRAIES DIED JAN 25TH 1853AGED 75 YEARS ALSO JOHN CRAIES THEIR SON WHO DIED APRIL 27TH 1865 AGED 0YEARS ROBERT CRAIES DIED APRIL 2ND 1870 AGED 67 YEARS. MARGARET CRAIESDIED AUGUST 5TH 1888 AGED 69 ADAM CHARLES CRAIES DIED 15TH JANUARY 1900AGED 87 JOHN CRAIES MOTION DIED 12TH JUNE 1909 AGED 56

Craies family, shoemakers had their business at 13, High Street. It was established in1810 by John Craies. Brothers Robert and Adam carried on the business. John CraiesMotion was their nephew.

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171 In Loving Memory of JOHN HUNTER WHO DIED 11TH FEBY 1921 AGED 64 YEARS ALSOHIS WIFE JANE AITCHISON WHO DIED 13TH JANY 1958 AGED 100 YEARS ERECTED BYHIS WIDOW

172 In Loving Memory of OUR SON LIEUT. FREDERICK ALFRED CASH, RNAS BORN ININGERSOLL 25TH FBRY 1896, RESIDENT OF HAMILTON CANADA. KILLED WHILESERVING HIS COUNTRY ON 24TH JULY 1918. "AND WHEN THE LAMB OF GOD APPEARSWE ALL SHALL MEET OUR LOVED ONE DEAR."

173 ERECTED BY JOHN CONWAY, IN MEMORY OF HIS DAUGHTER JANE M. M. CONWAY,DIED 29TH AUGUST 1865, AGED 24 YEARS 'The maid is not dead but sleepeth MATH. 9th 24 vJANE BOAG GRANDMOTHER OF THE ABOVE DIED 6TH MARCH 1873, AGED 99 YEARSAND 3 MONTHS

174 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT HAMILTON LINTON. WHO DIED JULY 19TH 1855 AGED 61YEARS ALSO HIS SONS ROBERT DIED NOVR 7TH 1829 AGED 1 YEAR WILLIAM DIEDJANRY 21ST 1841 AGED 7 YEARS THOMAS DIED MAY 19TH 1856 AGED 20 YEARS ---IEITHMARCH 7TH 1874 (BOTTOM HALF INDECIPHERABLE)

174 In memory of Robert Hamilton late Residei[n]c--- in Preston, also of Gr-nd children --- and char ---Also his son Rob --- H --- Sin --- l ---

175 ERECTED BY THOMAS & JANET WATT IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR MOTHERANNIE BAILLIE, WHO DIED 16TH SEPT 1883, AGED 60 YEARS. ALSO ANNIE B. WATT,INFANT DAUGHTER OF ABOVE T. WATT, DIED 12TH DEC. 1887. THE ABOVE THOMASWATT, DIED 5TH MARCH 1897, AGED 39 YEARS. ALSO OF OUR FATHER THOMAS WATT,DIED AT MARKLE MAINS, 12TH FEBY 1902, AGED 84 YEARS. UNTIL THE DAY BREAKAND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY

175 IN MEMORY OF JANET WATT WIFE OF JAMES HOGG WHO DIED 19TH MARCH 1919 AGED55 YEARS ALSO MARION BRATECLIFFE WIDOW OF THE LATE THOMAS WATT ANDMOTHER OF ANNIE B. WATT DIED 28TH OCT. 1933 AGED 77. "EVER REMEMBERED"

176 TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT BROWN. ESQ., LATE FARMER AT MARKLE.DISTINGUISHED BY SUPERIOR TALENTS, WHICH HE DILIGENTLY CULTIVATED:POSSESSED OF EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE, WHICH HE BROUGHT TO BEAR WITH HAPPYEFFECT ON THE VARIOUS SUBJECTS OF WHICH HE TREATED. HE ENGAGED CHIEFLY INRURAL AFFAIRS, AND ROSE TO EMINENCE NOT LESS BY HIS NUMEROUS AND USEFULWRITINGS ON HUSBANDRY, THAN BY HIS SKILL AND SUCCESS AS A PRACTICALAGRICULTURIST. AN AFFECTIONATE HUSBAND A KIND FATHER, AN EXEMPLARYCHRISTIAN. HE WAS ALWAYS FORWARD TO ASSIST THOSE LESS SUCCESSFUL THANHIMSELF, HE DIED 14TH FEBRUARY 1831, AGED 74. ALSO, IN GRATEFULREMEMBRANCE OF JANE DUDGEON, HIS BELOVED SPOUSE, WHO DIED 27THSEPTEMBER 1828, AGED 69. THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THEIR AFFECTIONATECHILDREN MDCCCXXXIX.

177 IN MEMORY OF ALEXANDER CLAPPERTON LATE MERCHANT, EAST LINTON DIED 23RDJULY 1904 AGED 36 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE MARGARET COWE DIED 23RD APRIL 1933AGED 65 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SONS ALEXANDER W. CLAPPERTON DIED 1ST MARCH1976 JAMES W. CLAPPERTON, O.B.E. DIED 1ST JAN. 1978, MALAWI AND THEIRDAUGHTER ISABELLA LYALL CLAPPERTON "ISA" DIED 8TH SEPTEMBER 1986. REST INPEACE.

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178 Sacred to the Memory of ALEXANDER HAY late Feuar in LINTON who died the 18th september1796 Aged 69 years. and MARGARET NICHOLSON his Spouse who died the 8th April 1812 Aged77 years, ALSO three of their children. "I know that he shall rise again in the Resurrection at the LastDay" "My Redeemer liveth". Erected by their son JOHN Planner & Seeds man Edinburgh as a tributeof affectionate remembrance 1813

Iron Memorial : One of only two in Prestonkirk.

179 In MEMORY OF WILLIAM WATT ANCRUM VILLA WHO DIED 23RD JULY 1901 MARTHABURNS HIS WIFE DIED 24TH APRIL 1882 ALSO THEIR DAUGHTERS ISABELLA SMITHDIED 26TH AUG. 1870. JEMIMA ISABELLA DIED 11TH DEC. 1876 AGNES WALLACE SMITHDIED 10TH JANY. 1880 MARTHA BURNS DIED 12TH JANY. 1941 ANN GASCOIGNESINCLAIR DIED 8TH JUNE 1944 AND ELIZA HELEN DIED 13TH JANY. 1955.

180 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GRACE BROWN BORN 22ND APRIL 1848 DIED 11TH APRIL 1878ISABELLA SPENCE BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS BROWN DIED 11TH AUG. 1888 AGED 76ALSO THOMAS BROWN DIED 16TH NOV. 1888 AGED 68 ALSO SUSAN DAUGHTER OF THEABOVE DIED AT POLTON 6TH APRIL 1929 AGED 76 YEARS BLESSED ARE THE DEADWHO DIE IN THE LORD

181 ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THOMAS MUIR LATE MILL MASTER LINTON WHO DIED 18THMARCH 1847 IN THE 79TH YEAR OF HIS AGE AND ANN ALEXANDER HIS WIFE WHODIED 2ND APRIL 1830 IN THE 59TH YEAR OF HER AGE LIKEWISE OF JAMES MUIR WHODIED 1ST AUGST 1848 AGED 72 YEARS HE WAS FOR 40 YEARS FARMER OF JORDAN HILLRENFREWSHIRE

182 IN MEMORY OF ANDREW MUIR BAKER, EAST LINTON DIED APRIL 1868 AGED 59 YEARS.JANET JAMIESON HIS WIFE DIED NOV. 1886 AGED 80 YEARS. ALSO THEIR CHILDRENJOHN DIED OCT. 1859 AGED 17 YEARS. MARGARET DIED MARCH 1869 AGED 22 YEARS.JAMES DIED JUNE 1873 AGED 35 YEARS. WILLIAM DIED NOV. 1893 AGED 56 YEARS.THOMAS DIED AUGUST 1917 AGED 81 YEARS. ANN ALEXANDER DIED MAY 1936 AGED92 YEARS.

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184 IN MEMORY OF JOHN FOWLER WHO DIED JUNE 9TH 1865 AGED 71 YEARS. CATHERINEVERT HIS WIFE DIED JANRY 13TH 1838 AGED 46 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SONS JAMES DIEDMARCH 11TH 1831 AGED 6 YEARS. JOHN DIED APRIL 30 1831 AGED 8 YEARS.ALEXANDER GREEN DIED 2ND NOVEMBER 1884 AGED 64 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFEMARION FOWLER DIED 17TH JANUARY 1885 AGED 62 YEARS ALSO THEIR SONALEXANDER GREEN DIED 4TH JUNE 1904 AGED 38 YEARS

185 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MARGARET SPENCE WIFE OF JOHN PETTIGREW BORN20TH OCT. 1814, DIED 11TH JAN. 1891. ALSO TWO CHILDREN WHO DIED IN INFANCY THEABOVE JOHN PETTIGREW BORN 21ST DEC. 1812, DIED 27TH OCT 1894. JANETDAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 21ST JULY 1915 AGED 77. ALSO ISABELLADAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED 22ND APRIL 1933 AGED 85

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186 ERECTED BY DAVID BONAR TEACHER EAST LINTON IN MEMORY OF HARRIET JANEHIS DAUGHTER WHO DIED 26TH JANRY 1867 AGED 18 MONTHS. THE ABOVE DAVIDBONAR DIED AT EAST LINTON 30TH JUNE 1894 AGED 68 YEARS HARRIET MILNE HISWIFE DIED 25TH JANRY 1903 AGED 81 YEARS MARGARET HAY BONAR DAUGHTER OFABOVE DIED IN CAIRO 28TH MARCH 1904 INTERRED IN ENGLISH CEMETERY THEREROBERT BONAR DIED IN LONDON 15TH JULY 1904 INTERRED IN ELMERS ENDCEMETERY. THEM ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM. ITHESIV XIV

David Bonar was a native of Caputh, Perthshire. He came to East Linton in 1851 as ateacher in the Free Church School. He became joint headmaster (with John Lumsden)when the East Linton Primary School opened in 1881, and he retired in 1889.

187 ERECTED BY ALEX. LUMSDEN BEANSTON SAWMILLS IN MEMORY OF HIS DAUGHTER.ELISABETH JEMIMA LUMSDEN. WHO DIED APRIL 16TH 1869. AGED 1 YEAR [8] MONTHS.ALSO AMELIA HALLEY BROWN LUMSDEN. WHO DIED MAY 23[RD] 1860 AGED [5]YEARS [6] MONTHS HIS ELDEST SON JAMES LUMSDEN DIED 22ND NOVEMBER 1887AGED 19 YEARS HIS YOUNGEST DAUGHTER JEMIMA BROWN LUMSDEN DIED 9TH MAY1881 AGED 7 YEARS THE ABOVE ALEXANDER LUMSDEN DIED AT EDINBURGH 3RDDECR 1889 AGED 67 YEARS "TIS GOD THAT LIFTS OUR COMFORT --- THEM IN THEGRAVE" HE TAKES

188 ERECTED BY JAMES SPENCE IN MEMORY OF HIS GRANDFATHER WILLIAM SPENCEWHO DIED AT SMEATON 1826 AGED 84 YEARS ALSO HIS GRANDMOTHER HELENPEARSON, WHO DIED AT SMEATON 1828 AGED 82 YEARS. AND HIS FATHER WILLIAMSPENCE WHO DIED AT SMEATON JUNE 16TH 1862 AGED 81 YEARS. ALSO HIS MOTHERISABELLA MARSHALL, WHO DIED 3RD NOVR 1874 AGED 92 YEARS. HIS SISTER HELENWHO DIED 1818 AGED 12 YEARS. ALSO OF JANET BROWN, HIS WIFE, WHO DIED THE25TH MARCH 1873, AGED 57 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES SPENCE, BUILDER EASTLINTON, BORN 25TH DECR 1798, DIED 4TH JULY 1887. HIS SISTER JANET, WIFE OFROBERT COOPER, DIED 22ND OCTR 1849, AGED 44 YEARS, BURIED IN DUNFERMLINECHURCHYARD. HIS BROTHER GEORGE, DIED 30TH NOVR 1891, AGED 70 YEARS.MARGARET JACKSON, WIFE OF WILLIAM SPENCE, BORN 21ST NOV. 1862, DIED 17THAPRIL 1929. WILLIAM SPENCE, BORN 16TH APRIL 1860, DIED 7TH APRIL 1940

189 ERECTED BY JAMES WALKER IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER. ANDREW WALKER WHODIED 12TH JUNE 1867. AGED 56 YEARS. ALSO HIS MOTHER ISABELLA CAMERON, DIED23RD JUNE 1887. AGED 54 YEARS ROBERT, THEIR SON, DIED 28HT AUGST 1871, AGED 9YEARS JANET, DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE JAMES WALKER, DIED 18TH MAY, 1882. AGED4½ YEARS ALSO ROBERT WALKER HIS SON DIED 22ND NOV. 1895 AGED 21 YEARS. ANDJANET ROBERTSON HIS WIFE DIED 15TH MARCH 1899, AGED 59 YEARS. THE ABOVEJAMES WALKER DIED 26TH AUG 1907 AGED 65 YEARS.

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190 ERECTED BY ALEXANDER LUMSDEN. IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER ALEXANDERLUMSDEN. WHO DIED JANUARY 1ST 1820, AGED 48 YEARS. AND THE ABOVEALEXANDER LUMSDEN'S CHILDREN. JOAN, DIED SEPTEMBER 16TH 1841, AGED 5YEARS. JOHN, DIED AUGUST 21ST 1845, AGED 4 YEARS. JANE, WHITE, HIS WIFE, DIEDAPRIL 28TH 1851, AGED 47 YEARS, ALSO JANE, HIS DAUGHTER DIED OCTOBER 26TH1854, AGED 24 YEARS. ANN, DIED JULY 12TH 1857, AGED 28 YEARS. ALEXANDER, DIEDAPRIL 19TH 1860, AGED 28 YEARS. ANN MILLAR, THE ABOVE ALEXANDER LUMSDEN'SMOTHER, DIED AUGUST 10TH 1862, AGED 92 YEARS. ALSO JESSIE, DIED NOVEMBER12TH 1883, AGED 55 YEARS. THE ABOVE ALEXANDER LUMSDEN, LATE FARMER,NETHER HAILES, DIED MARCH 9TH 1888, AGED 88 YEARS. ALLAN, DIED 17TH APRIL1893, AGED 54 YEARS. JOAN, DIED 19TH JANUARY 1909, AGED 62 YEARS. JAMES, DIED18TH OCTOBER 1909, AGED 70 YEARS. ALLISON, DIED 10TH APRIL 1918, AGED 83 YEARS.

James Lumsden ("Samuel Mucklebackit") was an author and poet and publishedseveral books including "Lays and Letters from Linton".

191 ERECTED BY WILLIAM SIMPSON, BEANSTON MAINS IN AFFECTIONATEREMEMBRANCE OF HIS CHILDREN THOMAS, DIED APRIL 13TH 1862, AGED 4 YEARSANNIE, DIED JUNE 24TH 1866, AGED 1½ YEARS SIMON, DIED FEBRY 19TH 1873, AGED 2½YEARS. ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE ISABELLA ORMISTON, BORN APRIL 11TH 1828, DIEDAUGUST 20TH 1902. ALSO THE ABOVE WILLIAM SIMPSON BORN MARCH 22ND 1827,DIED NOV. 26TH 1903 AND OF THOMAS ORMISTON SIMPSON DIED SEPT. 9TH 1956, AGED89 YEARS AND HIS DEARLY LOVED WIFE HELEN YOUNG DIED JAN. 8TH 1951, AGED 74YEARS. ALSO HIS RESPECTED FATHER-IN-LAW SIMON ORMISTON DIED APRIL 5TH1877, AGED 72 YEARS. "EVEN SO FATHER, FOR SO IT SEEMED GOOD IN THY SIGHT"MATTHEW · 11 · & · 26

192 IN MEMORY OF DAVID HARDIE, FARMER MARKLEMAINS WHO DIED 29TH. APRIL 1856AGED 58 YEARS. CHRISTINA THIRD DAUGHTER DIED 19TH FEBRUARY 1872 AGED 28YEARS. CHRISTIAN BLACK WIFE OF DAVID HARDIE DIED 12TH DECEMBER 1891 AGED81 YEARS DAVID HARDIE, FARMER BIELGRANGE, SECOND SON, WHO DIED 19THSEPTEMBER 1898, AGED 58 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE ALISON CUNNINGHAM DIED 21STAPRIL 1946, AGED 95 YEARS.

193 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES FORBES DIED 1ST FEBY 1918 JANE WOOD FORBES DIED5TH MARCH 1931 BELOVED FATHER & MOTHER OF JANET McDONALD

194 HERE LYETH MARGRAT MILLE DAUGHTER TO IAMES MILLE AND MARGRAT THOMSONWHO DIED IN IUNNE 1685 OF AGE 18 YEARS

Oldest stone with an established date in Prestonkirk.

195 IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM RAMAGE son of HUGH RAMAGE who died 13 December 1856 aged75 years, ALSO JEAN HUNTER spouse of WILLIAM RAMAGE DIED AUGUST 24TH 1862AGED 80 YEARS. "Whosoever cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out"

195 --- --- --- --- on the 20 --- --- aged 78 --- lso to the memor --- of JANET KEMP his spouse 1833 aged88 yea ---

196 IN MEMORY OF ANDREW WALKER WHO DIED AT KILMARNOCK 25TH OCTOBER 1869AGED 80 YEARS AND OF HIS WIFE JEAN ANDERSON WHO DIED 7TH AUGUST 1855 AGED65 AND OF THEIR SON WILLIAM WHO DIED AT EDINBURGH 7TH JANY 1870 IN HIS 47THYEAR ERECTED BY THEIR ELDEST SON ANDREW

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197 IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF JOHN ANDERSON, WHO DIED AT BELHAVEN.2ND DECR. 1857 AGED 48 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE MARY JOHNSTON, WHO DIED ATDUNBAR 31ST OCTOBER 1883 AGED 76 YEARS. AND OF THEIR CHILDREN ISABELLA.DIED 3RD APRIL 1846 AGED 6 YEARS. ELIZABETH, DIED 14TH APRIL 1846 AGED 3 YEARS.JANET, DIED 15TH APRIL 1846 AGED 1 YEAR MARY, DIED 3RD MARCH 1853 AGED 6YEARS

198 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN GIBB, LINTON, WHO DEPARTED HIS LIFE 6TH JUNE1835. AGED 71 YEARS. AND MARGARET THOMSON HIS WIFE, WHO DIED 2ND OCTOBER1833 AGED 66 YEARS. JANET GIBB, HIS DAUGHTER WHO DIED 23RD APRIL 1856. AGED61 YEARS. JOHN GIBB, HIS SON WHO DIED 9 OCTR 1867 AGED 70 YEARS. HEPBURNGIBB, HIS SON WHO DIED 26TH SEPTR 1869 AGED 66 YEARS.

199 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN CAMPBELL LATE FARMER IN HOW MUIR WHO DIED10 JULY 1816 AGED 82 YEARS RESTORED BY HIS GRANDSON (1883)

199 TO THE MEMORY OF CATHARINE McLAUGHLAN THE WIFE OF JOHN CAMP BELLFARMER HOWMUIR. [WHO DIED] --- [17]--- AGED 24 YEARS --- SAID JOHN CAMPBELLWHO DIED MAY 6 [1797] AGED 39 YEARS --- [AND] THEIR [DAUGHTER] ANN WHO DIED---1812 AGED --- YEARS

200 Here lies James Young miller of Halesmiln 50 years and also Elizabeth Croukes his Spouse : he diedthe 27th June 1755 Aged 80 years

200 H[ERE] [LIES] MARION GRAY ---YOUNG ---WHO ---DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1708 IN THE 58YEAR OF HER AGE HERE LAYES PETER YOUNG MILLER IN LINTONN WHO DIED 7THDECEMBER 1787

201 ERECTED BY JOHN JAMIESON EAST-LINTON. IN MEMORY OF HIS DAUGHTER MARY,WHO DIED 16TH APRIL 1865 AGED 5 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS. ALSO ROBERT HIS SONWHO DIED 29TH NOVEMR 1876 AGED 12 YEARS AND 6 WEEKS. ELIZABETH MONCRIEFF,HIS WIFE, DIED 16TH SEPTR 1893, AGED 69 YEARS. THE ABOVE JOHN JAMIESON, DIED27TH JULY 1907, IN HIS 88TH YEAR. WILLIAM, DIED 14TH DECEMBER 1923 AGED 61.ELIZABETH MONCRIEFF DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED 18TH MARCH 1950. GEORGEHENDERSON DIED 16TH JUNE 1959 IN HIS 90TH YEAR.

202 HERE LIES ROBERT RANKEN. LATE MERCHANT AND PORTIONER OF LINTON. WHODIED OCTOBER 18TH 1729 AGED 71 YEARS. RESTORED 1883.

Robert Ranken was appointed a church elder in 1704, and was instrumental in havingJames Stewart, the schoolmaster, removed from his post in 1707 for unacceptableconduct.

202 Here lyes James Ranken son to George Ranken, Tenant in Markle mains who died June 22 1782 aged1 year 8 months.

203 HERE LIES THE BODY OF JAMES RANKEN TENANT IN MARKLEMAINS DIED 10THOCTOBER 1783 AGED 84 YEARS ALSO JAMES BROWN JAMES AND JANET ANDCHILDREN WHO DIED IN INFANCY ALSO GEORGE RANKEN FARMER MARKLEMAINSWHO DIED 11TH APRIL 1791 AGED 47 YEARS JANET CAIRNS HIS SPOUSE WHO DIED 12MARCH 1825 AGED 71 YEARS JANET HOWLISTON HER MOTHER DIED 1790 AGED 69YEARS JAMES FINLAYSON FARMER MARKLEMAINS DIED 1--- AP--- 1814 AGED 48YEARS RE-INSCRIBED BY WILLIAM CAMPBELL EDINBURGH 1883

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204 ERECTED BY JANE GRAY IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND ROBERT GRIEVE WHO DIED23RD APRIL 1887 AGED 59 YEARS "BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHO DIE IN THE LORD"

205 ERECTED BY JOHN SINCLAIR. IN MEMORY OF HIS SON ALEXANDER. WHO DIED JUNE29TH 1863 AGED 11 YEARS MARGARET HISLOP HIS WIFE DIED AUGST 31ST 1879. AGED65 YEARS THE ABOVE JOHN SINCLAIR DIED DEC. 30TH 1891 AGED 84 YEARS. ALSO HISDAUGHTER MARGARET HISLOP SINCLAIR. WHO DIED 9TH DEC. 1897. AGED 49 YEARS.HIS SON, DAVID SINCLAIR, BORN MAY 3RD 1843. DIED JUNE 24TH 1898.

John Sinclair stayed at Orchard Cottage. Between 1851 and 1871 he was tenant ofThe Orchard and produced fruit, especially strawberries, for the Edinburgh market.

206 to the Memory of the Late WILLIAM MONCRIEFF who died 20th October 1831, Aged 64 Years AlsoELISABETH RIDPATH, his wife, who died 27th August 1836 Aged 77 Years. THEIR DAUGHTERMARTHA, DIED 29TH JANRY 1851, AGED 59 YEARS THEIR SON WILLIAM, MASON EASTLINTON, DIED 8TH NOVR 1856, AGED 66 YEARS MARY BISHOP HIS WIFE, DIED 13THSEPTR 1856 AGED 65 YEARS.

207 In Memory of JAMES McKAY who died the 24th April 1810, Aged 1 year. Also JACOBINA McKAY,who died the 21st July 1810. Aged 14 years.

207 THREE LAYERS BELONG TO THE HEIRS OF THIS STONE

208 In Loving Memory of CHRISTIANNA YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF CHRISTINA NELSON ANDOF THE LATE JOHN NELSON WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS 13TH FEB. 1885. AGED 24YEARS. "GOD HATH SAVED FROM WEARY STRIFE, IN ITS DAWN THIS FAIR YOUNGLIFE"

209 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN NELSON FARMER, WESTER BROOMHOUSE WHODIED 16 FEB. 1863 AGED 42 YEARS ' HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE WEREDEAD, YET SHALL HE LIVE. ' JOHN XI . 25. IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF OURDEVOTED AND DEARLY LOVED MOTHER CHRISTINA SIMPSON, HIS WIDOW BORN 26OCT. 1828 ENTERED INTO REST 2 FEB 1901. ' WITH CHRIST, WHICH IS FAR BETTER ' 'TILL WE MEET AGAIN, ONLY GOOD NIGHT BELOVED, NOT FAREWELL ' ALSO INLOVING MEMORY OF CHRISTIANNA THEIR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WHO FELL ASLEEPIN JESUS 13 FEB. 1885 AGED 24 YEARS. ' GOD HATH SAVED FROM WEARY STRIFE, IN ITSDAWN, THIS FAIR YOUNG LIFE '

209 ALSO THEIR SON GEORGE NELSON FARMER WEST BROOMHOUSE DIED 6 MAY 1931AGED 72 YEARS ALSO THEIR SON, JOHN MEIKLE NELSON FARMER, THE PLEASANCE,WHO DIED 16 MARCH 1949 AGED 85 YEARS.

209 ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARION THEIR SECOND DAUGHTER AND WIFE FORBESWALLACE DIED 6 APRIL 1914 AGED 56 YEARS AND IS INTERRED AT DUNBAR

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210 Beneath this stone are deposited The Mortal Remains of the late ANDREW MEIKLE Civil Engineerat Houston Mill, Who died in the year 1811: Aged 92 years Descended from a race of IngeniousMechanics, To whom the country, for ages, had been greatly indebted, He steadily followed theExample of his Ancestors, And, By Inventing and bringing to Perfection A MACHINE For SeparatingCorn from the Straw, (Constructed upon the Principles of Velocity and furnished with fixed Beaters orSkutchers,) Rendered, to the Agriculturists of Britain, And of other Nations, A more BeneficialService, than any hitherto Recorded in the Annals of Ancient or Modern Science.

Andrew Meikle was also instrumental in the early education of John Rennie, the civilengineer. (See 119).

211 IN MEMORY OF ANDREW HOWDEN LAWHEAD WHO DIED 8TH NOVEMBER 1879 AGED56 YEARS ALSO HIS SON ANDREW WHO DIED 7TH JULY 1890, AGED 39 YEARS. AND HISWIFE ELIZABETH COWAN WHO DIED 15TH JULY 1911, AGED 94 YEARS. AND HIS SONSALEXANDER WHO DIED 4TH APRIL 1924, AGED 62 YEARS AND WILLIAM WHO DIED30TH NOVEMBER 1937, AGED 67 YEARS. ALSO HIS DAUGHTER AGNES WHO DIED 17THJANUARY 1949, AGED 76 YEARS.

Andrew Howden, Lawhead, was elected Vice-President of the East Linton CurlingClub on many occasions. The curling club was started at Lawhead and membersplayed on the pond there for several years from 1838.

212 Under this stone were deposited the mortal remains of JOHN DUDGEON and of his daughterMAGDALENE with the Scot WILLIAM HOWDEN her husband; also their daughters CLARA,JEAN, LORIMER CATHRINE AND MAGDALEN Their surviving brother ANDREW HOWDENhas caused the inscription to be renewed upon the sad occasion of the interrment of his beloved andaffectionate wife AGNES SAWERS who died on the 19th MAY 1810 THE MORTAL REMAINSOF ANNE HOWDEN RELICT OF GEORGE KILPATRICK SUGDEN ALSO REST HERE: SHEDIED THE 12TH NOV. 1811 AGED 71 YEARS

In March 1727, the spouse of a John Dudgeon. of Broomhouse, paid £10.4s. for thehire of 'the best mortcloth, bell and hearse' for her late husband's interment. This isthe first mention of a parish hearse.

213 AGNES MARY HOWDEN, DIED 2ND OCTR 1866. AGED 21 YEARS. "NOT LOST BUT GONEBEFORE"

213 IN MEMORY OF ANDREW HOWDEN, LAWHEAD, WHO DIED 2ND SEPT. 1851, AGED 82YEARS. THE PATH OF THE JUST IS AS A SHINING LIGHT. PROVERBS IV. 18

213 IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM HOWDEN WHO DIED AT TRAPRAIN MARCH 29TH 1876 AGED56 ALSO HIS WIFE ELIZABETH EVERSHED DIED 5TH FEBRUARY 1902 AGED 81

214 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MARION. WIFE OF THOMAS WHITSON DIED SEPTR 6TH1871 AGED 81 YEARS. THOMAS WHITSON DIED ON THE 29TH NOV. 1871 IN HIS 85THYEAR. [THEY WERE] [L]OVELY AND PLEASANT IN THEIR LIVES AND IN DEATH [THEY]WERE NOT DIVIDED ALSO JAMES FISHER, THEIR SON-IN-LAW, WHO DIED 30TH MAY1893, AGED 67 YEARS. ALSO CATHERINE WHITSON, BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES FISHER,WHO DIED ON THE 5TH AUGUST 1899, AGED 75 YEARS. ALSO MARION DAUGHTER OFTHE ABOVE JAMES FISHER, DIED 5TH AUGUST 1916. ALSO HIS DAUGHTER JANET, WHODIED 29TH SEPT 1932 AGED 70 YEARS. "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWSFLEE AWAY"

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215 THE PROPERTY OF THOMAS ---LLI[E] BREWER IN LINTON HERE LIES The Body ofELIZABETH SIMPSON SPOUSE to THOMAS GILLIE Who died the 6th June 1791 aged 33 years.also THOMAS who died the 16th June 1790 aged 9 Months. ISOBEL who died 5th June in infancy

215 THE PROPERTY OF GEORGE SIMPSON MILN MASTER IN LINTON Here lies The Body ofISOBEL LEE SPOUSE to GEORGE SIMPSON Who died the 3 December 1790 aged 66 years.

216 Erected In Memory of JAMES PORTER WHO DIED AT GATESIDE 19TH DEC. 1910, AGED 77YEARS. ISABELLA YOUNG WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 29TH MAY 1914, AGED 85 YEARSALSO THEIR ELDEST DAUGHTER JANE PORTER STENHOUSE DIED 3RD SEPT. 1917BLESSED ARE THE DEAD THAT DIE IN THE LORD

217 ERECTED BY ANN ALEXANDER IN MEMORY OF HER MOTHER CATHERINE WILSON ANDHER FATHER GEORGE ALEXANDER FARMER NEW MAINS WHO DIED 28TH FEBRY 1841ALSO HER UNCLE ALEXR ALEXANDER FARMER YARROW WHO DIED 21ST MAY 1864JOHN ALEXANDER DIED 6TH NOVR 1864 AGED 84 YEARS.

218 In LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ALEXANDER WIFE OF JAMES ALEXANDER WHO DIED10TH MARCH 1910 AGED 67 YEARS. JAMES ALEXANDER WHO DIED 8TH NOV. 1916AGED 76 YEARS. THEIR DAUGHTERS MARY WHO DIED 25TH JAN. 1938 AGED 56 YEARS.JEAN WHO DIED 8TH SEPT. 1944 AGED 58 YEARS.

219 IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM RICHARDSON, WHO DIED AT PHANTASSIE 30TH APRIL 1885 INHIS 70TH YEAR. ALSO JOAN BAILLIE, DIED 22ND FEB. 1924 AGED 88 YEARS

220 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM PRINGLE. FARMER HARPERDEAN. BORN 20THFEBRY 1802, DIED 17TH JULY 1877 AND HIS WIFE, BATTY JANE WATT. BORN 9TH JULY1811, DIED 22ND JUNE 1899. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER JANET HAMILTON BORN 14THSEPR 1842, DIED 22ND JULY 1897. ALSO THEIR ELDEST SON WILLIAM. BORN 28THNOVEMBER 1838, DIED AT VEITCH PARK, HADDINGTON 19TH AUGUST 1916

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222 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE REVEREND THOMAS S. MARJORIBANKS, B.D. BORN15TH APRIL 1848 ORDAINED MINISTER OF GARVALD 9TH JULY 1872 TRANSLATED TOPRESTONKIRK 7TH JUNE 1876 DIED 21ST JULY 1918 "BEING FERVENT IN THE SPIRIT; HESPAKE AND TAUGHT DILIGENTLY THE THINGS OF THE LORD" ACTS XVIII. 25.

Rev. Thomas Marjoribanks, born at Lochmaben, was son of Rev. ThomasMarjoribanks, minister of Stenton. He preached before Queen Victoria at Balmoral ontwo occasions. He financed the building of Nos. 5-12, School Road, during the 1880s.He was president of East Linton Bowling Club 1880 - 1904 (24 years!). Hisgravestone is of Peterhead granite.

223 Here Lies JOHN DUDGEON, LATE Farmer in Easter, BROOMHOUSE, WHO DIED JANUARY.1780 ALSO MARION BEGBIE, His Spouse WHO DIED DECEMBER. 1773 and THEIR SONALEXANDER Who Died Young. ALSO --- DUDGEON THEIR DAUGHTER WHO DIED ATPRORA ON 30TH MAY ALSO CHARLES DUDGEON THEIR SON LATE TENANT IN EASTERBROOMHOUSE WHO DIED THERE THE 6TH JANUARY 1812 AND ELIZABETH SMITH HISSPOUSE WHO DIED AT EASTER BROOMHOUSE ON THE --- FEB

224 IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM BLAIR LATE OF BELHAVEN WHO DIED 16TH OCTOBER 1908 INHIS 76TH YEAR.

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225 IN MEMORY AGNES MILLER who died 26 april --- years and --- ALEXANDER BRIDGES herhusband --- who died October --- ALEXANDER ROBERT Twin sons of JOHN GRIERSONELIZABETH GOODALL Stenton --- BRIDGES --- ---- on the ---

226 ERECTED BY Wm S. BRYCE IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF MANY YEARS OFPARENTAL KINDNESS AND CARE. TO THE MEMORY OF ALEXR BLYTH OF TRAPRAIN.WHO DIED MARCH 1847. AGED 71 YEARS MARGARET AITCHISON HIS WIFE DIED FEBRY1ST 1855 AGED 65 YEARS JAMES BLYTH DIED JANRY 1834 AGED 35 YEARS

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229 IN MEMORY OF THOMAS GORDON WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 24TH AUGUST 1856AGED 56 YEARS ELIZABETH COLSTON HIS WIFE DIED 6TH AUGUST 1880 AGED 77YEARS THEIR YOUNGEST SON, JOHN ROBERT, DIED ON 17TH JULY 1889, AGED 46YEARS. THEIR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, ELIZABETH COLSTON DIED ON 5TH OCTOBER1890 AGED 41 YEARS. THEIR FOURTH SON, DAVID GORDON, DIED ON 14TH NOVEMBER1891, AGED 50 YEARS THEIR ELDEST SON, WILLIAM ALLAN DIED AT GEELONG,AUSTRALIA, ON THE 11TH APRIL 1895, AGED 61 YEARS THEIR SECOND SON, JAMES,DIED AT GUELPH, ONT., N. AMERICA, ON 22ND JULY 1898, AGED 62 YEARS. THEIR THIRDSON, THOMAS GORDON. DIED ON 29TH SEPTEMBER 1907, AGED 69 YEARS. THEIRELDEST DAUGHTER, MARGARET WIFE OF ANDW. CRICHTON, DIED AT HADDINGTON.ON 29TH FEBY 1912, AGED 77 YEARS. JANET GORDON. DIED 14TH MAY 1923 AGED 78YEARS "WHAT I SAY UNTO YOU I SAY UNTO ALL, 'WATCH'"

230 In Memory of JOHN COLSTON, WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON, MARCH 5TH 1860 AGED 42YEARS, AND HIS TWO CHILDREN AGNES, AND JOHN, WHO DIED IN INFANCY. ALSOJAMES COLSTON, WHO DIED 3RD JUNE 1880, AGED 87 YEARS. AND HIS WIFE AGNESHUNTER, WHO DIED 4TH MAY 1842, AGED 44 YEARS. ISABELLA COLSTON, WIFE OF THEABOVE JOHN COLSTON DIED 27TH NOVR. 1897 AGED 71 YEARS. ALSO AGNES SECONDDAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE JOHN AND ISABELLA COLSTON DIED AT EAST LINTON 23RDMARCH 1907. WHO WAS HEADMISTRESS AT DUNBAR BURGH SCHOOLS FOR 4 YEARSAND AT EAST LINTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 26 YEARS

231 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM STEELE, WHO DIED 1ST MARCH 1920. AGED 63YEARS. HIS DAUGHTER CATHERINE YOUNG STEELE, WHO DIED 9TH MAY 1931, AGED52 YEARS. HIS WIFE JANE SERLE HOGG WHO DIED 26TH JANUARY 1940 AGED 81 YEARS

232 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT BALD DIED 1ST AUGUST 1953 AGED 80 YEARS. HISWIFE HELEN YOUNG DIED 22ND MAY 1953 AGED 84 YEARS. AND THEIR DAUGHTERMORAG DIED 25TH NOVEMBER 1910 AGED 11 YEARS. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER ANNIEWATT BALD M.A. WHO DIED AT MONTROSE 10TH JULY 1979 AND THEIR SON GEORGEWHO DIED 19TH JUNE 1985

233 ERECTED BY CHRISTIAN SHIRREFF IN MEMORY OF DAVID SHIRREFF HER FATHER WHODIED 3RD MARCH 1812 AGED 59 YEARS AND ELIZABETH MERRILEES HIS WIFE WHODIED 12TH APRIL 1813 AGED 49 YEARS ALSO THEIR TWO SONS ALEXANDER ANDROBERT ALEXANDER DIED 16TH SEPT 1822 AGED 50 YEARS ROBERT DIED [20TH] SEPT1860 AGED 70 YEARS THE ABOVE CHRISTIAN SHIRREFF. DIED 4TH JAN. 1880 AGED 76YEARS.

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234 Sacred To the Memory of ROBERT GARNOCK of the Excise Who died at Haddington 12th August1800 Aged 60 Years And his Spouse CHRISTAN SHERREFF Who died at Edinburgh 29th Feb. 1808Aged 78 Years < o + o > Erected as a tribute of sincere filial respect by their affectionate SonROBERT GARNOCK of the Excise EdinR

235 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ISABELLA POW BROWN WIFE OF ROBERT GOODALL WHODIED 9TH JULY 1912 AGED 70 YEARS ROBERT GOODALL WHO DIED 7TH JULY 1919,AGED 77 YEARS

236 IN Affectionate REMEMBRANCE OF OUR DEAR SON A light has from our household gone. Avoice we loved is still, A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled.

237 Heir lies MATTHEW SHIRRIFF who died DECR 1716 aged [8]2 years and CATHRINE COWDENHis Spouse who died MAY 10th aged 82 years and near this stone rest the Mortal Remains of T. JOHNSHIRRIFF late in Cape --- A MAN OF PROBITY whose extensive knowledge of Science andagriculture was well known This Tribute of affection gratitude and duty is justly due him He washighly esteemed and honestly acknowledged by those who knew him for his superior abilities andupright conduct This EULOGY to his memory was placed here by his affectionate DaughterMARGARET FORREST.

238 Erected to the memory of ARCHIBALD HUNTER WHO DIED AT MEIKLERIGG 1ST JANUARY1916, AGED 65 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE MARGARET STEWART DICKSON WHO DIED ATCARINDINNES, 27TH JULY 1898 AGED 40 YEARS. ALSO HIS TWO CHILDREN WHO DIEDAT CARINDINNES GEORGE ARCHIBALD AGED 16 MONTHS AND MARGARET BELL,AGED 11 MONTHS.

239 SACRED To the MEMORY of HELEN AITKEN Late Spouse of WILLIAM LAMB Wright in Lintonwho died 20th August 1829 Aged 41 years. WILLIAM LAMB DIED 11TH JANRY 1834 AGED 58YEARS ISABELLA LAMB THEIR DAUGHTER DIED 12TH SEPTEMBER 1852 AGED 36YEARS MARY ANN LAMB WIFE OF HENRY HIGGINBOTHAM DIED 22ND OCT 1907 AGED88 ALSO ELLEN HIGGINBOTHAM HER DAUGHTER DIED 18TH JANUARY 1920 AGED 70YEARS.

239 IN MEMORY OF JAMES LAMB BUILDER. EAST LINTON. WHO DIED 18TH MAY 1832 ALSOISABELLA AND MARY ANNE LAMB HIS DAUGHTERS ISABELLA WHITEHEAD, HIS WIFE,DIED NOVR 22ND 1871 AND IS INTERRED IN DEAN CEMETERY, EDINBURGH

The local firm of W & J Lamb were heavily involved in numerous building worksthroughout East Linton in the early nineteenth century. These included a newparochial school in 1812, extensions to the church in 1823, a timber cholera hospitalin 1832, and alterations to the manse in 1843.

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241 ERECTED BY THOMAS SANDERSON IN MEMORY OF HIS CHILDREN JANE GAYLORBORN 19TH FEBY 1883 DIED 20TH JUNE 1896. WILLIAM GAYLOR WHO DIED IN INFANCY.BEATRICE GAYLOR WIFE OF THE ABOVE; DIED 6TH DECEMBER 1925. ALSO THE ABOVETHOMAS SANDERSON WHO DIED 5TH OCTOBER 1929.

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242 ERECTED BY GEORGE GAYLOR, IN MEMORY OF HIS SPOUSE BEATREX SINCLAIR. WHODIED ON THE 29TH OF JANY 1841 AGED 58 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE GEORGE GAYLORWHO DIED 15TH MARCH 1846, AGED 63 YEARS. JAMES. SON OF WILLIAM GAYLOR DIED12TH MARCH. 1860 AGED 3 YEARS ALSO HIS SON GEORGE GAYLOR, WHO DIED 6THDECR 1871, AGED 22 YEARS. JANE VERT, WIFE OF THE ABOVE WILLIAM GAYLOR, DIED2ND JUNE 1884, AGED 67 YEARS. THE ABOVE WILLIAM GAYLOR DIED 16TH MARCH1890 AGED 70 YEARS.

William Gaylor was a railway porter at East Linton station.

243 In Memory of ALEXANDER DENHOLM WHO DIED 22 OCT. 1914 AGED 63 YEARS. ALSO HISSON ARTHUR FRANCIS WHO DIED 29 MAY 1912 AGED 21 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE JANEMcCORMICK WHO DIED 21 OCT. 1931 AGED 79 YEARS.

244 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANET SAUNDERS WIFE OF JAMES SCOTT BORN 1ST JUNE 1847,DIED 13TH FEBRUARY 1911

245 ERECTED BY WILLIAM ALISON, TRAPRAIN IN MEMORY OF MARION, HIS DAUGHTER,WHO DIED 27TH MARCH 1846, AGED 30 YEARS. WILLIAM ALISON, DIED 29TH APRIL1853 AGED 66 YEARS. HELEN AITCHISON, HIS WIFE, DIED 18TH JANRY 1859, AGED 71YEARS.

246 ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANDREW RAMAGE FOR 30 YEARS GATEKEEPER ATBIEL CROSSING WHO DIED AT CRAIGIE IN THE PARISH OF DALMENY 25TH SEPT. 1917,AGED 63 YEARS. ALSO HIS SONS DUNCAN WHO DIED AT BIEL CROSSING 6TH JUNE1892, AGED 11 YEARS. ANGUS ROBERTSON SCOTS GUARDS KILLED IN ACTION INFRANCE 26TH OCT. 1914, AGED 26 YEARS. ISABELLA ROBERTSON BELOVED WIFE OFABOVE ANDREW RAMAGE DIED 10TH AUGUST 1933 AGED 75 YEARS JAMES DIED INCANADA 24TH JULY 1943. JANE THEIR BELOVED DAUGHTER. WHO DIED 16TH AUGUST1957. AGED 72 YEARS.

247 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT LEARMONTH, LATE FARMER, FORTUNE BANK, WHO DIED19TH FEBRUARY 1860, AGED 87 YEARS. ALSO MARGARET WATT, HIS SPOUSE, WHODIED 14TH NOVEMBER 1851, AGED 76 YEARS. ALSO ELIZABETH, THEIR DAUGHTER,WHO DIED 13TH FEBRUARY 1857, AGED 45 YEARS. JAMES LEARMONTH, THEIR SON,DIED AT LONGNIDDRY, 14TH OCTOBER 1888, AGED 73 YEARS. "HIS END WAS PEACE."ALSO HIS WIFE ROSE ANN S. G. YOUNG, WHO DIED 3RD FEBRUARY 1900, AGED 82YEARS. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTERS, ANNIE AGED 1 YEAR. AND JEAN AGED 5 YEARS.

248 ERECTED BY JOHN BURNS. HOUSTON MILL. IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE AGNESSWALLACE SMITH. WHO DIED THE 28TH SEPTR 1854 AGED 47 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVEJOHN BURNS DIED 10TH OCTR 1868 AGED 62 YEARS LIKEWISE HIS FATHER ANDREWBURNS DIED 17TH DECR 1855 AGED 76 YEARS ALEXANDER. SIXTH SON OF THE ABOVEJOHN BURNS DIED AT SOUTH AMERICA. DECR 6TH 1876. AGED 27 YEARS. AGNES THIRDDAUGHTER DIED 10TH OCTOBER 1913 ISABELLA SMITH FOURTH DAUGHTER. DIED 8THDECEMBER 1937.

249 "I . KNOW . IN . WHOM I . HAVE . BELIEVED." IN MEMORY OF PETER BEGBIE, WHO DIEDAT PHANTASSIE, 25TH AUGUST 1883, AGED 72 YEARS. ALSO AGNES RICHARDSON, HISWIFE, WHO DIED 3RD DEC. 1860, AGED 46 YEARS.

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250 ERECTED BY ALEXANDER MALCOLM IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE ANN INGLIS WHO DIEDAUG[ST] 20[TH] 1873 AGED 77 YEARS THE ABOVE ALEXANDER MALCOLM. DIED 17THMARCH 1879 AGED 84 YEARS MARGARET DUNLOP MALCOLM DIED 20[TH] APRIL 1875AGED 74 YEARS HELEN MALCOLM. DIED 13[TH] SEPT[R] 1886 AGED 65 YEARS GAVINMALCOLM DIED 16[TH] OCT. 1892 AGED 66 YEARS

251 ERECTED IN MEMORY OF JOHN MALCOLM. WHO DIED JULY 10TH 1862 AGED 72 YEARS.MARY WATT. HIS WIFE DIED JANUARY 5TH 1873 AGED 82 YEARS. HELEN MALCOLMTHEIR DAUGHTER, DIED JUNE 11 1900 AGED 82 YEARS.

252 Erected by JAMES HILLHOUSE In memory of THOMAS UNDERWOOD HILLHOUSE His SonDied 2nd April 1850 Aged 8½ years

253 ERECTED BY DAVID LOGAN TAILOR IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE HELEN BRYSON WHODIED 18--- FEB 1905 ALSO THE ABOVE DAVID LOGAN WHO DIED 7 AUG 1912 He thatbelieveth in me though he were dead yet shall he live JOH[N] XI [25]

254 ERECTED by ANDREW SHILLINGLAW Mason Junior in Memory of JENNET BELL His Spousewho Died August 1 MDCCCXX Aged 55 years The wintry blast of death kills not the buds of virtue;No! they spread beneath the heav'nly beams of brighter suns Through endless ages into higher powers.ADAM BELL DIED 29th AUG 1836 MARGRET RAMAGE HIS WIFE DIED 13th JAN 1851

255 ERECTED BY RICHARD AND MARGARET HEPBURN IN LOVING MEMORY OF THEIRDEAR SON ALEXANDER, WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 28th MAY 1899, AGED 30 YEARS.ALSO JAMES, WHO DIED AT GALASHIELS 4th OCTOBER 1875, AGED 17 MONTHS. ALSOTHE ABOVE RICHARD HEPBURN, BORN 15TH JUNE 1842, DIED 2ND FEB. 1919. THEABOVE MARGARET HEPBURN, BORN 20TH JUNE 1843, DIED 5TH FEB. 1922

256 ERECTED BY WILLIAM CHRISTIE, FARMER. MARKLE. TO THE MEMORY OF ELLENORJANE CUNNINGHAM. HIS WIFE WHO DIED 18TH JULY. 1856. AGED 46 YEARS. ALSO OFHIS DAUGHTER ELIZABETH WHO DIED 7TH MAY 1865 AGED 16 YEARS. THE ABOVENAMED WILLIAM CHRISTIE, DIED AT MARKLE 12TH SEPTEMBER 1865. AGED 74 YEARS.THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED

257 IN MEMORY OF BOYD RENWICK ROBERTSON WIFE OF JOHN STORIE, MERCHANT.LINTON BORN 24 MARCH 1827. DIED 27 SEPTEMBER 1852 FRANCIS STORIE. M.R.C.V.S.DIED NOVEMBER 19TH 1875. AGED 67 YEARS. WILLIAM STORIE. MERCHANT DIEDNOVEMBER, 17TH 1881, AGED 60 YEARS. MARY ANN STORIE, DIED NOVEMBER 27TH1895, AGED 78 YEARS.

Francis Storie was chief magistrate in East Linton from 1866 - 1872. He was the firstpresident of East Linton Bowling Club from its formation in 1862 until 1874.

257 ALSO IN MEMORY OF JOHN STORIE. VETERINARY SURGEON EAST LINTON WHO DIEDJUNE 1826. AGNES STEWART HIS WIFE WHO DIED FEBRUARY 1868 AND THEIRCHILDREN DAVID, ROBERT AND DAVID.

258 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN STORIE BORN AT EAST LINTON 10TH SEPT. 1812 DIED28TH DEC. 1889 ALSO OF HIS SON FRANCIS STORIE BORN 5TH MARCH 1858 DIED 15THSEPT. 1896 HIS DAUGHTER JANE STORIE BORN 21ST JUNE 1850 DIED 7TH AUG. 1898 HISWIFE ELLEN AITKEN KNOX BORN 22ND FEBR. 1831 DIED 6TH APRIL 1914

258 AND OF HIS SON GEORGE WHO DIED AT CAPETOWN 21ST MAY 1923

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259 In Affectionate Remembrance of RICHARD BURNS BRIDGE END, EAST LINTON, DIED 25THNOV. 1920, AGED 84. ALSO MARGARET RONALD, HIS WIFE DIED 24TH OCT. 1920, AGED81. ALSO RICHARD BURNS, SON OF ABOVE DIED 19TH OCT. 1925 AGED 58. ALSOMARGARET RONALD DAUGHTER DIED 23RD MARCH 1955, AGED 81.

260 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF CHRISTOPHER BURN WHO DIED THE 18TH NOVR. 1846AGED 65 YEARS. AND OF ANN CRON HIS WIFE WHO DIED THE 23D DECR. 1845 AGED 67YEARS. ALSO OF ANN THEIR DAUGHTER WHO DIED THE 31ST MAY 1846 AGED 26YEARS. LIKEWISE TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZABETH LOW WIFE OF RICHARD BURNWHO DIED THE 8TH JULY 1849 AGED 44 YEARS THE ABOVE RICHARD BURN DIED APRIL4TH 1889 AGED 87 YEARS.

261 IN LOVING MEMORY OF FATHER, SISTERS & BROTHERS THOMAS ROBB GREIG WHODIED AT MARKLEGATES 4TH OCTOBER 1[90]7 AGED 47 YEARS ALSO HIS CHILDRENBESSIE. (CISSY) WHO DIED 24TH MAY [190---] INTERRED [NEWBURGH] ON TAYMARGARET T CAMPBELL (DAISY) DIED 26 MARCH 1907 AGED 3½ YEARS THOMAS DIED27TH FEBRUARY 1917 IN HIS 21ST YEAR ALSO ALEXANDER CAMPBELL DIED 13THSEPTEMBER 1919 IN HIS 25TH YEAR ALSO ELIZA WIFE OF R. JOWITT WHO DIED INCANADA 7TH OCT. 1925 AGED 23

262 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS SHERRIFF, MACHINIST WEST-BARNS. WHO DIED13TH DECR. 1856 AGED 64 YEARS. ALSO DAVID HIS SON WHO DIED AT HADDINGTON1ST JANY. 1858 AGED 27 YEARS AND A SON WHO DIED IN INFANCY ALSO JANE, HISDAUGHTER WHO DIED 15TH APRIL 1860 ALSO THOMAS HIS SON WHO DIED --- 1864AGED --- YEARS ALSO AGNES PUNTON, HIS WIFE WHO DIED AT PAISLEY 14TH MAY 1880AGED 84 YEARS.

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264 ERECTED BY JOHN GRIEVE ALEX --- GRIEVE --- FATHER WHO DIED --- DEC. AGED [27]YEARS SAP --- ROBERTSON HIS MOTHER --- WHO DIED --- --- 67 YEARS JAMES HISBROTHER WHO WAS DROWNED AT PORTOBELLO 2---TH JUNE AGED 2--- YEARS ALSOHIS WIFE AGNES DOUGLAS WHO DIED 12TH AUGUST [1831] AGED [36] YEARS ANDTHREE SONS WHO DIED IN INFANCY THE ABOVE NAMED JOHN GRIEVE BORN ---MARCH 18[02] DIED 19TH JUNE 1878 AGED 76 YEARS MARGARET LOTHIAN HIS SECONDWIFE DIED 10TH JULY 18 --- AGED --- YEARS JOHN GRIEVE THEIR SON DIED 26THJANUARY 1881 AGED 34 YEARS JOHN HIS SON WHO DIED 29TH MARCH 18 --- AGED 2YEARS 10 MONTHS "AND TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH WILL I GIVE TO EAT OF THETREE OF LIFE WHICH IS IN THE MIDST OF THE PARADISE OF GOD" REV. 11.26.MARGARET GRAHA[M] WIDOW OF JOHN GRIEVE JUNR. DIED AT UPTON MASS. U.[S].A.19TH FEB. [19]21 AGED [7]4 YEARS.

265 IN MEMORY OF MARGARET LOTHIAN DAUGHTER OF JOHN GRIEVE, SALTMANUFACTURER, PINKIE PANS MUSSELBURGH. WHO DIED 9TH OCTR 1884. AGED 42YEARS

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266 IN MEMORY OF REV. JOHN THOMSON ORDAINED ASSISTANT AND SUCCESSOR TO HISFATHER THE REV. JAMES THOMSON 1831 AND FOR 46 YEARS FREE CHURCH MINISTEROF THIS PARISH BORN 18TH OCT. 1803 DIED 12TH JULY 1889 ALSO OF HIS WIFEELIZABETH CUNNINGHAM BORN 27TH MAY 1814 DIED 2ND DECEMBER 1896

Rev. John Thomson, born at Girvan, Ayrshire, was minister of Prestonkirk but "cameout" at the Disruption in 1843. St. Andrew's Free Church was built and opened, freefrom debt before the end of that year.

267 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE REV. JAMES THOMSON ORDAINED MINISTER OFGIRVAN IN 1784. AND TRANSLATED TO THIS PARISH IN 1809. HE DIED 12. JANUARY A.D.1841. IN THE 82. YEAR OF HIS AGE AND 57. OF HIS MINISTRY THIS MONUMENT ISERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF PRESTONKIRK IN TOKEN OF THEIR ESTEEM FORHIS CHRISTIAN CHARACTER AND IN TESTIMONY OF THE FAITHFUL MANNER INWHICH DURING A PERIOD OF 32 YEARS HE FULFILLED HIS MINISTRY AMONG THEM.

Rev. James Thomson: minister of Prestonkirk 1809 - 1841. The inscription on histombstone is surmounted by a beautiful female figure, with an open bible on which isthe verse, "I know whom I have believed".

268 IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH HAMILTON WIFE OF REV. JAMES THOMSON WHO DIED10TH JANUARY 1845 AGED 75 YEARS THEIR DAUGHTER ELIZABETH, WHO DIED 12THNOVEMBER 1810, AGED 10 YEARS M. KING. SISTER OF REVD JAMES THOMSON. WHODIED 4TH FEBRUARY 1822 AGED 57 YEARS JAMES THOMSON, PREACHER OF THEGOSPEL SON OF REVD JAMES THOMSON WHO WAS DROWNED WHILE BATHING 23AUGUST 1823. AGED 28 YEARS. JAMES, SON OF REVD J---H[N] THOMSON WHO DIED22ND JULY 1849 AGED 18 MONTHS. JANE THOMSON; WHO DIED 5TH DECEMBER 1875AGED 78 YEARS MARGARET THOMSON; WHO DIED 14TH DECEMBER 1875 AGED 87YEARS

269 HERE LY---S ISOBEL FIRST ---ON ---S --- L --- SPOU--- OF IAN --- WHO DIED --- ES --- LDREAPRIL K R I S T JAN --- CHILD THE --- --- [R]

269 MEMENTO MORI

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271 HERE RESTS THE CORPS OF ELISEBATH ANDERSON SPOUSE TO ANDROU SMELLIEDEPARTED THIS LIFE THE J --- OF --- HER --- AGED

272 TO THE MEMORY OF ELISABETH SINCLAIR, WIFE OF JOHN PORTEOUS, WHO DIED 17THDECEMBER 1855, AGED 67 YEARS. AND OF THEIR DAUGHTER HANNAH WHO DIED 17THNOVEMBER 1834, AGED 4 YEARS. ALSO ELISABETH, RELICT OF ALEXANDER SCOTTWHO DIED 2D MARCH 1859, AGED 45 YEARS. ALSO HIS SON IN LAW. THE REVDALEXANDER LESLIE, WHO DIED 31ST DECEMBER 1868, AGED 65 YEARS. THE ABOVEJOHN PORTEOUS. DIED 27TH MARCH 1880 AGED 90 YEARS. HIS GRAND DAUGHTERHANNAH SYLVESTER, DIED 17TH JULYTH 1876 AGED 15 YEARS.

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273 ERECTED BY PETER MELVILLE IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS WIFE JANE BATHGATEHATELY WHO DIED AT LINTHILL, LILLISLEAF, ST BOSWELLS 7TH MAR. 1885 AGED 27YEARS ALSO THEIR INFANT SON WHO DIED 5TH MAR 1885 THE ABOVE PETERMELVILLE WHO DIED AT GREENFIELD COTTAGE ALLOWAY, AYR 24TH NOV. 1934 AGED84 YEARS ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER JESSIE K. H. HATELY WHO DIED 2ND JAN. 1958 AGED74 YEARS

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275 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN STORIE M.R.C.V.S. CAPT. ARMY VETERINARY CORPSMANOR HOUSE, EAST LINTON BORN 23RD APRIL 1856 DIED 4TH OCTOBER 1915 ALSOHIS WIFE CATHERINE NANCY CLAPPERTON BORN 24TH SEPTEMBER 1864 DIED 3RDDECEMBER 1932 THEIR ELDEST SON JOHN BORN 18TH MAY, 1884 DIED 3RD JULY, 1955THEIR ELDER DAUGHTER ELIZA DALZIEL BORN 11TH JANUARY 1881 DIED 12THMARCH 1958 THEIR SECOND SON JAMES C. BORN 5TH NOVEMBER 1885 DIED 3RD APRIL1966 THEIR YOUNGER SON FRANCES C. BORN 18TH OCTOBER 1889 DIED 5TH AUGUST1965 THEIR YOUNGER DAUGHTER HELEN K. BORN 24TH JANUARY 1893 DIED 22NDJULY 1973 ELIZABETH M. FULTON WIFE OF THE ABOVE JOHN BORN 11TH OCTOBER1896, DIED 18TH APRIL 1990

John Storie was Provost of East Linton 1893 - 1898.

276 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ADAM SKELDON WHO DIED OCTOBER 16TH 1846 AGED72 YEARS ALSO HIS SPOUSE MARGARET DODDS WHO DIED JANRY. 12TH 1841 AGED 59YEARS ALSO THEIR SON JOHN SKELDON WHO DIED MARCH 21ST 1843 AGED 31 YEARSALSO THEIR SON ADAM SKELDON WHO DIED DECEMBER 6TH 1842 AGED 21 YEARSALEXANDER SKELDON DIED FEBRUARY 2ND 1888 AGED 72 YEARS HIS WIFE ISABELLAANDERSON DIED 14TH JANUARY 1891 AGED 80 YEARS

277 HERE ARE DEPOSITED THE ASHES OF JOHN PATERSON LATE HASHER IN LINTON WHODIED JUNE 7 1807 AGED 48 YEARS AND OF HIS SON JOHN WHO DIED JUNE 14TH 1805AGED 20 YEARS --- OF HIS ---[G]ARET ---ARE --- ---OT --- ---

278 IN MEMORY OF GEORGE BRYSON WHO DIED 26TH FEB. 1918 AGED 74 AND ISABELLAPONTON WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 27TH OCT 1917 AGED 77

279 ER --- D 1846 BY THOMAS METCALF. TO THE MEMORY OF HIS FATHER-IN LAWALEXANDER TURNBULL WHO DIED 2D APRIL 1801. AGED 39 YEARS ALSO OF HIS WIFENICHOLAS DICKSON WHO DIED 2D MARCH 1829 AGED 68 YEARS AND THEIR ELDESTDAUGHTER ELLEN WHO DIED 29TH OCTOBER 1843 AGED 63 YEARS ALISON TURNBULLWIFE OF THOMAS METCALF DIED 29TH OCTR 1858 AGED 61 YEARS THE ABOVETHOMAS METCALF DIED 14TH JANY 1866 AGED 78 YEARS

280 IN MEMORY OF JOHN HARDIE JOINER INSPECTOR OF POOR &c EAST LINTON. WHODIED JULY 16TH 1870. AGED 49 YEARS AND OF ISABELLA WILSON HARDIE, HISDAUGHTER WHO DIED MARCH 7TH 1855 AGED 3 YEARS [9] MONTHS ALSO OF MARYMARTIN WIDOW OF THE ABOVE JOHN HARDIE WHO DIED AT KIRKCUDBRIGHT ONMARCH 29TH 1901 AGED 84 YEARS

John Hardie started the joinery business at Bridgend (now R McArthur & Sons). Hada hearse for hire in 1860s - 5 shillings for the town and 7/6d for the country, whenone horse was used. He was East Linton Bowling Club's first secretary, 1862.

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280 CHARLES MARTIN HARDIE. R.S.A. WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 3RD 1916, AGED 58.

Charles Martin Hardie, R.S.A. : artist, nephew of John Pettie, R.A.. Two of his mostfamous pictures are "Burns in Edinburgh" and "The Meeting of Burns and Scott". Hewas born in East Linton in 1858.

281 ERECTED BY JAMES HARDIE, Wright Linton, in Memory of JEAN BEGBIE, his Late Wife Whodied 26th DEC. A.D. 1830, Aged 46 Years. ALSO OF THE ABOVE JAMES HARDIE, WHO DIED21ST NOV. 1857, AGED 72 YEARS. AND ISABELA THOMSON, WIFE OF JAMES HARDIE,BAKER, TYNNINGHAM, WHO DIED, 12TH JAN - 1816 AGED. 29 YEARS. JANE HARDIE,DIED 27TH JULY 1850 AGED 5 MONTHS, GEORGINA, DIED 11TH APRIL 1862 AGED 2YEARS. JOHN, DIED 1ST MAY 1862 AGED 1 YEARS. WILLIAM, DIED 3RD MAY 1862 AGED10 YEARS. MARY, DIED 5TH MAY 1862 AGED --- YEARS AND OF THEIR FATHER JAMESHARDIE 30 YEARS BAKER IN TYNNINGHAME, WHO DIED 3RD FEBY 1870 AGED 55YEARS. ALSO THEIR MOTHER ISABELLA HARDIE, WHO DIED 8TH FEBRUARY 1897,AGED 76. ISABELLA DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED 27TH APRIL 1906 AGED 57.MARGARET ELDEST DAUGHTER OF ABOVE JAMES HARDIE WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON16TH MAY 1931 AGED 88 YEARS

This stone has a wooden frame - the only one in Prestonkirk.

282 ELIZABETH MACK died 2nd FEB. 1830 aged 15 years

283 IN MEMORY OF DAVID NISBET WHO DIED AT SMEATON 27TH SEPR 1829 AGED 68YEARS. MARGARET DIED IN INFANCY. PETER DIED 4TH MAY 1821 AGED 13 YEARS.ELISABETH DEANS SPOUSE OF THE ABOVE DAVID NISBET DIED 13TH MARCH 1862AGED 84 YEARS. ELISABETH NISBET WIFE OF JAMES MACK, WHO DIED 8TH MARCH1866 AGED 51 YEARS. IN MEMORY OF JAMES SON OF ARCHIBALD NISBET WHO DIED ATMELROSE, 6TH JULY 1874, AGED 20 YEARS. ALSO ELISABETH MY DAUGHTER WHODIED AT BONNINGTON ROAD, LEITH 21ST JULY 1875 AGED 19 YEARS. EUPHEMIASHIELDS WIFE OF ARCHIBALD NISBET DIED DECR. 5TH 1875 AGED 45 YEARS.

284 IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF JANET HENDERSON OF LOCHMABEN WHO DIEDAPRIL 17TH 1877 FOR 15 YEARS THE FAITHFULL SERVANT OF MISS ANNE ROBERTSON 4RUTLAND SQUARE, EDINBURGH. A.H.TAIT EAST LINTON

285 --- WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 19 DAY . OF . AG

286 ERECTED IN MEMORY OF JOHN ORMISTON, WHO DIED 11TH JANUARY 1884, AGED 66YEARS.

287 TO THE MEMORY OF FRANCIS SLATE FARMER LATE OF MEADOWFIELD PARISH OFCORSTORPHINE WHO DIED 25 DEC [1829] AGED 72 YEARS AND OF JANET FLEEMING HISWIFE WHO DIED 19 FEB. 1820 AGED 47 YEARS ALSO OF THEIR CHILDREN BETHIA WHODIED 14 MAY 1814 AGED 8 YEARS MARION WHO DIED 28 JUNE 1823 AGED 20 YEARSMARGARET WHO DIED 22 JUNE 1828 AGED 22 YEARS

288 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND WALTER HAIG DIED 28TH JUNE 1920AGNES HAIG DIED 25TH NOVEMBER 1923 AGED 74 YEARS

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289 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN McDONALD, WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON JUNE 4TH 1892,AGED 55 YEARS. ALSO MARGARET COLSTON, HIS WIFE, WHO DIED FEB. 17TH 1893,AGED 50 YEARS. ALSO IN MEMORY OF JOAN BATHGATE, WIFE OF WILLIAM McDONALDTHEIR SON DIED 27TH JANUARY 1897. AND ELIZABETH KIRKWOOD, WIFE OF WILLIAMMcDONALD, DIED 24TH APRIL 1915.

290 IN MEMORY OF JAMES ANDERSON. FLESHER EAST LINTON WHO DIED 28TH MAY 1871AGED 49 YEARS. ALSO HIS SON JOHN WHO DIED IN INFANCY ISABELLA LAWRIE, WIFEOF THE ABOVE JAMES ANDERSON. DIED 8TH MAY 1874. AND MARY WILSONANDERSON. THEIR DAUGHTER. DIED 3D MAY 1878 AGED 29. YEARS.

James Anderson, flesher, had his business at 2, The Square.

291 IN MEMORY OF MATTHEW BEGBIE, COACH BUILDER, HADDINGTON, WHO DIEDDECEMBER 27TH 1858, IN THE 82ND YEAR OF HIS AGE. MARGARET FAIR, HIS WIFE WHODIED AUGUST 25TH 1875, AGED 81 YEARS. AND JAMES BEGBIE, THEIR SON WHO DIEDMAY 31ST 1874, AGED 44 YEARS.

292 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT SHIRRA SPRAT FARMER CURRIE INN ANDCURRIE MAINS GOREBRIDGE DIED 24TH SEPTEMBER 1923 AGED 77 YEARS ALSO HISWIFE CATHERINE TORRANCE DIED 27TH AUGUST 1921 AGED 73 YEARS GEORGETORRANCE THEIR SON DIED 11TH FEBRUARY 1927 AGED 46 YEARS INTERRED ATLIBERTON

293 ERECTED by JOHN LAWSON, Beesknow, in MEMORY of ELIZABETH YOUNG his wife, whodied 29th March 1847. Also three of their children.

294 T2/015243 DRIVER T. GREIG ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS 27TH FEBRUARY 1917 957LANCE CPL. A.C. GREIG ROYAL SCOTS 13TH SEPTEMBER 1919

295 ERECTED IN MEMORY OF GEORGE HORSBURGH WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 4TH JAN1918 AGED 59 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE MARGARET BOLTON WHO DIED 5TH FEB 1940AGED 78 YEARS ALSO THEIR ELDEST DAUGHTER ISABELLA BOLTON WHO DIED 11THAUG. 1943 AGED 59 YEARS AT REST

296 ERECTED BY GEORGE & MARGARET SIVES IN MEMORY OF MARY LAMB WHO DIED ATOVER HAILES NOV. 18 1891, AGED 75. JAMES SIVES DIED AT EAST LINTON JANY 5 1863,AGED 81. ROBERT SIVES HUSBAND OF MARY LAMB DIED AT LAWHEAD MARCH 5 1906,AGED 82. JAMES SIVES DIED AT EDINBURGH JAN 25 1924, AGED 77 MARGARET SIVESDIED AT INCH COTTAGE FEB. 18 1931, AGED 74 ALSO MARY & ROBERT SIVES WHO DIEDIN INFANCY. THE ABOVE GEORGE SIVES DIED AT INCH COTTAGE MARCH 30 1933, AGED81.

297 1852 Erected TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM WOOD, WHO DIED FEBRUARY 1820. AGED 72YEARS. AND HIS SPOUSE. ISABELA WEBSTER, WHO DIED DECEMBER 1824. AGED 74YEARS. ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF THEIR SON. ALEXANDER WOOD, WHO DIEDNOVEMBER 1852. AGED 65 YEARS.

297 ISABELLA LAW WIGHTMAN GRANDDAUGHTER OF ALEXANDER WOOD DIED 8TH JANY1890, AGED 28 YEARS.

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298 ERECTED BY JAMES KATCHEN, IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER, JAMES KATCHEN, SLATER,BORN FEBY 13TH 1819, DIED FEBY 18TH 1885. AND OF HIS MOTHER, MARY BORTHWICK,BORN 12TH JUNE 1819, DIED 30TH SEPTR 1890. AND OF HIS SON WILLIAM, BORN APRIL28TH 1877, DIED OCTR 26TH 1881. AND OF HIS MOTHER - IN - LAW, MARGARETMATHIESON, BORN 14TH FEBY 1807, DIED 17TH APRIL 1899. AND OF HIS WIFE,ELIZABETH CUMMING, BORN 24TH JANUARY 1846, DIED 2ND JUNE 1919. THE ABOVEJAMES KATCHEN, DIED 24TH FEB. 1923, AGED 81 YEARS.

James Katchen's slater and plasterer business was at 70, High Street.

299 ERECTED BY MARGARET DUDGEON IN MEMORY OF HER FATHER, FRANCIS DUDGEONWHO DIED 2D JANUARY 1879 AGED 67 YEARS AND HER MOTHER, JANET CRAIG WHODIED 13TH SEPTR 1871 AGED 67 YEARS ALSO HER BROTHER FRANCIS DUDGEON WHODIED 15TH JULY 1869 AGED 32 YEARS THE ABOVE MARGARET DUDGEON DIED 5THFEB. 1921, AGED 79 YEARS. JANET HARKES WIDOW OF FRANCIS DUDGEON AND WIFEOF GEORGE YOUNG, DIED 19TH MARCH 1902 AGED 64 YEARS GEORGE YOUNG DIED13TH APRIL 1915, AGED 81 YEARS FRANCES JESSIE DUDGEON DIED 19TH DECR 1930AGED 61 YEARS EUPHEMIA JANE DUDGEON DIED 4TH MARCH 1947 AGED 81 YEARS

300 IN MEMORY OF JAMES CURRIE WHO DIED 18TH SEPTEMBER 1862 AGED 59 YEARS ALSOJANE DICK HIS WIFE WHO DIED JUNE 5TH 1877 AGED 76 YEARS

301 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF GREIVE SMELLIE INNKEEPER IN EAST LINTON WHODIED 7TH SEPTEMBER 1866 AGED 65 YEARS AND ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON HIS WIFEWHO DIED 24TH JANUARY 1883 AGED 82 YEARS

Greive Smellie, Innkeeper, Crown Hotel.

301 IN MEMORY OF GEORGE SMELLIE EAST LINTON WHO DIED 8 FEBRUARY 1844 AGED 77YEARS AND HELEN SMAIL HIS WIFE WHO DIED 23RD DECEMBER 1847 AGED 79 YEARS.ALSO MARTHA, THEIR DAUGHTER WHO DIED 14TH AUGUST, 1826, AGED 18 YEARS ANDTHOMAS THEIR SON WHO DIED MARCH 1859 AGED 62 YEARS

301 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH MONCRIEFF WIFE OF GEORGE SMELLIEMERCHANT AND FOR 30 YEARS POST MASTER EAST LINTON BORN 3RD JULY 1827 DIED16TH NOV. 1907 AND THE ABOVE NAMED GEORGE SMELLIE BORN 20TH MAY 1828 DIED28TH DEC 1920. "UNTIL THE DAY DAWN"

George Smellie was Chief Magistrate and then Provost in East Linton 1890 - 1893.He had the family grocery business at 16, Bridge Street and also served as the localpostmaster for 30 years, during which time he never slept out of his house for a singlenight. He was president of East Linton Bowling Club 1875 - 1879. The grocerybusiness was taken over by William Barrie in 1891. (See no. 148).

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302 NOTHING IN MY HAND I BRING SIMPLY TO THY CROSS I CLING ERECTED BYALEXANDER BEATON LAING IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF ELISABETHBEAVER HIS WIFE WHO DIED 4TH JANUARY 1879 AGED 64 YEARS. THE ABOVEALEXANDER B. LAING DIED APRIL 9TH 1889. AGED 73 YEARS. THEIR GRANDCHILDREN. ALEXANDER BEATON, DIED JANRY 23D 1881. AGED 3½ YEARS. AND ROBERTFORREST. DIED FEBRY 16TH 1881. AGED 5½ MONTHS. AGNES MARGARET, DIED APRIL10TH 1885, AGED 7 MONTHS. CHARLES, DIED OCTOBER 5TH 1895, AGED 10 MONTHS.THEIR SON ALEXANDER LAING BORN JANUARY 9TH 1844, DIED JANUARY 4TH 1901.ALSO THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER MYRA BORN JULY 25TH 1876, DIED SEP. 8TH 1901 THEIRGRANDSON GEORGE LIEUT, 9TH SCOTTISH RIFLES KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE 10THAPRIL 1917 AGED 24 YEARS MARION FORREST WIFE OF THE ABOVE ALEXANDERLAING DIED 9TH DECEMBER 1941, IN HER 88TH YEAR ALEXR LAING McCALLUM, BORN26 NOV. 1907. DIED 28 DEC 1907.

Alexander B. Laing, mason / builder, came to East Linton in 1842 to work withMessrs. Pettigrew, Spence and Massey. He was a talented monumental sculptor whocarved several of the tombstones in Prestonkirk and also the lions which sit above theRed Lion Hotel, now the Bridgend Hotel, and his former home in Lauder Place. Hewas elected one of the first Police Commissioners in East Linton in 1863. Hesupervised the laying down of the East Linton gasworks in 1846 and was gasworksmanager for a number of years. He was also a poet of some note. The second namedAlexander Laing was also a builder and had a younger brother, George, whoemigrated to Australia in about 1885, having previously been a clerk in the WestBarns Paper Works. He died in Australia on 10th April, 1918, aged 64, leaving awidow and family.

302 HENRY FORREST DIED 13TH FEBRUARY 1896, AGED 29 YEARS. GEORGE FORREST DIED9TH MARCH 1920 AGED 49 YEARS.

303 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE HUNTER CARTER, EAST LINTON, WHO DIEDON 31ST MARCH 1895, AGED 79 YEARS, AND OF HIS WIFE, JANET HEPBURN, WHO DIEDON 3RD AUGUST 1898 AGED 72 YEARS. HIS BROTHER JOHN DIED ON 8TH SEPTR 1885,AGED 69 YEARS. HIS SISTER MARY DIED ON 28TH MAY 1889 AGED 68 YEARS. HISBROTHER ALEXANDER, DIED ON 20TH JANUARY 1890, AGED 78 YEARS

The East Linton "Carters' Play" was established in 1824 - their flag is still in theCouncil Chamber. During the play the carters had a "Mi Lord", and his right and left-hand Bailies who always headed the procession. George Hunter (Auld GeordieHunter as he was called) was the very last "Mi Lord" before the Carters' Society wasdisbanded in the 1890s.

304 ERECTED BY ALEXR. WALKER IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER WILLIAM WALKER. WHODIED 12TH OCTR 1840 AGED 71 YEARS. ALSO JANET WATT HIS WIFE WHO DIED MARCH18TH 1805 AGED 40 YEARS LIKEWISE WILLIAM WALKER SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIEDJUNE THE 1ST 1851 AGED 57 YEARS JAMES WALKER DIED 6TH FEBRY 1870 AGED 51YEARS. ALSO HIS MOTHER JANET McLEOD, WHO DIED APRIL 4TH 1873 AGED 90 YEARS.ALSO ISABELLA MILLER WALKER. GRANDAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WILLIAMWALKER. WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON. JANUARY 14TH 1878 AGED 26 YEARS. "THY WILLBE DONE" ALSO MARION WALKER BELOVED DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WILLIAMWALKER, WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON, APRIL 10TH 1882. JOB 19TH 25TH THE ABOVEALEXANDER WALKER DIED 28TH MARCH 1896, AGED 78 YEARS.

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305 IN MEMORY OF LILLIA WATT WIFE OF PETER PUNTON WHO DIED 5TH NOV. 1918 AGED39 YEARS. THE ABOVE PETER PUNTON WHO DIED 5TH AUG. 1953 AGED 84 YEARS. ALSOHIS SISTER ISABELLA WHO DIED 27TH JULY 1958

306 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS McLEAN, WHO DIED 19TH NOV. 1904, AGED 39 YEARS.ALSO HIS WIFE MARY HOGG WHO DIED 7TH OCT. 1946. AGED 82 YEARS. ALSO JOHNHUNTER CRAIG WHO DIED 25TH JUNE 1981 BELOVED HUSBAND OF MINA McLEAN.

307 ERECTED BY JOHN PETTIGREW IN MEMORY OF HIS CHILDREN MARGARET SPENCEBORN 22ND APRIL 1877 DIED 4TH MAY 1883. JOHN BORN 22ND DECEMBER 1874 DIED30TH JULY 1886. JANE ANN SHARP BORN 12TH JULY 1872 DIED 3RD OCTOBER 1899.MARGARET SPENCE WHO DIED IN INFANCY IN 1870. THE ABOVE JOHN PETTIGREWBORN 9TH JULY 1842 DIED 17TH MARCH 1909. JANE SHARP WIFE OF THE ABOVE BORN15TH JANY 1836 DIED 11TH JUNE 1910. ALSO ISABELLA SUDDEN DAUGHTER OF THEABOVE BORN 31ST MAY 1869 DIED 13TH OCT. 1912

308 IN MEMORY OF THOMAS LOGAN WHO DIED 25TH DEC 1864 AGED --- YEARS

309 ERECTED BY JAMES YOUNG FARM STEWARD MARKLE IN MEMORY OF AGNES YOUNGHIS WIFE WHO DIED MARCH 1ST 1868 AGED 43 YEARS. ALSO ELIZABETH YOUNG HISDAUGHTER WHO DIED MARCH 11TH 1868 AGED 15 YEARS. THE ABOVE JAMES YOUNGDIED AT CROSCRAIG PERTHSHIRE 17TH OCTOBER 1908 AGED 81 YEARS INTERED INCRAIGTON CEMETRY GLASGOW.

310 ERECTED BY T FORREST

311 In Loving Remembrance of MARY WOOD WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 29TH JUNE 1899,AGED 65 YEARS. ALSO HER SISTER AGNES WOOD THE BELOVED WIFE OF ALEXANDERCLAPPERTON WHO DIED 4TH APRIL 1902, AGED 62 YEARS. THE ABOVE ALEXANDERCLAPPERTON WHO DIED 23RD MAY 1916, AGED 78 YEARS

Alexander Clapperton had a grocery business at 5, High Street.

312 ERECTED BY ELIZABETH CROSBIE, IN MEMORY OF HER BELOVED HUSBAND, JOHNWATT WHO DIED 4TH JUNE 1866. AGED 38 YEARS ELIZABETH CROSBIE. WIDOW OFJOHN WATT. DIED 8TH FEBY 1910 IN HER 81ST YEAR. "BE YE ALSO READY"

313 ERECTED by WILLIAM BROWN. Mercht. Linton to the Memory of his Late Wife. JANETBURTON, who died 12th June 1832, Aged 45 Years. ALSO of the above WILLIAM BROWN whodied Janry 30th 1856 Aged 73 Years. AND his Son ROBERT, who died at HALLS, 17th Decr 1856Aged 35 Years.

314 ERECTED BY ANDREW THOMSON BLACKSMITH E. LINTON BRIDGE, IN MEMORY OF HISSON WILLIAM V.S. WHO DIED 27TH NOVEMBER 1860, AGED 34 YEARS. [AND IS INTEREDAT DUNBAR] ALSO HIS DAUGHTER, MARGARET, WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 30TH 1862,AGED 30 YEARS. ALSO HIS TWO SONS. WILLIAM AND ANDREW, WHO BOTH DIED ININFANCY. ALSO JANE BURNET, HIS WIFE, WHO DIED 1ST MARCH 1870, AGED 68 YEARS.ANDREW THOMSON, DIED MARCH 13TH 1875. AGED 75 YEARS.

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315 ERECTED BY JOHN THOMSON. BLACKSMITH TYNINGHAME IN LOVING MEMORY OFHIS WIFE CHRISTINA LUMSDEN McLEAN WHO DIED 8TH JULY 1912 AGED 51 YEARSALSO HIS YOUNGEST SON PTE. ROBERT THOMSON 16TH H.L.I. OFFICIALLY REPORTEDMISSING LATER AS KILLED AT CAMBRAI. 2ND DEC. 1917, AGED 20 YEARS. ALSO THEABOVE JOHN THOMSON, WHO DIED 16TH NOV. 1939, AGED 81 YEARS. ALSO AGNESBROWN THOMSON SECOND ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE JOHN THOMSON WHODIED 9TH JAN 1951 IN HER 84TH YEAR.

316 SACRED To the Memory of JOHN THOMSON, late Smith in East Linton who died 27th March1876, Aged 82 years. ALSO ELIZABETH ANDERSON, his Wife who died 25th Febry 1880 Aged 86years. "Thy will be done." HELEN daughter of the above, born Febry 8th 1829, died March 3rd 1911GRACE DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED [2]4TH MARCH 1917 AGED 77 YEARS.

317 ERECTED BY ANDREW THOMSON BLACKSMITH, TYNINGHAME IN MEMORY OF HISSON ANDREW, WHO DIED 7TH APRIL 1881 AGED 9 YEARS. HIS SON WILLIAM BROWN,WHO DIED 27TH AUG. 1897 AGED 37 YEARS. ANDREW THOMSON, WHO DIED 12TH DEC.1910 AGED 78 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE AGNES BROWN WHO DIED 11TH NOV. 1917 AGED87 YEARS. "THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED"

318 In Loving Memory of BEATRICE EMILY COOPER, WIDOW OF THOMAS SHARP, BORN 21STMAY 1861, DIED 8TH DEC. 1932 AND OF EMILY JANE SHARP THEIR DAUGHTER BORN13TH MAY 1883, DIED 27TH JAN 1966.

319 ERECTED BY ROBERT SHARP IN MEMORY OF GRACE STODDART BALD. HIS WIFE WHODIED MAY 12TH 1865 AGED 35 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SON JAMES WHO DIED AT BUXLOWAUGUST 13TH 1870 AGED 19 YEARS. INTERED AT SWANBOURNE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.JOHN BALD, THEIR SON DIED 8TH APRIL 1871. AGED 18 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SONALEXANDER STODDART, WHO DIED 5TH JULY 1877 AGED 20 YEARS. ALSO THEIRYOUNGEST SON WILLIAM PETER, WHO DIED 24TH JULY 1878 AGED 15 YEARS. ALSOTHEIR SON THOMAS, WHO DIED 21ST DECR 1883 AGED 25 YEARS. AND THE ABOVEROBERT SHARP, WHO DIED AT EDINBURGH, 8TH MAY 1906 AGED 79 YEARS. JANE ANNHOGG, WIFE OF THE ABOVE ROBERT SHARP, DIED 16TH AUGUST 1910 AGED 83 YEARS.ROBERT SUDDEN, SON OF THE ABOVE, DIED 5TH MAY 1912 AGED 58 YEARS. ANDREWSON OF THE ABOVE, DIED 19TH NOV 1926 AGED 66 INTERRED AT EDINBURGH.

Robert Sharp was proprietor of the Railway Hotel, now The Drovers Inn.

320 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES SON OF JOHN LAWRIE DIED 13 JUNE 1870 AGED 27YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE JOHN LAWRIE DIED JUNE 1881. AGED 66 YEARS HIS WIFEMARGT COCKBURN DIED 24TH APRIL 1894 AGED 80 YEARS ELIZABETH THEIRDAUGHTER DIED 26TH OCT. 1928 AGED 79 YEARS. JOHN THEIR SON DIED 29TH DEC.1928 AGED 72 YEARS.

321 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MARGARET INGLES WIFE OF CHARLES LAWRIE. SMITH.PRESTON. WHO DIED FEBY 14TH 1830. AGED 68 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE CHARLESLAWRIE. WHO DIED OCTR 26TH 1844 AGED 82 YEARS. THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.ELIZABETH DIED IN INFANCY. HUGH DIED JULY 9TH 1865 AGED 25 YEARS. AND JAMESDIED AT WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND JUNE 8[TH] 1880 AGED 45 YEARS ALSO THEIRSON, CHARLES LAWRIE, FATHER OF THE ABOVE CHILDREN, WHO DIED JUNE 3RD 1881,AGED 81 YEARS. AND HIS WIFE ISABELLA WHITE. WHO DIED FEBY 3--- 1881 AGED 76YEARS ALSO JOHN THEIR SON DIED 11TH NOV. 1905 AGED 70 YEARS ALSO CHARLES,DIED IN EDINBURGH 15TH DEC. 1908 AGED 75 YEARS.

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322 6 feet 5 inches each side of this stone belong to the heirs ---

322 ERECTED W GRIEVE JHO YOUNG NOV 3 1[8]22

323 ERECTED BY ANDREW YOUNG IN MEMORY OF HIS DAUGHTER ANNIE WHO DIED ATEAST LINTON 7 JUNE 1891, AGED 31. ALSO THE ABOVE ANDREW YOUNG LATEDAIRYMAN WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 22 AUGUST 1895 AGED 63 ANN WATT WIDOWOF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 24TH MAY 1929 AGED 93. ALSO MARY NESSBELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM YOUNG WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 11 AUGUST 1917AGED 50 THE ABOVE WILLIAM YOUNG BELOVED HUSBAND OF JANE ANDERSON WHODIED 30TH JULY 1944 AGED 82. AND JANE ANDERSON HIS WIFE WHO DIED 30TH MARCH1953 AGED 80.

324 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES MUIR WHO WAS DROWNED IN THE TYNE OCTR19TH 1873 THOMAS AND ELISABETH BOYD E. LINTON AND A FEW FRIENDS. PLACEDTHIS MEMORIAL HERE. THOMAS BOYD DIED 13TH OCTR 1880 AGED 73 YEARS.ELISABETH SCOTT HIS WIFE DIED 13TH MARCH 1888 AGED 84 YEARS

James Muir (or "Bowsie" as he was called) was a man of diminutive stature with verybandy legs - hence the nickname. He stayed around the Mill Wynd with an old couple,Thomas and Elisabeth Boyd, in a house next to the Red Lion Hotel, and earned hisliving doing light carting jobs with his "cuddy and cairt". He was found drowned inthe Tyne in 1873, aged 31. The original inscription read "--- WHO WAS DROWNEDIN THE TYNE OCTR 19TH 1873 BY THOMAS AND ELISABETH BOYD E. LINTONAND A FEW FRIENDS." and as such became quite well known. The word "BY",which was originally on a separate line, was eventually replaced by a neat little paneland "PLACED THIS MEMORIAL HERE." added below to make James Muir'sepitaph read unambiguously.

325 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN LUNAM DIED MARCH 1911 AGED 8--- VIOLET LUNAMDIED 14TH NOV. 1928 AGED 56 YEARS THEIR DAUGHTER MAGGIE VIOLET DIED 28THJUNE 1955 AGED 61

326 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT LUNAM DIED 26TH JULY 1872 AGED 41 YEARS INTERRED ATCOCKBURNSPATH. ELIZABETH KEGGIE WIFE OF ABOVE DIED 3RD DEC. 1919, AGED 92YEARS ALSO THEIR FAMILY HENRY DIED 9TH MAY 1919, AGED 61 YEARS ELIZABETHDIED 24TH AUG. 1917, AGED 55 YEARS JOHN DIED 23RD MARCH 1914 AGED 48 YEARSROBERT LUNAM DIED 10TH FEBRUARY 1934 AGED 69 YEARS JANE CRAW LUNAM DIED4TH AUGUST 1945 AGED 78 YEARS

327 ERECTED BY JOHN AND MARION WALKER IN MEMORY OF THREE OF THEIR CHILDRENWH[O] IN EARLY YEARS WERE CALLED TO RENDER UP THEIR ACCOUNT TO GODREMINDING ALL OF [US] THAT WE MUST ALSO, ONE DAY GIVE IN OUR ACCOUNT ANDIMPRESSIVELY WARNING US O[F] THE UNCERTAINTY OF LIFE. YET WHILE WE LISTENTO THE WARNING VOICE, WHICH CRIETH FROM THE GRAVE. "ALL FLESH IS GRASS"LET US REJOICE IN THE VOICE WHICH SPEAKS FROM HEAVEN: "BLESSED ARE THEDEAD THAT DIE IN THE LORD" THOMAS WALKER, DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 12THSEPTR 1830 AGED 21 YEARS. MARGARET. ON THE 24TH DECR 1832 AGED 9 YEARS.ROBERT. ON THE 15TH NOVR 1837 AGED 21 YEARS. ALSO MARION. GUY. HIS WIFE WHODIED 12TH FEBY 1853 AGED 68 YEARS. AND JOHN WALKER. WHO DIED ---2TH MAY 1856AGED 73 YEARS.

327 ONE LAYER ON EACH SIDE OF THIS STONE

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328 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN MONCRIEFF WHO FOR 28 YEARS WAS LANDSTEWARD AT PHANTASSIE DIED 15TH AUGUST 1862 AGED 70 ALSO MARION HISDAUGHTER DIED IN AUGUST 1828 AGED 4 YEARS ALSO ANN GOODALL HIS WIFE WHODIED 28TH NOVR 1869 AGED [8]4 YEARS

328 WILLIAM MONCRIEFF GAMEKEEPER AT PHANTASSIE DIED 24TH FEBRUARY 1854 AGED[3]3 YEARS ELIZABETH LAWRIE HIS WIFE DIED 8TH JANY 1915. AGED 91 YEARS

328 TO THE MEMORY OF ANN MONCRIEFF DAUGHTER OF JAMES MONCRIEFF PHANTASSIEWHO DIED FEBRY 8TH 1867 AGED 15 MONTHS AGNES HIS FOURTH DAUGHTER DIED ATDUNEDIN NEW ZEALAND 7TH APRIL 1898 AGED 28 ALSO THE ABOVE JAMESMONCRIEFF, WHO DIED AT DUNKENNY CLAREVILLE, N.Z., ON 2ND JULY 1908, AGED 77.MARION, DAUGHTER BORN 1ST NOV. 1876 DIED 28TH NOV. 1914 JANET JOHNSTONMEIKLE WIFE BORN 13TH JULY 1829 DIED 25TH FEBY 1918 JAMES, SON BORN 5TH DEC.1861 DIED 2ND JULY 1923 ROBERT, 3RD SON BORN 13TH DEC. 1859 DIED 12TH OCT. 1929WILLIAM 2ND SON BORN 10TH JAN. 1858, DIED 4TH JUNE 1930

328 WING COMMANDER ARTHUR M. MONCRIEFF D.F.C., D.F.M., R.A.F. DIED 28 - 7 - 87

329 ERECTED IN MEMORY OF ANN BETHUNE, WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON, JANUARY 4TH1892 AGED 56 YEARS.

330 --- --- --- --- WILLIAM MAL---

331 IN LOVING MEMORY OF PETER WEBSTER DIED 26TH DEC. 1920, AGED 78. ALSO HISWIFE MARGARET CALDER DIED 23RD JULY 1914, AGED 68. THEIR SON ANDREW DIED20TH MARCH 1919, AT LIVERPOOL ON HIS WAY HOME FROM CANADA AGED 38,INTERRED HERE.

332 In MEMORY OF WILLM. WRIGHT who died the 12 AUGUST 1813 Aged 73 years ALSO CLARAFINLAYSON his Spouse who died the 12th JUNE 1828 Aged 79 years. GEORGE WRIGHT Mason inStenton died 16th April 1847 CLARA his Daughter died 22d Sepr 1855 ISABELLA HENDERSONwife of GEORGE WRIGHT who died 28th Febry 1874 aged 84 Years.

333 IN MEMORY OF MARY PATERSON, WHO DIED 2ND SEPTEMBER 1863, AGED 2 YEARSAND 3 MONTHS. [INTERRED IN STENTON CHURCHYARD] ALSO ARCHIBALD PATERSONWHO DIED 22ND MARCH 1891, IN HIS 28TH YEAR HENRY PATERSON THEIR FATHER,DIED 15TH FEBY 1896, AGED 69 YEARS. ISABELLA DICKSON, THEIR MOTHER DIED 12THJULY 1896, AGED 78 YEARS. JANE ANN PATERSON DIED 5TH AUG. 1918, AGED 65 YEARSINTERRED IN FULHAM NEW CEMETERY. MARGARET KAY SANDILANDS WIFE OFHENRY PATERSON DIED 2ND OCT. 1919 AGED 59 YEARS. HENRY PATERSON DIED 30THJUNE 1925 AGED 69 "THEY REST IN PEACE" BLESSED ARE THEY THAT TRUST IN THELORD.

334 "BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD" ERECTED BY DAVID MALCOLM INMEMORY OF HIS DEARLY BELOVED DAUGHTER ANN INGLIS BORN 26TH SEPTR 1869DIED 10TH JUNE 1891. ALSO OF HIS WIFE, ISABELLA McVICAR, BORN 13TH JUNE 1831,DIED 30TH SEPTR 1903. ALSO OF HIS SON, JAMES CHARLES, BORN 28TH JUNE 1871,DIED 11TH NOVR 1906 THE ABOVE DAVID MALCOLM BORN 24TH OCTR 1831, DIED 2NDDECR 1907. JAMES WOODBURN, GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE, KILLED IN ACTION ATHOOGE 16TH JUNE 1915. ALSO OF HIS SON DAVID, BORN 30TH DEC. 1866, DIED 3RDJUNE 1930.

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335 IN MEMORY OF ARCHIBALD MONCRIEFF WHO DIED OCTOBER 14TH 1865 AGED 65YEARS ALSO OF MARGARET McLACHLAN HIS WIFE WHO DIED 18TH OF MARCH 1875AGED 74 YEARS AGNES MONCRIEFF THEIR DAUGHTER DIED MARCH 17TH 1880 AGED47 YEARS.

336 IN MEMORY OF JOHN MONCRIEFF WHO DIED AT DUNBAR 13TH JAN. 1918 AGED 69YEARS ALSO HIS SON JAMES WHO DIED IN FRANCE FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED ATBATTLE OF LOOS 7TH OCT. 1915 AGED 26 YEARS AND JOHN KILLED IN ACTION ATLAGNICOURT, FRANCE 27TH APRIL 1917 AGED 30 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE JEMIMAANDISON WHO DIED AT DUNBAR 4TH APRIL 1928 AGED 76 YEARS.

337 IN MEMORY OF JAMES KIRK, FACTOR, SMEATON, WHO DIED AT PRESTONMAINSOCTOBER 24TH 1850, AGED 80 YEARS. AND OF MARION BURN, HIS WIFE, WHO DIED ATHADDINGTON, AUGUST 10TH 1868, AGED 88 YEARS.

337 THEIR SECOND SON HUGH. DIED AUGUST 1818, AGED 6 YEARS. THEIR ELDEST SON,JOHN BURN, DIED IN IRELAND 28TH APRIL 1874, IN HIS 72ND YEAR. THEIR ELDESTDAUGHTER GRACE, DIED 26TH NOV. 1888, AGED 84 YEARS. MARGRET HENRIETTA,SECOND DAUGHTER, DIED 4TH MAY 1893, AGED 75 YEARS. MARY ANN, LASTSURVIVING DAUGHTER, DIED 28TH SEPTEMBER 1893, IN HER 74TH YEAR.

338 HERE WERE DEPOSITED THE MORTAL REMAINS OF RICHARD CHARLES. BAKER INLINTON OF CHRISTINA BURY HIS WIFE. AND OF MARY CHARLES HIS SISTER ALSO OFHIS CHILDREN PETER, WHO DIED IN INFANCY JAMES AGED 25 AND MARY AGED 23WHO BOTH DIED IN NOV 1811 JEAN WHO DIED FEBY 1811 AGED 28 AND ADAM WHODIED OCT 1826 AGED 51 YEARS AND ELISABETH CHARLES WHO DIED FEB 1877 AGED 87YEARS

339 ERECTED BY JOHN CRAY. IN THE MEMORY OF ALISON BARREN HIS WIFE WHO DIED5TH AUGT 1845 AGED 45 YEARS

340 IN MEMORY OF GEORGE REID WHO DIED 29TH APRIL 1884 AGED 47 YEARS ALSO HISWIFE JEAN BROWN WHO DIED 13TH MAY 1908 AGED 71 YEARS ALSO THEIRGRANDCHILD JANE BROWN REID WHO DIED IN INFANCY 21ST OCT 1887 AND THEIRDAUGHTERS AGNES ANN DIED 21ST MARCH 1927 JESSIE DIED 5TH MAY 1929 MARYJANE DIED 29TH APRIL 1935

341 IN LOVING MEMORY OF EUPHEMIA RENNIE WIFE OF WILLIAM GALBRAITH BORN 23RDMARCH 1839 DIED 16TH JULY 1902 AND OF THE SAID WILLIAM GALBRAITH FORMERLYMERCHANT EAST LINTON BORN 3RD SEPTEMBER 1834 DIED 8TH JULY 1914

342 ERECTED to the MEMORY [W]ALTER WADD[EL] [who died] [October] [1]

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346 TO THE MEMOR[Y] OF RALPH PLAIN, late p[oliceman] in Linton by his son WAlter o[ut] OFrespect to his beloved FATH[ER] WHO DIED AUG 12th 1832 Aged 60 ALSO MARGARETWALKER hIS, SPOUSe Who died Feby 12th 1827 aged 52 years.

Ralph Plain was the village constable who, five years before his death, wasinstrumental in arresting some body-snatchers in the graveyard.

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348 Erected as a tribute of affection BY ROBERT BALLANTYNE Sacred to the memory OF ROBERTBALLANTYNE Late Baker in Linton. who died on 29 March 1821 Aged 83 ye,rs. and of his SpouseCHRISTIAN BARRIE, who died in 1774 aged 34 ye,rs. Also of his second spous, JEAN MAUCLINEwho died in 1807 Aged 64 ye,rs. and of their Children John, Mark & Catherine 10 feet by ---

348 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT BALLANTYNE BAKER LINTON WHO DIED 20TH NOVEMBER1856, AGED 84 YEARS, "SAFE IN THE HANDS OF ONE DISPOSING POWER, OR IN THENATAL, OR IN THE MORTAL HOUR"

Before East Linton became a Police Burgh in 1863, the town was ruled by a Bailie ofBarony, nominated by the Laird of Phantassie. For many years, Robert Ballantyne,who had a baker's business in the shop and bakehouse at Bridgend, was the "Bailie"and was held in high esteem by all sections of the community.

A story is told of him that in the great flood of September 1846, when the newlyconstructed railway bridge was completely washed away, the Bailie was standing onthe old stone bridge when someone called to him to leave the bridge at once for itwould soon fall. The Bailie stood his ground and boldly replied, "Linton Brig fa'down, ye idiot? Linton Brig will stand for ever." A proud boast indeed, and one which,like the Old Bridge itself, has stood the test of time!

349 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALEXANDER SWAN RICKIE WHO DIED 1ST NOVEMBER 1932AGED 83 YEARS. AND OF MARY HEPBURN HIS BELOVED WIFE WHO DIED 11TH MAY1940 AGED 83 YEARS. PEACE, PERFECT PEACE.

350 IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM CAIRNS BOWE, PRESTONMAINS, BORN 9TH FEBRUARY 1878,DIED 30TH JULY 1922. ALSO HIS WIFE MARY KERR AUCHINVOLE AITKEN ROSECOTTAGE DIRLETON BORN 11TH FEBRUARY 1882 DIED 5TH OCTOBER 1950. ALSO THEIRBELOVED ELDEST DAUGHTER NANCY WALLACE BOWE DIED 8TH SEPTEMBER 1970AND RICHARD BAILLIE DIED 21ST JULY 1982 BELOVED HUSBAND OF JEAN C. BOWE

351 IN MEMORY OF AGNES DRAFFAN DIED 27TH DEC. 1913 AGED 41 YEARS MARIONDRAFFAN DIED 21ST NOV. 1924 AGED 54 YEARS MARTHA TASSIE DRAFFAN DIED 1STJUNE 1966 AGED 87 YEARS AND MARY MAXWELL DRAFFAN DIED 14TH DEC. 1968 AGED77 YEARS.

352 IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF MY HUSBAND JOHN TASSIE DRAFFAN WHO DIED 6THAUGUST 1927, AGED 59 YEARS. AND OF HIS WIFE ANNABELLA MALCOLM WHO DIED17TH AUGUST 1949, AGED 80 YEARS.

353 In Loving Memory of MARK JAMES SANDIE BORN 8TH JULY 1860, DIED 15TH SEPTR 1922AND HIS WIFE MARGARET WINTRUP BORN 6TH MAY 1864, DIED 4TH MARCH 1944 ALSOHIS SON JAMES CHEAPE SANDIE BORN 8TH FEBY 1891 MISSING AT LOOS (7THCAMERONS) 25TH SEPTR 1915.

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354 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES MASON, DIED 20TH FEB. 1923 AGED 31 YEARS AND HISWIFE ELLENOR FORD DIED 26TH MAY 1950 AGED 69 YEARS.

355 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT CALDER FARMER, CAIRNDINNES. DIED 30TH MAY 1923, AGED82 YEARS. AND HIS WIFE MARGARET RIDDELL DIED 16TH FEBRUARY 1925, AGED 69YEARS. ALSO THEIR ELDEST DAUGHTER MARGARET STEVENSON CHAPEL, NORTHBERWICK DIED 12TH MARCH 1953, AGED 70 YEARS. AND THEIR SON JAMES FARMER,OF CHAPEL, DIED 4TH OCTOBER 1954, AGED 63 YEARS. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTERS MARYRIDDELL DIED 4TH AUG. 1971, AGED 85 YEARS ELIZABETH DIED 26TH SEPT. 1972. AGED85 YEARS.

356 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM MIDDLEMASS OF MARKLEMAINS WHO DIEDAT TEVIOT BANK. EAST LINTON 1ST JULY 1924. ALSO JANET SISTER OF THE ABOVEWHO DIED 23RD JUNE 1937

357 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF ANDERSON COWE WHO DIED 2ND JUNE 1925, AGED 68YEARS. HELEN ANDERSON COWE WHO DIED 17TH SEPTEMBER 1929, AGED 66 YEARS.SUSAN COWE WHO DIED ON 12TH MAY 1931, AGED 72 YEARS.

358 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN HEATH SECOND SON OF JOHN HEATH AND BELOVEDHUSBAND OF BEATRICE DENNIS BORN 1ST JANUARY 1893 DIED 11TH DECEMBER 1925ALSO JOHN HEATH BORN 15TH OCTOBER 1867 DIED 18TH JUNE 1929 ALSO ELIZABETHHONEYMAN BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE JOHN HEATH BORN 21ST APRIL 1864, DIED8TH MARCH 1954 ANNIE DAUGHTER OF JOHN & ELIZABETH HEATH BORN 26THDECEMBER 1900 DIED 16TH JUNE 1978 "AT REST."

359 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WINIFRED DENHOLM WIFE OF WM G. BURRELL BORN 28THAPRIL 1889 DIED 10TH MAY 1926

360 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT CALDER WHO DIED 25TH FEB. 1938 AGED 56 YEARS.ALSO HIS WIFE MARY WATSON MIDDLEMASS DIED 20TH APRIL 1979 AGED 90 YEARS.

361 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY FERRIER DAUGHTER OF ROBERT & MARY W. CALDERBORN 29TH NOV 1921 DIED 11TH JUNE 1926

362 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT MIDDLEMAS FARMER, CRAUCHIE, WHO DIED 6THAUGUST 1927 AGED 80 YEARS. HIS WIFE CATHERINE ROBERTSON DIED 20TH MARCH1968 AGED 92 YEARS ALSO THEIR SON ADAM DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF NANCYDIED 19TH APRIL 1982 AGED 64 YEARS

363 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOCK GILMOUR 1898 - 1954 AND HIS WIFE AGGIE (NAN) 1897 -1986 DEAR MUM AND DAD OF CATHIE GRAN AND GAFFY OF NAN AND JOYCE

364 In Loving Memory Of HELEN HENDERSON BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE MONTGOMERYWHO DIED 15TH MARCH 1937 AGED 79 YEARS THE ABOVE GEORGE MONTGOMERYWHO DIED 8TH AUGUST 1939 AGED 83 YEARS. AND THEIR SON GEORGE ALEXR.MONTGOMERY BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARION ANDERSON WHO DIED 3RDNOVEMBER 1950 AGED 68 YEARS AND THE ABOVE MARION ANDERSON WHO DIED29TH DECEMBER 1952 AGED 66 YEARS. AT REST

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365 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANE SERLE YOUNG BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE BROWN M'KINLAY, DIED 28TH SEPT. 1936. ALSO THEIR SON JAMES, DIED OF WOUNDS 20TH MAY1918, INTERRED HARPONVILLE, FRANCE. THE ABOVE GEORGE BROWN M' KINLAY,DIED 25TH MAY 1939. THEIR SON HENRY MURRAY DIED 12TH AUGUST 1960. ALSOTHEIR DAUGHTER MARGARET J.J. McKINLAY DIED 16TH SEPTEMBER 1984

366 Sacred TO THE MEMORY OF ANNIE SCOTT, BELOVED WIFE OF ALEXANDER CURRIE,WHO DIED 4TH APRIL 1935, AGED 72 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SON WILLIAM, KILLED INFRANCE 27TH MARCH 1918, AGED 25 YEARS. ALSO THEIR YOUNGEST DAUGHTERJESSIE, WHO DIED 15TH NOVEMBER 1943, AGED 48 YEARS. AND THE ABOVEALEXANDER CURRIE, WHO DIED 14TH MARCH 1947, AGED 89 YEARS DAVID, DIED 8THAPRIL 1976 AGED 78 YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANNIE PARKINSON WHO DIED13TH NOVEMBER 1980 AGED 78 YEARS

367 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ALEXANDER CALDER DIED 1936 AGED 72. HIS WIFEJULIA HOGG DIED 1938 AGED 70. ALSO THEIR ELDER DAUGHTER MARY CAMPBELLWHO DIED 3RD SEPT 1963 AGED 71 YEARS. ALSO THEIR YOUNGER DAUGHTERMARGARET WINTON WHO DIED 12TH NOV. 1982 AGED 84 YEARS

368 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN BELL DIED 1ST SEPTEMBER 1945 AGED 70 YEARS. ALSOHIS WIFE LIZZIE HAMILTON DIED 13TH MAY 1953 AGED 76 YEARS.

369 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ANN BURNS WIFE OF WALTER COLTHERD WHO DIED24TH JUNE 1936 AGED 64 YEARS. THE ABOVE WALTER COLTHERD WHO DIED 27TH JULY1942 AGED 72 YEARS. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER MARGARET HELEN HOOK WHO DIED5TH OCTOBER 1978 AGED 85 YEARS.

370 In Loving Memory of MY BELOVED HUSBAND GEORGE WOOD WHITE, WHO DIED 12THOCTOBER 1929, IN HIS 66TH YEAR. ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE HELEN LOGAN WHO DIED8TH SEPTEMBER 1943, IN HER 78TH YEAR. AND THEIR SON JAMES WHO DIED 18THFEBRUARY 1956 AGED 71. AT REST

371 ROBERT WAUGH TWEEDIE LT. COL., T.D., D.L. OF PHANTASSIE 1875 - 1941 AND MARYKENNAWAY RONALDSON HIS WIFE 1876 - 1956 DOUGLAS GEORGE TWEEDIE, W.S. THEIRYOUNGEST SON 1918 - 1982

372 ROBERT GEORGE STEPHEN OF PHANTASSIE 1909 - 1994 AND MAY RONALDSONTWEEDIE HIS WIFE 1913 - 1995

373 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALEXANDER BLACK, SON OF THE LATE JOHN BLACK, DIED3RD JUNE 1939. ALSO JANET BLACK DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE JOHN BLACK DIED17TH JULY 1952. AND ELIZABETH BLACK HER TWIN SISTER DIED 31ST MARCH 1956

374 IN LOVI--- MEMORY OF WILLIAM LITTLE WHO DIED 26TH FEBY 1933 AGED 76 ANDMARY WAITE WIFE OF WILLIAM LITTLE, WHO DIED 1ST SEPT., 1946, AGED 77. ANDTHEIR DAUGHTER JANET SCOTT ATKINSON WHO DIED 14TH AUGT. 1962, AGED 73.

375 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES DRYSDALE McARTHUR, WHO DIED 25TH JANUARY1934, AGED 58 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE MARGARET HENRIETTA ANDERSON WHO DIED18TH APRIL 1949, THEIR DAUGHTER HENRIETTA ELIZABETH CONSTANCE, WHO DIED12TH MARCH 1980, AND HER HUSBAND THOMAS WILLIAM WALLACE, WHO DIED 9THOCTOBER 1978,

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376 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH McARTHUR WHO DIED 12TH MARCH 1940 AGED 60YEARS. ALSO HER BROTHERS GEORGE BELL McARTHUR WHO DIED 17TH JANUARY1949 AGED 72 YEARS. JOHN DRYSDALE McARTHUR WHO DIED 29TH DECEMBER 1955AGED 70 YEARS.

377 TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF WILLIAM HENRY LAING BUILDER BORN SEPTEMBER 21.1883 - DIED FEBRUARY 19. 1966 ALSO HIS WIFE JEANIE McKAY TENNANT BORN JUNE 20.1896 - DIED OCTOBER 8. 1983

378 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HARRY BROWN, WHO DIED 2ND FEB. 1935, AGED 5 YEARS AND9 MONTHS ALSO HIS MOTHER EFFIE BROWN WHO DIED 20TH FEB. 1966 ALSO HISFATHER ROBERT BROWN WHO DIED 3RD JULY 1972

379 IN LOVING MEMORY OF PETER HOPE BELOVED HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH WOOD WHODIED 30TH APRIL 1952 AGED 79 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE ELIZABETH WOOD WHO DIED27TH MAY 1958 AGED 79 YEARS.

380 IN LOVING MEMORY OF EUPHEMIA D. ANDERSON BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAMHERRIOT, DIED 19TH DEC. 1950. AND THE ABOVE WILLIAM HERRIOT DIED 16TH MAY1967 DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF CATHERINE FOWLER SADLY MISSED.

381 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JEMIMA M. BROWN DIED 31ST MAY 1951 AGED 62 YEARS ALSODAVID BROWN DIED 29TH JUNE 1983 AGED 96 YEARS JAMES BROWN DIED 19TH FEB.1965 AGED 74 YEARS

382 IN MEMORY OF DAVID HAMILTON LATE OF EAST LINTON WHO DIED AT CAIRNDINNIS,HADDINGTON ON 3RD FEBRUARY 1953.

383 IN MEMORY OF MARK SUGGETT DEAR HUSBAND OF ISABEL SHEPHERD DIED 26THAPRIL 1953 ALSO THE ABOVE ISABELLA SHEPHERD DIED 19TH NOVEMBER 1965

384 IN LOVING MEMORY OF PETER WEBSTER BELOVED HUSBAND OF CHRISTINAFORTUNE DIED 10 MAY 1953 ALSO OF HIS BELOVED WIFE CHRISTINA FORTUNE DIED 14APRIL 1962

385 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANET TORY KING BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN WILSON WHODIED 24TH OCTOBER 1955 AGED 73. AND THE ABOVE JOHN WILSON LATE OFTYNNINGHAME WHO DIED 28TH JUNE 1961 IN HIS 82ND YEAR.

386 IN REMEMBRANCE OF JENNY ELDER DAUGHTER OF JOHN & ANNIE WILSON WHO DIED26TH MARCH 1954 AGED 16. ALSO NANCY WHO DIED 10TH MAY 1966 AGED 19. ALSOTHE ABOVE JOHN WILSON WHO DIED 19TH FEB. 1978, AGED 65. AND THE ABOVE ANNIEWILSON WHO DIED 12TH FEB. 1988, AGED 76.

387 ERECTED BY FRANK ANDERSON IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS FATHER ALEXANDERANDERSON WHO DIED 15TH DEC. 1954 AGED 84 YEARS ALSO HIS MOTHER LILLIASSHIELLS WHO DIED 8TH FEB. 1956 AGED 84 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE FRANKANDERSON WHO DIED 3RD JAN. 1989 AGED 90 YEARS

388 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT HAVERY KERR BELOVED HUSBAND OF ISABELLABORTHWICK WHO DIED ON 19TH FEBRUARY 1957 AGED 69 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFEISABELLA WHO DIED ON 5TH APRIL 1971 AGED 84 YEARS.

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389 IN LOVING MEMORY OF PETER ALLAN HOWDEN DIED 24TH JULY 1960 AGED 79 YEARSALSO HIS WIFE CHRISTINA JESSIMAN DIED 26TH AUG. 1968 AGED 81 YEARS

390 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR FATHER CHARLES TAYLOR WHO DIED 26THNOVEMBER 1960 AND OUR DEAR MOTHER ELIZABETH TAYLOR WHO DIED 2ND JULY1965

391 IN LOVING MEMORY OF PETER WHITSON DIED 25TH JUNE 1961 AGED 71 ALSO HISBELOVED WIFE SOPHIA BATHGATE DIED 10TH DEC. 1979 AGED 85

392 LOVED AND REMEMBERED ALWAYS ROBERT SUMMERFIELD DIED 19TH FEB. 1949 ANDHIS BELOVED WIFE JANE WHITELAW DIED 9TH FEB. 1963 ALSO THEIR ONLY SONROBIN (PARATROOPER) LOST AT ARNHEM ON ACTIVE SERVICE 20TH SEPT. 1944. ALSOTHEIR DAUGHTER ELSIE DIED 28TH APRIL 1983.

393

394 In Loving Memory OF OUR DEAR FATHER HARRY BROWN WHO DIED 24TH JUNE 1914 ANDAGNES, HIS WIFE WHO DIED 26TH APRIL 1963

395 IN CHERISHED MEMORY OF ROBERT WILLIAM NEISH DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OFISABELLA B. LAWRIE BORN 6TH JUNE 1880 DIED 14TH AUGUST 1943. AND OF HIS WIFEISABELLA B. LAWRIE BORN 15TH MARCH 1882 DIED 3RD SEPT 1953. "WHOM GODHATH JOINED TOGETHER."

396 IN LOVING MEMORY OF IAN FRASER BELOVED HUSBAND OF ALICE REYNOLDS DIED25TH FEBRUARY 1950 AND HER MOTHER ANNIE REYNOLDS DIED 22ND JANUARY 1946

397 IN MEMORY OF ALLISTER McDONALD HEATH BELOVED HUSBAND OF JOHNANNAGILLIE WHO DIED 13TH OCTOBER 1947 AGED 43 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE JOHNANNAGILLIE WHO DIED 7TH OCTOBER 1971 AGED 62 YEARS AT REST

398 IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLOTTE BOLE WHO DIED 30TH JUNE 1965 BELOVED WIFEOF HENRY MACK

399 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN SCOTT WHO DIED 2ND JULY 1949 AGED 64 YEARS. ANDOF HIS WIFE CHRISTINA LAWSON WHO DIED 17TH MARCH 1981 IN HER 94TH YEAR.

400 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGARET ANNAL DUNCAN WIFE OF WILLIAM MILLAR WHODIED 5TH SEPTEMBER 1949. AGED 69. ALSO THE ABOVE WILLIAM MILLAR WHO DIED8TH FEBRUARY 1969. AGED 84.

401 ERECTED BY WILLIAM PLENDERLEITH ROBERTSON In memory of HIS BELOVED WIFEMARGARET ELLIOT WHO DIED AT EAST FORTUNE 9TH MARCH 1950

402 ERECTED BY MARY FLEMING IN LOVING MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND GEORGEBORTHWICK WHO DIED AT FORTUNE BANK ON 28TH MARCH 1950 ALSO THE ABOVEMARY FLEMING WHO DIED 13TH MAY 1980 AGED 89 YEARS

403 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT W. POLSON DIED 6TH JUNE 1950 BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANNF. THOMSON DIED 14TH JULY 1995

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404 ERECTED BY HUGH BRIGGS IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE ISABELLA MARR WHO DIED ATUGSTON ON 16TH JUNE 1951 AGED 60 YEARS.

405 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HELEN GRAHAM BELOVED WIFE OF FRANCIS DUGUID WHODIED AT ROODLANDS HOSPITAL ON 1ST DECEMBER 1951 AGED 56 YEARS. ALSOFRANCIS DUGUID HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE DIED 25TH JUNE 1965 AGED 74 YEARS.

406 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR DAD ALEXANDER GRAY DIED 7TH JAN. 1953 AGED69 ALSO HIS WIFE ALICE DIED 29TH MARCH 1972 AGED 76 CREMATED AT SEAFIELDSYLVIA LES AND FRANK

407 IN Loving Memory of ROBERT LESLIE SPIEWAK BORN 12 - 10 - 1953 DIED 3 - 12 - 1953

408 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM SHIEL BELOVED HUSBAND OF RACHEL WYLLIEDIED 8TH JAN 1954 AGED 71 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE RACHEL WYLLIE DIED ATCOCKBURNSPATH ON 22ND JUNE 1959 AGED 85 YEARS LATE OF PHANTASSIE.

409 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS SANDERSON DIED 22nd JAN. 1959 AGED 56 YEARSAND HIS WIFE MARGARET WEBSTER DIED 3rd DEC. 1994 AGED 87 YEARS

410 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALEXANDER P. McCALL DIED 8TH MAY 1953 ALSO MARY A.CLEGHORN WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 8TH MAY 1953

411 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZA SARAH GOODALL WIFE OF WILLIAM BARRIE DENHOLMSTENTON. BORN 29TH DECEMBER 1882 DIED 24TH APRIL 1944. ALSO THE ABOVEWILLIAM BARRIE DENHOLM BORN 19TH MAY 1877 DIED 12TH APRIL 1947.

412 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEO. J. W. ANDERSON WHO DIED 9TH FEB. 1930 AGED 66YEARS. AND HIS SON FLIGHT LIEUT. GEO. ANDERSON KILLED IN ACTION 16TH SEPT1918 AGED 21 YEARS. ALSO MARGARET HISLOP SINCLAIR WIFE OF THE ABOVE GEO. J.W. ANDERSON WHO DIED 24TH SEPT 1941 AGED 75 YEARS. AND ALSO THEIRDAUGHTER ANNIE PETTIGREW ANDERSON WHO DIED 6TH JUNE 1976 AGED 74 YEARS.

413 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND ANDREW BURNS DURIE, WHODIED 17TH FEB. 1930 AGED 41. ALSO HIS WIFE ANN MACKINTOSH, WHO DIED 10TH NOV.1944 "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK - AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY."

414 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JESSIE ROBINA DEWAR, THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE REV.ALEXR. WATT, M. A., MINISTER EMERITUS OF ST. ANDREW'S CONGREGATION,PRESTONKIRK. BORN ON THE 3RD JULY 1850, DIED ON THE 6TH APRIL 1936. ALSO THESAID ALEXANDER WATT, BORN ON THE 14TH NOVEMBER 1850. DIED ON THE 27THFEBRUARY 1942.

415 ERECTED BY EDITH MARY KIDD IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND GEORGE DRAFFANOATMEAL MILLER, PRESTON MILL WHO DIED 11TH JUNE 1943 AGED 55 YEARS ALSOHER SISTER CATHERINE KNOX KIDD WHO DIED 4TH FEBRUARY 1958 AGED 60 YEARSIN LOVING MEMORY ALSO OF THE ABOVE EDITH MARY DRAFFAN WHO DIED 17THOCTOBER 1983 AGED 87 YEARS

416 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES LILLIE HUSBAND OF MARY ANN FENDER WHO DIED6TH AUGUST 1943 AGED 57 YEARS. AND OF THE ABOVE MARY ANN FENDER WHO DIED17TH JULY 1963 AGED 82 YEARS.

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417 ERECTED BY CHARLES McDONALD IN MEMORY OF HIS DAUGHTER JANE MARR WHODIED 16TH JUNE 1946 AGED 38 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE CHARLES M. McDONALD WHODIED 2ND MAY 1956 AGED 82 YEARS. AND HIS WIFE MARY HUNTER WHO DIED 26THMARCH 1959 AGED 87 YEARS.

418 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY J. IRVING WIFE OF THOMAS McARTHUR DIED 12TH JUNE1946 AGED 66 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE THOMAS McARTHUR DIED 18TH JANUARY 1962AGED 80 YEARS

419 IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOMAS MICHIE WHO DIED 9TH JAN. 1914 INTERRED INDUNBAR ALSO HIS WIFE ISABELLA M. CRAIG WHO DIED 24TH NOV. 1944 AND THEIRDAUGHTER ELIZABETH ANNE WHO DIED 3RD AUG. 1950 AND THEIR SON JOHN DIED8TH JUNE 1982

420 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ESTHER McARTHUR WIFE OF ROBERT JOHN CRAIK DIED 24THMAY 1944 AGED 61 YEARS. ALSO ROBERT JOHN CRAIK DIED 7TH AUGUST 1945 AGED 63YEARS.

421 IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF INA MERCER CLARK DIED 30TH AUGUST 1944 AGED 69WIFE OF JAMES AIM HEADMASTER EAST LINTON PUBLIC SCHOOL 1906 - 1938 ALSOTHE SAID JAMES AIM DIED 21ST FEBRUARY 1952 AGED 78 ALSO THEIR DAUGHTERCATHERINE MARY AIM L.L.B. DIED 31ST MAY 1987 AGED 75

422 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALEXANDER STEPHENSON STEWART, PHARMACEUTICALCHEMIST AND M.P.S. ALPINE VILLA. EAST LINTON, WHO DIED 25TH FEBRUARY 1922,AGED 54 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE JANE ANN COULL DUNCAN WHO DIED 29TH MAY 1960AGED 80 YEARS. AND THEIR DAUGHTERS FAY, WHO DIED 5TH DEC. 1990 AND FREDA,WHO DIED 19TH JAN. 1994

423 Erected by CHARLOTTE DUNDAS, IN LOVING MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND Wm WESTON,DIED 22ND FEB. 1922, AGED 79 YEARS. THE ABOVE CHARLOTTE DUNDAS, DIED 19THJAN. 1944, AGED 88 YEARS. AND HER SISTER MARY ANN DUNDAS DIED 17TH OCT. 1946.

424 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND WILLIAM SKENE WHO DIED ATBEANSTON MAINS 25TH MARCH 1940 AGED 83 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE JANEALEXANDER SINCLAIR WHO DIED 6TH JULY 1945 AGED 79 YEARS.

425 IN MEMORY OF JOHN ORR WHO DIED 4TH FEBRUARY 1948 AGED 82 YEARS ALSO HISWIFE LOUISE AMY ORR WHO DIED 12TH JULY 1944

426 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND JAMES PORTEOUS DIED 6TH OCT 1951ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE ELIZABETH BROTHERSTON DIED 13TH FEB 1960 IN HER 83RDYEAR

427 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES THOMSON BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARY GILMOURDIED 18TH MAY 1952 AGED 42. AND HIS BELOVED WIFE MARY GILMOUR DIED 4TH DEC.1972 AGED 60

428 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE BLACK DIED 16 FEBRUARY 1985 AGED 84 YEARSALSO HIS WIFE JANET JOHNSTON DIED 1 SEPTEMBER 1988 AGED 83 YEARS

429 TREASURED MEMORIES OF JAMES DICKSON DIED 23RD JUNE 1990 VERY DEARHUSBAND OF ISABELLA MELROSE MICHIE

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430 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM BRODIE WHO DIED AT PHANTASSIE 11TH JUNE 1948AGED 42 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE AGNES W. GRANT DIED 8TH JUNE 1984 AGED 81 YEARS

431 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ISABELLA McLEOD (ELLA) BELOVED DAUGHTER OF BETTYAND ISAAC LOGAN DIED 25TH APRIL 1947 AGED 12 YRS ISAAC LOGAN BELOVEDHUSBAND OF BETTY AND MUCH LOVED FATHER AND GRANDAD DIED 1ST NOV 1982AGED 72 YRS TILL WE MEET AGAIN

432 IN MEMORY OF ISABELLA C. CATHIE DIED 19TH AUG. 1947 AGED 68 BELOVED WIFE OFWILLIAM ALLAN DIED 1ST JUNE 1951 AGED 77

433 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM HOGG OF EASTFIELD COTTAGES WHITTINGEHAMEWHO DIED 31ST MARCH 1947 AGED 83. AND OF HIS WIFE MARY PURVES WHO DIED14TH NOV. 1947 AGED 78 YEARS.

434 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR FATHER ANDREW SCOTT WHO DIED 16TH JUNE1946 AND OUR DEAR MOTHER MARY GALLACHER WHO DIED 27TH MARCH 1953.

435 IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLOTTE McKINLAY WIDOW OF THOMAS GILLIES DIED 1STJAN. 1945. JAMES PROVAN McKINLAY DIED 28TH FEB 1956. ALSO HIS SISTER JESSIEMcKINLAY DIED 11TH APRIL 1958.

436 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR FATHER RICHARD LAMB, WHO DIED 2NDDECEMBER 1944 AGED 39 YEARS AND OUR DEAREST MOTHER MARGARET DOUGLASSCOTT WHO DIED 10TH NOVEMBER 1974 AGED 66 YEARS AND DEAR GRAND-PARENTSOF THE CHILDREN. "LOVED BY US ALL"

437 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH LOGAN BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE GLASS DIED27TH SEPT. 1944 AGED 68 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE GEORGE GLASS DIED 13TH MAY1968 AGED 88 YEARS

438 Erected BY JAMES SANDERSON IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS WIFE JANET HENDERSONWHO DIED 11TH AUGUST 1929 AGED 56 YEARS. THE ABOVE JAMES SANDERSON DIED5TH MAY 1936 AGED 65 YEARS.

439 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND PETER GOODALL WHO DIED 13TH DEC.1931 AGED 55 YEARS. AND HIS WIFE MARY BROWNHILL, WHO DIED 26TH APRIL 1950AGED 73 YEARS.

440 IN MEMORY OF MARY H. P. BROWN DIED AT HAILES MILL 8TH MARCH 1932, AGED 18

440 ALSO HER FATHER THOMAS BROWN WHO DIED 31ST JULY 1939 AGED 65.

440 ALSO HER MOTHER HELEN PATERSON WHO DIED 30TH SEPT. 1949 AGED 77.

440 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN W. BROWN DIED 30TH JULY 1977 AGED 79.

441 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALEXANDER A. MARTIN HUSBAND OF EDITH CARR WHO DIEDON 19TH MARCH 1932 AGED 29 YEARS.

442 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN COMBE WHO DIED 21ST FEB. 1933 AG---D 67. ALSOELIZABETH MERCER WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 31ST MARCH 1950 AGED 81.

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443 IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF THOMAS WATT BRIGGS WHO DIED 23RDDECEMBER 1954 AGED 14½ YEARS. ALSO HIS FATHER F/O THOMAS WATT BRIGGS, R.A.F.KILLED IN ACTION 15TH FEBRUARY 1944 AGED 29 YEARS INTERRED IN BLOKZIJL,HOLLAND. ALSO JAMES BRUCE HOGG WHO DIED 6TH JULY 1933 AGED 47 YEARS. ALSOHIS WIFE MARY ANN KERR WHO DIED 31ST JANUARY 1969 AGED 72 YEARS.

444 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANET WILSON DIED 8TH NOV. 1933 DEAR WIFE OF JAMESBLAIR DIED 20TH APRIL 1962

445 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND JAMES McGREGOR DIED 8TH SEPTEMBER1930 ALSO MARGARET GOLDSBERRY HIS BELOVED WIFE DIED 10TH MAY 1957 R.I.P.

446 IN MEMORY OF JOHN STEWART WHO DIED 23RD AUG, 1937 AGED 67 YEARS ALSO HISSON ALEX WHO DIED 2ND NOV, 1930 AGED 41 YEARS CATHERINE REID WIFE OF JOHNSTEWART DIED 17TH APRIL 1948

447 IN MEMORY OF THOMAS BROWN TELFER BORN 1ST JULY 1869 DIED 4TH NOV. 1930.

448 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR PARENTS JANET RICHARDSON DIED 22ND APRIL 1931AGED 69 YEARS ADAM RAMSAY DIED 7TH MAY 1938 AGED 80 YEARS ALSO ROBERTTHEIR SON DIED 11TH MAY 1942 AGED 40 YEARS

449 In LOVING MEMORY OF ARCHIBALD WILSON WHO DIED 19TH AUGUST 1931 AGED 68YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE ANN McLEOD WOOD WHO DIED 24TH FEBRUARY 1948 AGED 78YEARS. ALSO THEIR SON JOHN WHO DIED OF WOUNDS IN FRANCE 13TH APRIL 1917AGED 23 YEARS. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER HELEN REID WHO DIED 17TH JUNE 1917AGED 10 YEARS AND THOMAS WHITE SON-IN-LAW OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 8THJUNE 1970 IN HIS 66TH YEAR. BARBARA WOOD WHITE DAUGHTER SISTER AND WIFEOF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 13TH MARCH 1987 AGED 76 YEARS.

450 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN BALD WHO DIED 11TH SEPT 1932. AND HIS WIFE FLORAMEIKLEM WHO DIED 27TH JUNE 1953. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER FLORA O. BALD WHODIED 27TH OCT. 1984

451 IN LOVING MEMORY OF SUSAN COMB CUNNINGHAM DIED 14TH OCT. 1977 AGED 68YRS. DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES HOWDEN HENDRIE WHO DIED 15TH DEC. 1978AGED 76 YRS. LIGHT EVERLASTING ON THEE SHINE

452 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE MERSON MORRIS WHO DIED ON 23RD SEPTEMBER1960 AGED 72 YEARS ALSO HIS DEAR WIFE MARY MORTON CRABBE WHO DIED ON27TH SEPTEMBER 1960 AGED 70 YEARS

453 IN REMEMBRANCE OF JEAN DUNCAN DIED AT GLASGOW 9TH MAY 1935.

454 ERECTED BY GEORGE DURIE IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS WIFE AGNES ALLANCLAPPERTON WHO DIED 26TH JANUARY 1952 AGED 72 YEARS AND THE ABOVEGEORGE DURIE WHO DIED 4TH NOVEMBER 1972 IN HIS 90TH YEAR AND OF HISMOTHER MARTHA HOWDEN WHO DIED 15TH JULY 1923 AGED 62 YEARS AND OF HISFATHER DAVID DURIE WHO DIED 13TH MAY 1933 AGED 73 YEARS ALSO THEIRYOUNGER SON ADAM GEORGE WHO DIED 8TH APRIL 1972

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455 ERECTED BY ROBERT GOODALL IN MEMORY OF HIS DEAR WIFE MARY WHITELAWWHO DIED AT EAST FORTUNE 14TH JAN. 1929 AGED 59 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVEROBERT GOODALL WHO DIED 23RD SEPT. 1945 AGED 77 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SONROBERT J. GOODALL DIED 19TH AUG. 1978 AND HIS WIFE ELIZABETH PENMAN DIED17TH JUNE 1981

456 IN LOVING MEMORY OF SUSAN COMBE WIFE OF ROBT CUNNINGHAM WHO DIED ATJEANFIELD 23RD JAN, 1934 AGED 60 YEARS ALSO THEIR DEAR SON WALTER DAVIDWHO DIED 2ND NOV. 1939 AGED 20 YEARS & 9 MONTHS. ALSO ROBERT C.CUNNINGHAM HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE SUSAN COMBE WHO DIED 29TH JAN. 1953AGED 74 YEARS. AND WITH THE MORN THOSE ANGEL FACES SMILE WHICH I HAVELOVED LONG SINCE AND LOST AWHILE

457 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES DENHOLM, WHO DIED 8TH MARCH 1929 AGED 66YEARS. ALSO OUR SON DAVID, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME 21STMARCH 1918 AGED 20 YEARS. ALSO HELEN BLAIR, WIFE OF JAMES DENHOLM WHODIED AT EAST LINTON 8TH FEBRUARY 1945 AGED 80 YEARS. JANET CRUICKSHANKDIED AT EAST FORTUNE ON 9TH FEB. 1963 BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM DENHOLM

458 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES WOOD WILSON BELOVED HUSBAND OF ISABELLAWARDLAW DIED 13TH DECEMBER 1961 AGED 64 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE ISABELLAWARDLAW DIED 10TH FEBRUARY 1986 AGED 86 YEARS ALSO THEIR DAUGHTERELIZABETH WHO DIED 22ND MARCH 1929 AGED 6 MONTHS

459 IN MEMORY OF DAVID WILSON FARMER, RICCARTON, LINLITHGOW, LATERAGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT MAKER EAST LINTON BORN RICCARTON, DIED 1929,AGED 66. HIS WIFE ANNIE JANE BOWIE BORN GILMEADOWLAND FARM,MUIRAVONSIDE, DIED 1936, AGED 70. AND FAMILY MARY STEWART BORN RICCARTON,DIED 1912, AGED 17. ANNIE BOWIE BORN RICCARTON, DIED 1968, AGED 65. EVELYNJANE BORN RICCARTON, DIED 1971, AGED 74. DAVID WILSON BORN EAST LINTON,DIED 1988, AGED 83. AND HIS WIFE ANNE THOMSON McKENZIE BORN DUNBAR, DIED1978, AGED 68. THIS IS STONE FROM BINNY QUARRY NEAR RICCARTON

In 1914, David Wilson competed in Holland with a machine for raising bulbs, built onsimilar lines to his potato lifter. There were eight entries for a prize of £83 but DavidWilson was the only exhibitor who put in an appearance. Owing to the nature of thesoil, his machine could not get down to the proper depth and the trial was postponed.In the same year, at the Highland and Agricultural Society's show at Hawick, DavidWilson of Bridgeside Implement Works, East Linton had a stand featuring a potatodigger, which, it was claimed, would raise the whole crop undamaged, and leave it innarrow rows. He also had on show a potato cleaner and sizing machine, and potatosprouting boxes.

460 ERECTED BY JOHN TURNER BALD, IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS WIFE CATHERINEMcFARLANE, WHO DIED 28TH SEPT 1922, AGED 59 YEARS. ALSO RICHARD THEIR SONWHO DIED 10TH OCT. 1926, AGED 24 YEARS. AND THE ABOVE JOHN TURNER BALDWHO DIED 7TH NOV. 1943, AGED 81 YEARS.

461 IN MEMORY OF MARGARET HAMILTON WIFE OF ROBERT STEWART WHO DIED ATMARKLE 1ST MARCH 1926 AGED 54 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE ROBERT STEWART WHODIED AT EAGLESCARNIE 6TH JULY 1951 AGED 69 YEARS

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462 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES CRAIG WHO DIED 3RD DEC. 1968 AGED 81 YEARS ANDHIS WIFE ANNIE BALD WHO DIED 14TH DEC. 1964 AGED 73 YEARS THEIR DAUGHTERCATHERINE McFARLANE WHO DIED 26TH MARCH 1994 AGED 76 YEARS WIFE OFDOUGLAS FLETCHER

463 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES BURNSIDE PLOUGHMAN DIED 6TH JAN. 1928 ERECTEDBY HIS GRANDSON

464 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGARET WATT SKED BELOVED WIFE OF HENRY BRUNTONWHO DIED AT NEWMAINS STENTON 14TH AUGUST 1942 AGED 66. ALSO THEIRDAUGHTER MARGARET WATT BLAIR WHO DIED AT NETHERHAILES 25TH JUNE 1925AGED 18. AND HER DAUGHTER MARGARET WATT SKED BLAIR WHO DIED AT EASTCRAIG 30TH OCTOBER 1928 AGED 3. ALSO THE ABOVE HENRY BRUNTON WHO DIED ATWHITECRAIG FARM MUSSELBURGH. 5TH JANUARY 1951 AGED 79

465 In Loving Memory of ELIZABETH JANE MANDERSON, BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES BLAIR,WHO DIED AT SUNNYSIDE 3RD JULY 1928. AGED 76 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE JAMESBLAIR, WHO DIED 30TH DECEMBER 1937, AGED 87 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SECONDDAUGHTER EUPHEMIA WHO DIED 11TH JUNE 1948 AGED 69 YEARS. ASLEEP IN JESUS.

466 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WINIFRED EDWARDS DIED 23RD NOV. 1923, AGED 25 YEARS.ALSO DOUGLAS AVERY, DIED 4TH JUNE 1932, AGED 13½ YEARS.

467 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANET HEPBURN KERR WHO DIED 26TH JANUARY 1979 AGED78 YEARS ALSO HER HUSBAND ANDREW NEILSON WHO DIED 21ST JUNE 1971 AGED 70YEARS ALSO THEIR SON ROBERT (BOBBY) NEILSON DIED 3RD SEP. 1990 AGED 68YEARS

468 ERECTED BY GEORGE KERR IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR WIFE MARGARETANDERSON WHO DIED AT PHANTASSIE 1ST NOV 1925 AGED 51 ALSO MY LOVINGDAUGHTER JANET JOAN WHO DIED AT PHANTASSIE 13TH NOV 1954 AGED 43 DEEPLYMOURNED ALSO THE ABOVE GEORGE KERR WHO DIED AT PHANTASSIE 27TH JUNE1960 AGED 83 ALSO BELOVED DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE AGNES WHO DIED 30TH DEC.1973 AGED 75

469 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR BERTIE BORN 13TH JUNE 1916 DIED 8TH JANUARY1926 SON OF THOMAS & MARGARET HARDIE WAUGHTON ALSO THE ABOVE THOMASHARDIE DIED 17TH NOVEMBER 1960 AGED 73 YEARS.

470 JOHN RENNIE GRAY 1873 - 1937 OF SMEATON AND FARMER AT NIDDRIE MAINS HISWIFE MARGARET BOVILL 1880 - 1958 HIS ELDER DAUGHTER JEAN ISOBEL 1913 - 1918INTERRED AT NIDDRIE MARISCHAL MARIANNE RANKIN FLOCKHART 1951 - 1981BELOVED WIFE OF THOS DUNCAN GRAY OF GREAT YELDHAM HALL ESSEX

471 ERECTED BY JAMES JOHNSTON ROSE COTTAGE, EAST LINTON IN LOVING MEMORY OFHIS WIFE ANNIE HILL WHO DIED 10TH OCT. 1943 AGED 67 YEARS. ALSO HIS SON DAVIDHILL WHO DIED 14TH OCT. 1925 AGED 9 YEARS INTERRED IN COCKBURNSPATH ALSOTHE ABOVE JAMES JOHNSTON WHO DIED 21ST MARCH 1966 AGED 85 YEARS

472 ERECTED IN MEMORY OF ALEXANDER LOGAN BELOVED HUSBAND OF CHRISTINA M.DICKSON WHO DIED AT WEST BARNS. 9TH MARCH 1946, AGED 68 YEARS. ALSO THEABOVE CHRISTINA M. DICKSON WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 10TH DECEMBER 1950AGED 71 YEARS.

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473 IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM AND AGNES CHALMERS THEIR DAUGHTER WINIFRED EASTLINTON 1978

474 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALEXANDER PENNYCOOK, WHO DIED 19TH JAN. 1936, AGED66 YEARS. AND HIS SON ALEXANDER PENNYCOOK 12TH ROYAL SCOTS, WHO DIED APRISONER OF WAR 16TH OCT. 1918 AGED 21 YEARS. AND HIS WIFE ELIZABETH TOD,WHO DIED 27TH JUNE 1939, AGED 80 YEARS. AND JOHN YOUNGER TORRANCE WHODIED 16TH JANUARY 1953 AGED 60 YEARS. AND HIS WIFE NESSIE WHO DIED 16THAPRIL 1984 AGED 84 YEARS

475 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN HUME BELOVED HUSBAND OF ELIZABETHLOGAN WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE ON 2ND MARCH 1917 AGED 34 YEARSALSO ELIZABETH LOGAN WHO DIED 29TH JULY 1946 AGED 63 YEARS. JAMES LOGANHUME SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 16TH OCTOBER 1953 AGED 45 YEARS.

476 IN LOVING MEMORY OF BEATRICE ELEANOR CASTLE WIFE OF PATRICK CASTLE WHODIED 10TH SEPTEMBER 1946 AGED 75 YEARS THE ABOVE PATRICK CASTLE WHO DIED2ND JULY 1948 AGED 81 YEARS

477 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM PURVES WHO DIED 18TH JUNE 1952 AGED 80 YEARS,LATE OF SEACLIFF. AND HIS DAUGHTER CHRISTINE SIMPSON WHO DIED 9TH AUGUST1908 AGED 4½ YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE JANET ANGUS WHO DIED 24TH OCT. 1958 AGED 82YEARS.

478 IN LOVING AND ABIDING MEMORY OF ABEL RATHIE CRAIK WHO DIED 15THDECEMBER 1952 AGED 65 YEARS. AND HIS WIFE MARGARET SPENCE PETTIGREW WHODIED 19TH NOVEMBER 1985 AGED 95 YEARS.

479 IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDER[I]CK WILLIAM AVERY WHO DIED 19TH FEBRUARY1951 AGED 61 YEARS

480 PETER WOOD BORN AT HALLS 11TH JAN. 1868 DIED 30TH OCT. 1949

481 IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANCES MARGARET FORBES WIFE OF ROBERT FORBESMcFARLANE DIED 17TH MAY 1945 AGED 34 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE ROBERT FORBESMcFARLANE DIED 18TH NOV. 1983 AGED 76 YEARS.

482 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGINA SINCLAIR MALCOLM BORN 12TH AUG. 1872 DIED6TH MARCH 1945 ALSO OF ROBINA SINCLAIR MALCOLM BORN 24TH JULY 1876 DIED13TH OCT 1946 ALICE SINCLAIR MALCOLM BORN 18TH MAY 1874 DIED 15TH AUGUST1950 WILLIAM MALCOLM WHITELAW BORN 6TH DEC. 1897 DIED 20TH JUNE 1956

483 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANGUS McCALLUM LATE SCHOOLMASTER BORN ATGLASSARY, ARGYLL 11TH FEBRUARY 1866, DIED 6TH NOVEMBER 1950. ALSO HIS WIFEELIZABETH A. LAING DIED 4TH OCT. 1954 ALSO THEIR SON ANGUS DIED IN AUSTRALIA12TH OCTOBER 1982 AND THEIR DAUGHTER MYRA MARION DIED 11TH OCT. 1995

484 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN WILLIAMS BLACK WHO DIED 2ND MARCH 1959 AGED 57YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF CHRISTINA BURNS LOGAN WHO DIED 25TH SEPT. 1968AGED 64 YEARS

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485 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND AND OUR DEAR FATHER DAVID R.PATERSON DIED AT WAUGHTON 29TH NOVEMBER 1956 ALSO HIS WIFE JANETBATHGATE DODDS DIED 16TH MARCH 1971

486 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND GEORGE FERGIE WHO DIED 10TH APRIL1958 ALSO HIS WIFE ELIZABETH RUNCIMAN WHO DIED 21ST DEC. 1963 AGED 87 ALSOMARION RUNCIMAN WHO DIED 11TH DEC. 1957

487 IN LOVING MEMORY OF BERTHA WINIFRID LOGIE ROBERTSON WHO DIED ON 24THOCTOBER 1957 AGED 67 YEARS AND HER HUSBAND WILLIAM PATRICK LOGIEROBERTSON WHO FOLLOWED HER ON 12TH DECEMBER 1957 AGED 74 YEARS

488 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND JOHN MESTON DIED 6TH JUNE 1958 AGED39 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE MARY GORDON DIED 11TH OCT. 1977 AGED 57 YEARSERECTED BY HIS WIFE MARY GORDON

489 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JESSIE TORRY WHO DIED 22ND NOV. 1958 AGED 61 YEARS.ALSO HER HUSBAND JOHN ROSS TWADDLE WHO DIED 19TH APRIL 1961 AGED 65YEARS. "AT REST."

490 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR PARENTS MARY PUNTON DIED 8TH DEC. 1973 AGED74 YEARS ANDREW DICKSON DIED 20TH AUG. 1975 AGED 85 YEARS ALSO MY BELOVEDSON HUDSON (HUSSY) DICKSON DIED 10TH JUNE 1959 AGED 11 YEARS AND MYBELOVED DAUGHTER BARBARA MARY DICKSON DIED 9TH NOV. 1960 AGED 12 DAYSAND OUR BELOVED DAD AND SON EDWARD HUDSON DICKSON DIED 19TH FEBRUARY1997 AGED 72 YEARS

491 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANET WHITE WHO DIED 31ST OCTOBER 1956 AGED 65 YEARSBELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM LESLIE McKINLAY WHO DIED 24TH OCTOBER 1974 AGED81 YEARS

492 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM PURVES WHO DIED 24TH MARCH 1956 AGED 80.ALSO HIS WIFE MARION KAY WHO DIED 21ST MAY 1957 AGED 85.

493 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS JOHN ROBSON DIED 18TH SEPT. 1988 AGED 74 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF MARY YOUNG

494 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM PETTIGREW WHO DIED 30TH APRIL 1959 AGED 61YEARS AND HIS WIFE VIDA WHO DIED 24TH APRIL 1990 AGED 78 YEARS

495 IN MEMORY OF JAMES VIRTUE BELOVED HUSBAND OF JANET KING, WHO DIED 7THAPRIL 1947, AGED 38 YEARS. AND OF JANET KING WHO DIED 24TH JUNE 1960 AGED 55YEARS.

496 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES ROSS DIED AT BEANSTON MAINS 31ST JANUARY 1950ALSO HIS WIFE MARY GORDON WHO DIED 21ST FEB. 1969 AGED 70 YEARS.

497 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT MACKAY DIED 7TH MAY 1953 AGED 62 YEARS ANDHIS WIFE EDITH HOGG DIED 10TH JUNE 1966 AGED 74 YEARS ALSO THEIR SON ROBERTDIED 2ND JAN. 1966 AGED 43 YEARS.

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498 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAVID BLACKHALL BELOVED HUSBAND OF SARAHHAMILTON DIED 9TH JULY 1960 AGED 83 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE SARAH HAMILTONWHO DIED 4TH JUNE 1983 AGED 88 YEARS AT REST.

499 HARLEY IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR WIFE JOYCE

500 IN MEMORY OF JANE RAMAGE ALLAN WHO DIED 22ND JUNE 1954 AGED 34 YEARSALSO HER BROTHER WILLIAM ALLAN WHO DIED 26TH MAY 1990 AGED 78 YEARS

501 ERECTED BY JASPER STEWART IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS WIFE JANE JOHNSTONWHO DIED 19TH JULY 1953 AGED 53 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE JASPER STEWART WHODIED 30TH JAN 1963 AGED 62 YEARS

502 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES LOTHIAN WHO DIED 15TH APRIL 1964 AGED 46 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF MARGARET I. W. McKINLAY

503 IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH MILLAR PUNTON BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES BUGLASSWHO DIED 17TH FEB. 1961 AGED 61 YEARS. AND THE ABOVE JAMES BUGLASS WHODIED 26TH DEC. 1969 AGED 70 YEARS

504 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER HELEN FAIRLIE BUGLASS BELOVED WIFEOF ALEXANDER B. MILLS DIED 3RD NOV. 1949 AGED 58 YEARS ALSO OUR DEARFATHER ALEXANDER B. MILLS DIED 17TH AUGUST 1956 AGED 69 YEARS

505 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANDREW WHITE McKINLAY DIED 30TH JUNE 1949 AGED 22YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANNIE McDONALD CASSIE

506 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WALTER S. KAY WHO DIED AT NETHER HAILES 21ST JANUARY1947 AGED 59 YEARS

507 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY MAUD COOPER WIFE OF GEORGE GOVAN DIED 8THJULY 1946 AGED 67 YEARS ALSO THEIR INFANT DAUGHTER MARY MAUD DIED 2NDMARCH 1902 AGED 3 MONTHS. AND THE ABOVE GEORGE GOVAN DIED 29TH MAY 1955AGED 81 YEARS

508 ERECTED BY HIS FAMILY AND FELLOW WORKMEN L & N. E. R. IN LOVING MEMORY OFROBERT SHARP FAICHEN RELAYER WHO WAS KILLED ON DUTY BY ENEMY ACTION17TH AUGUST 1941 AGED 62 YEARS AND OF HIS WIFE MINTO WILSON WEMYSS WHODIED 23RD MAY 1966 AGED 84 YEARS AND OF WILLIAM THEIR SON WHO DIED 24THJUNE 1970 AGED 58 YEARS

509 ERECTED BY ALEXANDER YOUNG IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS FATHER AND MOTHERDAVID YOUNG DIED 24TH JAN. 1943, AGED 74, BELOVED HUSBAND OF JEMIMARUTHERFORD DIED 4TH DEC. 1949, AGED 84. ALSO THEIR SON ALEXANDER R YOUNGDIED 1ST DEC. 1987, AGED 88.

510 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS INGLIS WHO DIED 22ND OCTOBER 1943 AGED 46YEARS HUSBAND OF ROBINA PRENTICE WHO DIED 9TH OCTOBER 19[6]2 AGED 62YEARS

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511 DOUGLAS IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALISTAIR DOUGLAS WHO DIED 13TH APRIL 1944AGED 7 YEARS ALSO HIS FATHER ALEXANDER DOUGLAS WHO DIED 21ST AUGUST 1962AGED 54 YEARS AND HIS MOTHER MARION WALLS GRAY WHO DIED 17TH AUGUST1975 AGED 61 YEARS.

512 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN GOVAN WHO DIED AT HAILES ON 7TH JAN. 1943, AGED74. ALSO CAROLINE HIS DAUGHTER WHO DIED ON 15TH JULY 1943 AGED 38."SEVERED ONLY TILL HE COME"

513 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANET DICKSON DIED 3RD DEC 1942 AND HER SON ANDREWDICKSON DIED 24TH JAN 1982

514 TREASURED MEMORIES OF JOHN McDONALD DIED 30TH JAN. 1981 AGED 80 YEARSALSO HIS DEAR WIFE MARGARET McDONALD DIED 22ND JAN. 1967 AGED 65 YEARSAND THEIR SON DAVID McDONALD DIED 22ND OCT. 1942 AGED 7 YEARS

515 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY FISH WIFE OF THOMAS BUGLASS WHO DIED 29TH JUNE1942 AGED 78 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SONS THOMAS WHO DIED 20TH SEPT. 1900 AGED 7YEARS AND RODGER, (H. L. I.) KILLED IN ACTION, 27TH AUG. 1917 AGED 30 YEARS. ANDTHE ABOVE THOMAS BUGLASS WHO DIED 15TH OCT 1954 AGED 85 YEARS.

516 ERECTED BY JOHN A. THOMSON BLACKSMITH, TYNINGHAME IN LOVING MEMORY OFHIS WIFE CATHERINE MENZIES. WHO DIED 16TH SEPT. 1938 AGED 41 YEARS.

517 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT JOHNSTON DIED 28TH JANUARY 1939 AGED 33 YEARSALSO HIS SON ROBERT CAMERON DIED 7TH MARCH 1951 AGED 18 YEARS

518 IN MEMORY OF JOAN RUNCIMAN WHO DIED 6TH MAY 1939 AGED 60 BELOVED WIFE OFARCHIBALD KING WHO DIED 20TH APRIL 1960 AGED 83

519 ERECTED BY AGNES J. WALKER IN LOVING MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND JOHN P.ANDERSON WHO DIED 24TH MARCH 1940 AGED 69. ALSO HER SON PTE. JAMESWALKER DIED OF WOUNDS 21ST JUNE 1918 AGED 27. AND THE ABOVE AGNES J.WALKER WHO DIED 7TH JUNE 1949 AGED 77.

520 IN LOVING MEMORY OF CATHERINE BUTLER WHO DIED 20TH SEPT. 1940, AGED 11.ALSO HER FATHER PATRICK BUTLER WHO DIED 16TH JAN. 1984, AGED 81 AND HIS WIFEELIZABETH BUDGE WHO DIED 16TH OCT. 1985 AGED 86. R.I.P.

521 IN LOVING MEMORY OF EVA PLAYER EDINBURGH WHO DIED 19TH JULY 1971 AGED 72YEARS ALSO HER DAUGHTER IRENE WHO DIED 28TH NOV. 1939 AGED 10 YEARS.

522 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGARET BAULD MILLIGAN WHO DIED 21ST FEB. 1939 WIFEOF JAMES H. KERR ALSO HIS SECOND WIFE CATHERINE MORRISON STEWART WHODIED 25TH NOV. 1982 AND THE ABOVE JAMES HEPBURN KERR J.P. WHO DIED 27TH AUG.1983 AGED 81 YEARS

523 IN MEMORY OF FRED. YEATS DIED 25TH AUGUST 1960 AND HIS WIFE LILIAS McKENZIEDIED 8TH JANUARY 1939. ALSO THEIR SON FRED WHO DIED 25TH JULY 1973.

524 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ISABELLA NISBET HOWDEN WHO DIED 28TH DECEMBER 1935ALSO WILLIAM HOWDEN HER HUSBAND WHO DIED 30TH MAY 1953 ALSO JANETHOWDEN DIED 1ST OCTOBER 1986 AGED 87 YEARS

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525 In Loving Memory of MARION MALCOLM WIFE OF PETER RENNIE WHO DIED 9THJANUARY 1936, AGED 62. ALSO THE ABOVE PETER RENNIE WHO DIED 9TH FEBRUARY1952 AGED 76.

526 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT E. ROBERTSON WHO DIED 10TH MAY 1937 AGED 59 YEARS.

527 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE J DICKSON WHO DIED AT CAIRNDINNIS 5TH JAN 1946ALSO HIS WIFE ISABELLA D. FULLERTON WHO DIED 27TH APRIL [19]39

528 IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHRISSIE RUTHERFORD 1901 - 1936 BELOVED WIFE OF ARCHIEWILSON 1900 - 1956

529 In LOVING MEMORY OF DANIEL BLACK BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARY MORRICE WHODIED 13TH FEBRUARY 1948 AGED 44 YEARS. AND OF HER SISTER FLORENCE WHO DIED30TH JANUARY 1936 AGED 38 YEARS.

530 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DUNCAN BROWN WHO DIED 6TH OCT. 1934 IN HIS 88TH YEAR.

531 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER JANE BROWN WHO DIED 14TH FEB. 1966AGED 82.

532 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH DURIE WHO DIED 28TH DECEMBER 1934 AGED 81YEARS. JANET DURIE BELOVED WIFE OF ALEXANDER BURNSIDE WHO DIED 1ST MAY1960.

533 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT EWART WHO DIED 21ST JUNE 1935 AGED 24 YEARSALSO HIS MOTHER ISABELLA PRINGLE WHO DIED AT SUNNYSIDE 26TH APRIL 1960,AGED 72 YEARS WIFE OF WILLIAM EWART. AND OF THE ABOVE WILLIAM EWART WHODIED 18TH JANUARY 1974 AGED 89 YEARS

Robert Ewart, rabbit trapper, of Sunnyside farm, Prestonkirk, died as a result of amotorcycle accident. He was well known in the district as a fine sportsman whoplayed left-half for several years with East Linton Corinthians and was held in highregard by his clubmates and players of other county clubs.

534 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARION McDONALD BELOVED WIFE OF ROBERT GRAHAMWHO DIED AT PITCOX 7TH OCTOBER 1935 AGED 54 YEARS. AND ABOVE ROBERTGRAHAM WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 25TH NOVEMBER 1950 AGED 74 YEARS. "ASLEEPIN JESUS." ERECTED BY FATHER AND FAMILY

535 IN MEMORY OF JAMES FAIRBAIRN CAMPBELL (BLACKSMITH) WHO DIED 12THOCTOBER 1975 AGED 81 YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARION McKENZIE GRAHAMWHO DIED 21ST SEPTEMBER 1982 AGED 82 YEARS AT REST

536 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR FATHER ALEXANDER WEBSTER DIED 5TH JUNE 1935AND MY DEAR MOTHER JANET JANE RITCHIE DIED 22ND JUNE 1967

537 IN LOVING MEMORY OF BILLY SKELDON WHO DIED 7TH AUG, 1934 AGED 8 YEARSFROM HIS PLAYMATES & FRIENDS

538 IN LOVING MEMORY OF SIMPSON McLEOD OF WAUGHTON GARDENS DIED 23RD JULY1934 AND HIS WIFE AGNES GORDON DIED 25TH NOV. 1935

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539 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGARET DALGLEISH WIFE OF JOHN STEWART WHO DIED21ST MAY 1933 IN HER 59TH YEAR. AND THE ABOVE JOHN STEWART WHO DIED 3RDAPRIL 1946 IN HIS 73RD YEAR.

540 ERECTED BY ROBERT DALGLEISH IN MEMORY OF CHARLES SMITH DIED 14TH OCT.1934, AGED 64. ALSO MARGARET SMITH WIFE OF THE ABOVE ROBERT DALGLEISHDIED 15TH MAY 1951, AGED 55. AND THE ABOVE ROBERT DALGLEISH DIED 3RD JAN.1962, AGED 69.

541 ERECTED BY JOHN HOGG IN MEMORY OF HIS MOTHER ANNIE LAWSON DIED 8TH OCT.1933 AGED 74 YEARS. AND HIS FATHER JOHN HOGG DIED 4TH JULY 1939 AGED 80YEARS. ALSO HIS SON JOHN ROBERT DIED 26TH SEPT. 1926 AGED 1 MONTH. ALSO HISWIFE AGNES HUNTER DIED 16TH JUNE 1964 AGED 75 YEARS AND THE ABOVE JOHNHOGG DIED 14TH JAN. 1967 AGED 73 YEARS

542 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER AGNES BLAIR DIED 4TH JUNE 1915 ANDOUR DEAR FATHER JOHN BLAIR DIED 24TH MARCH 1934 AND THEIR ELDESTDAUGHTER MARGARET BLAIR DIED 5TH JUNE 1979 AT REST

543 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANE GARDNER WILLIAMS WIFE OF THOMAS PARK BLACKWHO DIED 28TH SEPT. 1933, AGED 58. ALSO DANIEL PARK BLACK BROTHER OF THEABOVE WHO DIED 12TH JANUARY 1938, AGED 73. ALSO HIS SON THOMAS WHO DIED24TH OCTOBER 1947 AGED 42. ALSO MARGARET McARA BROWN WHO DIED 13THDECEMBER 1953, AGED 61. ALSO THE ABOVE THOMAS PARK BLACK WHO DIED 27THSEPT. 1960, AGED 86. AND HIS DAUGHTER JEANIE BRAES BLACK WHO DIED 29TH APRIL1975, AGED 77. AND HER SISTER CHRISTINA (CHRISSIE) Y. W. BLACK WHO DIED 10THFEB. 1997, AGED 88 WIFE OF JAMES ROBERTSON WHO DIED 20TH MAY 1980, AGED 72.

544 IN Memory of ALISON CAMERON WIFE OF JOHN WILSON WHO DIED 3RD JUNE 1931, INHER 69TH YEAR. THE ABOVE JOHN WILSON WHO DIED 7TH JUNE 1936, IN HIS 73RDYEAR.

545 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF DAVID SCOTT WHO DIED 11TH JANUARY 1974 AND HISONLY SON DAVID WHO DIED 26TH JUNE 1976 ALICE SCOTT (ROBERTSON) BELOVEDWIFE AND MOTHER WHO DIED 15TH OCTOBER 1980 AGED 66 YEARS

546 IN LOVING MEMORY OF AGNES ORR DIED 13TH JUNE 1973 AGED 94 YEARS.

547 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE ORR DIED 19TH JULY 1970 AGED 65 BELOVEDHUSBAND OF MARGARET LOGAN WHO DIED 8TH OCTOBER 1987

548 IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHRISTINA MALCOLM SKELDON BORN AT TYNINGHAME 1922DIED AT TYNINGHAME 1992 BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN FORREST MILLIGAN

549 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER CECILIA DUNLOP DIED 1ST JULY 1963AGED 87 YEARS ALSO HER SISTER ISABELLA COCHRANE DIED 22ND FEBRUARY 1970AGED 90 YEARS ALSO ISABELLA DUNLOP DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED 21ST OCT.1976 R.I.P. UNTIL THE DAY BREAK

550 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE SIMPSON BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARY S. BROWNDIED 21ST SEPT 1961 AGED 84 YEARS ALSO MARY BROWN WHO PASSED ON 27TH NOV.1982 AGED 101 LOVE'S LAST GIFT - REMEMBRANCE

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551 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HELEN THOMSON BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN A. HENDERSONWHO DIED 18TH MAY 1961, AGED 79 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE JOHN A. HENDERSONWHO DIED 15TH MAY 1969 AGED 81 YEARS.

552 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ETHEL ANNIE ANDERSON WHO DIED 2ND DECEMBER 1960AGED 59 YEARS BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN GILLESPIE ROBERTSON

553 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH EWART McDONALD DIED 6TH AUGUST 1960 AGED55 YEARS WIFE OF WILLIAM H. WOOD DIED 13TH AUGUST 1969 AGED 68 YEARS.

554 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WALTER MORRISON STEWART BELOVED HUSBAND OFMARGARET DARRIE DIED 3RD AUG. 1960 AGED 83 YEARS AND OF THE ABOVEMARGARET DARRIE DIED 31ST DEC. 1970 AGED 88 YEARS ALSO THEIR SON JAMESSTEWART 1912 - 1992

555 IN TREASURED MEMORY OF WILLIAM RODGER WHO DIED 13TH JANUARY 1960 AGED79 YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE AGNES A. OUTTERSON WHO DIED 30TH JUNE 1979 AGED 89YEARS.

556 TO THE TREASURED MEMORIES OF GEORGE DENHOLM MILLER, PRESTONMILLDEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF MARION RENTON DIED 31ST OCTOBER 1959 AGED 64YEARS ALSO MARION RENTON DIED 13TH MARCH 1985 AGED 84 YEARS

557 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE W. KATCHEN WHO DIED 10TH JANUARY 1960BELOVED HUSBAND OF JANET WHYTE WHO DIED 28TH OCTOBER 1993

558 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAVID BLACK BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANN BURN BRANDDIED 29TH OCT. 1959 AGED 60 YEARS THE ABOVE ANN BURN BRAND DIED 4TH AUG.1980 AGED 81 YEARS

559 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MABEL FLETCHER DIED 20TH SEPT. 1958 ERECTED BY HERFAMILY

560 ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS LOGAN WHO DIED 12TH FEBRUARY 1959BELOVED HUSBAND OF JOAN SMAIL POW WHO DIED 17TH MARCH 1971 "ALWAYSREMEMBERED"

561 LOVING MEMORIES OF JENNY MACARA DIED 18TH JANUARY 1959 I TO THE HILLSWILL LIFT MINE EYES.

562 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JESSIE MAY RUSSELL BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE AITKEN,FARMER, TRAPRAIN WHO DIED 29TH DECEMBER 1958 AGED 63 YEARS. AND OF THEABOVE GEORGE AITKEN WHO DIED 31ST JANUARY 1967 AGED 83 YEARS.

563 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND JOSEPH LESLIE WHO DIED 16THNOVEMBER 1958 IN HIS 87TH YEAR. AND OF HIS WIFE ELIZABETH M. CRAIG WHO DIED13TH AUGUST 1962 IN HER 76TH YEAR. AND OF JOSEPH LESLIE WHO DIED 24TH JUNE1994 IN HIS 75TH YEAR.

564 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND ARCHIBALD LAMBERT DIED 23RDFEBRUARY 1958 AGED 72 YEARS ALSO HIS DEAR WIFE AGNES PENMAN DIED 1STSEPTEMBER 1969 AGED 80 YEARS

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565 TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF HENRY FENDER WHO DIED 21ST JULY 1957 BELOVEDHUSBAND OF HELEN MALCOLM WHO DIED 26TH DECEMBER 1980

566 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS DUNN HUSBAND OF LIZZIE ANDERSON THOMSONWHO DIED 28TH JANUARY 1956 AGED 73 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE LIZZIE ANDERSONTHOMSON WHO DIED 12TH MAY 1966 AGED 66 YEARS

567 IN LOVING MEMORY OF AGNES LUNAM ANDERSON WHO DIED 10TH SEPTEMBER 1955AGED 86.

568 IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF REV. RICHARD CLAYTON CORRIE MA. B.D. ORDAINEDAND INDUCTED AS MINISTER OF CULSAMOND PARISH CHURCH IN 1912, FROM WHERE,IN 1916, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CHARGE OF PRESTONKIRK OLD PARISHCHURCH. THERE HE GAVE OVER 39 YEARS OF GRACIOUS AND DEVOTED SERVICEAMONG HIS PEOPLE. HE DIED, DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, ON 21ST MAY 1955. NOW THELABOURER'S TASK IS O'ER - LEAVE WE NOW THY SERVANT SLEEPING. ALSO HISBELOVED WIFE BEATRICE CORRIE WHO DIED 8TH DECEMBER 1957.

569 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN CAIRNS FARMER OF WAUGHTON FOR 33 YEARS BORN ATEDINBURGH 20TH FEBRUARY 1862 DIED 5TH OCTOBER 1930 AND HIS WIFE MARGARETREID OF PRESTONKIRK DAUGHTER OF JOHN REID MORNINGSIDE HOUSE EDINBURGHDIED 11TH NOVEMBER 1953

570 In LOVING MEMORY OF ALEXANDER BURNS SON OF WM. K. BURNS EAST LINTON WHODIED 19TH JANUARY 1934 AGED 59 YEARS. AND HIS WIFE ISABELLA BROTHERSTONWHO DIED 1ST JANUARY 1949 AGED 75 YEARS.. ABIDE WITH ME

571 IN LOVING MEMORY OF EUPHEMIA A. COCKBURN DIED 30TH OCTOBER 1939 AGED 71ALSO HER HUSBAND WILLIAM S. GILLIE DIED 18TH MARCH 1948 AGED 84.

572 In LOVING MEMORY OF HENRIETTA M. T. HALLY WIFE OF WALTER CROSBY WHO DIED5TH JULY 1934 AGED 48 YEARS. AND THE SAID WALTER CROSBY WHO DIED 28THMARCH 1955 AGED 76 YEARS.

573 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES PETTIGREW BUILDER, BORN 15TH FEBRUARY 1853,DIED 2ND AUGUST 1930. ALSO ELLEN WATERSTON WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED30TH SEPT 1953 AGED 91 YEARS. THEIR ELDEST SON JOHN WHO DIED 19TH JULY 1967,AGED 78 YEARS AND HIS WIFE LILIAN TINGEY WHO DIED 21ST APRIL 1968 AGED 68YEARS.

James Pettigrew succeeded his father in the old-established mason's business at onetime carried on under the name of Spence & Pettigrew. He was a staunch supporterof the Free Church and for many years officiated as precentor in the United FreeChurch, prior to the introduction of the pipe organ.

574 In LOVING MEMORY OF GAVIN MALCOLM WHO DIED 4TH OCTOBER 1935 AGED 70YEARS. ALSO HIS WIFE ANNIE ROBERTSON SMALL WHO DIED 20TH MAY 1951 AGED 79YEARS. ALSO THEIR SECOND SON GEORGE SMALL BELOVED HUSBAND OF MOLLYHASTINGS WHO DIED 25TH AUGUST 1951 AGED 45 YEARS AND THEIR ELDEST SONDAVID JAMES WHO DIED 13TH JUNE 1963 AGED 63 YEARS.

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575 ERECTED IN MEMORY OF JANET WHITE BELOVED WIFE OF SAMUEL BROWN WHODIED 28TH JULY 1940 AGED 75. ALSO THE ABOVE SAMUEL BROWN WHO DIED 29THJULY 1947 AGED 82. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER BEATRICE WOOD BROWN WHO DIED 4THNOVR. 1968 AGED 66. AND THEIR DAUGHTER MARY (MYRA) BROWN WHO DIED 19THAUG. 1995 AGED 86.

576 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES BELL HUSBAND OF MARION CROMBIE WHO DIED 13THSEPT. 1941 AGED 69 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE MARION CROMBIE WHO DIED 28THMARCH 1944 AGED 71 YEARS.

577 IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF LEONARD ARTHUR WILDE PORTOBELLOKILLED BY ENEMY ACTION WHILE ON CIVIL DEFENCE DUTY 6TH MAY 1941, AGED 39YEARS. ALSO OF ANNIE FLORENCE DUNCAN HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW WHO DIED ATPORTOBELLO 18TH APRIL 1954, WIDOW OF ALLAN DOUGLAS DUNCAN FORMERLY OFDONCASTER. ALSO OF JANET LUCY WILDE PORTOBELLO WIDOW OF THE ABOVELEONARD ARTHUR WILDE DIED 29TH SEPTEMBER 1957.

578 TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLES JAMES FRASER, BEAUFORT. EAST LINTON, BORN 27JUNE 1861, DIED 14 JANUARY 1935. ALSO JESSIE ANDERSON FRASER WHO DIED 12APRIL 1940.

579 IN MEMORY OF JOHN FULTON DAVIDSON BELOVED HUSBAND OF MAGGIE WILSONJOHNSTONE WHO DIED 10TH DECEMBER 1943 AGED 68 YEARS. JEAN MENZIESDAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 13TH JULY 1955 AGED 47 YEARS. ALSO THEABOVE MAGGIE WILSON JOHNSTONE WHO DIED 24TH JANUARY 1957 AGED 79 YEARS.

580 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAVID MATHESON DIED 8TH MAY 1941 AGED 80 YEARS. ALSOHIS DAUGHTER CATHERINE MANSON DIED 11TH JANUARY 1942 AGED 51 YEARS. ANNSINCLAIR WILLIAMSON WIFE OF THE ABOVE DAVID MATHESON DIED 30TH AUGUST1950 AGED 83 YEARS

581 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM CRAIG, WHO DIED 1ST JULY, 1938, AGED 52 YEARS.JOHN YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 6TH DECEMBER 1940 AGED 23 YEARS.MARGARET WEBSTER WIFE OF THE ABOVE WILLIAM WHO DIED 4TH FEBRUARY 1950AGED 62 YEARS.

582 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN LAIRD, FARMER, BORN AT BRIDGE OF WEIR, 25THJANUARY 1862, DIED AT SUNNYSIDE, 4TH NOVEMBER 1937. ALSO HIS WIFE AGNESBAIRD BORN AT BAILLIESTON 3RD AUGUST 1872, DIED AT SOUTH QUARTER,KINGSBARNS, 12TH APRIL 1943. "AT REST."

583 IN MEMORY OF JEAN MENZIES CONACHER BELOVED WIFE OF DR. DAVID D. BLACKBORN 29TH APRIL 1868 DIED 30TH AUG. 1927. AND THE ABOVE DAVID D. BLACK L.R.C.P.& S.ED. BORN 10TH MARCH 1865 DIED 24TH MAY 1937.

584 IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM LEARMONTH BELOVED HUSBAND OF JESSIE TURNER WHODIED ON 4TH AUGUST 1941 AGED 57 YEARS. AND THE ABOVE JESSIE TURNER WHODIED ON 13TH FEB. 1969 AGED 83 YEARS. ALSO THEIR SON-IN-LAW DOUGLAS HOOPERWHO DIED ON 10TH OCTOBER 1988 AGED 71 YEARS AND THEIR DAUGHTER MARY J. T.LEARMONTH (MAY) WHO DIED ON 7TH MARCH 1995 AGED 82 YEARS

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585 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES CLAPPERTON BELOVED HUSBAND OF JEAN S.McDONA[L]D WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 13TH APRIL 1943 AND THE ABOVE JEAN. S.McDONALD, WHO DIED AT EAST LINTON 6TH SEPTEMBER 1948 "UNTIL THE DAYBREAKS"

586 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN KELLIE BELOVED HUSBAND OF EUPHEMIA DRUMMONDDIED 18TH FEBRUARY 1944. AND THE ABOVE EUPHEMIA DRUMMOND DIED 2NDJANUARY 1951.

587 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SISTER CHRISTINA STEWART BELL, WHO DIED 6THOCTOBER 1947 AGED 36 YEARS. ALSO WILLIAM SKENE, WHO DIED 1ST DECEMBER 1981BELOVED HUSBAND OF JESSIE M. BELL. WHO DIED 21ST SEPTEMBER 1995

588 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ISABELLA GARLAND WIFE OF PETER McKINLAY WHO DIED18TH SEPT. 1950. ALSO THE ABOVE PETER PROVAN McKINLAY WHO DIED 22ND JAN.1958.

589 IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM LAWSON DEAR HUSBAND OF BARBARA FORTUNE DIED 12THNOVEMBER 1953 AGED 79. ALSO THE ABOVE BARBARA FORTUNE DIED 8TH FEBRUARY1969 AGED 84

590 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNIE D. LUNAM DIED 17TH DEC. 1982 AGED 64 YEARS

591 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT LUNAM WHO DIED 22ND MARCH 1954 AGED 67 YEARSALSO HIS SON THOMAS LUNAM WHO DIED 2ND NOVEMBER 1954 AGED 44 YEARS ALSOHIS WIFE ANN KING WHO DIED 26TH APRIL 1965 AGED 75 YEARS ALSO HIS SONWILLIAM LUNAM WHO DIED 11TH OCTOBER 1982 AGED 56 YEARS

592 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY LUNAM DIED 22ND APRIL 1986 AGED 73 YEARS

593 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAVID MALCOLM, M.R.S.I., BURGH SURVEYOR, BANFF, DIEDJULY 31ST 1963 AGED 74 YEARS. AND HIS DEAR WIFE NORAH ALICE TRIPP DIED APRIL29TH 1983 AGED 85 YEARS.

594 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR SISTER ANNA INGLIS MALCOLM BORN 26TH JULY1898 DIED 24TH OCTOBER 1973 ERECTED BY JANET BORTHWICK MALCOLM BORN 18THJANUARY 1893 DIED 13TH JANUARY 1983

595 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JESSIE WRIGHT JAFFRAY DIED 30TH JULY 1965 BELOVED WIFEOF WILLIAM KING ALSO THE ABOVE WILLIAM KING WHO DIED 5TH OCT. 1975 UNTILTHE DAY BREAK

596 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN W. DODDS WHO DIED 15TH OCT. 1965 AGED 83 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF AGNES Y. GAULT WHO DIED 12TH NOV. 1971 AGED 80 YEARS.AND THEIR ONLY SON PETER WHO DIED 30TH OCT. 1977 AGED 57 YEARS BELOVEDHUSBAND OF ROSETTA P.M. HOBBS 'REMEMBERED'

597 IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF REV. R. RIDDOCK FISHER, M.M., M.A. DIED 18THJANUARY 1966 IN HIS 76TH YEAR AND HIS WIFE MARY STEVEN RITCHIE DIED 27THDECEMBER 1972 AGED 84 YEARS ALSO A BELOVED DAUGHTER HAZEL RITCHIE DIED22ND MAY 1945 IN HER 21ST YEAR INTERRED AT LIBERTON.

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598 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT CRAIL WHO DIED 19TH JUNE 1966 AGED 73 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF MARGARET LEARMONTH WHO DIED 6TH OCT. 1971 AGED 84YEARS

599 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES BALD DIED 2ND MARCH 1967 BELOVED HUSBAND OFSARAH GEGGIE

600 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARK AITKEN WALLACE LANGSIDE, EAST LINTON WHO DIED18TH AUGUST 1967 DEVOTED HUSBAND OF MARGARET MITCHELL AND OF MARGARETMITCHELL WHO DIED 23RD DECEMBER 1969

601 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM WALLACE. M.C., 4, PRESTON ROAD DIED 28THDECEMBER 1974 AGED 86 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE AGNES CHAPMAN SNODGRASS DIED18TH JUNE 1984 AGED 84 YEARS

602 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM MIDDLEMASS FARMER, MARKLE MAINS WHO DIED3RD JULY 1967 AGED 67 YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARGARET SINCLAIRANDERSON WHO DIED 21ST JANUARY 1997 AGED 91 YEARS

603 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS JARRON MINTO DIED 7TH DECEMBER 1973 BELOVEDHUSBAND OF AGNES WOOD ALSO THE ABOVE AGNES HASTIE WOOD DIED 29THJANUARY 1981

604 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNIE BELL DIED 23RD JUNE 1966 ALSO HER HUSBANDWILLIAM BELL DIED 20TH FEB. 1985

605 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALEXANDER STEWART DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OFISABELLA BLAIR WHO DIED 20TH FEB. 1966 AGED 77 YEARS AND OF THE ABOVEISABELLA BLAIR WHO DIED 19TH DEC. 1986 AGED 91 YEARS AND THEIR SONALEXANDER C. STEWART WHO DIED 7TH APRIL 1997 AGED 64 YEARS

606 R.R. WILSON DIED 12TH FEBRUARY 1966 AGED 60 YEARS IN LOVING MEMORY OF DICK"THY WILL BE DONE" ERECTED BY HIS WIFE VIOLET SLOLY

607 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN A. NASMYTH WHO DIED 8TH FEBRUARY 1965 AGED 75YEARS

608 IN FONDEST MEMORY OF ALEXANDER MORRAN DIED 11TH JULY 1977 IN HIS 70THYEAR

609 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DONALD MACFARLANE WHO DIED 26TH DECEMBER 1961ALSO HIS SON PETER KILLED IN ACTION AT ARNHEM 18TH SEPTEMBER 1944 ALSO HISWIFE JEANNIE SMITH WHO DIED 6TH FEBRUARY 1987

610 IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM RIDDELL CALDER FARMER, CHAPEL NORTH BERWICK DIED3RD NOV. 1977 AGED 78 YEARS.

611 In LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE ALAN WARWICK BORN 11 - 3 - 1910 DIED 23 - 7 - 1978

612 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS WOOD DIED 10TH JULY 1979 AGED 79 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH SKENE DIED 10TH MARCH 1988 AGED 90 YEARS.

612a IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN FULTON WHO DIED 30TH MAY 1997 AGED 66 YEARSDEVOTED DAD, PAPA AND HUSBAND OF JEAN WADDELL GONE FROM OUR HOMEBUT NOT FROM OUR HEARTS

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613 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND THOMAS GEGGIE (TOM) DIED26TH SEPT. 1978 AGED 57 YRS.

614 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ARTHUR EDWARD McHARDY BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARTHASUTHERLAND DIED 31ST JULY 1978, AGED 67

615 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALEXANDER J. COMBE BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARY MILLSDIED 2ND JULY 1978 AGED 76 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE MARY MILLS DIED 19TH JULY1990 AGED 90 YEARS

616 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALISTER LEITCH DIED 30TH SEPT. 1980 AGED 76 YRS. BELOVEDHUSBAND OF VIOLET JACKSON AND THEIR SON IAN 11TH SEPT. 1984

617 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE RICHARDSON DIED 1ST NOV. 1980 AGED 67 YRS.

618 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN BELL WHO DIED 6TH OCT. 1977 AGED 51 YEARS

618a McILHINNEY ALBERT EDWARD 1914-97 DEVOTED HUSBAND OF MARGARET AND DEARDAD OF DOREEN 2 Tim. 4:7

619 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ISABELLA AITCHISON ALLAN DIED 13TH MARCH 1978 AGED 85YEARS

620 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM SYME TENNANT WHO DIED 22ND SEPT 1977 AND HISWIFE MARGARET J. J. McKINLAY WHO DIED 16TH SEPT 1984

621 IN REMEMBERANCE ROY EDWIN SPICER ELMSTONE FARMER 1903 - 1977

622 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAVID BRYDON PEFFERS DIED 14TH OCT. 1976 AGED 72 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH SCAMBLER ALSO WIFE OF THE ABOVE ELIZABETHR. PEFFERS DIED 17TH OCT. 1982 AGED 83 YEARS

623 ERECTED BY THOMAS H. STEWART IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS DEAR WIFE LILIANKERR DIED 15TH MAY 1973 THE LORD HATH TAKEN ONE OF THE BEST AND HERHUSBAND THOMAS H. STEWART DIED 15TH MARCH 1977 AGED 72 YEARS

624 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES EDWARD MENZIES DIED 20TH AUG. 1977 AGED 72YEARS ERECTED BY HIS LOVING WIFE MARGARET HUGGAN MENZIES DIED 15TH JUNE1978 AGED 75 YEARS WILL GOD I SHALL

625 IN LOVING MEMORY OF EUPHEMIA SCAMBLER DIED 23RD MARCH 1979 AGED 83YEARS AND HER NEPHEW WILLIAM T. SCAMBLER DIED 24TH NOV. 1985 AGED 57YEARS ALSO HIS MOTHER MARY SCAMBLER DIED 4TH APRIL 1990 AGED 85 YEARS

626 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND CHARLES McDONALD (ALEX) DIED23RD MAY 1977 AGED 29 YEARS.

627 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR WIFE HELEN HYNDS BORN APRIL 1905 DIED APRIL1980 AND HER HUSBAND WILLIAM HYNDS BORN 1905 DIED 1989

628 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT BROTHERSTON STEWART DIED 8TH SEPT 1980 AGED75 YEARS AND HIS WIFE JANE REBECCA JARVIS NEAL DIED 30TH JAN. 1987 AGED 80YEARS.

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629 In LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM H. HOPE DIED 14TH NOV. 1980 AGED 74 YRS. DEARHUSBAND OF ABIGAIL THOMSON DIED 5TH DEC. 1985 AGED 79 YRS.

630 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN CESSFORD DIED 31ST DECEMBER 1980 AGED 73 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF MARION E. RANKIN DIED 5TH JULY 1984 AGED 73 YEARS

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631 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GERTRUDE NISSEN DIED 9. 10. 81 AND HER DAUGHTER GERDAW. SEMBAY DIED 10. 4. 90 BELOVED WIFE OF WALTER

632 IN LOVING MEMORY OF NIGEL C. HENDRIKS WHO DIED 13TH FEBRUARY 1982

633 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOAN PUNTON DIED 17TH FEB. 1982 AGED 53 YRS. BELOVEDWIFE OF JOHN BRUCE CALLUM JOHN BELOVED SON OF PATRICK BEALES ANDMARY BRUCE WHO DIED IN INFANCY

634 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM HUME KERR DIED 16TH MARCH 1983 AGED 71 YEARSAND HIS SISTER JEAN KERR DIED 4TH FEB. 1995 AGED 85 YEARS

635 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM LOGAN GLASS DIED 8TH MAY 1982 AGED 73 YEARSALSO HIS SISTER ISABELLA GLASS DIED 24TH DEC. 1992 AGED 76 YEARS

636 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HELEN G. McN. PURVES DIED 18TH SEPT. 1983 AGED 66 ANDHER HUSBAND JOHN B. PURVES DIED 20TH APRIL 1986 AGED 68

637 IN MEMORY OF HENRY ROBERTSON LATE OF EAST LINTON BORN 17TH FEBRUARY 1899DIED 20TH SEPTEMBER 1984 ALSO HIS WIFE MARION TOWSEY BORN 11TH JANUARY1900 DIED 9TH AUGUST 1988

638 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGARET LESLIE DIED 8TH MARCH 1985 AGED 76 BELOVEDWIFE OF HENRY BELL DIED 5TH SEPT. 1989 AGED 85

639 TREASURED MEMORIES OF GEORGE H. STEWART WHO DIED 2ND APRIL 1987 AGED 63YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF RENA KERR

640 IN MEMORY OF JANE M. MONTGOMERY DIED 4TH JULY 1981 DAUGHTER OF ALEX &MARION MONTGOMERY

641 IN LOVING MEMORY OF AGNES BRYDON GRANT PEFFERS DIED 23RD SEPT. 1992 AGED65 YEARS DEARLY LOVED TWIN SISTER OF HELEN MARY FRAZER PEFFERS

642 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN GILMOUR DIED 17TH AUG. 1983 BELOVED HUSBAND OFBETTY B. PAXTON

643 LOUISE ELAINE BELL of Houston Mill born 28th aug 1962 died 17th dec 1985 Cheerful SmilingCaring Sharing Dearest Daughter, Loving Sister With us now

644 IN LOVING MEMORY OF NANCY GLASS WHO DIED 16TH MARCH 1987 BELOVED WIFEOF ALEX S. DENHOLM WHO DIED 10TH SEPTEMBER 1987 "TILL WE MEET AGAIN"

645 JAMES MARSHALL INFANT SON OF LESLEY AND ROBERT 11TH APRIL 1987

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646 In Loving Memory Of ALEXANDER D. WILSON WHO DIED 21ST FEB. 1996 AGED 70 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF SHEILA MACKENZIE

647 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MAY GRAY WHO DIED 3RD DEC. 1987 AGED 62 YEARSBELOVED WIFE OF ALEX B. MILLS TILL WE MEET AGAIN

648 In Loving Memory Of JOHN LAW. DIED 1ST JULY 1979 AGED 72 YRS. BELOVED HUSBANDOF LILY A. T. LAWRIE WHO DIED 2ND APRIL 1988 AGED 78 YRS.

649 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT BRUCE WHO DIED 9TH OCT. 1988 BELOVED HUSBANDOF ISABELLA BATHGATE WHO DIED 15TH MARCH 1990

650 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALEXANDER FAIRGRIEVE DIED 27TH MARCH 1989 AGED 71YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF JESSIE D. S. MURDOCH

651 CHERISHED MEMORIES OF ALLAN DUGUID DIED 15TH JUNE 1989. AGED 55 DEVOTEDDAD, POP AND BELOVED HUSBAND OF MURIEL LOVED ALWAYS.

652 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES McWILLIAM DIED 14TH DECEMBER 1976. AGED 66YEARS AND OF HIS WIFE MONA ROSS DIED 9TH MAY 1990. AGED 69 YEARS.

653 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HEPBURN K. MILLIGAN (HEB) WHO DIED 24TH AUGUST 1990AGED 58 YEARS. DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF JANET.

654 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGARET JANE STEWART DIED 6TH DEC. 1990 AGED 61YEARS BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE WYBURN KERR

655 BRUNTON TREASURED MEMORIES OF DAVID OUR DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER WHODIED 8TH MARCH 1991 AGED 46 YEARS

656 IN LOVING MEMORY OF RENA MUNRO DIED 29TH APRIL 1991 AGED 61 YEARS

656a IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANCIS DUGUID (FRANK) WHO DIED 18TH MAY 1997 AGED 72YEARS A DEAR DAD AND BELOVED HUSBAND OF JANET H. BELL.

657 IN LOVING MEMORY OF AGNES MAXWELL HUNTER NÉE KING 5TH SEPT. 1924 - 5THDEC 1995 AND JAMES HODGSON HUNTER 18TH OCT. 1921 - 21ST JULY 1996 ALWAYS INOUR THOUGHTS

658 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN REID DIED 5TH NOV 1991 AGED 83 YEARS

659 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT CALDER DIED 13TH MARCH 1995 AGED 71 YEARSDEAR HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH HAMILTON

660 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS B FOSTER WHO DIED 14TH JUNE 1986 AGED 66 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF ANNIE DUNCAN

661 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DOROTHY CROZIER FEBRUARY 1910 - APRIL 1996 AND JOHNCROZIER JULY 1904 - AUGUST 1996

662 ANN CROZIER BORN 8 10 63 DIED 17 11 93 BELOVED DAUGHTER OF CATON & MONA

663 IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES ROOKE KERR DIED 7TH OCT 1993 AGED 87 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF HELEN VEITCH

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664 IN LOVING MEMORY OF LIZZIE JANE WALKER DIED 17TH NOV. 1993 AGED 101 YEARS.

665 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HELEN T ANDERSON DIED 9TH OCT. 1993 AGED 66 YEARSBELOVED WIFE OF JOHN KING DIED 1ST MAR. 1996 AGED 79 YEARS

666 CHERISHED MEMORIES OF JOHN ANDERSON WHO DIED 31ST MARCH 1996 AGED 70DEVOTED AND MUCH LOVED DAD, PAPA AND BELOVED HUSBAND OF EMILY KINGSHINE BRIGHTLY

667 IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHRISTINA MAY WHO DIED 7TH FEBRUARY 1994 AGED 81YEARS BELOVED WIFE OF ROBERT DODS HENDERSON WHO DIED 23RD APRIL 1996AGED 81 YEARS

668 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT HUNTER DIED 23RD MARCH 1994 AGED 85 YEARSDEVOTED DAD AND GRANDAD OF HIS FAMILY LOVING HUSBAND OF MARGARETHOGG GOD BLESS

669 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALEX DEANS DIED 3RD MAY 1994, AGED 67 BELOVEDHUSBAND OF TESS

670 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALEX GOODALL DIED 31ST AUGUST 1994 AGED 67 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF BERYL

671 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBINA RENTON DIED 2ND MAY 1995 AGED 74 YEARSBELOVED WIFE OF JAMES BALD

672 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN (IAN) BUTLER DIED 27TH SEPT. 1995 AGED 65 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF ISA BRODIE

673 IN MEMORY OF RICHARD K. LUNAM (DICK) DIED 27.12.1995 AGED 72 DEAR HUSBANDOF HELEN JOHNSTON

674 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBINA WATSON DIED 1ST APRIL 1996 AGED 69 YEARSBELOVED WIFE OF DUNCAN WILKIE AT REST

675 ERECTED BY JAMES GORDON RENNIE BUILDER, EAST LINTON IN MEMORY OF HISWIFE BARBARA HARDIE BORN 8TH JUNE 1904 DIED 8TH JUNE 1962 ALSO THEIR ELDESTSON JAMES KELMAN WHO DIED 31ST MAY 1963 IN HIS 28TH YEAR. AND THE ABOVEJAMES GORDON RENNIE BORN 20TH AUG. 1904 DIED 10TH NOV. 1966 UNTIL THE DAYBREAK

676 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANET GELLY DIED 7TH MAY 1964 AGED 80 YEARS BELOVEDWIFE OF PETER LAWRIE DIED 23RD OCTOBER 1966 AGED 89 YEARS

677 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM MARSHALL LAWRIE DEARLY BELOVED HUSBANDOF MARGARET BAILLIE BLACK WHO DIED 8TH JULY 1963 AGED 56 YEARS. ANDMARGARET LAWRIE HIS BELOVED WIFE WHO DIED 12TH JULY 1987 AGED 80 YEARS.

678 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM GILLIES BELOVED HUSBAND OF AGNES JOHNSTONEANDERSON DIED 19TH JULY 1965 AGED 58 YEARS AND THE ABOVE AGNES JOHNSTONEANDERSON DIED 5TH JULY 1987 AGED 76 YEARS

679 In MEMORY OF REV. JOHN Y. SIMPSON DIED 13TH JUNE 1967 AGED 59 YEARS BELOVEDHUSBAND OF MARGARET MACDONALD

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680 IN MEMORY OF MRS FLORENCE KERR DIED 5TH DEC. 1975 AGED 96 YEARS

681 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM BARR HAMILTON FARMER, PHANTASSIE, WHO DIED14TH OCTR., 1968 AGED 73 YEARS AND HIS WIFE MARION TORRANCE SHEARER WHODIED 4TH AUGT., 1989 AGED 92 YEARS

682 IN REMEMBRANCE OF HENRY FRANCIS AVERY, M. M BEAUFORT, PRESTON ROAD, WHODIED 21ST MAY 1969 AGED 76 YEARS "IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH" ALSOHIS DEVOTED AND DEARLY LOVED WIFE MAY LOUISE DENMAN WHO DIED 6TH APRIL1977.

683 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN WILLIAM STEELE WHO DIED 27TH NOV. 1968 AGED 74YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF JANET MYLES WHO DIED 17TH JAN. 1985 AGED 91YEARS

684 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT C. DALGLEISH DIED 29th AUG. 1970 AGED 49 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF STELLA M PICKEN DIED 6th JULY 1994 AGED 69 YEARS ALSOMARGARET (NANCY) DALGLEISH DIED 7th NOV. 1978 AGED 57 YEARS BELOVED WIFEOF TOMMY BAILLIE

685 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DUNCAN BALD, WHO DIED 9TH MARCH 1969 AGED 61 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF LOUISA HOGG WHO DIED 27TH MARCH 1997 AGED 81 YEARS

686 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE DENHOLM DIED 21STMARCH 1975 AGED 80 YEARS AND OF GEORGE DIED 30TH SEPT 1977 AGED 83 YEARS

687 IN LOVING MEMORY OF AGNES SANDILANDS YOUNG WHO DIED 13TH NOVEMBER 1969AGED 64 BELOVED WIFE OF GAVIN ADAM STEWART WHO DIED 1ST APRIL 1991 AGED 84

688 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAVID YOUNG WHO DIED 1ST MAY 1973 AGED 71 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF MARGARET ANDERSON WHO DIED 13TH JULY 1981 AGED 83YEARS

689 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ISABELLA BALD DIED 2ND SEPT. 1984 BELOVED WIFE OFROBERT YEATS DIED 5TH JAN. 1993

690 IN MEMORY OF ALISON STEVEN REDDEN DIED 28TH NOV. 1975.

691 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ISABELLA JOHNSTON BELOVED WIFE OF ALEXANDERJOHNSTONE WHO DIED 18TH SEPTEMBER 1975 AGED 63 YEARS ALSO HER BELOVEDHUSBAND ALEXANDER JOHNSTONE WHO DIED 14TH MAY 1988 AGED 75 YEARS

692 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGARET McLEAN YOUNG DIED 17TH APRIL 1969 AGED 72YEARS BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS DENHOLM DIED 5TH JUNE 1976 AGED 79 YEARS

693 MICHAEL ANDERSON 18TH JUNE 1962

694 IN LOVING MEMORY OF RICHARD GLASS BELOVED HUSBAND OF HELEN McGILL DIED13TH MAY 1964 AGED 59 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE HELEN STUART McGILL DIED 27TH JAN.1975 AGED 66 YEARS REST IN PEACE

695 IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDDIE COMBE DIED 3RD JULY 1965 AGED 44 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF CHRISTINA NEILSON

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696 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANGUS MACDONALD WHO DIED 16TH MARCH 1969 AGED 66BELOVED HUSBAND OF SARAH THOMSON WHO DIED 25TH JUNE 1982 AGED 79

697 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR FATHER & MOTHER JOHN A. CUNNINGHAMFARMER HEDDERWICK, DUNBAR WHO DIED 5TH APRIL 1972 AGED 71 YEARS ANDMARY M. RENNIE WHO DIED 21ST JUNE 1972 AGED 64 YEARS

698 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ARTHUR COMBE WHO DIED 1ST OCT. 1972 AGED 60 BELOVEDHUSBAND OF ALICE BROWN

699 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANE ANDERSON DIED 9TH DEC. 1972 AGED 67 YEARS DEARLYLOVED WIFE OF JAMES BROWN WHO DIED 20TH MAY 1984 AGED 87 YEARS

700 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANN REILLY WHO DIED 29TH DEC 1973 AGED 80 BELOVEDWIFE OF JOHN HENRY WHO DIED 21ST AUGUST 1979 AGED 82 REST IN PEACE.

701 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM R. GLASS B. E. M. DIED 13TH MAY 1976 AGED 83YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF ISABELLA BORTHWICK DIED 5TH JUNE 1992 AGED 100YEARS

702 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY McKILLOP DIED 28TH FEB. 1975 AGED 66 YEARSBELOVED HUSBAND OF MARY HOLMES DIED 17TH MAY 1985 AGED 72 YEARS

703 IN LOVING MEMORY OF BARBARA REE HOGG DIED 2ND OCT. 1973 AGED 64 YEARSBELOVED WIFE OF JAMES WATT DIED 16TH APRIL 1995 AGED 90 YEARS BELOVEDHUSBAND ALSO OF INA WILLIAMSON

704 [IN] LOV[I]NG [ME]M[ORY] OF ANN[I]E [J] ANDER[S]O[N] [DIE]D 18TH NO[V] 19---[A]GE[D] 7[1] YE[A]RS ERECTED BY THE FAMILY

705 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALEXANDER WEATHERSTON DIED 11TH JUNE 1966

706 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR PARENTS AGNES COLLIN SMAIL BORN 1889 - DIED1981 JOHN FRASER SMAIL BORN 1890 - DIED 1963

707 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JESSIE COWIE BELOVED WIFE OF DAVID YOUNG DIED 30THOCT. 1964 AGED 62 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE DAVID DIED 7TH MAY 1988 AGED 84 YEARS

708 IN MEMORY OF DR. JOHN ANSON MAINS DIED 23RD NOVEMBER 1979 SON OF DR J. H.MAINS HUSBAND OF MARION FERME WESTWATER-MILL ALSO OF THE ABOVE MARIONFERME WESTWATER-MILL DIED 27TH JUNE 1984

709 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANET STOCKS WHO DIED 6TH OCT. 1987 AGED 78 YEARSBELOVED WIFE OF ROBERT STEWART WHO DIED 4TH DEC. 1987 AGED 81 YEARS

710 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAVID JAMES LOVE WHO DIED 15TH NOV. 1987 AGED 49YEARS DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF LAURA BAMFORD

711 IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF MARY HAMILTON DIED 17TH MAY 1988 AGED 68 YEARSBELOVED DAUGHTER OF SARAH HAMILTON AND DEAR SISTER OF JOHN BLACKHALL

712 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ADAM FLEMING BORTHWICK WHO DIED 1ST APRIL 1983 AGED61 YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF CATHERINE HENRY WHO DIED 26TH JULY 1992 AGED63 YEARS A DEAR MOTHER & FATHER OF ANNE & EVELYN UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS

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713 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE JAMES (DOD) DOUGLAS WHO DIED 14TH JUNE 1988AGED 49 YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF SHEILA BURGOYNE

714 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES FORREST DIED 22ND NOV. 1988 AGED 78 YRS. BELOVEDHUSBAND OF CATHERINE FARRELL

715 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MOIRA DIED 15TH JULY 1990 AGED 26 DEARLY LOVEDDAUGHTER OF DEREK and MARY ALLISON

716 STEWART IN TREASURED MEMORY OF DAVID YOUNG STEWART DIED 7TH FEBRUARY1982 THE MOST LOVING AND LOVED HUSBAND OF MIMA AND DAD OF MARIANNE ANDGAVIN ALSO THE ABOVE MIMA STENHOUSE DIED 6TH SEPTEMBER 1992 TILL WEMEET AGAIN

717 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS DAVID STEWART (SUNSHINE) MASTER PAINTER WHODIED ON 23RD OCT. 1995 AGED 65 YEARS

718 LOVING MEMORIES REBECCA C. SMAIL DIED 16TH JUNE 1994 AGED 80 YEARSBELOVED WIFE MUM & NANA CHARLES McCRAE DIED 16TH MARCH 1996 AGED 86YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND DAD & PAPA MITCHELL

719 IN LOVING MEMORY OF ISABELLA SHIEL WHO DIED 25TH AUG. 1987 AGED 76 YEARSBELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM THOMSON

720 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN L. BROWN WHO DIED 22ND MARCH 1985 BELOVEDHUSBAND OF MARGARET D. THOMSON WHO DIED 27TH FEBRUARY 1992.

721 TREASURED MEMORIES OF A DEAR HUSBAND DAD AND PAPA JOHN WHITE DIED 22NDJAN. 1996 AGED 63 YEARS

722 CHERISHED MEMORIES OF FREDDIE YEATS DIED 7th Feb. 1995 Aged 63 years Dearly lovedby DOROTHY Till we meet again

723 In Loving Memory of MARY M. MIDDLEMASS DIED 1ST SEPTEMBER 1989 AGED 88 YEARS.BELOVED WIFE OF ALEXANDER S. TAIT FARMER, NETHER HAILES DIED 5TH AUGUST1995 IN HIS 96TH YEAR.

725 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE W. M. KERR WHO DIED 17TH SEPT. 1994 AGED 65YEARS AND HIS BELOVED WIFE JANET T. BLACKHALL WHO DIED 23RD SEPT. 1994AGED 67 YEARS

726 TREASURED MEMORIES OF GEORGE EWART PIRIE DIED 16TH JANUARY 1992 AGED 85YEARS DEAR HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH CHALMERS DIED 22ND AUGUST 1993 AGED 81YEARS

727 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMIE R. CAMERON 1958 - 1994

728 TO THE MEMORY OF CATHERINE ROBERTSON 1947 - 1992 WHO WILL BE LOVED ANDREMEMBERED ALWAYS BY HER HUSBAND BILLY AND HER CHILDREN GILLIAN,SUZANNE & BILLY

729 IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS STEVENSON (TOM) WHO DIED ON 1ST JUNE 1993AGED 59 YEARS. DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF CATHERINE AMOS.

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730 TREASURED MEMORIES OF JOHN W. S. MALCOLM DIED 5TH MARCH 1991 DEARHUSBAND OF LISBETH McCALL

731 STEWART IN REMEMBRANCE OF JEAN A. C. FISHER. DIED 22 NOVEMBER 1989 AGED 76YEARS MUCH LOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM D. S. STEWART. DIED 10 DECEMBER 1993.AGED 83 YEARS.

732 IN LOVING MEMORY OF TRUDIE M. BLACK 1951 - 1992 WIFE OF W. LAURANCE D.BLACK

733 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JESSIE F. PATERSON (JENNY) DIED 25TH AUGUST 1992 AGED 80WIFE OF REV. JOHN G. LEVACK

734 Cherished Memories Of ROSE MARIA KUHLMANN BORN 30TH AUG. 1930 GERMANY DIED19TH FEB. 1991 BELOVED WIFE OF PETER McCLURG CHISHOLM BORN 12TH NOV. 1929DIED 21ST AUG. 1993.

735 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HEATHER McLENNAN WHO DIED 10TH JUNE 1987 AGED 62YEARS DEARLY LOVED WIFE SINCE 1947 OF DAVID SCARTH RITCHIE

736 IN LOVING MEMORY OF REV. HAROLD C. M. EGGO MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL DIED19TH FEB. 1991 AGED 78 YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF JEAN CHRISTIE

737 IN LOVING MEMORY OF CLARE FRANCES WALSH N��ÉE DUNN DIED IN MALAWI 24THOCT. 1981 AGED 37 YEARS BELOVED WIFE OF KEVIN ALSO HER SISTER ANNE WARRENDUNN DIED 29TH MARCH 1964 AGED 20 YEARS AND THEIR MOTHER MARGARET DUNNNÉE DRUMMOND DIED 31ST MAY 1996 AGED 78 YEARS

738 TREASURED MEMORIES OF ALASTAIR RITCHIE WHO DIED 18TH OCTOBER 1976 AGED45 YEARS DEAR HUSBAND OF HELEN BLACK

739 Erected In Affectionate Remembrance of JOHN HALL Artistic Gardener & Craftsman who died 10thdecember 1989 aged 61 years

740 CHERISHED MEMORIES OF GEORGE S. PAXTON B.E.M. WHO DIED 7TH JULY 1991 AGED67 YEARS BELOVED HUSBAND OF CIS McGREGOR

741 IN MEMORY OF MARY WARREN 1905 - 1991

742 IN CHERISHED AND AFFECTIONATE MEMORIES OF A DEARLY LOVED HUSBANDFATHER AND GRANDPA THOMAS BAIN DIED 25TH DEC. 1979 AGED 53 YEARS TILL WEMEET AGAIN

743 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND AND OUR DEAR FATHER THOMASWILLIAM BAIN WHO DIED 26TH MAY 1974 AGED 73 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE AND OURDEAR MOTHER ELIZABETH ISABELLA HUDSON PUNTON WHO DIED 1ST SEPT. 1988AGED 78 YEARS "LOVED BY US ALL"

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Stone no. 200: An 18th century stone showing emblems of the miller’s trade.

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AAim, H421Ainslie, D137Aitchison, E171, F226, F245Aitken, C60, C350, D133, F239, K562Alexander, D125, E181, F217, F218Alison, F245Allan, H432, I500, J619Allison, K715Anderson, A9, B17, B20, B29, C67, D75,

D76, D89, D129, D130, D142, D163,E167, F196, F197, G271, G276, G290,G316, G323, H364, H375, H412,H468, I380, I387, I519, J602, J665,J666, K552, K567, K678, K688, K693,K704, K699

Andison, G336Angus, I477Auchinvole, C60Auld, D155Avery, H466, I479, K682

BBaillie, B21, C52, C65, C350, E175,

F219Bain, K742, K743Baird, I582

Baker, B27Bald, D130, D150, F232, G319, H450,

H460, H462, J599, J671, K685, K689Ballantyne, C348Bankier, D131Barren, G339Barrie, C348, D106, D148Bathgate, G289, I391, J649Bayliss, D113Beales, J633Beaver, G302Begbie, F223, F249, G281, G291Bell, D160, G254, H368, I576, I587,

J604, J618, J638, J643Bertram, D73Bethune, G329Binning, C71Bishop, F206Black, D82, E164, E192, H373, H428,

I484, I529, I543, I583, K558, K677,K732

Blackhall, I498, J725Blackie, B41Blair, F224, H444, H457, H464, H465,

I542, J605Bloor, D141Blyth, F226

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The list of stone numbers following each surname shows all the gravestones withinscriptions which include that name. No attempt has been made to link forenamesand surnames and it is left to the reader to make such associations after reading theinscriptions. The letter preceding each stone number refers to the plan sections usedin earlier publications and the survey web site.

For the sake of completeness, and for the benefit of future genealogical research, theindex lists all names recorded in the inscriptions, including those of people who areor may be still living.

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Boag, E173Bole, I398Bolton, G295Bonar, D88, E186Borthwick, E164, G298, I388, I402,

K701, K712Bovill, I470Bowe, C350Bowie, H459Boyd, G324Braid, B33Brand, K558Bratecliffe, E175Bridges, F225Briggs, H443Broadfoot, C51Brodie, B18, H430Brotherston, B40, H426, I570Brown, A9, B19, C55, D129, E176,

E180, E188, F235, G313, G317, G340,H378, H440, I381, I394, I530, I531,I543, I575, K550, K720, K699

Brownhill, H439Bruce, C52, J649Brunton, H464, J655Bryce, F226Bryson, G253, G278Buchan-Hepburn, A11Buchannan, C71Budge, I520Buglass, I503, I504, I515Burn, G260, G337Burnet, G314Burns, C64, C69, D126, D158, E179,

F248, G259, H369, I570Burnside, H463, I532Burrell, C359Burton, G313

Bury, G338Butler, I520, J672

CCairns, F203, I569Calder, C355, C360, G331, H367, J610,

J659Cameron, D106, D113, E189, I544, K727Campbell, C67, D73, F199, G261, I535Carbutt, D163Carnegie, D121Cash, E172Cassie, A5, I505Castle, I476Cathie, H432Cessford, J630Chalmers, I473, J726Charles, E169, G338Chisholm, K734Christie, B44, G256Clapperton, E177, G275, G311, H454,

I585Clark, H421Cleghorn, H410Cochrane, D94, K549Cockburn, B28, G320, I571Coghill, C61Colston, F229, F230, G289Coltherd, H369Combe, H442, H456, J615, K695, K698Conacher, D90, I583Conway, E173Cooper, E188, G318, I507Corrie, I568Cowan, F211Cowden, F237Cowe, B24, C357, D81, D89, D142,

E177

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Cowie, C357, K707Crabbe, H452Craies, E170Craig, G299, G306, H419, H462, I581,

K563Craik, H420, I478Crail, J598Cray, G339Crichton, F229Crombie, D135, I576Cron, G260Crosbie, G312Crosby, I572Croukes, F200Crozier, J661, J662Cruickshank, H457Cumming, G298Cunningham, D81, E192, G256, G266,

H451, H456, K697Currie, G300, H366

DDakers, D109Dalgleish, D76, I539, I540, K684Darrie, K554Davidson, I579Deans, G283, J669Denholm, C359, F243, H411, H457,

J644, K556, K686, K692Denman, K682Dewar, H414Dick, G300Dickson, B25, B45, D127, F238, G279,

G333, H429, I472, I490, I513, I527Dochard, C69, C70Dodds, G276, I485, J596Don, D109Douglas, G264, I511, K713

Doull, D138Draffan, C351, C352, H415Drummond, I586, K737Drysdale, A1, D73Dudgeon, A2, A8, D108, E176, F212,

F223, G299Duff, B16Duguid, I405, J651, J656aDuncan, H422, H453, I400, I577Dundas, H423Dunlop, K549Dunn, B31, D157, K566, K737Durie, H413, H454, I532

EEdmond, D117Edwards, H466Eggo, K736Elliot, I401Evershed, F213Ewart, I533

FFaichen, I508Fair, G291Fairgrieve, D114, D139, J650Fender, B37, H416, K565Fergie, I486Ferme, K708Ferrier, C361Findlay, A14Findlayson, F203Finlay, E164Finlayson, G332Fish, I515Fisher, D103, F214, J597, K731Fleeming, G287Fleming, I402

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Fletcher, K559Flockhart, I470Forbes, C57, F193, I481Ford, B33, C354, D143Forman, B15Forrest, D161, G302, G310, K714Fortune, D77, I384, I589Foster, J660Fowler, C64, D115, E184Fraser, B31, I396, I578Fullerton, I527Fulton, G275, J612a

GGalbraith, G341Gallacher, D144, H434Galloway, D139Garland, I588Garnock, F234Gault, J596Gaylor, F241, F242Geggie, J599, J613Gelly, K676Gibb, F198Gibbons, D125Gibson, D79, D85Gillespie, D83Gillie, F215, I397, I571Gillies, H435, K678Gilmour, C363, H427, J642Glasgow, D97Glass, H437, J635, J644, K694, K701Glendinning, A13Goldsberry, H445Goodall, B21, F225, F235, G328, H411,

H439, H455, J670Goodwin, B46Gordon, F229, I488, I496, I538

Gould, B22Govan, B22, D99, I507, I512Graham, I405, I534, I535Grant, H430Gray, C56, C63, E167, F200, F204, I406,

I470, I511, J647Greig, D93, G261, G294Grieve, A4, B43, F204, G264, G265,

G322Guy, G327

HHaig, G288Hall, C62, K739Halliday, D150Hally, D110, I572Hamilton, D115, E174, G268, H368,

H461, I382, I498, K681, K711Hannah, B21Hardie, E192, G280, G281, H469, K675Harkes, G299Harley, I499Harrower, C68Hately, G273Hay, A1, E178Heath, C358, I397Henderson, F201, G284, G332, H364,

H438, J667, K551Hendricks, J632Hendrie, H451Henry, K700, K712Henshielwood, D112Hepburn, A7, A8, A10, C54, C61, C349,

D91, D158, G255, G303Herriot, I380Higginbotham, F239Hill, D128, I471Hillhouse, G252

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Hislop, F205Hogg, B20, B27, B47, D78, E175, F231,

G306, G319, H367, H433, H443, I497,I541, K685, K703

Holmes, D143, K702Honeyman, C358Hood, B40Hook, D126Hooper, I584Hope, B45, D98, D155, I379, J629Horsburgh, D73, G295Houston, B32, D151Howden, F211, F212, F213, H454, I389,

I524Howe, D106Howliston, F203Huggan, B34Hume, I475Hunter, D133, E171, F195, F230, F238,

G303, H417, I541, J657, J668Hutchinson, G301Hynds, J627

IIngles, G321Inglis, G250, I510Innes, D163Irving, D84, H418

JJackson, D153, E188Jaffray, J595Jamieson, A12, E182, F201Jenkinson, D107Jessiman, I389Johnston, B34, C50, D81, D104, D111,

F197, H428, I471, I501, I517, K691Johnstone, C71, I579, K691

Jowitt, G261

KKatchen, G298, K557Kay, I492, I506Keggie, G326Kellie, I586Kemp, B37, F195Kerr, D143, H443, H467, H468, I388,

I522, J623, J634, J639, J654, J663,J725, K680

Kidd, H415Kigie, C49King, I385, I495, I518, I591, J595, J657,

J665Kinnaird, D80Kirk, G337Kirkwood, G289Knox, B30, D162Kuhlmann, K734

LLaidlaw, B16Laing, G302, H377, I483Laird, D108, I582Lamb, D162, F239, G296, H436Lambert, K564Lang, D156Law, J648Lawrie, B47, E167, G290, G320, G321,

G328, I395, J648, K676, K677Lawson, E170, G293, I399, I541, I589Learmonth, B18, F247, I584, J598Lee, F215Leitch, D82, J616Leslie, D79, G272, J638, K563Levack, K733Lillie, H416

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Lindsay, C53, D134Linsley, D152Little, H374Logan, D97, G253, G308, H370, H431,

H437, I472, I475, I484, K547, K560Logie Robertson, I487Lothian, G264, G265, I502Love, K710Low, G260Lumsden, C72, E187, E190Lunam, D109, G325, G326, I590, I591,

I592, J673Lyall, D81

MMacara, K561Macarthur, D143Macdonald, K696MacFarlane, D105, D112, J609Mack, G282, G283Mackay, E168, I497Mackenzie, D73, D118Mackintosh, H413Mains, K708Mal——, G330Malcolm, C52, C66, C352, D151, E164,

E165, G250, G251, G334, I482, I525,I574, I593, J594, K565, K730

Manderson, H465Manson, I580Marjoribanks, F222Mark, D84Marr, C58, I404Marshall, D148, E188, J645Martin, G280, H441Mason, C354, D128, G254Matheson, I580Mathieson, G298

Mathison, D151Maucline, C348May, J667McAdam, B42McArthur, D160, H375, H376, H418,

H420McCall, D104, H410McCallum, G302, I483McCormick, F243McCrae, K718McCulloch, D88McDonald, B32, C55, C58, C65, G289,

H417, I514, I534, I585, J626, K553McFarlane, C57, H460, I481McGill, K694McGregor, H445McHardy, J614McIlhinney, J618aMcKay, F207McKenzie, H459, I523McKerchar, D90McKillop, K702McKinlay, H365, H435, I491, I502, I505,

I588, J620McLachlan, G335McLaughlan, F199McLean, C70, G306, G315McLennan, K735McLeod, G304, I538McVicar, G334McWilliam, J652Meikle, F210, G328Meiklem, H450Melville, G273Menzies, D111, I516, J624Mercer, H442Merrilees, F233Meston, I488

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Metcalf, G279Michie, H419Middlemas, C362Middlemass, C356, C360, D112, J602,

K723Millar, E190, I400Mille, F194Miller, F225Milligan, I522, J653, K548Mills, I504, J615, J647Milne, E186Minto, J603Mitchell, J600Mitchell-Innes, D122, D123, D124Moffat, D159Moir, B15Moncrieff, F201, F206, G301, G328,

G335, G336Montgomery, H364, J640Moore, D113Morran, J608Morrice, I529Morris, H452Motion, E170Muir, C49, E181, E182, G324Munro, J656Myles, K683Mylne, A2, A3

NNaismith, D114Napier, B21Nasmyth, J607Neal, J628Neilson, H467Neish, I395Nelson, F208, F209Ness, G323

Nicholson, E178Nisbet, G283Nissen, J631Noble, D93

OOrmiston, D146, E191, G286Orr, H425, K546, K547Oswald, C72Outterson, K555

PParkinson, H366Paterson, A13, D80, G277, G333, H440,

I485, K733Paxton, B48, D94, D118, K740Pearson, D91, E188Peffers, J622, J641Pendridge, D149Penman, H455, K564Pennycook, I474Pettigrew, D138, E185, G307, I478, I494,

I573Phemister, D141Picken, K684Pirie, J726Plain, C346Player, I521Polson, I403Ponton, G278Porteous, D107, D134, D136, G272,

H426Porter, C67, F216Pow, K560Preacher, D117Prentice, I510Pringle, A7, C53, D75, D108, F220, I533

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Punton, D77, D145, G262, G305, I490,J633, K743, I503

Purves, D125, E169, H433, I477, I492,J636

RRamage, F195, F246, G254Ramsay, C51, H448Ranken, F202, F203Rankin, J630Read, B39Redden, K690Reid, E169, G340, H446, I569, J658Reilly, K700Rennie, D98, D119, D121, G341, K675,

K697Renton, B29, J671, K556Reynolds, I396Richardson, F219, F249, H448, J617Rickie, C61, C349Riddell, C355Ridpath, F206Ritchie, I536, J597, K738Robb, D154Robertson, A13, B19, C362, D83, D136,

E189, F246, G257, G264, I526, I543,J637, K545, K552, K728

Robson, I493Rodger, D131, D132, K555Ronald, G259Ronaldson, C56, H371Ross, I496, J652Runciman, I486, I518Russel, K562Rutherford, I509, I528

SSamuel, D78, D129

Sanderson, F241, H438, I409Sandie, C353, D103, D146Sandilands, G333Saunders, D86, D87, F244Sawers, F212Scambler, B26, J622, J625Scott, B26, F244, G272, G324, H366,

H434, H436, I399, K545Selby, D128Sembay, J631Sharp, G307, G318, G319Shearer, K681Shepherd, I383Sherreff, F234Sherriff, G262Shiel, I408, K719Shields, C68, G283Shiells, I387Shirreff, A3, A7, F233Shirriff, F237Sibbald, D161Simpson, E191, F209, F215, K550, K679Sinclair, B43, C66, D137, D138, D141,

F205, F242, G272, H412, H424Sives, D89, G296Sivess, D74Sked, H464Skeldon, G276, K548, I537Skene, H424, I587, J612Skirving, D121Slate, G287Sloly, J606Smail, G301, K706, K718Small, I574Smellie, B27, G271, G301Smith, B48, D87, D101, D153, F223,

F248, I540, J609Snodgrass, J601

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Spence, E180, E185, E188Spicer, J621Spiewak, I407Sprat, G292Steele, B44, F231, K683Stenhouse, F216, K716Stephen, H372Stevenson, K729Stewart, C63, D79, G257, H422, H446,

H461, I501, I522, I539, J605, J623,J628, J639, J654, K554, K687, K709,K716, K717, K731

Stobo, D156Stocks, K709Storie, G257, G258, G275Sugden, F212Suggett, I383Summerfileld, I392Sutherland, D102Sylvester, G272Syme, D147

TTait, B36, K723Taylor, D85, D86, I390Telfer, H447Temple, D74Tennant, H377, J620Tennent, D131Thomson, B21, B25, B30, D99, D106,

E168, F194, F198, G266, G267, G268,G281, G314, G315, G316, G317,H427, I403, I516, J629, K551, K566,K696, K720

Tingey, I573Tod, I474Todd, D110Torrance, B17, G292, I474

Torry, I489Towsey, J637Tripp, I593Trotter, D120, D148Turnbull, G279Turner, I584Twaddle, I489Tweedie, D134, D136, H371, H372Tyler, C69

VVert, E184, F242Virtue, I495

WWaddel, C342Waite, C61, H374Walker, A9, C346, D80, D149, E189,

F196, G304, G327, I519, J664Wallace, C59, C60, D133, F209, H375,

J600, J601Walsh, K737Wardlaw, D135, H458Wares, D146Warren, K741Warwick, J611Waterston, A5, I573Watson, B45, J674Watt, D94, D106, D159, E175, E179,

F220, F247, G251, G304, G305, G312,G323, H414, K703

Weatherston, K705Webster, G297, G331, I384, I409, I536,

I581Wemyss, I508Western, D154, D155Weston, H423

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White, B20, E190, G321, H370, H449,I491, I575, K721

Whitehead, F239Whitelaw, B35, C66, H455, I392, I482Whitson, F214, I391Whyte, D143, K557Wightman, G297Wilde, I577Wilkie, J674Williams, I543Williamson, C53Wilson, B22, B39, D96, F217, H444,

H449, H458, H459, I385, I386, I528,I544, J606, J646

Wintrup, C353

Winwick, D103Wishart, D139, D140Wood, D151, G297, G311, H449, I379,

I480, J603, J612, K553Woodburn, G334Wright, G332Wyllie, I408

YYeats, I523, K689, K722Yorkstone, E168, E169Young, D95, D96, E191, F200, F216,

F232, F247, G293, G299, G309, G322,G323, H365, I509, K687, K688, K692,K707

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