Monument list for Garvald Kirk Church burial ground

Monument list

no.	family surname	full name	birth year	age	burial year	image name	GPR ref.	view no.	request no.	notes

26	Clapperton	James Clapperton	1819	79	1898	id: G11	371488	1358	1	Farmer; Garvald Mains
		Jane Clapperton			1872					age 10months
		Elizabeth Mcarthur Clapperton	1882	85	1967					wife of the above George
		George Clapperton	1877	32	1909					only son of James and Sophia
		Jane Clapperton	1822	71	1893					died at East Linton
		Sophia Clapperton	1840	63	1903					Sophia Clapperton's great Grandmother was Sophia Craise, born 20 Dec 1878 in Yester. She died 30 Jan 1850. She married Andrew Purves, born 10 Dec 1785 in Yester. They married in Whittinghame, in 1806. Their son, Andrew Purves 1816 to 1872 married Catherine Amos, born 1816 in Pencaitland. They married on 7 November 1836 in Stenton. Their daughter Sophia Purves (born 28 Sep 1839, Stenton, married James Clapperton (born 1818?, Stow?, Selkirk) in Stenton, 24 Feb 1870.

27	Clapperton	John Clapperton	1806	77	1883	id: G10	371487	1269	1	Farmer Newlands
		Janet Clapperton	1832	77	1909
		Williamina Sophia Gunn Clapperton	1838	71	1909
		George Anderson Clapperton	1834	55	1889
		Elizabeth Clapperton	1809	78	1887

28	Cockburn	Lily Cockburn	1873	14	1887	id: G39 (2 images)	371515	1209	1	neice of Walter Laidlaw

29	Cockburn	Robert Cockburn	1731	64	1795	id: G19	371496	1501	1	age 64?
		Agnes Cockburn	1738	64	1802

30	Collman	Archibald Collman	1781	70	1851	id: G73 (3 images)	371549	1219	1	baker in Garvald
		Collman	1802	62	1864					died Australia
		John Collman	1741	82	1823
		Helen Collman	1741	87	1828
		Collman	1825	41	1866
		Archibald Collman	1818	3	1821

31	Craig	William Craig	1836	59	1895	id: G84	371560	1203	1	died at Nunraw Barns
		Robina Craig	1873	19	1892					died at Inverlochy
		James Craig	1878	21	1899					died at Drem
		John Craig	1883	74	1957
		Margaret Craig	1839	82	1921					died at Bolton

32	Crosbie	John Crosbie	1807	65	1872	id: G4	371481	1388	1	Late minister of Garvald; in 28th year of his ministry when he died
		James Crosbie			1863					Drowned in Yackandandah Creek N S Wales
		John Crosbie			1880					Died at Roto Australia
		Margaret Nivison Crosbie	1815	74	1889					Died at Edinburgh

33	Cunningham	James Cunningham	1777	72	1849	id: G83 (2 images)	371559	1153	1
		James Cunningham	1814	56	1870
		Robert Cunningham	1805	50	1855

34	Currie	Wilhelmina Currie	1877	43	1920	id: G108	392293	1357	1	wife of William Currie; Linplum
		William Currie
		William Currie	1868	79	1947
		Agnes Bain	1844	67	1911
		Andrew Bain	1841	78	1919

35	Davidson	James Davidson	1765	61	1826	id: G16	371493	1286	1	farmer Hindles; Roxburghshire
		Helen Harper	1817	76	1893					wife of the above Joseph Harper
		Helen Davidson Harper	1853	13	1866
		Janet Wilson Harper	1847	21	1868
		Joseph Harper	1810	81	1891
		William Harper	1857	4	1861					Son of Joseph Harper; tenant at Snawdon
		Anne Smithson Smith	1851	36	1887					wife of Andrew Smith; farmer Castlemains
		Janet Davidson	1788	67	1855

36	Demster	Henny Demster	1738	86	1824	id: G35	371511	1158	1	spouse to Gilbert Dewster late weaver in Windylaw

37	Denholm	David Denholm			1918	id: G107	392284	1232	1	Somme 'In memory of soldiers from the parish of Garvald; who gave their lives for their country in the Great European War 1914-1918'

38	Dickson	Archibald Dickson			1848	id: G18	371495	1274	1	shepherd; also his wife; sons and daughters 'and other dear friends' Stone erected 1848 by his sons
		Margaret Dickson	1795	82	1877
		Archibald Dickson	1792	72	1864					mason

no.	family surname	full name	birth year	age	burial year	image name	GPR ref.	view no.	request no.	notes

39	Dickson	James Dickson			1942	id: G107	392292	1129	1	R A Lost at sea 'And of those who gave their lives in the Second World War 1939-1945'

40	Dickson	James Dickson			1942	id: G91	392265	1318	1	Drowned by enemy action. Son of Alexander and Sarah Dickson; who erected the stone
		William Kerr Brown
		Alexander Dickson	1868	86	1954					Beloved husband of the above Sarah (as well as the children named; the stone commemorates 3 more of his children; who died in infancy)
		Sarah Dickson	1875	77	1952					Beloved wife of Alexander Dickson (as well as the children named; the stone commemorates 3 more of her children; who died in infancy
		Jessie Denholm Brown			1948					Died at Doncaster; beloved wife of William Kerr Brown; daughter of Alexander and Sarah Dickson; who erected the stone
		Edith Dickson	1920	74	1994					Daughter of Alexander and Sarah Dickson; who erected the stone

41	Dickson	Jane Dickson			1887	id: G64 (2 images)	371540	1193	1	died at Danskine
		Elizabeth Dickson	1858	53	1911					youngest daughter of the above Jane and William
		William Dickson			1896

42	Dods	George Dods	1842	61	1903	id: G90	392264	1204	1	age 61? - tenant of Hedderwick in the parish of Dunbar; third son of James Dods. 'Within this aisle ar interred the remains' (in outside wall of church)
		Elizabeth Dods								d October ?192? - the dearly beloved wife of George

43	Dods	James Dods	1788	78	1866	id: G8	371485	1278	1	Tenant of Ruchlaw Mains; born at Little Newton in this parish and was tenant of the farm of Nunraw Barns and Castle Moffat for 38 years
		Ann Dods	1798	76	1874					Died at Stockton-on-Tees

44	Dods	John Dods			1900	id: G6	371483	1321	1	1680? assumed to be in 1900's - Tenant; Newlands 'The remains of the first named rest within the church in front of the pulpit When the church was rebuilt in 1780 the above stone was removed and placed eight feet to the south of it between the two east windows� where it remained till 1806 when it was placed in this aisle'
		Andrew Carfrae	1729	63	1792					Late tenant in Paple Lawhead 'When the church was rebuilt in 1780 the above stone was removed and placed eight feet to the south of it between the two east windows where Andrew Carfae; spouse of Isabella Dods; was interred where it remained till 1806 when it was placed in this aisle'
		John Dods	1628	60	1688					in the Newlands
		John Dods	1667	63	1730					likewise tenant in the Newlands; son of the John Dods named just above
		Marion Dods			1906					1676? assumed to be in 1900's

45	Dods	John Dods	1700	80	1780	id: G7	371484	1321	1	Of Newlands in this parish
		Margaret Dods	1736	80	1816
		Elizabeth Dods	1802	55	1857					wife of John Dods; died at Stoneypath'
		John Dods	1785	84	1869					(husband of the above Elizabeth) died at Stoneypath
		John Dods	1822	74	1896					only son of the above John and Elizabeth; died at Rentonhall
		John Dods	1739	85	1824					age 85 or 83
		Alison Dods	1705	77	1782

46	Dods	Mary Dods	1758	63	1821	id: G5	371482	1264	1	Of Little Newton in this parish (Garvald)
		George Dods	1734	88	1822
		Thomas Dods	1788	42	1830					Third son of above couple

47	Douglas	Margret Douglas	1780	40	1820	id: G66	371542	1205	1	spouse to William Wood; shepherd in�

48	Gray	John Gray	1767	37	1804	id: G63 (2 images)	371539	1140	1	mason in Garvald Kirk

49	Gray	John Gray	1825	34	1859	id: G78 (2 images)	371554	1179	1	Forester
		Thomas Gray	1858	19	1877					Compositor; died at Haddington. Only son of above John
		Jessie Gray	1832	54	1886					died at Haddington

50	Gray	Robert Watt Gray			1918	id: G107	392285	1229	1	Kalinova 'In memory of soldiers from the parish of Garvald; who gave their lives for their country in the Great European War 1914-1918'

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