Monument list for St Boniface Kirk Papa Church burial ground

St Boniface Kirk Papa's Church burial ground, Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Monument list

no.family surnamefull namebirth
year
ageburial
year
image
name
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notes

1Andrew id: 5
(2 images)
498660391
Jessie
J Stiller

2Jean id: 223498831401

3Mary id: 9498664491

4William id: 4
(2 images)
498659351d .12.????
John
Elizabeth Jane 26 d 26.06.19??

5?William ?id: 243498846361

6AllanJane Allan1843671910id: 286498884241This couple had children
William Allan Erected this stone.

7AllanWilliam Allan1843691912id: 287498885241This stone was erected by his family.

8AngusRobert Angus1792661858id: 185498802431
Elizsbeth Muir Angus

9ArmourA Armourid: 247498849291Erected this stone.

10B G B 1760id: 78498718531

11BainRobert Tulloch Bain188601886id: 165498785161also in this grave is a still born child 28th August 1891
Robert Bain
Isabella Bain

12BenniCarl S Benni1916id: 158498778171S. S. Birka - wrecked

13BiglandMary Biglandid: 169498789161
Wl Bigland
Thomas Bigland1862181880 aged 18 years and 9 months.
Mary Thomson1821761897

14BiglandWilliam Biglandid: 171498791211Erected this monument
Jessie Bigland1851241875
Mary Bigland1846151861
Edmund Bigland1864181882 Drowned
Mary Bigland Erected this monument

15BiglandWilliam Biglandid: 172498792231Erected this monument
David Bigland1856201876
John Bigland1854271881
Mary Bigland Erected this monument

16BiglandWilliam Bigland1821741895id: 170498790301Erected this monument
James Bigland1857221879
William Bigland1843281871
Mary Bigland Erected this monument

17BlolandMary Bloland1865id: 116498746551

18BurgarAndrew Burgar1834641898id: 229498836191
George Burgar1885851970
Jane Burgar Erected this stone

19BurgessJessie Burgess1855851940id: 256498856181
Benjamin Burgess1847761923
John Burgess1879431922 Died in Denver , Colorado , USA.

20BurgessWilliam Burgess1883861969id: 151498771391
Olive Burgess1933742007
Duncan Burgess1922631985
George Burgess1920111931
William Burgess Died in infancy
Nellie S Burgess1892791971
no.family surnamefull namebirth
year
ageburial
year
image
name
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21BurgherElizabeth Burgher1840651905id: 253498853471
Margaret Harcus1806781884

22BurgherJames Burgher1837701907id: 268498868431

23BurgherJohn Burgher1844351879id: 255498855211Died in Westray
William Burgher Erected this stone.
Margaret Burgher Erected this stone.

24BurgherMarion Burgher1842681910id: 41498687201
William Burgher1840861926
James Burgher1862671929 Died in Wellington , New Zealand.

25BurgherWilliam Burgher1805761881id: 254498854181
Margaret Burgher Erected this stone.

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