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Currie Kirkyard Monumental Inscriptions Updated June 2011 Currie and District Local History Society Currie Kirkyard Monumental Inscriptions updated June 2011 CURRIE KIRKYARD MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS The gravestones of the main part of Currie Kirkyard were transcribed by Gordon Grant and others from the Currie and District Local History Society in 2000. This is an updated version with a consolidated index covering all the names mentioned on the stones. For consistency with the original, there are four sections to the Kirkyard – the original, south, south west and north west sections. They are shown in the following diagram:- The stones are all numbered. Those in the original section have no prefix letter. Those labeled “SH” are in what is now the Session House. The stones in the other sections have prefixes of S, SW or NW as appropriate. The original map of the location of all the stones has been retained. It has been scanned and included in two parts to show where each stone is located. Page 1 LOCATION OF STONES IN THE ORIGINAL SECTION Page 2 LOCATION OF STONES IN THE SOUTH, SOUTH WEST AND NORTH WEST SECTIONS Page 3 CURRIE KIRKYARD ORIGINAL SECTION SH Sacred to the memory of Maria REEVES who d. 10 Nov 1818 aged 23 wife of Archibald CHRISTIE Esq. of Baberton who d. 23 Jun 1861 aged 76. Also Alexander CHRISTIE Esq of Baberton who d. 7 Aug 1868 aged 48 yrs. SH Sacred to the memory of Archibald CHRISTIE 2nd son of Archibald CHRISTIE Esq of Baberton who d. 26 Dec 1824 aged 5 mths, Also of Bradford Wilmer CHRISTIE 3rd son of Archibald CHRISTIE Esq of Baberton who d. 1 Mar 1827 aged 7 mths 3 wks. SH To the memory of John CHRISTIE Esq of Baberton who d. ..... Apr 1789 & …. CHRISTIE his niece of – [remainder illegible] SH To the memory of the following persons. This monument was erected by John NEWTON of Curriehill & Abraham NEWTON of Curriehill. His father who d. (29) Sep 1791 aged 78. Henry NEWTON son of John NEWTON of Curriehill who d. 23 Jul 1796 aged 10. Marion WARDLAW spouse of the said John NEWTON who d. 20 Nov 1800 aged .... & Isabella NEWTON their dau who d. 8 Dec 1800 aged 23 yrs. Also interred here the said John NEWTON who d. 1 Feb 1816 aged 66 yrs. & Barbara NEWTON his dau who d. 9 Jun 1818 aged 35 yrs & John NEWTON his son who d. 16 Aug 1819 aged 32 yrs SH In memory of Thomas NEWTON of Curriehill who d. 25 Mar 1838 aged 58. Abram NEWTON merchant in Leith his brother who d. 7 April 1838 aged 55. Ann MACKENZIE their niece who d. 11 Mar 1838 aged 12. Alexander MACKENZIE Lieut Royal Engineers their nephew who d. of fever at Honduras on 13 Dec 1851 aged 23 SH Hic sepultus est generosus inuenis Robertus CLYHILLEUS finus primogenitus domini de lnvergowrie qui hocaccedens ut avunculus inuiseret hujus loci pastorem fatali febre urreptus 13 august ano salutis 1670 etatis suae 21 occubuit 1 The burial place of Sir Alexander MORISON MD physician of Edinburgh & London b. 1779 d. 1866. Also of Mary Ann CUSHNIE his wife b. 1872 d. 1846. Alexander C MORISON surgeon HEICS their son b. 1813 d. 1861 & their daus Margaret who d. 1870 & Jane CARHAMPTON wife of J C SOMMERS d. 1872 Anne 4 TH dau d. 6 Jan 1883. Charlotte Manvers last surviving dau of the above Sir A MORISON d. 9 Mar 1900 aged 83 yrs. Also Margaret Gordon MACLELLAN b. 1825 d. 1907 the beloved wife of the above Alexander Cushnie MORISON. (Top) Sacred to the memory of Alexander Blackhall MORISON MD FRCPE & L b. 25 Dec 1850 d. 23 Dec 1927 1a Here lies interred the remains of the Rev Mr James CRAIG who d. 24 Jun 1792 aged 72. Also his son in law John BIRD Esq of Gressenhall, Norfolk d. 5 May 1786 aged 40. 1b Rev James DICK minister of this parish after performing all the pastoral duties Page 4 of it most usefully & acceptably for 23 yrs. d. at the age of 52 on 12 Dec 1815. Also Elizabeth LAWRIE his wife who d. 5 Feb 1829 aged 53 yrs. Also John DICK who d. 5 Jul 1830 aged 17 yrs. Also Thomas & Agnes DICK who d. young, children of Thomas DICK, baker, Edinburgh who d. 11 Nov 1835 aged 64 yrs. Also his wife Janet PEARCE who d. 5 May 1844 aged 55 yrs. Alexander GRAHAM g/son of Thomas DICK d. Dec 1887. Also his wife Grace MCGILL who d. Nov 1888. 2 Erected by their family in memory of Andrew ROSS who d. Dec 1838 aged 64 & his wife Margaret HARDIE who d. Jul 1843 aged 63 2a In memory of Julia Jane MATTISON dau of James MATTISON, gardener who d. at Curriehill 8 Mar 1891 aged 9 mths (now almost illegible) 3 Thomas FORRESTER in Juniper Green in memory of David FORRESTER his son who d. 17 Sep 1826 aged 1 yr. Also of John FORRESTER his father who d. 5 Oct 1826 aged 59 yrs. Also of David FORRESTER his son who d. 11 Apr 1830 aged 5 yrs. Also Euphemia FORRESTER his dau who d. 29 Nov 1840 aged 3 yrs. Also of Janet DUNCAN his mother who d. 29 Aug 1840 aged 71 yrs. The said Thomas FORRESTER d. 19 Mar 1842 aged 54 yrs. John FORRESTER d. 22 Dec 1848 aged 20 yrs. Alexander FORRESTER d. 1858 aged 3 or 5 yrs (remainder illegible) 4 Erected by James STEVENSON to the memory of Elizabeth STEVENSON who d. 15 Jul 1791 aged 14 mths. Also Agnes STEVENSON d. 14 Sep 1792 aged 1 mth (stone now fallen and almost illegible) 5 Erected by William WALLACE, Currie Muir End in memory of Alexander WALLACE his son who d. 26 Oct 1824 aged 1 yr. Also Janet WALLACE who d. 21 Mar 1840 aged 14 yrs. Also the said William WALLACE who d. 10 Mar 1851 aged 62 yrs. Also of his dau Jane WALLACE wife of James MILNER who d. 26 Mar 1861 aged 41 yrs. Janet FORRESTER widow of William WALLACE d. 9 Mar 1871 aged 83 yrs. Margaret MCGONDY? g/dau of the above d. 13 Apr 1873. James MILNER who d. 22 May 1873 aged 59 yrs. Jane his dau who d. 6 Mar 1922 aged 63 yrs. 6 Mary dau of Col John & Eliza HENDERSON d. at Ravelrig 25 Jan 1806 aged 2 yrs 10 mths. (now very worn) 6a David PATERSON smith East Mill d. 28 Mar 1871 aged 73. John PATERSON his son b. 8 Dec 1829 d. 28 Feb 1847. Isabella his dau b. 11 Mar 1828 d. 11 Nov 1842? Elizabeth DRYDEN his wife b. 28 Jul 1797 d. 17 Apr 1856. Andrew PATERSON his son b. 19 Mar 1842 d. 17 Dec 1860. David PATERSON his son b. 26 Apr 1853 d. 3 Aug 1864 7 (Table tomb) Here lies Robert TOD late tenant....? (now illegible) Page 5 8 In memory of Daniel MCNEILL who d. at Kinleith Mill 4 May 1869 aged 82. Also his g/dau Marion MCNEILL beloved wife of William DOWNIE who d. 9 Feb 1880 aged 28. Also their dau Helen Lawson DOWNIE who d. 20 Oct 1883 aged 3 yrs. Marion WILSON beloved wife of Daniel MCNEILL Blinkbonny d. 24 Apr 1910 aged 81 yrs. Also Daniel MCNEILL. Blinkbonny d. 26 Sep 1912 aged 84 yrs. Also Helen MCNEILL 2 nd dau d. 4 Feb 1913 aged 59 yrs. Also Gordon MCNEILL 3 rd son d. 11 Feb 1928 aged 70 yrs. 9 In memory of Thomas Barclay LOGAN, Balerno who d. at Arthurville, Juniper Green 11 Jun 1913 aged 68 & his sons Alexander who d. 1 Dec 1880 aged 8. Alexander who d. 27 Jan 1904 aged 22 & his wife Mary HAMILTON who d. at Arthurville, Juniper Green 20 Jun 1921 aged 73 10 Erected by Margaret MCTAVISH in memory of James GIRDWOOD her husband, late mason, Balerno who d. 17 Apr 1821 aged 39 yrs. Margaret MCTAVISH d. 4 May 1837 William Junor? his son d. 3 Apr 1844 (now almost illegible) 11 In loving memory of John T. CUNNINGHAM LDS RGS Eng’d dental surgeon, Edinburgh d. 22 Aug 1900 aged 62 yrs. Margaret THOM his wife d. 1 Aug 1895 aged 55 yrs. Agnes Thomas his infant dau d. 17 May 1869 12 Erected to the memory of Fanny ANDERSON spouse to James LOGAN, wright in Hermiston who d. 21 Sep 1811 aged 36 yrs. Also their children Mungo LOGAN who d. 12 Sep 1817 aged 21 yrs. & Jean LOGAN who d. 14 Dec 1821 aged 26 yrs. Also Margaret & Helen daus of James LOGAN & his wife Helen THOMAS; the former d. 16 Dec 1823 aged 5 yrs the latter 6 Dec 1828 aged 1 yr. Also the, said James LOGAN who d. 14 Jun 1832 aged 60 yrs. Also Mary Anne dau of the said James LOGAN & Helen THOMAS who d. 24 Nov 1834 aged 10 yrs. (Reverse) Helen THOMAS wife of James LOGAN d. 3 Oct 1857 aged 70 yrs. 13 In loving memory of William YOUNG d. 17 Jul 1937 aged 77. His wife Catherine WEIR d. 10 Oct 1923 aged 67. Their dau Jane d. 15 Sep 1893 aged 8. Their son Peter d. in Mesopotamia 5 Oct 1918 aged 22 14 Janet? dau of John THOMSON, schoolmaster in Currie d. 10 Oct 1816 aged 3 yrs 7 mths. Also interred here the said John THOMSON who d. 6 Jul 1828 aged 56 yrs.
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