Barry ––– County of Angus MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS In compiling this booklet of memorial inscriptions from Barry Churchyard, thanks are extended to all members and non members of the Tay Valley Family History Society who helped in any way whatever, whether by advising, recording or typing, lending photographs, or preparing the text for publication. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or translated into a machine language, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the authors © The Tay Valley Family History Society 2007 I S B N 978-1-905997-13-8 The original church at Barry has long been demolished, down to a few feet above the ground. The ruin is completely surrounded by lairs. The lairs are in lines on a north / south axis as is the norm for a Scottish Kirkyard, making the stones face east / west. The stones are identified by one or two letters followed by a 2 digit number. The letter(s) identify the row, while the numbers identify the stones counting southwards from the north end of the row. The single letter is used in the south west section, while the two letters beginning E are for the south east section. The two letters the same are for the extension at the northern half of the churchyard. This method of identification is for this publication only. All dates used in this text are written in day number, then months written in full, followed by the years in four digits. eg 27 January 1944. MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS BARRY GRAVEYARD A01 Erected by Mrs ELIZABETH ROSE in memory of JANE RAMSAY ROSE her daughter who died at Carnoustie 29 September 1849 aged 35 years and of HELEN ROSE who died at sea on the 27 August 1846 aged 34 and of the said Mrs ELIZABETH ROSE who died 12 May 1857 aged 80 years A02 1830 Erected to the memory of ROBERT PATON late shoemaker in Carnoustie who died on the 13 November 1829 aged 56 years also his grandchild HELEN PATON who died the 24 June 1830 in the 3 year of her age also of his grandchild ROBERT PATON who died the 19 September 1836 in the 6 year of his age also of his spouse HELEN MILLN who died the 28 March 1839 in the 64 year of her age also his daughter in law BARBARA PETRIE wife of CHARLES PATON who died 29 April 1857 aged 59 years also his son CHARLES PATON who died 21 May 1875 aged 72 years also THOMAS BLACK son in law of the above CHARLES PATON who died 18 August 1901 aged 74 years BARBARA PATON wife of the above THOMAS BLACK who died 11 February 1910 aged 80 years Enriching virtue clothed his soul With tender love and care For grief worn pilgrims to console With fervent Christian prayer Assured of hopes blessed rest His willing spirit fled All his woes are now redressed And sacred is this bed A03 1857 BARBARA PETRIE A04 Sacred to the memory of JOHN MILNE of Ravensby and Grange of Barry who died 7 February 1916 age 83 years also of ELIZA LYALL SIMPSON his wife who died 4 November 1905 aged 74 years interred at Dundee Western Cemetery also of AGNES FENTON MILNE their daughter who died 2 June 1915 aged 44 years A05 1835 Erected by MARGRET ROBERTSON Lenks of Barry in memory of her husband ROBERT PETRIE who died the 3 December 1807 in the 55 year of his age also of their son DAVID who died the 22 December 1834 in the 40 year of his age MARGRET ROBERTSON died 1 March 1839 in the 79 year of her age BETSY RAMSAY wife of SAMUEL PETRIE died 9 October 1872 in the 69 year of her age SAMUAL PETRIE died on the 13 August 1873 aged 74 years We part to meet again A06 WILLIAM AIRTH tenant Barry Mills born 2 July 1791 died 12 July 1851 A07 MARY LINDSAY A08 MARGARET KYD and MARY KYD A09 In memory of DAVID MEEK who died on the 19 July 1862 aged 56 years JOHN his son died at Goole on the 1 December 1867 age 27 years and was interred there also his wife JANET DICK who died on the 6 November 1881 aged 72 years and of his son ALEXANDER who died at Brough 18 August 1894 aged 52 years his daughter ELIZABETH died at Barry 3 August 1907 aged 56 years MARY the eldest daughter died 22 August 1917 aged 84 years his daughter ISABELLA wife of Wm ROBERTSON Ceres died 18 May 1923 aged 87 years and is interred here A10 Erected in memory of WILLIAM McKAY schoolmaster Barry who died 15 May 1873 aged 36 years and of his wife JESSIE MEEK who died 23 December 1904 aged 59 years their son DAVID architect and surveyor died 15 December 1945 aged 73 years and their daughters JESSIE ELIZABETH died 20 December 1950 aged 77 years JANE SMITH died 9 February 1959 aged 88 years A11 In loving memory of ROBERT SCOTT Links of Barry who died 7 August 1886 aged 85 years and BETSY WHITTON his wife who died 27 September 1894 aged 86 years and their family JAMES who died in youth 28 August 1862 JAMES who died 4 June 1897 aged 42 years ANN who died 26 March 1901 aged 64 years BARBARA who died 21 March 1910 aged 68 years A12 ALEXANDER KYDD died 10 June 1863 aged 80 years A13 MARY AIRTH relict of ALEXANDER KYDD died 25 April 1866 aged 78 years A14 To the memory of DAVID MORAM late of Gedhall who died 18 March 1821 in the 35 year of his age and of ALEXANDER MORAM his son who died 25 March 1820 in the 6 year of his age this monument was erected by SUSAN PETRIE his widow and by ISABEL MORAM their daughter the above SUSAN PETRIE died 13 February 1845 aged 58 years A15 Erected by ALEXANDER BALFOUR and BARBARA WALKER in memory of their daughter ISABELL who died 23 May 1848 aged 4 years and 5 months BARBARA WALKER died 3 November 1894 aged 77 years ALEXANDER BALFOUR died 19 day March 1895 aged 75 years also of their daughter ELIZABETH died 11 February 1922 aged 79 years A16 1855 Erected by JAMES LAIRD Carnoustie and ANN WILLIAMSON his spouse in memory of their daughter MARY SMITH who died 24 January 1853 aged 17 months also their son DAVID WILLIAMSON who died 21 February 1856 aged 2 years also my mother MARY SMITH LAIRD who died 31 January 1881 aged 80 years and our daughter MARY ANN LAIRD who died 2 June 1891 aged 34 years also the above JAMES LAIRD who died 10 November 1891 aged 65 years the above ANN WILLIAMSON died 11 June 1892 aged 64 years and their daughter JEANNIE wife of CHARLES H SIMPSON died 4 March 1934 aged 71 years JAMES LAIRD mason Carnoustie died 12 August 1825 aged 34 years also MARY his daughter died 29 November 1834 aged 10 years A17 (small marble cross) died J S M (window insert) In loving memory of CAROLINE FRANCES SMALL born 20 September 1851 died 2 March 1946 and of her son WILLIAM FRANCIS SMALL of Woodhill born 27 June 1880 died 18 June 1951 (centre) In memory of JAMES MILN of Woodhill who died 5 November 1798 aged years ROBERT MILN of Woodhill who died 8 October 1824 aged 51 years JAMES YEAMAN MILN of Woodhill & Murie who died 28 April 1857 aged 67 years MARY HAY his wife daughter of ALEXr HAY Letham died 8 March 1825 26 years A HAY MILN of Woodhill eldest son of JAMES YEAMAN MILN born 18 July 1817 died 5 February 1877 JOHN ALEX HAY MILN of Woodhill only son of A HAY MILN & SARAH ISABELLA MACINTOSH or HAY MILN born 15 October 1860 & died in Paris 3 May 1878 JAMES MILN of Woodhill second son of JAMES YEAMSN MILN born 4 July 1818 died 28 January 1881 DAVID JAMES SMALL MILN of Woodhill eldest son of W J SMALL solicitor Dundee born 5 May 1878 died 6 November 1927 (small window embrasure) In loving remembrance of SARAH ISABELLA wife of ALEXr HAY MILN of Woodhill died 11 September 1883 aged 53 years A18 1851 SHUSAN GIBSON A19 1851 JEAN LAIRD A20 In loving memory of PETER SIMPSON feur who died at Carnoustie 30 June 1884 aged 75 and BARBARA GIBSON his wife who died 8 June 1887 aged 75 also of their children PETER died 27 October 1844 aged 3 years JANE died 21 August 1869 aged 31 PETER died at Sydney NSW 19 July 1884 aged 31 DAVID died at Bombay 8 January 1891 aged 40 years SUSAN died 17 November 1894 aged 51 years JAMES died at Howrah Bengal 30 March 1903 aged 58 WILLIAM died 8 November 1910 aged 63 BENNIE died 18 January 1912 aged 56 CHARLES SIMPSON died 11 January 1923 aged 64 years also AGNES GIBSON SIMPSON their daughter who died Carnoustie 18 March 1936 age 96 years A21 Erected by ALEXANDER SOUTAR in memory of his dearly beloved wife ISABELLA W DOIG who died 14 June 1914 aged 72 years also their daughter ANN S SOUTAR who died 14 June 1871 aged 6½ years and their son JOHN DOIG SOUTAR who died 1 August 1883 aged 9 years also their daughter JESSIE W SOUTAR who died 29 June 1909 aged 39 years the above ALEXANDER SOUTAR who died 26 January 1924 aged 78 years A22 In memory of ROBERT KYD feur Barry born October 1772 died July 1856 also of HELEN THOMSON his wife born July 1776 died July 1858 and of their children MARGARET born February 1805 died February 1822 JOHN born October 1813 died July 1828 DAVID Inspector of poor Barry born December 1809 died August 1886 HANNAH born August 1806 died May 1888 BARBARA wife of THOS ANDERSON born October 1815 died September 1892 MARY wife of ROBERT WHITTEN farmer Waterybutts born March 1808 died March 1889 JAMES KYDD born March 1912 died October 1902 12 years headmaster Government School of Design Worcester A23 ELLIE SALMOND 8 June 1866 - 26 August 1871 STEWART D F SALMOND 19 September 1873 - 19 April 1876 children of STEWART F SALMOND DD minister of the Free Church Barry 1865-1876 Professor and Principal of the UFC College Aberdeen 1876- 11905 died at Aberdeen 20 April 1905 and is buried there in Allenvale A24 In memory of The Rev JAMES SOMERS Minister of this Parish who died on 25 January 1866 in the fifty fifth year of his age erected by