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New Howff Plot No. 252

Monumental Inscription (Section D.)

Erected by David Jack, Shipmaster, in memory of his wife, Helen Taylor, who died 25th March, 1841 aged 52 years. Also four of their children who died in infancy and of their daughter Margaret, who died 4th June 1841 aged 16 years and his son, James, who died at sea 19th February 1847 aged 19 years. Also his daughter, Helen, wife of Thomas Cook , Shipmaster, Dundee, who died 13th March, 1850 aged 24 years and their infant son aged 4 days.

Reproduced from "Register of gravestone inscriptions in Constitution Road, compiled ca 1960." with kind permission of Dundee City Archives.

 Register of Lairs 1848-1902

Lair Purchaser Of Lair Or Plot
252 David Jack, Shopmaster.

Register 8 1864-1938

Date Of Interment Register Number Name & Designation Age Residence & Misc Plot No
10/08/1867 59 James Kidd Ogilvie 2 Years And 4 Months   252 A
15/06/1865 75 David Jack 80 Years   252 B

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
08/08/1856 1311 Margaret Hutton Finlay 6 Months 252 B
10/01/1860 333 George Menzies 37 Years 252 C

Register 5 1847-1853

Date Of Interment Register Number Name Designation Date Of Death Age Place Of Birth Cause Of Death Last Place Of Residence Plot Number
16/03/1850 525 Helen Jack Wife Of Thomas Cook, Ship Master 13/03/1850 23 Years Dundee Childbed Fever Union Street 252 A
16/03/1850 524 An Unnamed Child Son Of Thomas Cook, Ship Master 13/03/1850 3 Days Dundee Fever Union Street 252 A

Register 5 1843-1847

Date of Interment Register Number Name Designation Date of Death Age Place of Birth Cause of Death Last Place of Residence Plot Number
04/09/1844 1105 Margaret Hutton Wife of David Ferguson, Fireman of a Steam Engine 01/09/1844 43 Years Dundee Disease of Heart Seagate 252 B

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date Register No Name Designation Date of death Age Place of Birth Cause of death Plot No
30/03/1841 590 Helen Taylor Wife of David Jack, Shipmaster 25/03/1841 52 years Dundee Dropsy 252 B
07/06/1841 818 Margaret Jack Daughter of David Jack, Shipmaster 04/06/1841 16 years Dundee Water in Head 252 C