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New Howff Plot No. 1493

Monumental Inscription (Section C.)

Erected by David Webster, shipmaster, Dundee in memory of his father Alexander Webster, shipowner, who died 13th October 1845 aged 77 years also in memory of his spouse Jean Reid who died 1st June 1848 aged 43 years. The above David Webster died 8th February 1850 aged 45 years, his eldest son Alexander died 28th October 1853 aged 27 years. (Jane Ann Shepherd died 18th March 1865 aged 29 years, her husband Roderick Webster died 13th May 1875, aged 37 years, their son David died 10th july 1864, aged 10 months.)

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

*Text in brackets, reproduced from a transcribed copy of Sidney Cramer's notebook, Old Bell Street, Dundee [TD73/8/1] with kind permission of the Scottish Genealogy Society, Edinburgh.

 Register of Lairs 1848-1902

Lair Purchaser Of Lair Or Plot
1493 David Webster, Shipmaster.

Register 8 1864-1938

Date Of Interment Register Number Name & Designation Age Residence & Misc Plot No
12/07/1864 787 David Webster 10 Months Dudhope 1493 A
22/03/1865 52 Jean Shepherd Or Webster 27 Years   1493 A
15/05/1875 22 Roderick Webster 37 Years   1493 C

Register 6 1853-1855

Date Of Interment Register Number Name Designation Date Of Death Age Place Of Birth Cause Of Death Last Place Of Residence Plot Number
01/11/1853 4 Alexander Webster Shipmaster 28/10/1853 27 Years Dundee Consumption Carnoustie 1493 A

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
04/06/1848 1654 Jean Reid Wife Of David Webster, Shipmaster 01/06/1848 45 Years Huntly Disease Of Heart Crichton Street 1493 B
10/02/1850 386 David Webster Shipmaster 08/02/1850 47 Years Forfar Heart Cramp Crichton Street 1493 B
17/03/1852 768 Andrew McPherson Weaver 15/03/1852 26 Years Montrose Consumption Dudhope Street 1493 B

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
16/10/1845 1306 Alexander Webster Ship Owner 13/10/1845 75 Years Parish of Huntly Old Age Crichton Street 1493 B

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date Register No Name Designation Date of death Age Place of Birth Cause of death Plot No
27/08/1837 1917 A still born child Daughter of James Thomson, Shoemaker     Dundee Unknown 1493 B
27/08/1837 1916 Mary Nicoll Wife of James Thomson, Shoemaker 25/08/1837 41 years Dundee Child bed 1493 B
30/08/1837 1925 Mary Park Daughter of Robert Park, labourer 29/08/1837 26 years Parish of Rye, County of Donegal, Ireland Decline 1493 B
26/08/1837 1909 Michael Kendra Shoemaker 24/08/1837 38 years County of Mayo, Ireland Inflammation of lungs 1493 B
31/08/1837 1929 Robert Young Cloth Merchant 29/08/1837 50 years Perth Cholera 1493 B
22/08/1837 1891 William Logie Blacksmith 19/08/1837 36 years Parish of Tobbermore Typhus fever 1493 B
01/09/1837 1932 Elizabeth Duff Servant at a Spinningmill 28/08/1837 23 years Fifeshire Disease of brain 1493 C
04/09/1837 1941 George Bruce Weaver 01/08/1837 55 years Kirriemuir Suicide 1493 C
03/09/1837 1937 John Forbes Gardiner 31/08/1837 33 years Parish of Blair Atholl Typhus fever 1493 C