A former cemetery in Dundee, Scotland.

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New Howff Plot No. 183

Monumental Inscription (Section A.)

Erected by David Nairn, Dundee, in memory of his son David who died 1st January 1816 aged 3 months and his daughter Isabell died 17th December 1839 aged 18 years and John died 7th April 1847 aged 39 years and James who died in Cairo 18th December 1848 aged 38 years and Jean Crann spouse of David Nairn, Feuar, Arthur Street died 13th June 1851 aged 72 years. The above David Nairn died 10th July 1854 aged 73 years.

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
183 David Nairn, Feuer, Dallfield Walk And John Nairn, Joiner.

Register 8 1864-1938

Date Of Interment Register Number Name & Designation Age Residence & Misc Plot No
22/01/1894 3 Charles Nairn, Unmarried Son Of John Nairn 52 Years 29 Peter Street 183 A
18/02/1882 7 Isabella Waterston Or Nairn 76 Years 137 Seagate 183 B
28/06/1866 41 David Crichton 51 Years   183 C
17/01/1867 19 Alexander Melville 6 Months   183 C

Register 8 1860-1864

Date Of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
07/11/1863 21 John Nairn 19 Years 183 A

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
13/10/1858 1364 George Melville 4 Years And 6 Months 183 A

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
13/07/1854 1561 David Nairn Old Man Of War Sailor And Pensioner 10/07/1854 77 Years Edinburgh Old Age Arthur Street 183 B

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
30/12/1851 315 Mary Crighton Daughter Of Andrew Crighton, Mill Wright 28/12/1851 10 Months Dundee Small Pox Scouringburn 183 C

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
19/11/1843 50 David Melvill Son of Alexander Melvill, Joiner 15/11/1843 1 year Dundee Teething Arthur Street, Top of Dallfield Walk 183 A
30/04/1847 1201 John Nairn Wright 27/4/1847 39 years Kirkcaldy Typhus Fever Wellgate, Died in Infirmary 183 C

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date Register No Name Designation Date of death Age Place of Birth Cause of death Plot No
20/12/1838 142 Isabella Nairn Daughter of David Nairn, Dallfield Walk 17/12/1838 18 years Kirkcaldy Water in chest 183 A