New Howff Plot No. 949

Monumental Inscription (Section E.)

Erected by Catherine Matthew in memory of her husband, John Ferguson, born 12th August 1804 died 25th July 1861. Their children Robert, John, Mary and Catherine, who died in infancy, Their son William, born 28th August 1849 died 17th May 1869. The above named Catherine Matthew born 21st October 1806 died 23rd January 1885.

Jesus saith , "Come unto me ye that are laboured and that are heavy laden and I will give you rest"

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
949	Family Of Robert Ferguson, Weaver.

Register 8 1864-1938

Date Of Interment	Register Number	Name & Designation	Age	Residence & Misc	Plot No
20/05/1869	44	William Ferguson	19 Years		949 A
14/01/1885	10	Catherine Matthew Or Ferguson	78 Years	8 Gladstone Place, South Leith	949 A

Register 8 1860-1864

Date Of Interment	Register Number	Name	Age	Plot Number
29/07/1861	1289	John Ferguson	72 Years	949 B
16/09/1862	1324	Mary Jack	2 Months	949 B
03/08/1863	951	Rebecca Reid	4 Weeks	949 C

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment	Register Number	Name	Age	Plot Number
07/11/1856	17	Janet Reid	20 Years	949 B
10/03/1859	646	David Reid	70 Years	949 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
14/01/1854	632	James Jack	Son Of John Jack, Weaver	12/01/1854	1 Year And 8 Months	Dundee	Water In Head	Dudhope Street	949 A
27/09/1854	1850	Lilias Doig	Daughter Of Thomas Doig, Weaver	24/09/1854	20 Years	Dundee	Consumption	Annfield Road	949 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
18/03/1849	651	Helen Henderson	Wife Of John Jack, Heckler	14/03/1849	19 Years	Parish Of Strathmartin	Disease Of Heart	Dudhope Street	949 A
16/04/1850	651	David Doig	Son Of Thomas Doig, Weaver	14/04/1850	12 Years	Dundee	Water In Head	Annfield Road	949 A
22/01/1851	329	Margaret Cameron McIntosh	Daughter Of John McIntosh, Blacksmith	20/01/1851	3 Months	Dundee	Disease Of Chest	Dudhope Crescent	949 A
27/03/1848	1309	William Mason	Street Porter	24/03/1848	70 Years	Manchester	Influenza	Hawkhill	949 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
28/02/1846	472	An Unnamed Child	Daughter of John Ferguson, Warper	27/02/1846	1 Hour	Dundee	Unknown	Dudhope Wynd	949 B
15/05/1844	796	Mary Ferguson	Wife of William Mason, Labourer	12/05/1844	38 years	Dundee	Consumption	Cherryfield, Blackness Road	949 C
17/07/1845	1040	Robert Ferguson	Mason	14/07/1845	43 Years	Parish of Moulin, Perthshire	Paralysis	Rose Bank	949 C

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date	Register No	Name	Designation	Date of death	Age	Place of Birth	Cause of death	Plot No
07/03/1842	638	Robert Doig	Son of Thomas Doig, Weaver	06/03/1842	1 Year and 10 Months	Dundee	Consumption	949 A
23/11/1838	44	Elizabeth Ferguson	Widow of Hugh Cameron, Grocer	21/11/1838	37 years	Dundee	Consumption	949 B
11/12/1839	166	George Jack	Weaver	09/12/1839	48 years	Dundee	Asthma	949 B
10/04/1841	631	Mary Ferguson	Daughter of John Ferguson, Warper	07/04/1841	2 years and 6 months	Dundee	Chin cough	949 B
05/03/1838	523	Robert Ferguson	Weaver	02/03/1838	75 years	Parish of Logie, Rait	Typhus Fever	949 B

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