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Monumental Inscription.

Thomas Douglas.

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
257 Thomas Douglas, Merchant.

Register 8 1864-1938

Date Of Interment Register Number Name & Designation Age Residence & Misc Plot No
17/03/1875 19 Thomas Douglas 75 Years   257 B

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
02/02/1858 384 William Templeman 3 Years And 6 Months 257 A
29/12/1859 274 Elizabeth Tosh Or Douglas 77 Years 257 A
23/02/1858 490 William McQuire 42 Years 257 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
30/10/1852 1734 Jane Blain Wife Of Thomas Douglas, Merchant 26/10/1852 48 Years Cairnryan, Parish Of Inch, Wigtonshire Water In Chest Union Terrace, Died At Broughty Ferry 257 B

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date Register No Name Designation Date of death Age Place of Birth Cause of death Plot No
03/02/1838 364 A still born child Son of John Gibson, Plasterer     Dundee Unknown 257 A
07/05/1837 1458 William Douglas Auctioneer 05/05/1837 56 years Dundee Consumption 257 A
12/12/1840 143 An Unnamed Child Son of Thomas Douglas, Clerk 11/12/1840 3 hours Dundee Inflammation in Brain 257 B

Monumental Inscription (Section D.)

Erected by William Robertson (Forebank, Dundee) in memory of his wife, Catherine Clark, (born in Perth 6th March 1813 who died at Dundee) 7th August 1849 aged 36 years. Also in memory of his brother, John Robertson, who died 29th Jan. 1849 aged 54 years. William Robertson (born 1806) died 10th Oct. 1872.

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

*Sections 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
256 John Robertson, Coal Merchant And William Robertson, Carter.

Register 8 1864-1938

Date Of Interment Register Number Name & Designation Age Residence & Misc Plot No
14/10/1872 1 William Robertson 65 Years   256 A
28/08/1869 66 Robert Stark, Son Of James Stark 3 Years And 6 Months   256 C

Register 8 1860-1864

Date Of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
21/06/1862 1047 James Robertson 19 Years 256 C
02/04/1862 724 Elizabeth Robertson Or Saunders 62 Years 256 C

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
30/09/1856 1479 Robert Robertson 3 Years And 3 Months 256 A
05/10/1859 1373 Susan Easson Or Robertson 33 Years 256 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
22/12/1850 184 Robert Robertson Grocer 20/12/1850 49 Years Inchture Asthma Scouringburn 256 A
17/09/1850 1277 Mary Robertson Daughter Of Robert Robertson, Grocer 16/09/1850 7 Years Glasgow Consumption Scouringburn 256 B
02/02/1849 461 John Robertson Cartwright 30/01/1849 50 Years Parish Of St Madoes Inflammation Of Wind Pipe Saunders Court, Overgate 256 B
08/08/1849 1578 Catharine Clark Wife Of William Robertson, Carter 07/08/1849 34 Years Parish Of Scone Cholera Bonny Bank Road 256 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
09/05/1844 777 Thomas Saunders Carter 05/05/1844 56 years Parish of Errol Dropsy Overgate 256 B

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date Register No Name Designation Date of death Age Place of Birth Cause of death Plot No
07/02/1841 414 Janet George Widow of Robert Robertson, Labourer 04/02/1841 71 years Parish of Kinfauns Old Age 256 B
22/12/1837 167 Margaret Trail Wife of Joseph Farquhar, Flaxdresser 19/12/1837 46 years Parish of Panbride Typhus fever 256 B
29/05/1838 909 Mary Robertson Daughter of late Robert Robertson, Labourer 26/05/1838 33 years Cold Stream Typhus Fever 256 B
21/09/1839 1414 A Still Born Child Daughter of William Robertson, carter     Dundee Unknown 256 C

Register of Lairs 1848-1902

Lair Purchaser Of Lair Or Plot
255 Janet Brown, Widow Of David Budge, Commission Agent.

Register 8 1864-1938

Date Of Interment Register Number Name & Designation Age Residence & Misc Plot No
28/08/1880 14 Agnes Budge Of Beatts 65 Years 1 Thornley Terrace 255 B

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
22/12/1859 239 Sarah Ann Agard 40 Years 255 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
03/06/1847 1439 A Still Born Child Son Of William Bain, Weaver     Dundee Unknown Cowgate 255 A
03/06/1847 1437 Alexander Henderson Son Of Alexander Henderson, Hawker 01/06/1847 3 Weeks Edinburgh Bowel Hive Butcher Row 255 A
09/06/1847 1464 Mary Hughes Daughter Of John Hughes, Weaver 07/06/1847 9 Years Dundee Chincough Camperdown Court, Barrack Street 255 C

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date Register No Name Designation Date of death Age Place of Birth Cause of death Plot No
01/04/1842 776 Jane Budge Daughter of John Budge, engineer 30/03/1842 2 years and 3 months Dundee Water in Head 255 A
06/06/1839 939 David Budge Commision Agent 01/06/1839 49 years Wick, Caithness Shire Typhus Fever 255 B

Monumental Inscription (Section D.)

 To the memory of Robert Wighton, Farmer, Hillbank, Dundee, who died the 20th March, 1843, aged 79 years, also of his sons, John, who died the 13th March, 1836 aged 39 years, and David, who died 6th January 1840 aged 26 years. Janet Spark by whom this stone was erected and relict of the above Robert Wighton, died 28th July 1849 aged 69 years, Margaret Wighton, their daughter, died 23rd June, 1854 aged 35 years. Their daughter Janet Wighton, relict of William Jeffers, Shipmaster, and of James Johnston, Methodist Minister.

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

1843. To the memory of Robert Wighton, Farmer, Wallace Craigie and Hillbank, Dundee, who died the 20th March, 1843, aged 79 years, also of his sons, John, who died at Arbroath 12th *sic March, 1836 aged 29 years, and David, who died at Port au Prince in the Island of St Domingo, 6th January 1840 aged 26 years. Janet Spark by whom this stone was erected and relict of the above Robert Wighton, died 28th July 1849 aged 69 years, Margaret Wighton, their daughter, died 23rd June, 1854 aged 35 years. Their daughter Janet Wighton, relict of William Jeffers, Shipmaster, and of James Johnston, Methodist Minister, died 21st June 1867, aged 51 years. Their son Thomas Wighton, feuar, Dundee, died 8th Septermber 1882, aged 70 years.

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
253 Janet Spark, Widow Of Robert Wighton, Cowfeeder.

Register 8 1864-1938

Date Of Interment Register Number Name & Designation Age Residence & Misc Plot No
11/09/1882 3 Thomas Wighton 70 Years 26 Dens Brae 253 B
24/06/1867 50 Janet Wighton Or Johnston 50 Years   253 C

Register 8 1860-1864

Date Of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
22/03/1861 808 James Wighton 41 Years 253 C

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
11/02/1855 192 Thomas Cameron 5 Months 253 A
10/09/1859 1286 Andrew John Wighton Brown 1 Year And 1 Month 253 A
31/07/1858 1089 James Cameron 46 Years 253 A
08/03/1855 341 Andrew Cathro 7 Months 253 C
27/02/1855 291 John Cathro 3 Years And 3 Months 253 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
26/06/1854 1503 Margaret Wighton Daughter Of The Late Robert Wighton, Cowfeeder 23/06/1854 35 Years Dundee Consumption Bucklemaker Wynd 253 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
26/05/1852 1104 William Jeffers Sometime Shipmaster 21/05/1852 39 years Dundee Disease of Heart Bucklemaker Wynd 253 A
31/07/1849 1415 Janet Spark Widow Of Robert Wighton, Cowfeeder 28/07/1849 68 Years Aberdeen Decay Of Nature Bucklemaker Wynd 253 B

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date Register No Name Designation Date of death Age Place of Birth Cause of death Plot No
24/03/1843 733 Robert Wighton Cowfeeder 20/03/1843 79 years Parish of Liff Old Age 253 B

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