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Monumental Inscription (Section A.)

In memory of Helen , daughter of Charles W. Boase , Banker, Dundee and Helen his wife, who was born 22nd June 1836 and died 28th. September 1838, also of Charles W. Henry their son who was born 1st November 1853 and died 26th December 1858. In memory also of the aforesaid Charles W. Boase.

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

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.

In his favour is life :
Weeping
May endure for a night
But joy
Cometh in the morning.

In
Memory
of
Helen
Daughter of
Charles W. Boase
Banker, Dundee
And Helen his wife,
Who was born 22 June 1836,
And died 28th Sep. 1838.
Also of
Charles W. Henry
their son,
Who was born 1st Nov. 1833
And died 26th Deer. 1838.
Also of
Edith Lindsay
their daughter,
Who was born 4th June 1840,
And died
1st March 1841.

REAR

In
Memory also
Of the aforesaid
Charles W. Boase
Who was born in London
8th June 1S04,
Resided 50 years in Dundee
And departed this life
7th June 1872
At Albury in Surrey,
And is buried in the
Churchyard there.

Reference: digital.nls.uk. (n.d.). (49) - Account of the families of Boase or Bowes - Histories of Scottish families - National Library of Scotland. [online] Available at: https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/95442315?mode=transcription [Accessed 1 Jul. 2022].

Register of Lairs 1848-1902

Lair	Purchaser Of Lair Or Plot
241	Charles William Boase, Banker.

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date	Register No	Name	Designation	Date of death	Age	Place of Birth	Cause of death	Plot No
01/10/1838	1365	Helen Boase	Daughter of Charles William Boase, Banker	28/09/1838	2 years and 3 months	Dundee	Consumption	241 A

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date	Register No	Name	Designation	Date of death	Age	Place of Birth	Cause of death	Plot No
03/03/1841	510	Edith Lindsay	Daughter of Charles William Boase, Banker	01/03/1841	9 months	Dundee	Teething	241 B
29/12/1838	183	Charles William Henry Boase	Son of Charles William Boase, Banker	26/12/1838	5 years	Dundee	Scarlet Fever	241 C

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment	Register Number	Name	Age	Plot Number
16/04/1855	490	Margaret Murdoch	2 Days	240 A
02/01/1858	246	Georgina Logan	8 Weeks	240 A
03/01/1858	248	James Grant	2 Years And 6 Months	240 A
04/01/1858	251	Michael McDonald	1 Day	240 A
09/04/1855	473	John Whyte	23 Years	240 A
16/04/1855	489	Ann Paton	8 Months	240 A
04/01/1858	255	Unnamed Son Of Harriet McIver	2 Days	240 A
19/04/1855	511	Catharine Booth	3 Years	240 A
04/01/1858	257	Rachel Wright	9 Months	240 A
04/01/1858	252	Thomas Lees	2 Years And 3 Months	240 A
16/04/1855	491	Still Born Daughter Of Michael Downes		240 A
16/04/1855	494	James Gallagan	2 Years And 6 Months	240 A
16/04/1855	495	Silvester McDonald	5 Days	240 A
16/04/1855	496	William Davidson McKay	6 Years	240 A
17/04/1855	498	James Clark	8 Months	240 A
17/04/1855	500	Jean Thoms	3 Months	240 A
18/04/1855	503	Helen Bain	3 Years	240 A
04/01/1858	256	Unnamed Daughter Of Harriet McIver	About 2 Minutes	240 A
28/12/1857	233	Bridget Ferguson	2 Years And 3 Months	240 A
02/01/1858	244	Mary Fleynnie	3 Years And 9 Months	240 A
29/12/1857	236	Bridget Corr	2 Years	240 A
28/12/1857	234	Patrick Fleming	1 Year	240 A
01/05/1855	551	Thomas Neil	11 Months	240 B
01/05/1855	550	Christine Smith	5 Years	240 B
01/05/1855	549	A Still Born Daughter Of Robert Allan		240 B
30/04/1855	548	A Still Born Daughter Of William John Lyon		240 B
30/04/1855	547	A Still Born Daughter Of William Low		240 B
29/04/1855	546	David Wilson		240 B
01/05/1855	552	David Irvine	4 Months	240 B
27/04/1855	540	Michael Dunn	40 Years	240 B
31/12/1857	241	David Crow	2 Days	240 B
27/04/1855	539	John Mitchell	12 Years	240 B
02/05/1855	555	Mary Brown Daughter Of Elizabeth Machan	8 Days	240 B
13/06/1857	928	William Eadie	1 Year	240 B
29/04/1855	545	Elizabeth McCourt	3 Years And 6 Months	240 B
02/05/1855	556	Elizabeth David Penny	4 Years	240 B
14/05/1855	592	Unnamed Son Of John Muir	2 Days	240 C
11/05/1855	583	Elizabeth Wishart	77 Years	240 C
11/05/1855	585	Elizabeth Wright	45 Years	240 C
13/05/1855	590	Elizabeth Gibson	2 Years	240 C
14/05/1855	591	Catharine Hennigan	13 Years	240 C
14/05/1855	593	Joseph Crabb	12 Days	240 C
15/05/1855	597	Unnamed Son Of Alexander Moncrieff	3 Days	240 C
15/05/1855	598	Unnamed Son Of Alexander Moncrieff	3 Days	240 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
26/12/1851	299	William Thompson	Soldier Of The Guards	25/12/1851	21 Years	London	Consumption	Dundee Barracks	240 B
02/12/1851	155	James Aimer	Fishing Rod And Tackle Maker	29/11/1851	48 Years	Muirdrum Parish Of Panbride	Intermitting Fever	Murraygate	240 B

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date	Register No	Name	Designation	Date of death	Age	Place of Birth	Cause of death	Plot No
02/03/1838	508	Ann Fenton	Wife of John Lumsden, Shoemaker	28/02/1838	43 years	Dundee	Typhus Fever	240 A
28/02/1838	502	Isobel Cargill	Widow of John Myles, Scavenger	26/02/1838	89 years	Kirriermuir	Old age	240 A
27/02/1838	493	Michael Abbot	Son of Joseph Abbot,Labourer	25/02/1838	17 years	Cork	Decline	240 A
28/02/1838	500	Susan Cowan	Daughter of late John Cowan, Shoemaker	25/02/1838	19 years	Isle of Mann	Peritonitis	240 A
04/03/1838	518	Ann Russell	Daughter of Alex Russell, Weaver	01/03/1838	18 years	Dundee	Inflammtion of brain	240 B
04/03/1838	519	Mary Fenton	Wife of George Shepherd, Seaman	01/03/1838	21 years	Dundee	Typhus Fever	240 B
04/03/1838	516	Patrick Donachy	Weaver	02/03/1838	40 years	County of Derry, Ireland	Disease of lungs	240 B
06/03/1838	527	Flora Lindsay	Widow of Alex. Roger,Mason	03/03/1838	78 years	Dundee	Old age	240 C
06/03/1838	525	Gilbert Campbell	Labourer	05/03/1838	52 years	Blair in Athol	Asthma	240 C
06/03/1838	526	Margaret Ewan	Wife of James McInnes, Weaver	02/03/1838	About 40 years	Parish of Methven,Perthshire	Fever	240 C

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment	Register Number	Name	Age	Plot Number
15/04/1855	488	Margaret Davidson	5 Months	24 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
02/01/1852	331	A Still Born Child	Daughter Of Daniel Murphy, Weaver			Dundee	Unknown	Cotton Road	24 A
02/01/1852	329	John Mudie	Son Of David Mudie, Sailor	01/01/1852	6 Months	Dundee	Hooping Cough	King Street	24 A
05/01/1852	355	A Still Born Child	Son Of John Cameron, Cab Driver			Dundee	Unknown	Gellatly Street	24 A
30/12/1851	318	David Gellatly	Son Of David Gellatly, Carter	29/12/1851	1 Year	Dundee	Teething	Rose Street	24 A
30/12/1851	319	Andrew Black Murray	Son Of Peter Murray, Blacksmith	29/12/1851	6 Weeks	Dundee	Rose	Munros Pend, Scouringburn	24 A
03/01/1852	337	A Still Born Child	Daughter Of Thomas Kernan, Labourer			Dundee	Unknown	Cowgate	24 A
31/12/1851	323	Margaret Gabriel	Daughter Of John Gabriel, Weaver	29/12/1851	3 Years And 10 Months	Dundee	Rush Fever	Step Row, Perth Road	24 A
03/01/1852	336	Ann Little	Daughter Of Patrick Little, Weaver	02/01/1852	2 Years	Dundee	Small Pox	Ann Street, Maxwelltown	24 A
03/01/1852	338	William Martin	Son Of Late Patrick Martin, Weaver	01/01/1852	1 Year	Dundee	Hooping Cough	Scouringburn	24 A
05/01/1852	346	Bridget McLean	Daughter Of Peter McLean, Shoemaker	04/01/1852	2 Years	Dundee	Small Pox	Narrow Of Murraygate	24 A
05/01/1852	354	James Robertson	Son Of James Robertson, Heckler	03/01/1852	8 Months	Dundee	Teething	Dudhope Crescent	24 A
31/12/1851	322	John Gardiner	Son Of Thomas Gardiner, Weaver	30/12/1851	9 Months	Dundee	Inflammation Of Bowels	Magdalen Yard Road	24 A
16/12/1851	235	A Still Born Child	Son Of Alexander Dakers, Heckler			Dundee	Unknown	Cowgate	24 B
16/12/1851	234	John Welsh	Natural Son Of Margaret McKay, Fish Dealer	14/12/1851	5 Weeks	Dundee	Dropsy	Ogilvies Close, Nethergate	24 B
16/12/1851	231	Helen McDonald	Daughter Of Henry McDonald, Baker	14/12/1851	6 Months	Dundee	Inflammation Of Lungs	Overgate	24 B
13/12/1851	219	A Still Born Child	Son Of James Lee, Weaver			Dundee	Unknown	Rattrays Lane, Bell Street	24 B
22/04/1853	782	A Still Born Child	Son Of Thomas Boyle, Gatekeeper Of A Spinning Mill			Dundee	Unknown	Scouringburn	24 B
19/11/1851	68	James Caffrey	Son Of John Caffrey, Weaver	18/11/1851	1 Year	Dundee	Hooping Cough	Scourinburn	24 B
16/12/1851	230	Eliza McKenna	Daughter Of Michael Mckenna, Weaver	15/12/1851	4 Months	Dundee	Teething	Overgate	24 B
16/12/1851	229	Isabella Joyce	Natural Daughter Of Ann Anderson, Mill Worker	15/12/1851	2 Months	Dundee	Hooping Cough	Princes Street	24 B
15/12/1851	228	An Unnamed Child	Daughter Of Janet Kennedy	13/12/1851		Dundee		Dundee Prison	24 B
14/12/1851	220	A Still Born Child	Son Of Roderick Mill, Cooper			Dundee	Unknown	Hilltown	24 B
12/12/1851	211	A Still Born Child	Son Of John Paterson, Seaman			Dundee	Unknown	Gellatly Street	24 B
11/12/1851	210	Allan Low	Son Of William Low, Labourer	10/12/1851	1 Month	Dundee	Bowel Hive	Ramsays Pend, Scournburn	24 B
10/12/1851	202	A Still Born Child	Daughter Of David Brodie, Mill Overseer			Dundee	Unknown	Princess Street, Wallace Feus	24 B
14/12/1851	223	Elizabeth Cooney	Daughter Of Catherine Brougan, Yarn Winder	12/12/1851	2 Months	Dundee	Chincough	King Street	24 B
14/12/1851	222	Susanna Walls	Daughter Of John Walls., Weaver	13/12/1851	1 Year 4 Months	Dundee	Chincough	Rattrays Lane, Chapleshade	24 B
18/11/1851	60	Mary Dolan	Daughter Of The Late John Dolan, Labourer	16/11/1851	12 Years	County Of Longford	Typhus Fever	Prestons Road, Mid Street, Chapleshade	24 C
20/11/1851	80	Joseph Evans	Son Of John Evans, Weaver	19/11/1851	3 Months	Dundee	Convulsions	Rose Street	24 C
20/11/1851	79	Helen Henderson	Daughter Of David Henderson, Upholsterer	19/11/1851	3 Weeks	Dundee	Bowel Hive	Yeaman Shore	24 C
20/11/1851	78	Elizabeth Cochrane	Natural Daughter Of Ann Chisholm, Mill Worker	18/11/1851	4 Months	Dundee	Bowel Hive	Hawkhill	24 C
21/11/1851	81	James Stephens	Son Of John Stephens, Labourer	19/11/1851	1 Year 4 Months	Dundee	Teething	Cowgate	24 C
20/11/1851	76	Ann Ogilvie	Daughter Of Francis Ogilive, Sailor	18/11/1851	2 Years	Dundee	Small Pox	Scotts Close, Nethergate	24 C
19/11/1851	69	Catharine Clairy	Daughter Of The Late Patrick Clairey, Farmer	17/11/1851	6 Years	County Of Westmeath	Consumption	Overgate	24 C
18/11/1851	62	John Bisslin	Son Of James Bisslin, Weaver	16/11/1851	8 Years	Paisley	Consumption	Union Street, Maxwelltown	24 C
19/11/1851	66	Timothy Glashan	Son Of Timothy Glashan,Weaver	17/11/1851	5 Months	Dundee	Water In Head	Hilltown	24 C
22/11/1851	91	William Storey	Son Of Mary McGoorty, Winder	20/11/1851	5 Days	Dundee	Debility	Coutties Wynd	24 C
22/11/1851	85	Jean Easton	Daughter Of Thomas Easton, Porter	21/11/1851	11 Months	Dundee	Teething	Barrack Street	24 C
22/11/1851	86	Ann McDonald	Natural Daughter Of Agnes Darling, Mill Worker	20/11/1851	8 Months	Dundee	Bowel Hive	Methodist Close, Overgate	24 C
22/11/1851	87	Margaret Donnoghue	Daughter Of The Late John Donnoghue, Labourer	21/11/1851	4 Years	County Of Cavan	Small Pox	Hilltown	24 C
21/11/1851	82	James McDermad	Son Of Daniel McDermad, Flax Dresser	19/11/1851	2 Years	Dundee	Fever	Millers Pend, Blinshall Street	24 C
22/11/1851	90	John Watson	Son Of James Watson, Joiner	21/11/1851	5 Weeks	Dundee	Bowel Hive	Princes Street, Wallace Feus	24 C

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date	Register No	Name	Designation	Date of death	Age	Place of Birth	Cause of death	Plot No
01/04/1839	596	A Still born child	Daughter of Bernard McCabe, Hawker			Dundee	Unknown	24 A
01/04/1839	595	John Chaplin	Son of David Chaplin, Weaver	31/03/1839	2 years and 4 months	Dublin	Inflammation of lungs	24 A
25/04/1839	711	A still born child	Son of Peter Donoho, Labourer			Dundee	Unknown	24 B
25/04/1839	710	A still born child	Son of James Cairncross, Lapper			Dundee	Unknown	24 B
28/04/1839	730	James Black	Son of John Black, Blacksmith	25/04/1839	7 years	Parish of Kirkden	Measles	24 B
25/04/1839	712	Jean Allan	Daughter of John Allan, Bleacher	23/04/1839	2 months	Dundee	Chincough	24 B
24/04/1839	703	Margaret Black	Daughter of John Black, Blacksmith	22/04/1839	5 years & 8 months	Parish of Kirkden	Measles	24 B
13/04/1837	1352	Elizabeth Angus	Daughter of late John Angus, Weaver	11/04/1837	41 years	Broughty Ferry	Asthma	24 C
14/04/1837	1354	John Law	Weaver	12/04/1837	40 years	Brechin	Fever	24 C
18/04/1837	1374	Thomas Leonards	Weaver	15/04/1837	29 years	Kings County, Ireland	Fever	24 C
28/04/1839	729	William McDonald	Son of Duncan McDonald, Sawyer	25/04/1839	10 years	Parish of Moulin, Perthshire	Scarlet Fever	24 C

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment	Register Number	Name	Age	Plot Number
28/02/1855	296	Joanna Taylor	4 Years	236 A
01/03/1855	297	Christina Warden	6 Months	236 A
01/03/1855	304	David Cowie	6 Weeks	236 A
24/02/1855	269	Helen Bannerman	1 Years And 5 Months	236 A
27/02/1855	290	Jane Hughes	1 Year	236 A
26/02/1855	282	Rose Dailey	1 Year And 5 Months	236 A
26/02/1855	281	Still Born Daughter Of Thomas Moir		236 A
26/02/1855	280	Philip Marr	10 Months	236 A
25/02/1855	276	John Barnet	8 Years	236 A
01/03/1855	298	Janet Dick	7 Years	236 A
25/02/1855	277	John Cairns	6 Years And 8 Months	236 A
28/02/1855	295	John O'neil	8 Months	236 A
24/02/1855	270	Mary Ann Pringle	3 Years And 6 Months	236 A
11/03/1855	350	Margaret Scott Or Bruce	47 Years	236 B
14/03/1855	362	John Galloway	50 Years	236 B
09/03/1855	347	Elizabeth Allan Or Beaton	40 Years	236 B
09/03/1855	345	William Duncan	26 Years	236 B
14/03/1855	365	Catharine Flanagan	30 Years	236 B
19/03/1855	393	Still Born Son Of Mary Ann Stewart		236 C
19/03/1855	392	Peter Hog	2 Months	236 C
19/03/1855	390	Ann Leitchman	12 Years	236 C
18/03/1855	387	Thomas Walker	1 Year And 8 Months	236 C
17/03/1855	382	James McDonnell	2 Years	236 C
17/03/1855	381	Edward Scalling	1 Month	236 C
17/03/1855	380	James Young	8 Months	236 C
16/03/1855	371	Marjory McFarlane	2 Days	236 C
16/03/1855	370	Andrew Walker	9 Months	236 C
18/03/1855	386	Thomas Swinton Hastie	1 Year And 11 Months	236 C
17/03/1855	379	Mary Garvy	9 Months	236 C

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date	Register No	Name	Designation	Date of death	Age	Place of Birth	Cause of death	Plot No
30/12/1837	205	Ann Dear	Wife of Michael Campbell, Stone ware seller	28/12/1837	44 years	County of Armagh, Ireland	Asthma	236 A
31/12/1837	210	James Jolly	Weaver	29/12/1837	57 years	Supposed Parish of Tealing	Fever	236 A
31/12/1837	209	John Beattie	Flaxdresser	28/12/1837	29 years	Dundee	Consumption	236 A
12/01/1838	256	Isabella Ure	Widow of William Chalmers, Weaver	10/01/1838	80 years	Parish of St Martin	Old age	236 B
15/01/1838	265	Margaret Addison	Widow of James McKenzie, Porter	13/01/1838	63 years	Supposed Dundee	Fit	236 B
14/01/1838	261	Sarah McManus	Daughter of Peter McManus, Pavier	12/01/1838	17 years	Edinburgh	Typhus fever	236 B
06/01/1838	234	A Man			between 30 & 40 years		Supposed drowned (Found at Magdalene Yard)	236 C
26/04/1839	718	James Stewart	Son of late Laughlan Stewart, Sawyer	24/04/1839	7 years	Dundee	Measles	236 C
07/01/1838	240	Lochlan Stewart	Sawyer	05/01/1838	44 years	Glenshee	Accident at a Sawmill	236 C
06/01/1838	235	Thomas Hosie	Mendicant	02/01/1838	72 years	Cromarty	Old age	236 C
26/04/1839	719	William Stewart	Son of late Laughlan Stewart, Sawyer	25/04/1839	2 years	Dundee	Measles	236 C

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