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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

Register 8 1860-1864

Date Of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
01/01/1862 229 Jane Smith Or Barrie 71 Years 182 C

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
03/02/1855 156 Hannah Teviotdale 8 Months 182 A
05/02/1855 164 Alexander Black 2 Years 182 A
04/02/1855 160 Colvill Graham 1 Year And 6 Months 182 A
02/02/1855 154 Joshua Hay 1 Year And 5 Months 182 A
01/02/1855 146 Still Born Son Of James McAuly   182 A
31/01/1855 137 Elizabeth Nicholson 1 Year And 10 Months 182 A
30/01/1855 129 Robert Miln 2 Years 182 A
31/01/1855 132 Peter Woods 2 Years 182 A
29/01/1855 123 Still Born Daughter Of James Livingston   182 A
03/02/1855 155 Still Born Son Of William McKenna   182 A
29/01/1855 119 William Holden 1 Year 182 A
12/02/1855 196 James Burns 60 Years 182 B
14/02/1855 215 Isabella Gilbert 38 Years 182 B
13/02/1855 204 John Paris 78 Years 182 B
13/02/1855 203 William McDonald 67 Years 182 B
12/02/1855 197 Helen Boyd Steadman 37 Years 182 B
21/02/1855 248 Margaret Haggans 80 Years 182 C
21/02/1855 251 Catharein Shaid 30 Years 182 C
21/02/1855 254 A Male Child, A Foundling 2 Years 182 C
22/02/1855 258 Clara Bride Or McPhilips 55 Years 182 C
20/02/1855 246 Helen Baillie 31 Years 182 C

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date Register No Name Designation Date of death Age Place of Birth Cause of death Plot No
25/03/1838 625 Ann Black Daughter of late Peter Black, Teacher 21/03/1838 30 years Dundee Consumption 182 A
25/03/1838 627 Elizabeth Christie Widow of John Ferguson, Labourer 23/03/1838 65 years Auchterhouse Decay of Nature 182 A
05/08/1839 1229 Isabella Will Daughter of James Will, Heckler 03/08/1839 1 year and 2 months Dundee Measles 182 A
24/03/1838 619 Mary Dumphie Wife of Hugh Carry, Horse Dealer 22/03/1838 About 40 Ireland Asthma 182 A
28/03/1838 640 Grant Watson Wife of John Stiven, Heckler 25/03/1838 21 years Arbroath Child birth 182 B
28/03/1838 642 Jane Smith Winder of Yarn 25/03/1838 About 45 years Supposed Stormouth Unknown 182 B
03/08/1839 1217 Margaret Butchat Daughter of James Butchart, Heckler 01/08/1839 1 year and 6 months Dundee Measles 182 B

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
03/11/1854 2006 Andrew Blair Labourer 02/11/1854 42 Years Lochee Cholera Fish Street 178 A
08/11/1854 6 James Doig Weaver 06/11/1854 44 Years Kirriemuir Dysentery After An Operation For The Stone Kirriemuir, Died In Infirmary 178 A
10/11/1854 8 Helen Robertson Winder Of Yarn 07/11/1854 25 Years Newcastle Convulsions Church Street, Wallace Feus 178 A
08/11/1854 5 Helen Stormons Widow Of William Bower, Shoemaker 07/11/1854 45 Years Glenprosen Apoplexy Hilltown 178 A
20/11/1854 26 Mary Martin Natural Daughter Of Catharine Rourke, Mill Worker 19/11/1854 1 Year And 5 Months Scouringburn, Dundee Consumption Scouringburn 178 B
21/11/1854 29 Ann Jean Nixon Daughter Of John Nixon, Labourer 20/11/1854 13 Years County Of Monaghan Dropsy King Street 178 B
19/11/1854 24 Mary Ann Donnelly Daughter Of Michael Donnelly, Weaver 18/11/1854 1 Year And 4 Months Dundee Croup Elizabeth Street, Maxwelltown 178 B
18/11/1854 22 John Killduff Son Of Thomas Killduff, Labourer 17/11/1854 3 Years Dundee Bowel Complaint Seagate 178 B
23/11/1854 41 James Gibson Son Of Robert Gibson, Labourer 21/11/1854 2 Months Dundee Hooping Cough Hilltown 178 B
21/11/1854 27 Mary Ann Alexander Daughter Of The Late John Alexander, Labourer 20/11/1854 8 Years Parish Of Marykirk Influenza Rose Street 178 B
19/11/1854 23 Jean Bute Daughter Of James Bute, Confectioner 16/11/1854 1 Year And 9 Months Dundee Croup Narrow Of Murraygate 178 B
23/11/1854 39 Mary Littlejohn Daughter Of Robert Littlejohn, Labourer 22/11/1854 2 Years Dundee Inflammation Of Windpipe Murraygate 178 B
21/11/1854 28 Euphemia Knight Daughter Of George Knight, Labourer 18/11/1854 12 Years Cupar, Fyfe *Sic Typhus Fever Blacks Croft, Died In Infirmary 178 B
23/11/1854 42 Robert Finlay Son Of James Finlay, Weaver 22/11/1854 11 Months Dundee Convulsions Robertsons Road, Forebank 178 B
17/12/1854 122 Mary Montgomery Daughter Of Joseph Montgomery, Weaver 15/12/1854 7 Days Dundee Bowel Hive Rose Street 178 C
18/12/1854 127 Jane Rilley Daughter Of Patrick Rilley, Labourer 15/12/1854 7 Months Dundee Teething Fish Street 178 C
16/12/1854 121 Jean Steedman Daughter Of William Steedman, Ropemaker 15/12/1854 10 Years Dundee Consumption Cowden Knowes 178 C
19/12/1854 133 John Smith Son Of John Smith, Carter 16/12/1854 2 Years And 1 Month Dundee Croup 63 Princes Street 178 C
12/12/1854 106 Agnes Dagnin Daughter Of Thomas Dagnin, Labourer 11/12/1854 5 Years Dundee Heart Cramp Guthries Close, Overgate 178 C
12/12/1854 108 James Hunt Son Of Terence Hunt, Tailor 10/12/1854 11 Years Dundee Consumption Hawkhill No. 76 178 C
12/12/1854 109 David Sutherland Son Of George Sutherland, Lamp Lighter 10/12/1854 2 Years Dundee Measles Wilkies Lane, Hawkhill 178 C
19/12/1854 128 A Still Born Child Daughter Of James Grant, Private 93rd Regt     Dundee   Hilltown 178 C
13/12/1854 113 A Still Born Child Daughter Of John Ogilvie, Labourer     Dundee   Overgate 178 C
17/12/1854 125 Daniel Morrell Son Of Daniel Morrell, Hawker 15/12/1854 10 Months Dundee Inflammation Of Lungs Fish Street 178 C
14/12/1854 115 Ann Keenan Daughter Of John Keenan, Weaver 13/12/1854 2 Years Dunfermline Chincough Hilltown 178 C
14/12/1854 114 Elizabeth Lochhead Daughter Of James Lochhead, Weaver 13/12/1854 6 Weeks Dundee Bowel Hive Princes Street, Wallace Feus 178 C

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date Register No Name Designation Date of death Age Place of Birth Cause of death Plot No
01/01/1838 216 Isobel Hay Servant at a Spinning mill 29/12/1837 43 years Dundee Disease in kidney and liver 178 A
01/01/1838 217 Mary Ann Croll Wife of Thomas Falconer, Heckler 30/12/1837 18 years Montrose Child birth 178 A
31/05/1839 912 Mary Ann Morgan Daughter of Alex Morgan, Hairdresser 29/05/1839 1 year and 10 months Dundee Measles 178 A
02/01/1838 219 Mary Kean Waste Picker 31/12/1837 29 years Dundee Dysentry 178 A
30/05/1839 905 Peter Whyte Son of William Whyte, Sailor 28/05/1839 1 year and 7 months Dundee Measles 178 A
01/01/1838 214 William Marshall Shoemaker 28/12/1837 About 28 years Dundee Abscess in brain 178 A
31/05/1839 910 William Suttie Son of William Suttie, Mason 29/05/1839 6 weeks Dundee Inflammation of the Bowels 178 A
08/01/1838 243 George Robertson Labourer 06/01/1838 51 years Cupar in Fife Asthma 178 B
08/01/1838 241 Jane Walker Daughter of John Walker, Soldier 07/01/1838 24 years Missina in Sicily Convulsions 178 B
08/01/1838 242 Janet Edward Wife of John Rae, Weaver 05/01/1838 66 years Parish of Mains Disease of lungs 178 B
18/05/1839 836 A Still Born Child Daughter of William Walker, Heckler     Dundee Unknown 178 C
28/05/1839 898 A Still Born Child Natural Son of Martha Mair, Stay Maker     Dundee Unknown 178 C
27/05/1839 891 Daniel Black Son of David Black, Heckler 25/05/1839 2 months Dundee Measles 178 C
09/01/1838 245 John Mackay Rope spinner 07/01/1838 28 years Sutherlandshire Swelling of bowels 178 C
09/01/1838 246 John Wallace Shoemaker 03/01/1838 23 years Kilmarnock Disease in the bowels 178 C
26/05/1839 883 Lydia Bell Daughter of Charles Bell, Heckler 23/05/1839 8 months Dundee Hooping Cough 178 C
28/05/1839 900 Martha Rhind Son of Patrick Rhind, Labourer 26/05/1839 6 months County of West Meath, Ireland Decline 178 C
28/05/1839 895 Mary Adam Widow of James Lowden, Shoemaker 26/05/1839 59 years Dundee Decay of Nature 178 C
28/05/1839 894 Mary Burligh Daughter of Henry Burligh, Heckle Maker 26/05/1839 8 months Aberdeen Chincough 178 C
10/01/1838 251 Peter McDonald Tailor 08/01/1838 63 years County Donegal Asthma 178 C
18/05/1839 835 Susan Paterson Daughter of Ebn'r Paterson, Private 72 Regt 17/05/1839 1 year and 1 month Glonmell, Ireland Inflammation of Bowels 178 C
28/05/1839 897 Thomas McCormick Son of James McCormick, Labourer 27/05/1839 4 days Dundee Convulsions 178 C

Register 8 1860-1864

Date Of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
12/02/1862 430 Helen Moncur 11 Months 174 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
13/07/1852 1280 Ann Davidson Daughter of Thomas Davidson, Sailor 11/07/1852 1 year and 4 months Arbroath Small Pox Scouringburn 174 A
15/07/1852 1289 Helen Anderson Natural Daughter of Ann Woodcock, Mill Worker 14/07/1852 3 years Dundee Small Pox Murraygate 174 A
10/07/1852 1267 Agnes Cargill Natural Daughter of Mary Hutcheson, Winder 09/07/1852 2 months Dundee Debility Horse Water Wynd 174 A
10/07/1852 1268 John McGuire Son of Thomas McGuire, Weaver 09/07/1852 4 months Dundee Convulsions Bell Street Lane 174 A
10/07/1852 1269 Michael Moffat Son of Martin Moffat, Weaver 09/07/1852 1 day Dundee Unknown Murraygate 174 A
15/07/1852 1286 A Still Born Child Son of Michael McGovern, Labourer     Dundee Unknown Blinshall Street 174 A
12/07/1852 1272 Sarah Walls Daughter of Bernard Walls, Weaver 10/07/1852 5 months Dundee Inflammation of Windpipe Blacks Croft 174 A
14/07/1852 1282 Mary Ann Anderson Daughter of William Anderson, Blacksmith 12/07/1852 9 months Dundee Teething Ferry Road, near Gas Work 174 A
17/07/1852 1294 William Storrier Son of James Storrier, Weaver 15/07/1852 4 months Dundee Small Pox Hilltown 174 A
28/08/1852 1434 Elizabeth Feenay Daughter of William Feenay, Labourer 26/08/1852 5 days Dundee Convulsions Cowgate 174 B
27/08/1852 1432 Charles Lambert Son of Thomas Lambert, Shoemaker 25/08/1852 2 weeks Dundee Bowel Hive Overgate 174 B
27/08/1852 1429 John Molloy Son of John Molloy, Labourer 26/08/1852 1 year and 7 months Dundee Typhus Fever Narrow of Murraygate 174 B
17/08/1852 1389 John Thomson Weaver 15/08/1852 55 years Dundee Consumption Horse Water Wynd 174 B
26/08/1852 1423 Jean Berry Natural Daughter of Elizabeth Smith, Mill worker 24/08/1852 2 years Dundee Whooping Cough Scouringburn 174 B
25/08/1852 1419 David Craig Son of David Craig, Machine Maker 23/08/1852 6 weeks Dundee Inflammation of Lungs Church Street, Wallace Feus 174 B
23/08/1852 1410 John Eadie Son of late John Eadie, Weaver 21/08/1852 10 years Dundee Accidentally Drowned while fishing at the Dundee Harbour Smalls Wynd 174 B
27/08/1852 1433 Margaret McDonald Daughter of late James McDonald, Sailor 26/08/1852 3 years Dundee Effects of Hurt by a Cart going over Her Queen Street 174 B
21/08/1852 1401 John Kenny Son of Michael Kenny, Labourer or Hawker 20/08/1852 10 years County of Sligo Small Pox Cowgate 174 B
27/08/1852 1430 Andrew Hart Son of John Hart, Weaver 26/08/1852 7 months Dundee Water in Head Elizabeth Street, Maxwelltown 174 B
27/08/1852 1431 John McDearmid Natural Son of Mary Hands, Mill Worker 26/08/1852 2 months Dundee Measles Malcolms Pend, Scouringburn 174 B
10/09/1852 1492 Betsy Murichan Daughter of late Edward Murichen, Labourer 09/09/1852 5 years Dundee Water in Head Quarry Entry, Cowgate 174 C
14/09/1852 1503 A Still Born Child Daughter of Charles Blyth, Heckler     Dundee Unknown Overgate 174 C
07/09/1852 1470 Elizabeth Elder Widow of William Masterton, Sailor 05/09/1852 66 years Dundee Apoplexy Horse Water Wynd 174 C
14/09/1852 1504 Jessie McKay Daughter of Daniel McKay, Tailor 13/09/1852 2 years and 6 months Dundee Scalded by pulling a Coffee pot over on her St Marys Close, Nethergate 174 C
07/09/1852 1475 Thomas Batson Labourer 05/09/1852 44 years Strathbalby, Ireland Liver Complaint Dudhope Crescent 174 C
09/09/1852 1484 Isabella Logan Daughter of William Logan, Carter 08/09/1852 2 months Dundee Bowel Hive Crolls Close, Cowgate 174 C
09/09/1852 1485 Isabella Gall Daughter of George Gall, Baker 07/09/1852 5 months Dundee Nervous Disease Blacks Croft 174 C
10/09/1852 1491 John Brodie Son of David Brodie, Labourer 08/09/1852 5 months Dundee Water in Head Scouringburn 174 C
12/09/1852 1494 Henry Kelly Son of Patrick Kelly, Weaver 11/09/1852 1 month Dundee Nervous Disease Malcolms Pend, Scouringburn 174 C
12/09/1852 1495 Robert Ney Son of Robert Ney, Weaver 10/09/1852 11 weeks Dundee Bowel Hive Dons Road 174 C
12/09/1852 1496 James Gemal Son of George Gemal, Weaver 10/09/1852 10 months Dundee Bowel Complaint Hilltown 174 C
12/09/1852 1497 Bernard Quirk Son of Bernard Quirk, Labourer 10/09/1852 3 years Dundee Rush Fever Quarry Entry, Cowgate 174 C
13/09/1852 1498 John White Son of James White, Mill Overseer 11/09/1852 8 months Dundee Small Pox Blackness Road 174 C
13/09/1852 1502 Helen McQuattie Natural Daughter of Janet Urquhart, Millworker 11/09/1852 3 months Dundee Bowel Hive Horse Water Wynd 174 C

Register 4 1836-1843

Interment date Register No Name Designation Date of death Age Place of Birth Cause of death Plot No
27/02/1837 1105 A still born child Son of Wm Shields, machine maker     Dundee Unknown 174 ABC
28/02/1837 1112 A still born child Daughter of Thomas Henderson, Iron moulder     Dundee Unknown 174 ABC
01/03/1837 1122 A still born child Son of William Walker, flaxdresser     Dundee Unknown 174 ABC
01/03/1837 1123 A still born child Son of James Morton, Weaver     Dundee Unknown 174 ABC
02/03/1837 1127 A still born child Daughter of James McLaren, Wright     Dundee Unknown 174 ABC
03/03/1837 1133 A still born child Son of William Marshall, Mechanic     Dundee Unknown 174 ABC
26/02/1837 1095 An unnamed child Nat'l son of Elspith Ross, servant 25/02/1837 10 days Dundee Nervous complaint 174 ABC
03/03/1837 1131 Ann Finlay Widow of William Wilson, Saddler 27/02/1837 77 years Saint Andrews Apoplexy 174 ABC
26/02/1837 1099 Catherine Brothers Daughter of James Brothers, Weaver 23/02/1837 5 years Aberdeen Bowel complaint 174 ABC
26/02/1837 1101 David Dinn Ship carpenter 24/02/1837 37 years Montrose Decline 174 ABC
28/02/1837 1113 Francis Conoly labourer 26/02/1837 40 years County of Armagh, Ireland Effect of blows 174 ABC
02/03/1837 1125 George Gorty Weaver 28/02/1837 45 years Dundee Dropsy 174 ABC
01/03/1837 1121 Hamilton Rea Son of George Rea, shoemaker 27/02/1837 8 months Dundee teething 174 ABC
26/02/1837 1094 Helen Paterson Widow of Alex Ogilvie, Manufr 23/02/1837 89 years Outhank, Parish of Inchture Influenza 174 ABC
27/02/1837 1103 James McKay Son of Wm McKay, hatter 25/02/1837 1 years and 5 months Dundee Measles 174 ABC
01/03/1837 1120 Jean Hunter Daughter of Robert Hunter, heckler 28/02/1837 7 weeks Dundee Nervous complaint 174 ABC
04/03/1837 1136 John Ferry Weaver 01/03/1837 34 years Paisley Fever 174 ABC
28/02/1837 1114 John McFarlane Son of James McFarlane, Sailor 26/02/1837 4 years Dundee water in head 174 ABC
27/02/1837 1104 John McKenzie labourer 25/02/1837 49 years Parish of Alyth Asthma 174 ABC
04/03/1837 1137 Margaret Cole Daughter of Henry Cole, Weaver 03/03/1837 5 years County of Monaghan, Ireland Bowel complaint 174 ABC
02/03/1837 1126 Patrick Kyllilian Weaver 01/03/1837 54 years Sligo, Ireland Fever 174 ABC
03/03/1837 1132 Robert Moncur Son of Robert Moncur, Seaman 01/03/1837 3 years & 6 months Dundee Croup 174 ABC
01/03/1837 1119 Shepherd Wishart Daughter of late William Wishart, flesher 27/02/1837 16 years Arbroath Decline 174 ABC
08/04/1839 619 A still born child Natl Daughter of Elitha Woodcock, Servant at a spinning mill     Dundee Unknown 174 B
08/04/1839 623 A still born child Son of William Scott, lapper     Dundee Unknown 174 B
11/04/1839 633 A still born child Daughter of Robert Allan, Heckler     Dundee Unknown 174 B
09/04/1839 628 An unnamed child Son of David Brown, Mason 09/04/1839 1 and a half hours Dundee Unknown 174 B
29/04/1839 737 Andrew Martin Son of Late John Martin, Gardener 28/04/1839 1 year and 3 months Dundee Small Pox 174 B
29/04/1839 736 James Johnston Son of James Johnston,Boot Closer 27/04/1839 1 year and 1 month Dundee Chincough 174 B
29/04/1839 738 Janet Norrie Daughter of Chalres Norrie, Mason 27/04/1839 6 weeks Dundee Bowel Complaint 174 B
30/04/1839 742 John Robertson Son of Late John Robertson, Seaman 27/04/1839 4 months Dundee Chincough 174 B
11/04/1839 635 Robert Stirling Son of John Stirling, Tailor 10/04/1839 5 months Dundee Water in head 174 B

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