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Monumental Inscription (Section C.)

In accordance with the wish of George Fleming Mathers , who died August 20th 1941 this stone is placed in memory of his father, Samuel Rennie Mathers, died April 12th 1862 and is buried here. 

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

In accordance with the wishes of George Fleming Mathers, writer to the signet, Edinburgh, who died August 20th 1941 and is buried in Dundee Western Cemetery. This stone is placed in memory of his father, Samuel Rennie Mathers, died April 12th 1862 and is buried here. 

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 8 1864-1938

Date Of Interment Register Number Name & Designation Age Residence & Misc Plot No
13/08/1868 61 Katharine Croll Or Mathers 81 Years   438 3/4 C

Register 8 1860-1864

Date Of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
16/04/1862 793 Samuel Renny Mathers 48 Years 438-3 A

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
25/08/1855 925 Margaret Reid Or Mathers 30 Years 438-3 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
15/10/1845 1305 Samuel Mathers Manufacturer 10/10/1845 72 Years Brechin Old Age Milnbank by Dundee 438-3 B

 

Monumental Inscription (Section C.)

Erected by D.B. Niven in memory of his daughter, Jane Wemyss, died 7th Sep. 1845 aged 5 yrs. His son, Tom Just, died 21st Nov. 1845 aged 3 years. His son, David Barclay, died 4th Nov., 1848 aged 4 months. The above David Niven died 12th July 1868 aged 70 years. His brother, Robert Niven died 28th Feb. 1870 aged 77 years. Agnes Christian Just, relict of above D. Niven, died 14th Sep 1870 aged 55 years.

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

1847, Erected by D.B. Niven, merchant, Dundee, in memory of his daughter, Jane Wemyss, died 7th Sepember 1845 aged 5 years. His sons, Thomas Just, died 21st November 1845 aged 3 years. David Barclay, died 4th November, 1848 aged 4 months. The above David B. Niven died 12th July 1868 aged 70 years. His brother, Robert B. Niven died 28th Feb. 1870 aged 77 years. Agnes Christian Just, relict of above D.B. Niven, died 14th Sep 1870 aged 55 years. His daughter Elizabeth Just Niven died 7th March, 1938 aged 84.

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.

See also plot 438

Register of Lairs 1848-1902

Lair Purchaser Of Lair Or Plot
438-2 David Barclay Niven, Agent. 438-2 C Cremated Remains - 01/04/1838.

Register 8 1864-1938

Date Of Interment Register Number Name & Designation Age Residence & Misc Plot No
29/03/1938   Elizabeth Just Niven   London 438-2
04/03/1870 41 Robert Barclay Niven 78 Years   438-2 A
15/07/1868 52 David Barclay Niven 70 Years   438-2 B
17/09/1870 75 Agnes Christina Just 55 Years   438-2 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
26/11/1845 70 Thomas Just Niven Son of David B. Niven, Agent 21/11/1845 3 years Dundee Water in Head Mount Pleasant, Hawkhill 438-2 A
11/09/1845 1199 Jean Wemyss Niven Daughter of David Barclay Niven, Agent 07/09/1845 5 Years Dundee Water in Head Mount Pleasant, Hawkhill 438-2 A

 

Monumental Inscription (Section B.)

1844. Erected by John Welsh, flour merchant, Dundee in memory of his wife Joanna Baxter, died 1st July 1846, aged 31 years. And of their daughter Janet died the same day aged 3 weeks.

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
432-2 Ann Walker, Widow Of William Wilson, General Agent.

Register 8 1864-1938

Date Of Interment Register Number Name & Designation Age Residence & Misc Plot No
12/06/1878 11 James Anderson 56 Years Reinterred To Eastern Necropolis 432-2 B

Register 8 1860-1864

Date Of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
18/11/1861 41 Farquhar Farquharson 33 Years 432-2 A

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
13/11/1843 24 William Wilson General Agent 07/11/1843 41 years Stewartown Aneurism of the Heart Union Street 432-2 B
04/07/1846 946 Johann Baxter Wife of John Welsh, Barley Merchant 01/07/1846 31 years Parish of Meigle Typhus Fever Hunter Street

432-2 B

See also 432-3

Register 7 1855-1860

Date of Interment Register Number Name Age Plot Number
31/12/1856 253 Unnamed Son Of Hugh Blair 8 Hours 422-4 A
30/12/1856 247 John Dewar 1 Year And 5 Months 422-4 A
30/12/1856 248 Robert Gibson 1 Month 422-4 A
02/01/1857 264 Ann Barr 1 Day 422-4 A
31/12/1856 252 John Conlan 7 Months 422-4 A
07/01/1857 282 Andrew Tennant 4 Years 422-4 A
03/01/1857 267 Samuel Dugan 10 Years 422-4 A
02/01/1857 266 Partrick McGarr 11 Months 422-4 A
02/01/1857 265 Isabella Edward 5 Weeks 422-4 A
02/01/1857 263 Still Born Daughter Of David Kidd   422-4 A
06/01/1857 277 Still Born Son Of Elizabeth Paterson   422-4 A
06/12/1856 135 Helen O'hare 59 Years 422-4 B
07/12/1856 143 Samuel McMacher 5 Years 422-4 B
08/12/1856 149 Mary McIlroy 1 Year And 4 Months 422-4 B
08/12/1856 152 James Petrie 2 Years And 5 Months 422-4 B
09/12/1856 159 Catharine Molloy 1 Year And 8 Months 422-4 B
09/12/1856 160 Mary Fox 1 Year And 6 Months 422-4 B
10/12/1856 163 Helen Fyffe 6 Years 422-4 B
10/12/1856 164 Agnes Duncan 1 Week 422-4 B
11/12/1856 165 Maria Malcolm 4 Weeks 422-4 B
14/12/1856 172 John Nixon 2 Years 422-4 B
14/12/1856 173 Patrick Hughes 1 Year And 8 Months 422-4 B
15/12/1856 180 Bridget Drummond 4 Months 422-4 B
15/12/1856 183 John Hutcheson 11 Months 422-4 B
08/12/1856 151 John Lowden 4 Years And 6 Months 422-4 B
16/11/1856 51 Mary Nicoll 27 Years 422-4 C
01/01/1857 257 Mary Tenant 7 Years 422-4 C
01/01/1857 256 James Tenant 1 Year And 3 Months 422-4 C
16/11/1856 54 Alexander Dempster 50 Years 422-4 C
24/11/1856 88 James McAleer 1 Year And 6 Months 422-4 C
12/12/1856 166 Jane Lister 2 Years And 2 Months 422-4 C
27/11/1856 101 Thomas Boyle 1 Year And 3 Months 422-4 C
27/11/1856 100 Eliza Nicoll 5 Years And 6 Months 422-4 C
26/11/1856 95 Still Born Daughter Of Elizabeth Bowman   422-4 C
25/11/1856 94 Mary Neilson 2 Years And 2 Months 422-4 C
25/11/1856 93 Hazalefphoni Hovell 2 Years And 6 Months 422-4 C
24/11/1856 90 Mary Ann Gray 2 Weeks 422-4 C
01/01/1857 255 Willaim McCaull 2 Days 422-4 C
22/11/1856 82 Jean Fee 1 Year And 6 Months 422-4 C
20/11/1856 70 Unnamed Son Of George Laing 10 Minutes 422-4 C
21/11/1856 78 Jean Rattray Or Sime 64 Years 422-4 C
20/11/1856 74 Susanna Morrison 3 Weeks 422-4 C
22/11/1856 81 Alexander Christopher Bell 1 Month 422-4 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
26/11/1853 259 James Miller Son Of John Miller, Street Porter 24/11/1853 1 Year And 3 Months Dundee Teething Rogers Close, Overgate 422-4 C
26/11/1853 258 Mary Ann Lowden Daughter Of William Lowden, Cabinetmaker 25/11/1853 3 Weeks Dundee Debility Temple Lane 422-4 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
05/12/1852 153 Mary Kermady Widow Of Johnston Falconer, Labourer 02/12/1852 60 Years County Of Clare Cold In Chest Fenton Street 422-4 A
05/12/1852 156 John Myles Weaver 02/12/1852 44 Years Dundee Consumption Cowgate, Died In Infirmary 422-4 A
04/12/1852 148 Agnes McMillan Wife Of Hugh Kerr, Weaver 03/12/1852 31 Years Port Glasgow Child Birth Horse Water Wynd 422-4 A
07/09/1847 1949 George Buchanan Natural Son Of Mary Buchanan, Mill Worker 06/09/1847 8 Months Dundee Teething Pole Park Road 422-4 B
13/12/1852 197 James Cossgrove Weaver 11/12/1852 65 Years County Londonderry Old Age James Street, Maxwelltown 422-4 B
16/12/1852 210 Ann Clyde Widow Of George Bell, Weaver 14/12/1852 70 Years Coupar Angus Paralysis Wall Street, Hawkhill 422-4 B
13/12/1852 196 Catharine Buist Wife Of James Gowans, Wright 10/12/1852 56 Years Perth Paralysis Seagate, Stewarts Court 422-4 B
08/09/1847 1960 Elizabeth Webster Daughter Of Charles Webster, Weaver 06/09/1847 1 Years And 5 Months Lillybank By Dundee Water In Head Seagate 422-4 B
07/09/1847 1955 Mary Ann Brown Daughter Of Alexander Brown, Harbour Porter 04/09/1847 7 Years Dundee Consumption Nelson Street, Forebank 422-4 B
08/09/1847 1959 Ann Dunnigan Daughter Of Owen Dunnigan, Labourer 05/09/1847 1 Years And 6 Months Dundee Measles Hunter Street 422-4 B
08/09/1847 1958 Elizabeth Grubb Daughter Of John Grubb, Plumber 05/09/1847 2 Years Dundee Decline Barrack Street 422-4 B
08/09/1847 1972 William Mccormick Son Of Joseph Mccormick, Weaver 07/09/1847 6 Days Dundee Supposed Fever Of The Mother Rosebank 422-4 B
08/09/1847 1971 Robert Johnston Son Of James Johnston, Rope Maker 06/09/1847 3 Months Dundee Typhus Fever Taits Lane, Hawkhill 422-4 B
08/09/1847 1970 James Robertson Son Of James Robertson, Weaver 07/09/1847 2 Years And 2 Months Dundee Fever Horse Water Wynd 422-4 B
16/12/1852 212 Marshall Falconer Candlemaker 14/12/1852 55 Years Dundee Asthma Overgate 422-4 B
14/09/1847 2011 Mary Connoly Natural Daughter Of Ann Morren, Mill Worker 11/09/1847 1 Years And 6 Months Dundee Typhus Fever Constitution Road 422-4 C
14/09/1847 2020 A Still Born Child Son Of James Dow, Harbour Porter     Dundee Supposed Fever Of The Mother Crescent Lane, Wallace Fens 422-4 C
14/09/1847 2019 A Still Born Child Son Of James Lindsay, Carpenter     Dundee Supposed Fever Of The Mother Hendersons Wynd, Scouringburn 422-4 C
15/09/1847 2023 Jean Doherty Daughter Of Charles Doherty, Weaver 14/09/1847 2 Years And 6 Months Dundee Bowel Complaint Hilltown 422-4 C
15/09/1847 2024 A Still Born Child

Daughter Of Thomas Fyfe, Reedmaker

Thomas Fyffe, 31 Hawkhill (Dundee Directory 1853)

     Dundee Unknown Hawkhill 422-4 C
13/09/1847 2007 A Still Born Child Son Of Robert Cochran, Blacksmith     Dundee Unknown Blackscroft 422-4 C
15/09/1847 2021 Charles Greig Son Of Thomas Greig, Foreman At A Spinning Mill 13/09/1847 1 Years And 10 Months Dundee Water In Head Blackness Road 422-4 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
30/06/1845 967 Sarah Maddan Mill Worker 29/06/1845 39 Years Kings County, Ireland Consumption Overgate 422-4 A
02/07/1845 976 Neil Duff Weaver 01/07/1845 47 Years County of Tyrone, Ireland Asthma Ann Street, Maxwelltown 422-4 A
29/06/1845 965 William McKenzie Son of John McKenzie, Heckler 27/06/1845 17 years Dundee Consumption Crescent Place, Wallace Feus 422-4 A
29/06/1845 964 Barbara Robb Widow of Alexander Duff, Sailor 27/06/1845 52 Years Dundee Consumption Blacks Croft 422-4 A
10/06/1845 900 William Denham Weaver 09/06/1845 74 Years Dumfries Old Age Bucklemaker Wynd 422-4 B
09/06/1845 899 Ann Grant Widow of Peter Thomson, Weaver 06/06/1845 75 Years Parish of Kildonan, Sutherlandshire Old Age Hawkhill 422-4 B
14/06/1845 915 Barnaby McAdams Shoe Maker 12/06/1845 55 Years County of Fermanagh, Ireland Consumption Bucklemaker Wynd 422-4 B
06/06/1845 889 Janet Fraser Wife of George Walker, Sailor 04/06/1845 51 Years Dundee Influenza Gellatly Street 422-4 B
23/05/1845 837 Alexander Stewart Labourer 20/05/1845 48 Years Parish of Little Dunkeld Consumption Infirmary from Hunter Street 422-4 C
19/05/1845 820 Ann Low Wife of George Fielding, Dealer in Old Books 16/05/1845 67 Years Brechin Asthma Overgate 422-4 C
21/05/1845 832 Fanny Cole Widow of Charles Johnston, Weaver 18/05/1845 48 Years County of Armagh, Ireland Asthma Commercial Street, Maxwelltown 422-4 C
26/05/1845 846 Helen Duncan Widow of David Donaldson, Weaver 22/05/1845 79 Years Arbroath Dropsy Pennycooks Lane, Perth Road 422-4 C

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