Kirkcaldy Old Kirk

Memorial No.	18
Surname(s)	BUTTON, SMITH
Memorial Type ⁽¹⁾	5
Number Commemorated	6
Material	Stone, Sandstone
Stonemason
Number of Components	2
Condition of Monument ⁽³⁾	3 Low headstone with upright headsone.
Condition of Inscription ⁽⁴⁾	3 Mainly decipherable.
Dimensions in mm	H 1140 x W 810 x D 95
Orientation ⁽²⁾	2
Faces Inscribed ⁽²⁾	2
Technique of Inscription	Incised
Inscription 1	SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZABETH BUTTON, WIFE OF RICHARD SMITH BLACKSMITH KIRKCALDY, WHO DIED 15TH MAY 1861 AGED 54 YEARS, AND OF RICHARD ALEXANDER THEIR SON WHO DIED 3RD OCTOBER 1843 AGED 1 YEAR, ALSO OF WILLIAM THEIR SON WHO DIED 30TH APRIL 1864
Inscription 2	AGED 19 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND DAVID THEIR SON WHO DIED AT SEA 25 JULY 1866 AGED 26 YEARS, RICHARD THEIR SON WHO DIED 27 NOVEMBER 1871 AGED 24 YEARS THE LORD GAVE, AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY, BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD JOB 1,21. THE ABOVE RICHARD SMITH WHO DIED 14TH FEBRUARY 1878 AGED 67 YEARS

Notes

⁽¹⁾ : 1 Flat, 2 Head, 3 Tomb, 4 Foot, 5. Other
⁽²⁾ : 1 North, 2 North East, 3 East, 4 South East, 5 South, 6 South West, 7 West, 8 North West
⁽³⁾ : 1 Sound in situ, 2 Sound displaced, 3 Leaning or falling apart, 4 collapsed, 5 Overgrown
⁽⁴⁾ : 1 Mint, 2 Clear but worn, 3 Mainly decipherable, 4 Traces, 5 Illegible or destroyed

Information recorded 04/08/1982 by W & E MATHIESON