Memorial No. | 72 |
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Surname(s) | DUNCAN, GOULD, WILKIE |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 12 |
Material | Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ. Headstone chipped on corner, possibly by lawnmower. |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 3 Mainly decipherable. Last line obscured by grass (May 2010) |
Dimensions in mm | H 1120 x W 900 x D 200 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | IN MEMORY OF JOHN DUNCAN MERCHANT KIRKALDY WHO DIED 9TH JANRY. 1817 AGED 74 YEARS HIS FATHER JAMES DUNCAN WHO DIED 29TH NOVR. 1759 AGED 51 YEARS HIS FIRST SPOUSE MARY GOULD WHO DIED 30TH JUNE 1772 AGED 27 YEARS HIS LAST SPOUSE ISABELLA WILKIE WHO |
Inscription 2 | DIED 23RD MARCH 1831 AGED 86 YEARS AND OF HIS CHILDREN JAMES CHRISTINA ELIZABETH MARGARET JANET JAMES JANET & MARY |
(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 07/09/1983 by D ADAMSON
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