Memorial No. | 144 |
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Surname(s) | MELVILLE, McINTOSH, NAIRN |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 4 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 1 Mint |
Dimensions in mm | H 1030 x W 720 x D 100 |
Orientation (2) | 6 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 6 |
Technique of Inscription | |
Inscription 1 | KIRKALDY C.M. 1856 I.N. CHARLES MELVILLE SCHOOL MASTER IN MEMORY OF JANET McINTOSH HIS MOTHER WHO DIED 31 MAY 1851 AGED 88 YEARS OF ISABELLA NAIRN HIS SPOUSE WHO DIED 2 OCTOBER 1822 AGED 60 HERE ALSO IS BURIED THE SAID CHARLES MELVILLE WHO |
Inscription 2 | DIED 12 SEPT 1855 AGED 79 YEARS ALSO HIS ONLY SON THE REV CHARLES N B MELVILLE MINISTER OF THE PARISH OF MARYCULTER KINCARDINESHIRE BORN 1 NOVEMBER 1835 DIED IN LIVERPOOL ON XMAS DAY 1875 HIS SUN HATH GONE DOWN WHILE IT WAS YET DAY. |
(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 13/08/1987 by W.E.E.C.
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