The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Forgan Kirkyard - The Gravestones

These inscriptions were recorded between 1992 and 1997. Some of the photos were taken at that time but most have been taken within the past 10 years. Since I did the original surveys, weather and time have taken their toll - some of the inscriptions are no longer visible and some stones have fallen face down.

Quite a few photos have still to be taken.

Other pages: Notes on Kirkyard Plan of the kirkyard Gravedigger's Book from 1899 Mortcloth records 1695 - 1835 Vicarsford Cemetery Which Cemetery?

The Gravestones:

The stone numbers only refer to this website. They are not used anywhere else.

Indistinct characters have been inserted in (round brackets); missing characters are shown by a single dot; longer gaps by a series of 3 dots; editorial additions are inserted in [square brackets]. Most of the inscriptions are on the east side of the stones. Where there are inscriptions on more than 1 side, this is indicated.

All stones are listed below, or you can search them for any word or part of a word:

No.	Inscription	Photos
110 Plan	[east] Erected to the memory of Archibald Brown farmer Inverdovat who died 18 February 1841 aged 81 years; also his son Alexander who died 22 November 1845 aged 37 years; and his son Peter died at Jago de Cuba West Indies 25 May 1839 aged 25 years; also his wife Elizabeth Balram died 24 November 1855 aged 78 years; also of his daughters Jessie who died at Edinburgh 23 January 1882; Margaret Hull who died at Edinburgh 21 August 1898; Elizabeth who died at Edinburgh 10 June 1899; Robina Glendinning who died at Dalmeny 11 November 1901. [west] Inscribed by Margaret Knox in memory of her husband Archibald Brown jun. who died 5 December 1868 aged 56 years; also their daughter Margaret Elizabeth Nicoll who died in infancy.

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