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
148 Plan	Erected by Andrew Knox Upper Friarton and his spouse Betsy Meall in memory of their children Jane Nicoll Knox who died 10 October 1859 aged 8 days; also Betsy Jane Knox who died 20 August 1861 aged 17 months; the above Andrew Knox died 13 August 1871 aged 45 years; also Janet Lauder Meall Knox died 19 February 1874 aged 16 years 9 months; He gathereth his lilies; also Betsy Baird Meall died 3 January 1897 aged 70 years.

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