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
164 Plan	1841 Erected by David Gibb Marytown in memory of his son James who died 1 August 1827 aged 13 years. Revised by William Gibb in memory of his father the above David Gibb who died 18 May 1863 aged 86 years; also of my mother Margaret White who died 4 January 1864 aged 85 years; also my brother David died 5 December 1864 aged 55 years. The above William Gibb CE died 18 July 1890 aged 79 years; his sister Margaret Gibson Gibb died 30 May 1908 aged 84 years. At rest

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