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
172 Plan	[fallen] [upper side] In memory of John Scott who died 15 July 1851 aged 75 years and his wife Helen Melville who died 26 May 1857 aged 78 years; also of their son in law Henry Bisset who died 15 May 1879 aged 58 years and his spouse Elizabeth Knox Scott who died 24 December 1889 aged 73 years; also their daughter Margaret Bisset who died 18 October 1896 aged 38 years; and their son James Henry Bisset who died 6 August 1903 aged 58 years. [underneath; inscription from Mitchell] John Scott shoemaker Seggieden; his son John died 22 April 1823 aged 15 years.

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