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
199 Plan	[on edge, face to wall] ... in memory of Robert ... late shipowner who died 30 December ... aged 74 years; also of their ... Robert shipmaster and ... of the brig Constance of ... who died at Gibraltar 17 February 1872 aged 32 years; also sacred to the memory of the above Mary Bell or Tosh who died 3 April 188(.) aged 66 years; and of John Tosh her son who was drowned near the island of ... while on board the Culzean on ... aged 2(.) years; William died 7 February 1885; Archibald died 20 May 1890; Catherine died 21 July 1900; Charles died 29 November 1900. [see also 202 below]

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