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 Aerial view 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:

map	No.	GPS	Inscription	Photos (click to enlarge)
	48 Plan Map	56.422430, -2.900448	[now fallen; inscription partly from Mitchell] 1843 Erected by John Murray feuar Marytown to the memory of James Murray carpenter who died 24 March 1842 aged 26 years; John Murray died November 1854 aged 84 years; Mary Melville his wife died January 1856 aged 85; Catherine Murray their daughter died May 1856 aged 47; Marjory Gibbs their daughter died 10 April 1888 aged 76 years.

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