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
56 Plan	Erected by William Conachar gardener St Fort and Helen Scott his wife in memory of their children. David who died at St Fort 28 November 1866 aged 25 years; also James who died 13 August 1851 aged 18 months; also of their beloved and only daughter Helen Janet who died 30 April 1871 aged 18 years; Charles their 4th son who died 20 January 1873 aged 25 years; and of William their third son who died at Geelong Victoria 12 September 1871 aged 27 years; and of Stewart Fraser their youngest son who died 22 May 1887 aged 28 years.

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