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
84 Plan	Erected to the memory of John Berry of Westerbogie & Inverdovat-Tayfield eldest son of William Berry of Carnaveran, born 17 January 1725, died 14 October 1817; and of Janet Fraser his wife born 1731, married 17 January 1761, died 13 June 1762 and buried at the Old Kirkyard of Leslie; and of Isabella Law of Pitillock, his second wife, daughter of Major Mungo Law of Pitillock & grand-daughter and representative of Margaret Nairne, last of Sandfurd, born 10 July 1739, married 1770, died 11 June 1807; and of Margaret Berry of Abercraig Newport, sixth daughter of John Berry of Tayfield & Isabella Law his wife, born 17 September 1781, died 15 April 1864; and of Sarah Crawfurd Berry their seventh daughter also of Abercraig born 8 October 1782, died 9 April 1880.

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