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Forgan Kirkyard - Gravedigger's Book

This is a transcript of the gravedigger's book Record of Interments in Forgan Kirkyard from Whitsunday 1899 to . This book gives date of burial, name, lair number, place of death and fees paid.

Where I have been able to match interments with gravestones, I have added the reference number of the stone and inscription in a column at the end. I was able to draw up a tentative lair plan based on this information which showed that the lairs were numbered as follows: standing at the gate facing south, each row of lairs is lettered from A (at the west wall) to Z (in the east). Each lettered row is then numbered from 1 (at the north wall) increasing towards the south. I have added these 1885 lair letters at the bottom of the plan of the kirkyard. When I examined the gravedigger's book, it was held by Fife Council Archives in Markinch but now it is no longer listed in the Fife Archives online catalogue.

The writing in the gravedigger's book is sometimes unclear, dates are sometimes missing or incomplete, one date gave the wrong year (let's put this down to poor interpretation of bad handwriting), the spelling is interesting. I have made some editorial additions, other entries are 'as found'.

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Date	Name	Lair	Died at	Fees	[stone]
22 Oct 1911	Henry Stewart Rhind	W32	24 St Georges Sq, Sunderland	17/6	[stone 179a]
3 Jan 1906	Charles Robb	J4	Cupar Asylum	12/6
15 Aug 1916	Isabella Robb	J4	The Granary, West Newport	12/6
9 Nov 1910	Jane Rodger	D36	Fordelhill	17/6
1908	Mr Rodger - stone erected			10/-
18 Apr 1909	Thomas Rodger	D35	Fordelhill	17/6
8 Jan 1900	Marion H Rogers	P28	Edinburgh	15/-
12 Oct 1907	Jane Nicol Ronald	P26	Ravenscraig, East Newport	12/6
26 Sep 1906	Jessie Ronald	P24	Ravenscraig, East Newport	12/6
4 Jun 1907	Ross stillborn child	N1	High St, East Newport	7/6
12 Jan 1905	Elizabeth Shepherd	E43	Balmullo	17/6
6 Jan 1902	Alexander B Smith	I12	Hayfield St, Glasgow	17/6	[stone 72]
23 Feb 1946	Betsy Smith	I11	Leuchars		[stone 72]
22 May 1915	Hendry Smith	I11	West Newport	12/6	[stone 72]
11 Apr 1929	Jean Smith	I13	West Newport		[stone 72]
13 Nov	Ann Steel	O32	Kirtonbarns, Forgan	12/6
2 Nov 1903	Robert Steele	O31	Kirtonbarns, Forgan	7/6
1908	Stewart - stone erected			10/-
22 Apr 1907	Ann Stewart	I9	Twinkletree Cottage	12/6	[stone 71]
	stone for Ann Stewart				[stone 71]
14 Mar 1902	James Stewart	K5	Woodhaven, Forgan	12/6
1913	John Stewart	I8	Twinkletree, Forgan	12/6	[stone 71]
23 Dec [1926]	Miss Christina Stewart	I9	Castle Huntly		[stone 71]
29 Oct 1915	Catherine Storrock [Sturrock]	W25	Victoria Cottage, Newport	12/6	[stone 178]
19 May 1913	Thomas Storrock [Sturrock]	W26	Boldovan	5/-	[stone 178]
Jun 1910	Thomas Kidd Stroock [Sturrock]	W26	Kirton Road		[stone 178]
23 Dec 1940	Elizabeth Sturrock	W25	Victarea Cottage, Newport
3 Apr 1902	Suttie's child stillborn	E1	Frairton [Friarton]	7/6
23 Mar 1900	Hugh Thomson	J18	Scroggieside, Newport	10/-
1 Dec 1900	Charles Tosh	P7	Westgreen, Liff	15/-	[stone 199]
14 Jun	Tullis child stillborn	E1	Friarton	7/6
2 Oct 1900	Elizabeth Turnbull	M23	Robert St, East Newport	10/-	[stone 106]
19 Feb 1949	Henry George Turnbull	M26			[stone 107]
4 Jul 1944	John K Turnbull	M25			[stone 107]
21 Feb 1906	Margaret Turnbull	M24	Robert St, East Newport	12/6	[stone 106]
7 Apr 1909	Jennet Wallace	L3	Newton, Forgan	12/6
29 Apr 1912	Robert Watson	Y10	Pickletillum, Luchars	17/6
	stillborn child [bracketed with Thomas Webster]	M3
15 Apr 1904	Thomas Webster	M3	Inverdovat	7/6
29 Aug 1912	Helen White	E
17 Apr 1905	Willisher child stillborn	N4	Tay Terrace, East Newport	7/6
19 Feb 1901	Ann Wilson	E34	Seacraig, East Newport	10/-
6 Jan 1940	Elspeth Wilson	D8	Vicersford Cemetery Lodge [Vicarsford]		[stone 33]
27 Jul 1903	Thomas Brand Wilson	D8	Knockhill, Forgan	12/6	[stone 33]
19 Apr 1909	William Wilson	X18	Newport	12/6
Aug	Isabella Young	O3	Kilmany	17/6
4 May 1901	Jane Younger	W3	West Wynd, Dundee	15/-
6 Feb 1906	Thomas Younger	W4	Union St, Dundee	17/6

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