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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There are 198 records.Date | Name | Lair | Died at | Fees | [stone] |
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1908 | Mr Fearn - stone erected | 10/- | |||
13 Oct 1922 | Thomas Fearn | E24 | The Smithy, St Fort | 12/6 | [stone 35] |
1 Nov 1926 | Thomas Fearn | E23 | The Smithy, St Fort | [stone 35] | |
stone for William Fearn | |||||
29 Jun 1908 | William Smith Fearn | E23 | Dundee Infirmary | 12/6 | |
6 Apr [1923] | Hellen Fenton | A10 | Tay Brae, Newport | 12/6 | [stone 3] |
14 Feb 1946 | Hellen Fenton | A10 | Tay Brae, Newport | ||
21 Jan 1908 | William Fenton | A10 | Fishers Cottage, Woodhaven | 12/6 | [stone 3] |
Mar 1920 | Jane Ferguson | Q | James Sq, East Newport | 12/6 | [stone 131] |
5 Oct [1919] | Andrew Seath Fraser | A20 | 4 Nelson St, Edinburgh | 17/6 | [stone 8] |
16 Oct 1919 | Margaret Fraser | A | 12/6 | ||
10 Feb 1904 | Thomas H Fraser | A20 | Glasgow | 17/6 | [stone 3] |
10 Mar 1921 | Agnes Fyffe | C34 | Comerton, Leuchars | 12/6 | [stone 23] |
1908 | Charles Fyffe - stone erected | 10/- | |||
9 Jun 1908 | Margaret Gibson Gibb | T19 | Union St, East Newport | 12/6 | [stone 164] |
13 Mar 1905 | Ann Gibson | J26 | The Offices, Tayfield | 12/6 | [stone 80] |
17 Apr 1911 | David Gillespie | Q | Clarendon Cresc. | [stone 203] | |
15 Dec 1899 | David Gillespie | Mountquhannie Enclosure | 15/- | [stone 203] | |
Mrs Gillespie | Q Mountquhanie Enclosure | ||||
9 Dec 1908 | Susan Gillespie | Q | Mountquhanie | [stone 208] | |
15 Jun 1927 | Jane Haig | G9 | East Newport | [stone 59] | |
28 Feb 1917 | Alfred Hampton | W20 | Mill Place, Tayport | 12/6 | |
24 Oct 1911 | Margaret Hampton | W20 | King St, East Newport | 12/6 | |
11 Oct 1901 | Jane Harris | F37 | Pickletillum | 12/6 | |
16 Feb 1901 | Arthurina Watson Henderson | J2 | Woodhaven | 5/- | |
4 Sep 1904 | Isabella Hendry | I4 | Blacks Bldgs, East Newport | 7/6 | |
10 Jul 1921 | Christina Howett | K4 | Robert St | 12/6 | |
23 Apr 1901 | Ann Jackson | E29 | Queen St, Newport | 10/- | |
14 Sep 1936 | Annie Jackson | F29 | Newport | ||
1908 | Johnston - stone erected | 10/- | |||
16 Aug 1922 | Henry Johnston | I26 | Tay St, East Newport | 12/6 | [stone 75] |
23 Oct 1916 | Jane Johnston | I26 | Elim Cottage, East Newport | 12/6 | [stone 75] |
10 Dec 1906 | Ann Just | D20 | River House, West Newport | 12/6 | [stone 31] |
9 Oct 1903 | David Just | B18 | High St, East Newport | 12/6 | |
19 Feb 1944 | Jane Just | B10 | Newport | [stone 19] | |
7 Mar 1900 | Margaret Just | C22 | Gowan Bank, West Newport | 10/- | |
6 Apr 1913 | Alexander Kay | S31 | Flass Farm, Forgan | 12/6 | [stone 144] |
9 Dec 1904 | Edith Kesson | E2 | Flass, Forgan | 7/6 | |
7 Jul 1924 | David Kid | X14 | 24 Mains Loan, Dundee | 12/6 | |
12 Aug 1899 | Jane Kidd | X15 | Cupar | 15/- | [stone 189] |
3 Jul 1901 | Jessie Kidd | W29 | Poplar Cottage, East Newport | 12/6 | |
29 Dec 1903 | Margaret Christie Kidd | X14 | Union St, Newport | 7/6 | |
24 Oct 1909 | Mary Kidd | S36 | Springfield | 17/6 | |
27 Feb 1908 | Elizabeth Kinlay | S30 | The Newton, Wormit | 12/6 | |
18 Nov 1924 | Elizabeth Kinlay | S30 | The Newton | 12/6 | |
20 Apr 1932 | John Kinlay | S30 | Bogearm, St Fort | ||
22 Aug 1911 | Donald Kinnison | F19 | Lochmalony | 17/6 | [stone 46] |
12 Oct 1908 | Mrs Kinnison | F20 | Friarton | 12/6 | [stone 46] |
16 Sep 1902 | Elizabeth S N Kinsman | S14 | Rose St, Ferryport on Craig | 17/6 | |
24 May 1909 | Elizabeth Syme Lawson | H38 | Flass Cottages | 12/6 | [stone 64] |
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