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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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     There are 198 records.

DateNameLairDied atFees[stone]
1908Mr Fearn - stone erected10/-
13 Oct 1922Thomas FearnE24The Smithy, St Fort12/6[stone 35]
1 Nov 1926Thomas FearnE23The Smithy, St Fort[stone 35]
stone for William Fearn
29 Jun 1908William Smith FearnE23Dundee Infirmary12/6
6 Apr [1923]Hellen FentonA10Tay Brae, Newport12/6[stone 3]
14 Feb 1946Hellen FentonA10Tay Brae, Newport
21 Jan 1908William FentonA10Fishers Cottage, Woodhaven12/6[stone 3]
Mar 1920Jane FergusonQJames Sq, East Newport12/6[stone 131]
5 Oct [1919]Andrew Seath FraserA204 Nelson St, Edinburgh17/6[stone 8]
16 Oct 1919Margaret FraserA12/6
10 Feb 1904Thomas H FraserA20Glasgow17/6[stone 3]
10 Mar 1921Agnes FyffeC34Comerton, Leuchars12/6[stone 23]
1908Charles Fyffe - stone erected10/-
9 Jun 1908Margaret Gibson GibbT19Union St, East Newport12/6[stone 164]
13 Mar 1905Ann GibsonJ26The Offices, Tayfield12/6[stone 80]
17 Apr 1911David GillespieQClarendon Cresc.[stone 203]
15 Dec 1899David GillespieMountquhannie Enclosure15/-[stone 203]
Mrs GillespieQ Mountquhanie Enclosure
9 Dec 1908Susan GillespieQMountquhanie[stone 208]
15 Jun 1927Jane HaigG9East Newport[stone 59]
28 Feb 1917Alfred HamptonW20Mill Place, Tayport12/6
24 Oct 1911Margaret HamptonW20King St, East Newport12/6
11 Oct 1901Jane HarrisF37Pickletillum12/6
16 Feb 1901Arthurina Watson HendersonJ2Woodhaven5/-
4 Sep 1904Isabella HendryI4Blacks Bldgs, East Newport7/6
10 Jul 1921Christina HowettK4Robert St12/6
23 Apr 1901Ann JacksonE29Queen St, Newport10/-
14 Sep 1936Annie JacksonF29Newport
1908Johnston - stone erected10/-
16 Aug 1922Henry JohnstonI26Tay St, East Newport12/6[stone 75]
23 Oct 1916Jane JohnstonI26Elim Cottage, East Newport12/6[stone 75]
10 Dec 1906Ann JustD20River House, West Newport12/6[stone 31]
9 Oct 1903David JustB18High St, East Newport12/6
19 Feb 1944Jane JustB10Newport[stone 19]
7 Mar 1900Margaret JustC22Gowan Bank, West Newport10/-
6 Apr 1913Alexander KayS31Flass Farm, Forgan12/6[stone 144]
9 Dec 1904Edith KessonE2Flass, Forgan7/6
7 Jul 1924David KidX1424 Mains Loan, Dundee12/6
12 Aug 1899Jane KiddX15Cupar15/-[stone 189]
3 Jul 1901Jessie KiddW29Poplar Cottage, East Newport12/6
29 Dec 1903Margaret Christie KiddX14Union St, Newport7/6
24 Oct 1909Mary KiddS36Springfield17/6
27 Feb 1908Elizabeth KinlayS30The Newton, Wormit12/6
18 Nov 1924Elizabeth KinlayS30The Newton12/6
20 Apr 1932John KinlayS30Bogearm, St Fort
22 Aug 1911Donald KinnisonF19Lochmalony17/6[stone 46]
12 Oct 1908Mrs KinnisonF20Friarton12/6[stone 46]
16 Sep 1902Elizabeth S N KinsmanS14Rose St, Ferryport on Craig17/6
24 May 1909Elizabeth Syme LawsonH38Flass Cottages12/6[stone 64]

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