Memorial No. | 44 |
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Surname(s) | SIMPSON, WHYTE, GENTLES |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | |
Material | Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 3 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 3 Mainly decipherable |
Dimensions in mm | H 1120 x W 735 x D 225 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | IN MEMORY OF JAMES SIMPSON WHO DIED 18 JUNE 1852 AGED 82 AND HIS WIFE CHRISTIAN WHYTE WHO DIED 12 JUNE 1841 AGED 64 ALSO FOUR OF THEIR CHILDREN CHRISTIAN DIED 19 NOVEMBER 1815 GEORGE DIED 16 NOVEMBER 1820 GEORGE DIED 10 JULY 1828 |
Inscription 2 | HELEN DIED 10 OCTOBER 1834 AND JOHN WHO DIED AT NEW ORLEANS 16 OCTOBER 1843 ALSO JEAN WHO DIED AT MALAGA 6 MARCH 1855 MARGARET GENTLES DIED APRIL 1888 |
(1) : 1 Flat, 2 Head, 3 Tomb, 4 Foot, 5. Other
(2) : 1 North, 2 North East, 3 East, 4 South East, 5 South, 6 South West, 7 West, 8 North West
(3) : 1 Sound in situ, 2 Sound displaced, 3 Leaning or falling apart, 4 collapsed, 5 Overgrown
(4) : 1 Mint, 2 Clear but worn, 3 Mainly decipherable, 4 Traces, 5 Illegible or destroyed
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