Memorial No. | 60 |
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Surname(s) | PHILP, MARSHALL, FORGAN |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 3 |
Material | Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 3 Flaking surface |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 3 Mainly decipherable. Badly flaking, but visible text. |
Dimensions in mm | H 970 x W 910 x D 95 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | REV. JOHN PHILP DD SUPERINTENDENT OF MISSIONS S. AFRICA IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER JAMES PHILP WHO DIED 29 SEP 1808 AGED 58 HIS MOTHER ELIZABETH MARSHALL WHO DIED 5 APRIL 1822 AGED 70 ALSO JANET FORGAN SPOUSE OF OSWALD PHILP WHO DIED ----3 JUNE 1818- |
Inscription 2 | (from old record 167 as memorial badly flaked) NOTE: REV J PHILP WAS GRANDSON OF JAS. PHILP DEACON OF THE HAMMERMEN 1742-44. HE JOINED THE CONGREGATIONAL MINISTRY AND EMIGRATED TO SOUTH AFRICA - VARIOUS DESCENDANTS ARE MENTIONED IN "THE SCOTTISH GENEALOGIST". (Civic Society Plaque alongside memorial) |
(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
Information recorded 05/09/1983 by D ADAMSON
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