Memorial No. | 114 (a) (Related memorials: 114B, 114C) |
---|---|
Surname(s) | PERSTON, BEVERIDGE |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Obelisk |
Number Commemorated | 5 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 3 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 2 Clear but worn (on east face) |
Dimensions in mm | H 1700 x W 620 x D 620 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | IN MEMORY OF ANN PERSTON WIFE OF MICHAEL BEVERIDGE MERCHANT KIRKALDY WHO DIED 20 FEBRUARY 1788 AGED 24 YEARS MICHAEL BEVERIDGE DIED 28 AUGUST 1819 AGED 70 MARGARET BEVERIDGE HIS WIDOW DIED 15 JUNE 1828 AGED 57 |
Inscription 2 | WILLIAM BEVERIDGE THEIR SON DIED 7 MARCH 1809 AGED 16 MONTHS MICHAEL BEVERIDGE SHIPOWNER DIED 8 JUNE 1853 AGED 55 "HIS SUN IS GONE DOWN WHILE IT WAS YET DAY" JER.15.9 |
(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 23/03/1987 by W.E.C.
All content is © Kirkcaldy Old Kirk Heritage Group.