Memorial No. | 131 |
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Surname(s) | McVIE, McDONALD, BETT |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 8 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 2 Sound, displaced. Stone supported at back by base. |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 2 Clear but worn 9FT. BY 8FT. (on top of stone) |
Dimensions in mm | H 1160 x W 760 x D 110 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | 1844 ERECTED BY ALEXANDER McVIE IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER BERNARD McVIE WHO DIED 6 MARCH 1835 AGED 53 YEARS ALSO HIS MOTHER MURRAY McDONALD WHO DIED 25 APRIL 1844 AGED 70 YEARS ALSO HIS SON BERNARD WHO DIED 30TH MARCH 1845 AGED 4 MONTHS ALSO HIS SON ANDREW WHO DIED 7TH DEC 1852 AGED 19 1/2 MONTHS. |
Inscription 2 | WHO DIED 7TH DEC 1852 AGED 19 1/2 MONTHS. ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE MINNIE BETT, WHO DIED 16 FEB 1864 AGED 48 YEARS. ALSO HIS SON ALEXANDER MALCOLM WHO DIED 1 JUNE 1875 AGED 26 YEARS 9 MONTHS. ALSO HIS DAUGHTER MINNIE JANE WHO DIED 25 JAN 1887 AGED 25 YEARS 7 MONTHS. ALSO THE ABOVE ALEXANDER McVIE, WHO DIED 5 FEB 1888 AGED 81 YEARS. |
(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 07/07/1982 by JOHN IRVINE
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