Memorial No. | 192 |
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Surname(s) | PEARSON, ANDERSON |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Obelisk |
Number Commemorated | 10 |
Material | Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 4 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ; corner of stone damaged |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 2 Clear but worn |
Dimensions in mm | H 2400 x W 675 x D 690 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | N, E, S |
Technique of Inscription | Inscribed |
Inscription 1 | (East Face:) In memory of ARTHUR FRANCIS second son of DAVID PEARSON JUN. SOLICITOR, KIRKCALDY who died 24th September 1872 aged 4 1/2 yrs of AUGUSTA BLANCHE third daughter who died 29th January 1874 aged 3 1/4yrs |
Inscription 2 | MARGARET KIRK fourth daughter who died 19th June 1875 aged 10 months. (North Face:) In memory of DAVID PEARSON, SOLICITOR, KIRKCALDY, who died 15th July 1872 aged 72 of AGNES ANDERSON his wife, who died 27th Feb 1869 aged 71 of JOHN ANDERSON PEARSON their son who died 22nd Feby 1874 aged 46 and of two daughters who died in infancy JOHN ANDERSON PEARSON eldest son of the above died in . . . 27th March 1887 aged 6-- (corner of stone damaged here) (South Face:) Sacred to the memory of DAVID PEARSON, SOLICITOR BORN 26TH June 1832 DIED 13th May 1889 (on base facing East: "Not lost but gone before.") AS PER OLD RECORD NO 10 David Pearson solicitor here 15.7.1872 72, w Agnes Anderson 27.2.1869 71, s John Anderson P. 22.2.1874 46, two das inf, 1s John Anderson P. d London 27.3.1887 61 (incompatibility of ages not understood);David P. solicitor 26.6.1832 13.5.1889, 2s Arthur Francis 24.9.1872 4 1/2, 3da Augusta Blanche 29.1.1874 3 1/4, 4da Margt Kirk 19.6.1875 10m. |
(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 05/10/2008 by Rosemary Potter
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