Memorial No. 234
Surname(s)FAIR, LAWSON, WILKIE, WILSON, NICHOLSON, BAXTER
Memorial Type (1)5 Obelisk
Number Commemorated 9
MaterialGrey Granite; Marble facing
Stonemason 
Number of Components 4
Condition of Monument (3)1 Sound, in situ
Condition of Inscription (4)2 Clear but worn
Dimensions in mmH 0 x W 0 x D 0
Orientation (2)5
Faces Inscribed (2)S, E, N
Technique of InscriptionEmbossed letters on marble face
Inscription 1
(on east side)
ERECTED BY JOHN LAWSON
IN MEMORY OF AGNES FAIR HIS DAUGHTER DIED 31ST MAY 1894 AGED 18 MONTHS. ALSO THE ABOVE JOHN LAWSON BELOVED HUSBAND OF ISABELLA G WILKIE WHO DIED AT BEN DHU KIRKCALDY 24TH MAY 1937 IN HIS 89TH YEAR
Inscription 2
AND THE SAID ISABELLA G WILKIE WHO DIED 10TH MAY 1940 AGED 78 YEARS

(on north side)
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ANDREW LAWSON WHO DIED 20TH APRIL 1883 AGED 72 YEARS.
ALSO MARGARET WILSON HIS WIFE WHO DIED 17TH SEPTR 1853 AGED 34 YEARS AND JAMES THEIR SON WHO DIED 10TH NOV 1856 AGED 7 YEARS.
ALSO ELSPETH NICHOLSON HIS WIFE WHO DIED 9TH JUNE 1864 AGED 46 YEARS.
(west side)
ALSO JOHN LAWSON WHO DIED IN 1846 AND CATHERINE BAXTER HIS WIFE WHO DIED IN 1825.


(see no. 237 for FAIR family)
Notes

(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 23/01/2009 by Rosemary Potter