Memorial No. | 279 |
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Surname(s) | HUNTER, SMITH |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Wall mounted in walled enclosure |
Number Commemorated | 8 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ. Walled enclosure 4044 wide x 3620 deep |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 2 Clear but worn |
Dimensions in mm | H 1180 x W 1110 x D 110 |
Orientation (2) | 8 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 8 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | 1851 BURYING GROUND OF WILLIAM HUNTER --------------------------------- ERECTED IN MEMORY OF TWO SONS JAMES DIED 24 NOVEMBER 1849 AGED 23; WILLIAM DIED 30 DECEMBER 1849, AGED 33; ALSO THE ABOVE WILLIAM HUNTER DIED 7 APRIL 1862 AGED 79 |
Inscription 2 | HIS DAUGHTER CLARA DIED 1 OCTOBER 1863 AGED 45 AND HIS SPOUSE JANET SMITH DIED 15 AUGUST 1866 AGED 79 ALSO HIS DAUGHTER ANN DIED 7TH DECEMBER 1868 AGED 47 --------------------------- ALSO HIS DAUGHTER ALICE DIED 23 APRIL 1885 AGED 55 ALSO HIS DAUGHTER JANET DIED 4 MARCH 1903 AGED 89 |
(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 18/09/1984 by R SHARP
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