Abbey Close Graveyard

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Abbey Close Graveyard Transcriptions

Stone Number	Type of Monument	Condition of Monument	Inscription	Is inscription incised or in relief	Remarks on stone condition
1	Square monument	Good	Erected by Margaret Allan In memory of her husband John Allan Who died in India 2nd March 1858 Aged 25 years Also their son John Died 19th May 1882 Aged 26 years John Allan Senr Died 2nd September 1844 Aged 54 years His wife Margaret Allan Died 18th May 1868 Aged 74 years Also their daughter Isabella Died 28th June 1869 Aged 44 years Charles O’Hara her husband Died 6th Jan 1874 aged 50 years John Allan son of James Allan Died 18th June 1882 Aged 12 years & 2 months We mourn their loss In sorrow yet “not without hope” W. Robin	Incised	Generally good, damage to top finial. Small areas crumbly, loose at back rear, wear and tear erosion. Some moss and lichen
2	table tomb	good stable small graffiti	Sacred To the Memory of William Hardie Esq Tobaconist in Paisley who died 4th May 1839 in the 66th year of his age He was conscientious & uncomprising in his Principles unostentious in his Charities & steady in his attachments a loving husband and affectionate Parent and a kind friend Whilst in this world he lived superior to the perishing enjoyment of time and now he is made a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in heaven Mrs Hardie died 19th January 1857 William Hardie their son Died 5th January 1852	Incised	some lichen and graffiti on face top right
3	Table Tomb	Very good	In memory of William Simm Feuer Williamsburgh who died 5th August 1881 Mary, Jane, Robert, Ann and Jane and his wife Margaret Renfrew who died 19th February 1897	Relief	Lichen on south side
4	Obelisk 3 parts	Very good	In Memoriam David Coats Ferguslie 1795 John Coats and his son David Coats his daughter Agnes Coats Niven and her husband William Niven	Relief	Separated Lying on ground in 3 parts Obelisk top west facing (218 feet)
5	Headstone	Fair	Sa”cred” in Memo____ Henry Fle”ming” Feuar Seed”hill” who died 23 __18__ Also his ____Janet Ferguson died 6th July 18__ and their family William died 1 __1834 Catherine died 18th April 1835 Margaret died _2 _ May 1839 James died “8”th May 1840 Janet died _____ 1844	Incised	Evidence of black paint – stone in good condition – but inscription eroded
6	headstone	tilted	no 9 1824 Charles Baird manufacturer Paisley	Incised	tilted towards Abbey and to the left Small chips but solid Ornate script
7	tombstone	good/fair	Erected by Andrew Ferrie memory of his wife Margaret Reid who died in August ____ aged 67 years the above Andrew Ferrie died 11th December 1862 also his daughter Janet wife of William Ewing died 16th March 1866 aged 55 years William Ewing died 9th June 1866 aged 55 years	Incised	loose moss removed
8	Tombstone Recumbent	Good	This is the burial place of William Kelly Merchant of Paisley who died the __ of December 1784 aged 72 years and Margaret Orr his Spouse who died the __ of March1784 aged 81 years and now the property of Robert Peden and James Hume and their heirs 1784 Here Lies the remains of Katherine Mallman Spouse to Robery Peden who died 20th May 1790 aged 44 years	Incised	Lichen presrnt, moss was removed.
9	Headstone/Plinth	Good but laid flat	James Nairn in memory of Ann Cunningham his wife who died 14th July 1857 aged 41 and their children Mary who died 24th May 1851 aged 2 1/2 Elizabeth who died 10th May 1854 aged 3 James who died 17th May 1856 aged 1	Relief	Base stone may not relate There is a carved stone and possible plinth underneath facing west but lain- condition chip left lower
10	Headstone	Sunken	This burial place is the property of William Inglis who erected this stone in memory of Margaret Black his spouse	Incised	Some moss/lichen Slightly tilted to the left Buried bottom of stone
11	Headstone	Good	This is the burying place of William Gilchrist and Elisabeth Crawford and their children 1790	Incised	Tilted towards ? Good condition Weathered Small amount of damage to top Some lichen and moss
12	Headstone	Good	This is the property of John Lang Dyer near Greenock 1781 Now the property of John Lang Dyer Paisley 1823	Incised	Good Lichen Inscription on top Lair Number 1/36
13	Tomb (Slab)	N/A	This is the property of John Henry and Rachel his spouse and their children 1791	Incised	Fairly good
14	Headstone	Fair to Good	No24 This is the property of “Mathew” Clark and Ann Clark his spouse and their children	Incised	Good
15	Tablet	Cracked top left	Erected by the associate congregation of Paisley to the memory of the late rev Samuel Kinloch who was ordained their pastor 14th June 1789 and died 21st November 1808 in the 73rd year of age and 40th of his ministry his doctrine was evangelical his life exemplary and his death peaceful and happy	Incised	Cracked top left
16	N/A	N/A	Memory Rev William Smith	Incised	Well wore and cracked – partially covered by grass 8 lines approximately illegible
17	Headstone	Fair	To the memory of the Reverend William Smart for ? minist? of the ? association on born 6th March 1776 ordained 9th ? 1802 died 11th July 1837 He made full proof of his ministry by the diligence and ? Adorned ?	Incised	Only partially transcribed Moss to be removed
18	Obelisk	Main obelisk is good and surround is poor	North Facing: Sacred to the memory of James Clark Thread Manufacturer Paisley who died 6th October 1829 in the eighty-third year of his age and his spouse Margaret Campbell who died 9th November 1825 in the seventy-fifth year of her age West Facing: Erected by James and Robert Clark in memory of their father James Clark Chapel House who died 19th October 1865 aged 82 years Their mother Agnes McFarlane who died 10th September 1836 aged 26 years and their sister Jane who died 10th April 1836 aged 19 months	Incised	Graffiti on west face surround missing capstones etc some weathering and vegetation on east face
19	Headstone	50% of words eroded	Erected by James Murray in memory of Elizabeth Robson his spouse who died ? aged 31 years	Incised	Lair reference 160
20	Pedestal Tomb	Good	In affectionate remembrance of James Murray who died 13th July 1884 in his 87th year For 40 years Abbey Church Officer Also his wife Marion Miller who died 3rd June 1879 in her 72nd year and of their two children who died in infancy Erected by their family	Incised	Filial missing from top but generally good Some minor damage to stone particularly back (surface layer)
21	Headstone	Recumbent and stone weathering	Erected? Family burial place John Thomson Manufacturer Paisley 1821	Incised	Recumbent headstone pointing west and base east Some weathering to inscription
22	headstone	good	Lair 43 This burying place is the property of David Thomson and Jean Nicolson his spouse and their children 1779 measurement of the lair boundary including marker stones = 2750mm	Incised	good condition upright , edges chipped at ground level
23	headstone	fairly good	Erected to the memory of Alan Clark who died 8th April 1776 aged 37/87 years__ Janet Wetherspoon his spouse	Incised	upper half legible lower half L1 on top lair no of stone significant moss wethered but intact
24	headstone	sunked in good condition	this is the burying place of James Watson who departed this life on the 7th May 1796	Incised	possibly partially buried inscription, parts are clear moss obscuring letters, sunken with a slight tilt to the river slight damage to the centre right
25	Headstone	Broken	No 10 Dundas Smith Agnes Jamieson and their children	Incised	Badly broken at foot of stone and lying out of alignment
26	Headstone	Poor	Lair 57 James Tannoch Merchant in Paisley and his children In memory of Janet Miller his wife who died 11th Novr 1832 aged 48 years	Incised	Lichen – inscription reads east – leaning west and uneven towards river Cart
27	Headstone	Good	This burial place is the property of Chas Gillroy Writer and his (remainder below ground)	Incised	Inscriptions on east face – leaning north – lichen damage on rear
28	Headstone	Good	In memory of Gavin Cuthbertson who died 4th August 1837 Aged 82 years and Janet Borland his wife who died 26th January 1846 aged 79 years Also their children Janet died __April 1813 Christian __ __ May 1817 David ___ ___ October 1823 Agnes wife of James Telfer __ July 1845 Mary ___ Feby 1840	Incised	Good
29	headstone	good	No 83 This is the property of Thomas Hart Janet Crawford his wife and their children T Hart Niddrey St	Incised	Typeface reasonably clear Stone intact falling forward
30	N/A	N/A	Lair marker no markings	Incised	N/A
31	Headstone	Good	No 89 (on top) This is the burial place of Daniel McEuen Wright and Margaret Adie his spouse and their children 1788	Incised	Good
32	Headstone	Good	No 81 The family burying place of James Munn Manufacturer Paisley 1829	Incised	Reasonable condition Stone weathering Lettering legible but starting to erode
33	–	–	No 89 Erected by David Dowie in memory of his wife Elizabeth Nairn who died 31st March 1815 in the 54th year of her age of their son David who died 31st May 1795 aged 15 months and of their son William a promising youth who died 7th June 1810 aged 20 years and 7 month also of their daughter Ann who died 20th May 1818 in the 16th year of her age her life was pious and her end was peace	Incised	–
34	Lair marker	Slightly broken	Lair marker 89	Incised	Slightly broken at top right of stone
35	Headstone	Good	This is the property of Patrick and Daniel Camerons and their heirs 1781	Incised	Set into wall good condition clear inscription
36	Lair marker	broken	78	Incised	Broken in places
37	Headstone	Fair	Perm Goodwill Erected by Hugh Hamilton in the memory of Hall McLatchie mason who died Jul 6th 1828 aged 47 years	Incised	Weatherworn inscription partially eroded Formerly set into a wall Propped against wall at an angle
38	unknown slab	–		Incised	–
39	unknown	unknown but groove carved		Incised	more underground
40	Marker stone	worn	No visible inscription	Incised	Some carved remains
41	top part of headstone	fair		Incised	Suspect part of larger monument
42	Lair marker	poor	70	Incised	Poor
43	Lair marker	Fair	West face 41	Incised	Some damage on West North corner
44	Stone marker	Poor	72	Incised	–
45	Headstone	–	This is the property of Thomas…illegible writing…18?9	Incised	Flat stone
46	Headstone	–		Incised	Might be a base
47	Headstone	Cracked		Incised	Very poor unknown inscription if any
48	Headstone	fair	Erected in memory of James Park late cabinetmaker in Paisley who died on ?? July 1806 aged 34 years. And of Isabel Jamieson his spouse who departed her life on the 13 of Sep 1806 in the ?? of her age. Also of John Park their son who died on the 27 of	Incised	Headstone sunken with wear to the inscription. Lichen and moss in some areas. Number inscribed on top of headstone – No. 68
49	Headstone	Good but damaged – see below	TWO SIDED – WEST FACE – This is the burying place of Robert Hart and Catharine Campbell his spouse and their children 1797 EAST FACE – No 69, Is now the property of William Hart Farmer in Penaly and John Hart Grocer in Paisley 1829	Incised	East Face – Damage in bottom left corner and top middle. West face – damaged right and bottom left. Lichen.
50	Body Stone	Fair/ Good	The property of John Leitch and Elizabeth Clark and their children	Incised	Lichen, inscription good, small chip left hand side. Reads facing west.
51	Headstone	Good	TWO SIDE STONE -Top Side – No 71. WEST SIDE – This is the burying place of Robert McHutchson who died on the 7th January 1789 aged 52 years also Samuel McHutson his son late teacher who died on 15th of June 1798 aged “2”8 years and Marion McHutchson his daughter who died June 1784 aged 7 years. EAST SIDE – No 71 This is now the property of William McKimm, weaver in Lylesland to the memory of Jean McArthur his wife who died 16th June1825, aged 70 years	Incised	Two sided stone, stone leaning to the side away from the Town Hall
52	Rectangular Stone	Fair	No inscription	Incised	Long narrow stone with smaller block of stone at left end. Lichen and moss present. Sizes above include small stone measurements. Small block sizes Height 85mm Width 220mm Depth 210mm
53	Headstone	Good	Sacred to the memory of James Robertson Merchant Paisley who was born at Lochwinnoch 7th March 1776 and died at Paisley 3rd December 1842 and of his children Isabella and Mary born 7th June 180″1″ and died on the same day William born on 27th December 1815 died 2 1/2 years old Ellen born 21st October 1825 died 2 years and ____	Incised	Good. Removed from base
54	Headstone	Fair	None	Incised	Shape good, decorative carving on stone, no legible inscription
55	Headstone	Good	This the property of John Hutchinson and his heirs 1781 ___ “and” his son Archibald Hutchinson died 12th Octr. 1836 in the 68th year of his age his life was cheerful and pious his death peaceful and happy	Incised	Good
56	headstone	rear of stone weathering deterioration of inscriptions	Brown William Brown and Janet Knox his wife memory of the children Janet Margaret Janet and John all died when young and of his father and mother William Brown died 10th april 1846 Margaret Mair died 29th november 1842 the above William Brown died 24th november 1851 aged 44 years Janet Knox his wife died 1st june 1888 in her 80th year	Relief	fair to poor leaning westward to cart inscription facing east
14	marker	good	24	Incised	incised good condition stone partially grassed over
23	unknown	poor	none	Incised	partially exposed stone
24	lair marker	good	2 lair markers side by side left 75 right unknown	Incised	right hand stone partially chipped
25	lair marker	good	lair marker no inscription	Incised	ok partially grassed over
37	Lair marker	Poor broken	17	Incised	Broken fragment
55	lair marker	good	53	Incised	good at grass level
56	grave marker	good	lair marker no inscription	Incised	fair good

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