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Title: Church Ekford
Post by: loandy on Friday 09 October 15 09:12 BST (UK)

Latin inscription on the northern wall of the Church ,Ekford , Scotland. My GGreat parents were married there 1837, It was a bit faded for me to decipher when I took this photo 2 years ago, Any  one  able to read it. Have attached photo,,

Title: Re: Church Ekford
Post by: hdw on Friday 09 October 15 15:29 BST (UK)

Eckford, not Ekford. I can make out enough of the Latin inscription to see that it's to Sir William Bennet and it says, roughly, 'this is a monument to himself and to his (family), well-deserving persons'. Bennet is mentioned here -

http://www.morebattle.bordernet.co.uk/history/eckford-parish.html

I had Richardson ancestors at Eckford.

Harry

Title: Re: Church Ekford
Post by: loandy on Friday 09 October 15 21:32 BST (UK)

Thanks Harry, Eckford of course,,