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Hi oldohiohome,

I actually have quite a bit of information on the location it is in Kilsyth, Scotland I have visited the location in the photograph and the stone is sunken into the ground. The photo was found in a collection of photographs in my grandfathers possession, most of the photos were written on top of with peoples names or relation to the Patrick/Kennedy/Millar family which made me think this was a name or relative relating to the family. His surname was Patrick.

I have traced this line back very thoroughly and the surnames are Patrick, Kennedy, Millar, Thomson, Hay, Stevenson, Forrest, Taylor, Kelso, Kirkwood

So no Goary or Goury showing up, Gourlay is a surname found in Kilsyth but that’s never shown up in my family research.

I have even found a map of inscriptions for the cemetery and it’s the oldest section of the cemetery where pre-1855 graves are found, the graveyard notes on the graves nearest are as follows:

#7
MG CL 172 (8 or 9 or 0)

#8
(FS west of7) John Moffat farmer Westfield 25.5.18 (3 or 2) (3) aged 46, w Mary Ferrie .10.1874 70, s Jas student of divinity 1848 24, s Joseph 31.1.18(5)(3 or 5 or 6) (27)

I'll attach the reference in reply to this

It is puzzling it's a photo of a burial in a pre-1855 graveyard as I'm guessing the photo was taken wayyy later than that.

Thanks mckha489, it could be Young but I oddly have no family with the surname Young

Hi shanreagh,

I have re-uploaded the image below

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone with a keen eye can help me decipher some handwritten text on an old photograph of a family grave.

The writing is on the front of the photo, and I believe it was partially covered by a piece of tape that has since been removed or fallen off. This has left one half of the annotation very faint, while the other half is clearer, although I'm not sure what the word is.

What I can see:

- The clearer part written in blue ink seems to start with an ampersand (&) or (+)
- The fainter part, under where the tape was, is very hard to make out.

I've attached two images:
The original photo so you can see the context.
A high-contrast edited version where I've tried to bring out the faint writing.

Any thoughts on what the full phrase might be would be incredibly helpful.
Thank you in advance for your time and expertise!

Thanks Forfarian, Stronchrubie does seem a bit far from Drumbeg so it may not be correct.

I take it nobody has compiled a list of the common surnames in Drumbeg/surrounding area? Seems like it may be down to a process of elimination now! It would be interesting to whittle down the Kerrs in the area maybe.

Thank you for the naming tradition, that's great to know.