North East Fife memorial inscriptions pre 1855

[plays54]

For JoT,

Any headstone details for SMITH in Logie, Kilmany, and Dairsie would be appreciated.

Thanks, plays54

[diddymiller]

Logie:

stone 23: william smith in Balmullo  3/3/1860 ages 78,  wife Agens berwick  7/2/1847 age 59.

stone 32 (grey granite obelisk)Robert smith, mechanical engineer ofOld trafford Hall nr Manchester  11/1/1853 age 50,  youngest son of robert of wester cruivie, wife janet cochrane 6/5/1862 age 51

stone 33 Robert smith,farmer wester cruvie 17/9/1824, wife janet henderson 22/1846, chn william 21/6/1808, betsy 23/8/1810, James 15/8/1815, Thomas 18/1/1850, janet 2/2/1850, helen 12/6/1850, david sometime merchant new orleans died perth 27/12/1882 age 86.

stone 39:
Thomas Smith of burnside 13/2/1816 age 73, wife Elizabeth nicholl 14/8/1814 age 73, son John of Wellfield William Philip died Torforret 1/12/1847 age 65, 1st wife Agnes Grieg died there 1822 age 37 1st son...

stone 40:
William philip 5/4/1807 - 27/3/1885, 2nd wife janet Lonie b. clubstone 6/6/1807 died Tayport 28/4/189,  dau Chr phil 27/3/1838 - 8/9/1839, helen philip died Kedlochfeus  apr 1847 age 50,  Eliz Philip or smith died Kedlochfeus 7/9/1876 age 83.

Diddy

[diddymiller]

Kilmany:

Stone 22:1mT James Thomstone (presumably for Rev jas Thomstone minister here born 1568
(back stone) died oct 1646, wife Bessie smith married 41 yrs, son James, minister Kinnell & son george his successor.

stone 23:.... in Middlemill...26/2/1743....167- 70... Rathillet  26/2/1745.  (as transcribed in book)

Stone 59: John Smith 9/12/1785 age 29, son john baker, cupar 21/3/1825 age 43 (dau Agnes 7m)

no stones in daisie listed.

Diddy

[plays54]

Thanks kindly for that diddymillar 

[Dordee]

Hello there Diddymiller
Have dug into the Mounts from Cupar again.
Thomas Mount b. 1802 did he have any siblings?
His wife, Mary Herries Shepherd (sheephird etc.?) her father, Peter b. 1756 married Ann Ramway b. 1779  Did she have any si blings?
I have been puzzled by the Mount surname - no clan tartan nor trace
of other Mounts seem available.
Your increased golden stars have been noted with wonder - how amazing.
Nice to be in touch again.   Dorene.

[diddymiller]

Hi Dorene - i stand amazed at them myself and think what a gabby person i must be 

have found this about the Mount surname:


This surname is of pre 7th century Old French origins. It was introduced into England at the Norman Conquest of 1066, and is a residential name either for someone who lived at a place called Mont or Mount, or topographical fro a person who lived on a hill

Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Mount#ixzz17F5i7R00

this could explain why it doen't have a tartan (i take your word for that).

did we have Thomas's parents? am rechecking the fife index now for other mounts. - did i send you a list before?

Diddy (starstruck!!) 

[diddymiller]

was he

Thomas Mount chr 15/12/1805 cupar s/o John mount & jane thomson

if so no other children coming up on a 1780 - 1830 search on SP

same for siblings of Mary Harries Sheppard chr 29/12/1806 Dairsie d/o peter Sheppard & Ann Ramsay 
 none 1800 - 1830

Diddy

[sonofthom]

I would be really pleased if you could check whether there are any Duffs shown for Kingskettle. My ancestors lived up the hill at Hill of Kettle and Annfield and so I assume any burials would have been in Kingskettle. I am particularly looking for David Duff who died between 1841 and 1851. I am totally stuck with him (can't even find who his parents were) so if there are any other Duff burials shown I would be very interested indeed. Many thanks, Alex.

[diddymiller]

Him there is nothing in the MI's and the fife death index pre 1855 only has:

George Duff 3/3/1840 10m  kettleHill

jean Duff  30/11/1746  c70  kettle Mill

if i just put in David Duff no place there are 18 records only 2 between 1841 -1851:

David Duff  6/9/1841 age 63 Kilconquhar, Largoward,  died at Edinburgh

David Duff  17/9/1841 age 74 Kilconquhar

Diddy