North East Fife memorial inscriptions pre 1855

[#sholto]

Hi Diddy,
           I forgot that I had looked up monumental inscriptions on the Fife Family History site and I came across 4 locations where Simes are buried, no christian names (1) Simes buried in Auchterderran lairs 18 and 4a, (2) Simes buried in Collessie in lairs 17 & 40, (3) Simes buried in Logie in lairs 15 & 13 (4) Simes buried in Newburn in lairs 18, 29, 43, 80, 81, 82, 89, 94, 95, and 96.
I would appreciate it if you could look up these cemeteries and check for any James Sime/Syme/Sym/ Sim.
Collessie is right next to Monimal.

#sholto.     

[diddymiller]

MIs:

Collessie - 1 only for an Elizabeth Sime marreid to Thomas Shaw
Logie /Newburn none
Auchterderran:
stone 7: John Sime 15/8/1794 wife Betty Henderson 20/9/1826;  son John 30/12/1843 or 5
by Daughter Christian, John H 28/9/1811

Diddy

[NorrieG]

Simes buried in Newburn in lairs 18, 29, 43, 80, 81, 82, 89, 94, 95, and 96.

Hi Sholto  sorry to but in, these are headstone inscripions from Newburn Cemetery
Photos are available
 there are James SIMEs may be of use

2   Erected by John SIME and Family in memory of
   Robert SIME his son died 10.6.1867 age 21
   wife Elspeth THOMSON died 12.5.1885 age 70
   above John SIME died 24.11.1888 age 76

17   In memory of James SIME farmer Broomhall
    died 8.7.1888 age 59
   wife Rachel FORRESTER died 10.1.1906 age 75
   eldest son James SIME died 25.2.1896 age 29
   youngest son Alexander SIME died 28.2.1915 age 41
   youngest Daughter Rachel F SIME died 5.3.1941 age 72
   Charles F SIME died 20.3.1944 age 73
   Jamet SIME eldest daughter died 26.4.1950
   ‘Thy will do done’

18   to the memory of James SIME farmer Drumelodie
   died 22.7.1868 age 70
   wife Janet WILKIE died 1.7.1859 age 62
   3 children who died young
   erected by sons James & Alexander

20   Erected by Alexander Sime farmer Bayview  Drumeldrie
   in memory of his eldest daughter Catherine Ballingall
   died 9.11.1905 age 42
   wife Agnes Thomson died 6.1.1914 age 79
   above Alexander Sime died 30.10.1914 age 82
   second eldest daughter Jessie Wilkie died 20.11.1938 age 74
   youngest daughter Jane Thomson died 22.12.1954 age 81
   youngest son John Thomson died 9.6.1956 age 84

21   Erected by Andrew SIME died at Drumeldrie 3.9.1903 age 80
   Isabella MELDRUM his wife died 23.1.1915 age 81
   daughter Isabella MELDRUM 27.9.1899 age 28
   daughters Margaret & Janet died in infancy
   John SIME eldest son who was register of death duties
   for Scotland died at Edinburgh 20.4.1935 age 76
   Annie Kirk LUMSDEN his wife died 23.8.1935 age 76
   Janet Isabella their infant daughter died 25.10.1896
   George Meldrum SIME died 22.8.1943 age 66

22   Thomas SIME farmer Toldrig, Crail;
    died 15.11.1878 age 57
   wife Margaret WEBSTER died 13.1.1886 age 65
   daughter Margaret died 26.1.1936 age 79

41   John ROLLO died 27.7.1938 age 70
   wife Agnes SIME died 20.11.1944 age 81
   son William Killed in action10.9.1915 age 20

45   Henry LISTER died 3.6.1904 age 79
   wife Bethia  SIME died 21.12.1897 age 72
   daughter Jemima died 19.3.1946 age 86

NorrieG

[diddymiller]

Norrie - we don't mind the butting when you have valuable info!!

Diddy 

[#sholto]

Hi Diddy and Norrie,
                           Thanks once again Diddy for the info on the Collessie burial and you can "but in" anytime Norrie. Thanks to you too for your help in the Sime burials, I deeply appreciate both of your help. I think these Simes stem from the same Root, there were 450 people in Letham and about 75 people in Monimal round about the 1830s and the same small population quotient would aply to the hamlets of Collessie and Auchterdrerran etc. I think you have both found my links to Fife through the Sime family.
Kind regards,

#sholto.

[NorrieG]

Hi Sholto some more SIME headstone inscriptions
form around the Newburn area

Elie  Cemetery

71   William CUMMING farmer Elie die 17.4.1846 age 72
   wife Isabella SIME died Dec. 1867 age 82
   daughter Agnes died  11.4.1808 age 3
   daughter Agnes died 17.5.1817 age 6m
   There is more of the inscription but unable to read
   from the picture due to the weathering of the stone

225  Martha Normand TULLOCH died 8.4.1934 age 64
        husband Robert Ovenstone SIME died 10.2.1937 age 69

286   Erected by James SIME in memory of his wife
   Elizabeth CUMMING died 19.8.1858 age 52
   daughter Eupmemia died 16.6.1831 age 2

287   Margaret Ann ROSS died 22.5.1958
   wife of William O. SIME
   son A W Sime killed in action 19.3.1945
   son Robert died 1923
   grand-daughter Elizabeth Margaret died 1963?

Kilconquhar Cemetery

110   Alexander Sime died 1906? age 58?
   wife Margaret  Hynd? died 15.5.1926?
   daughter Janet -----
   daughter Margaret died 22.11.1954 age 78


399 In Memory of Helen PATERSON wife of Alexander SIME
       died at Lytham Hall Lancashire died 20.1.1898 age 67
       above Alaxander SIME died at Colinsburgh 17.6.1906     age 76

412 Erected by Catherine SIME in memory of her father
       David SIME died at Earlsferry 15.11.1860? age 37
       Her brother Robert SIME died 21.3.1909 age 39
       Her sisters Elizabeth Brown SIME died 27.8.1876 age 11
       Janet Dickson SIME died 20.10.1876 age 3
       Margaret Given SIME died  25.11.1876 age 7

Largo Cemetery

428  Robina SIME died 12.8.1942 age 29
        Grandmother Janet Berwick SIME died 6.1.1943 age 84
        George OSWALD  died 25.2.1962 age husband of
         Mary Berwick SIME who died 18.5.1898 age 96

43   Andrew METHVEN died at water works Clatto
   25th Jan. 1837
   wife Agnes SIME died at Crawford Priory
   20.6.1875 age 65
   erected by the family

Norrie

[#sholto]

Hi Norrie,
             thanks for your input, my 2Xs gt grandfather was John Sime/Syme, he died in Stirlingshire in 1868 and according to his Death Cert, he was 59 years old (born 1809/10). His father`s name is given as James Sime/Syme and his mother was Elizabeth MS unknown.
I looked him up on the 1851 census on Freecen and according to that he was born in Letham Fife and he was 41 years old. I downloaded a copy of the 1861 census from Scotlandspeople and according to that he was 51/52 years old and he was born in Monimal Fife.
Diddy found a James Sim Ploughman died in 1857 aged 73 buried in Monimal, (Born 1784) he was married, but Diddy didn`t mention his wife`s name, it might not have been carved on his headstone?
James Sim is an ideal candidate for my 3Xs gt grandfather as he would only have been 26 years old when my 2Xs gt grandfather John Sime was born and they both lived in Monimal Population approx 1,000 in 1830.
You mentioned that you have some photographs of Headstones, I would be grateful if you could send me some especially if you have one for James Sim from Monimal.
Kind regards,

#sholto.
 

[NorrieG]

Hi Shaoto   
A survey was made of Headstones in Monimal Cemetery by John & Sheila Mitchell
And published in 1971 under Monumental Inscriptions East Fife

There is no Listings for SIME / SYME so therefore I dough if there will be a headstone there for James SIME.

I have photos of all the inscriptions I posted for you
If you wish Photos  tell me what ones you want and
send me a PM with your Email so I can send direct

Norrie

[#sholto]

Hi Norrie,
            Diddy sent me information on Tuesday 22/2/11 in regards to a record she downloaded from Scotlandspeople for a James Sim, Ploughman, married, died 27/6/1857 , aged 73 (B. 1784) both parents deceased (no names)  BURIED IN MONIMAL ?
I don`t know where she got the information on the burial but I suspect it would be on the Death Certificate, I have some of my relatives Death Certificates where the burial place has been recorded on the certificate.
I would appreciate it if you would look up the name "Sim" the shortened version of Sime/Syme in your records for a burial in Monimal to see if there is a James Sim buried in Monimal.
Kind regards,

#sholto.