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Re: David Dickson Mouswald
« Reply #27 on: Tuesday 04 August 09 08:11 BST (UK) »
i have noticed on the back of david dicksons gravestone a raised symbol that looks like a funny shaped head with eyes and a bone underneath would anyone know what this is csc
DUMFRIES. KERR,DICKSON,BELL,HETHERINGTON,HILL
CUMBERLAND, CHARLTON,YOUNG,SPARKS,HEWITT,IRELAND. 
ORKNEY,CURSITER,DREVER,PEACE,COOPER,    
FAIR ISLE, MALCOLMSON,LESLIE.

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Re: David Dickson Mouswald
« Reply #28 on: Friday 02 October 09 08:16 BST (UK) »
we think sussanah dickson/johnstones father might be robert johnstone would anyone know csc
DUMFRIES. KERR,DICKSON,BELL,HETHERINGTON,HILL
CUMBERLAND, CHARLTON,YOUNG,SPARKS,HEWITT,IRELAND. 
ORKNEY,CURSITER,DREVER,PEACE,COOPER,    
FAIR ISLE, MALCOLMSON,LESLIE.

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Re: David Dickson Mouswald
« Reply #29 on: Saturday 03 October 09 13:38 BST (UK) »
Just thought you would like to know that the symbols on the back of the headstone are probably a skull with a bone underneath.   The bone usually is a femur but sometimes is just a representation of a bone, such as a cartoonist draws.  Some are crossed like a Jolly Roger or located either side of the skull. Sometimes only one is shown.  The skull itself can be in many forms - side on, full on or at any odd angle.  Some has only eyes with no nose, some have no bottom jaw or some have a full set of two rows of teeth.   The skull and bone represent the 'death's head' and is one of the oldest symbols of death.  On some stones there are carved the same number of skulls for the people commemorated.
The skull and bone appear to be what you have on the reverse side of the gravestone.   Hope this helps.

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Re: David Dickson Mouswald
« Reply #30 on: Saturday 03 October 09 20:55 BST (UK) »
yes it looks like a skull with eyes and 1 bone underneath i have had some jokes about having a pirate for an ancestor you have described  what it looks like i had not seen one before thanks 
DUMFRIES. KERR,DICKSON,BELL,HETHERINGTON,HILL
CUMBERLAND, CHARLTON,YOUNG,SPARKS,HEWITT,IRELAND. 
ORKNEY,CURSITER,DREVER,PEACE,COOPER,    
FAIR ISLE, MALCOLMSON,LESLIE.