Vandalism - Appeal for layer holders

[Aileen Hay]

This story angered me when I first read about it in the Local papers, I hope the stones get sorted.
So disrespectful sad individuals to do such a think and its not the first time this has happened over the years.
So obviously done by individuals who haven't lost a loved one!
Link to list of names on damaged headstones
http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_75686.html



Link to BBC News
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/55002000/jpg/_55002493_elgin_gravestone.jpg
Moray headstones

Moray Council said the graveyard vandalism was a "mindless act"
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An appeal for relatives of people whose headstones were toppled at a Moray graveyard has been made.

About 50 headstones at Elgin Cemetery were vandalised in what the local authority said was a "mindless" act.

The oldest date on the damaged headstones is 1882, and many others are more than 100 years old.

Moray Council has now launched a nationwide online appeal for surviving relatives with details of the damaged headstones.

The headstones will be made safe, but will not be repaired or re-erected until contact is made with relatives.

A council spokesman said: "Tracing lair holders is likely to be problematic.

"We hope that by putting details on our website we can trace at least some relatives of those whose graves have been desecrated by this mindless act of vandalism."

Moray Council is asking lair holders or relatives to contact Margaret Smith on 01343 557058 or at margaret.smith[at]moray.gov.uk.(replace [at] with @)

The incident, on Tuesday 23 August, is being investigated by Grampian Police.

[flst]

Thanks Aileen, for posting these links. You beat me to it! I have no connections with Elgin, but I too, felt angered with this vandalism. Hopefully the culprits will be caught.
Regards,
flst

[asgaard]

http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_news/news_75691.html

The link to the article on the council page. Great minds I thought this was a good place to post the info.

[stuartroxy]

The individual gravestones:

Section/Lair/Number Deceased Date Interred
East 298/299/300C Inez Mary Webster
Helen Longmoor/Webster 16.02.1938
30.10.1925
East 246 C Peter Howie
Jane Anderson/Howie 27.01.1917
26.09.1929
East 182C Margaret McBain
George McBain
Annie Elder 22.12.1926
12.12.1936
02.08.1957
East 183C Dorothy NH Dunwoody 26.05.1924
East 321G Barbara McDonald
Rose McDonald
Catherine McDonald
Still Born
Robert J McDonald 01.12.1902
12.04.1905
21.06.1907
23.07.1942
14.02.1945
East 294/295G William R McIntosh
Jessie McIntosh
James Alexander McIntosh
Jessie Brand/McIntosh 11.12.1985
05.04.1902
15.06.1933
21.01.1955
East 237/238G William R Guthrie
Still Born
Robert Guthrie
Alec Guthrie
Margaret Guthrie
Alexander Guthrie
Mary Grant/Guthrie 02.11.1901
10.07.1912
04.01.1930
23.06.1949
08.08.1956
27.07.1909
22.06.1935
East 48/49I Matthew Halliday 25.03.1907
East 51I David Allan 23.05.1908
East 50I Margaret G McKay/Cameron
Louisa McKay/Cameron 13.03.1912
08.09.1928
East 45I Beatrice Cameron 17.08.1882
East 41/42I George RA Ritchie 20.08.1901
East 36/37I James L Falconer
Hannah Forsyth/Falconer
James F Falconer
Elizabeth Mary Forsyth
Jane Forsyth 02.01.1883
21.04.1933
18.09.1937
10.05.1905
06.01.1909
East 30/31I John Simon Skinner
Simon A McRae
Daniel Skinner
Donald Skinner
Jessie Fowler/McRae
Simon McRae
Marion McRae/Skinner 12.09.1900
07.05.1918
22.06.1927
11.01.1962
30.12.1904
24.04.1918
21.04.1938
East 24/25I William James Johnston
Florence Johnston
Charles Johnston 01.10.1937
10.06.1938
28.02.1940
East 12I Doctor George Hugh mcKay
Margaret Melville/McKay 07.10.1896
07.05.1901
East 14/15/16I Geoge Grant Sellar
David G Sellar
Mrs Phyllis Cooper
Margaret Forsyth/Sellar 15.01.1896
20.03.1954
09.02.1983
28.07.1930
East 321/322F James Grant
Jeannie Gordon/Grant
Charles Grant 01.05.1895
25.03.1889
02.01.1920
East 323/324F James Young
Mary A Reid/Young 18.02.1915
22.04.1933
East 252F Susannah Stevenson/Gray
James Gray 04.07.1908
31.07.1918
East 418F Patrick Dean
Jane Anne Smith/Dean
William Dean 27.07.1894
18.08.1899
11.04.1936
East 367F Thomas McLean
Margaret Pryce/McLean 21.01.1891
01.04.1933
East 371F Susannah Danies/Gill
Henry Gill
Luisa E Gill 03.12.1889
28.08.1917
05.04.1954
East 394F Thomas Elder McGrath
Lawrence McGrath
Margaret Elder/McGrath 26.09.1888
04.02.1896
12.07.1900
East 382/383F Jeannie F Gordon
George Gordon
Jane Gordon
Jessie Innes/Gordon 30.08.1944
28.12.1882
06.09.1889
30.06.1922
East 33A Thomas Bowen
Martha Page/Bowen 04.11.1905
24.11.1922
East 21A Margaret McPherson/Nicolson
Alexander Nicolson 30.01.1915
13.12.1936
East 62/63A James D Whyte
Williamina Birnie/Whyte
Beddie Lee Clark
Alexis Wood Whyte
James Davidson Whyte
John Birnie Whyte
Mary Davidson Whyte
George Lee Whyte 08.08.1923
12.10.1932
26.11.1982
23.12.1982
28.11.1957
09.01.1958
02.01.1975
03.06.1976
East 65/66A Alexander Stewart
Anne Macdonald/Stewart
Peter Stewart 01.06.1922
26.11.1917
22.10.1937
East 87A John Scott
Mary Stewart/Scott 20.09.1915
20.09.1932
East 15B John Hamilton McNaughton 16.01.1905
South 311/312P George Robertson
Edith Robertson
Agnes Robertson
Innes Robertson
Elsie Robertson 22.07.1930
13.12.1966
04.09.1969
24.02.1918
14.12.1965
South 318P Catherine Campbell/Gordon
Robert Gordon
Jessie Gordon 19.04.1935
17.06.1957
25.08.1978
South 325P Margaret Stewart/Ogg
James Ogg
Margaret Shand Stephen
Alexander Stephen 19.02.1941
04.12.1961
12.12.1979
16.05.1983
South 327P Walter Dick
Jane Renwick/Dick
George Dick 19.04.1941
05.02.1944
01.03.1960
South 104I Anne Ellis/Cooper
William Cooper 11.03.1942
13.10.1956
South 301N Hannah M Smith
Mary M Smith
John Smith
Mary A Smith 04.02.1912
24.09.1940
27.10.1955
10.06.1957
South 321N William Proctor
Jean Hardie/Proctor 14.10.1948
January 1970
South 322N Alexander H Proctor
Isabella Donaldson/Proctor 03.08.1914
18.07.1924
South 280P Roderick McRae
Roderick McRae
Roderick McRae
Mary Jane Mill/McRae
Anne & Barbara Stapp 04.12.1918
09.02.1944
10.10.1958
13.01.1975
25.05.2006
South 304P Elizabeth McIntosh/Tulloch
Alexander Tulloch
John Tulloch
Jane Margaret Kellis/Tulloch 04.03.1916
31.07.1924
05.12.1961
16.07.1962
South 307P Jane Guthrie/Douglas
William A Birt 20.04.1931
12.11.1942
North 835A James Wheeler
Charles Wheeler
Margaret Wheeler 14.02.1978
18.09.1984
26.08.1996
North 914A Arthur James Dey
Henry Dey
Christina Dey 03.11.1983
09.04.1993
27.08.2007
North 849A Gordon Munro
Annie Munro
Audrey McHattie 10.10.1978
15.01.1979
09.03.2009
North 881A Margaret Strachan 25.02.1978

Sorry for the poor layout!

stuartroxy

[Forfarian]

I fully agree that it is senseless, mindless and deeply distressing to living relatives of those whose stones have been affected, and I share the desire to have the culprits caught and punished.

But sadly, this is not a unique occurrence. I have seen several similar reports in the press about vandalism of graveyards in Moray and elsewhere.

At least no-one has been physically injured by this deed.

[IMBER]

I'm pleased to say that some progress seems to have been made in investigating this incident:

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/north/268356-four-youths-charged-after-50-gravestones-toppled-in-elgin/

[bleckie]

Hi All
Make them maintain the graveyard under supervision free of charge
Perhaps it may learn them a valuable lesson and teach them how others see their wanton vandalism

Yours Aye
brucel