St Fergus burial records

[Tink22]

Hi does anyone know where I can locate burial records for st fergus, I'm looking where Arthur Murray died 1899 is buried, he died at Newton of Rora, his wife Ann died in 1887 and cant locate her either.

Nothing on deceased online and have previously contacted the burial department a few times, they have said he's not in longside and they say they don't have records for st fergus, other times all I get is check deceased online as all records they hold are on there or pay over £30 for a search which is pointless if they don't have st fergus records.

Arthur was from st fergus and his parents are buried there, I've checked headstones there and nothing for Arthur, I'm assuming obviously there's a headstone as he left a will.

I also checked strichen as that's where his son was living at the time of his dad's death, did a look for memorial inscriptions and nothing, nothing in unpublished mi's either

Checked newspaper articles and nothing, would libraries have any books I can check?

Thanks

[CaroleW]

Just because he left a will does not guarantee a headstone exists.  Is there anything in his will re his wishes for disposal of his body

[Tink22]

Just because he left a will does not guarantee a headstone exists.  Is there anything in his will re his wishes for disposal of his body

Nothing in his will stating his wishes except will be used for his debts, deathbed and funeral expenses, rest left to his 3 children, no will for his wife

[GR2]

His parents' gravestone at St Fergus says:

Erected by Arthur Murray farmer Blackhill in memory of his son
Charles d. 15 Dec. 1854 in 32nd year. Above Arthur Murray d. 30 Jan, 1867
aged 81. Elisabeth Slaker his wife d. 14 Oct. 1864 aged 72. Their dau. Elisabeth d. 18 June
1861 aged 44, their grandson William A. Murray d. 8 Dec. 1868 aged 20. Their son James farmer
Blackhill d. 15 June 1889 aged 68, Elizabeth Buchan wife of the above James Murray d. 30 Sept,
1906 aged 80.

4 breadths, two South & 1 North of this stone

The note at the bottom of the stone indicates that the family have four lairs side by side, but only the one has a stone. It is quite possible that some of the people mentioned on the stone are buried in the lairs to the north or south. Your Arthur and his wife could well be in one of these four lairs.