Handwriting on old photograph

[KrisWilson]

Hi oldohiohome,

I actually have quite a bit of information on the location it is in Kilsyth, Scotland I have visited the location in the photograph and the stone is sunken into the ground. The photo was found in a collection of photographs in my grandfathers possession, most of the photos were written on top of with peoples names or relation to the Patrick/Kennedy/Millar family which made me think this was a name or relative relating to the family. His surname was Patrick.

I have traced this line back very thoroughly and the surnames are Patrick, Kennedy, Millar, Thomson, Hay, Stevenson, Forrest, Taylor, Kelso, Kirkwood

So no Goary or Goury showing up, Gourlay is a surname found in Kilsyth but that’s never shown up in my family research.

I have even found a map of inscriptions for the cemetery and it’s the oldest section of the cemetery where pre-1855 graves are found, the graveyard notes on the graves nearest are as follows:

#7
MG CL 172 (8 or 9 or 0)

#8
(FS west of7) John Moffat farmer Westfield 25.5.18 (3 or 2) (3) aged 46, w Mary Ferrie .10.1874 70, s Jas student of divinity 1848 24, s Joseph 31.1.18(5)(3 or 5 or 6) (27)

I'll attach the reference in reply to this

It is puzzling it's a photo of a burial in a pre-1855 graveyard as I'm guessing the photo was taken wayyy later than that.

[KrisWilson]

Here is the snippet from the graveyard

[oldohiohome]

It could be a friend or workmate of your grandfather.
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Is the church still open? Do they know who is buried in that plot?
If they aren't, where did the records go? to a diocese?

If you can date the picture, how does the date line up with your grandfather's life?

Is there anything on the back of the photo? I assume not, or you would have said by now.