1814
Erected
By
William Smith
in memory of his mother Helen Baillie
who died September 1802
? father Alexr Smith
? Decr 1802 aged 73
his brother John Smith
? August 1848 aged 32
Badly eroded.
Original Inscription. 1814. Erected by William
Smith, Weaver, Blackscroft, in memory of his mother, Helen Baillie, who died
September 1802, aged 69; his father Alexander Smith died December 1802, aged 73;
also his brother, John Smith died in France August 1813, aged 32 _______. Also
Elisabeth Scott his spouse, died 3rd May 1808, aged 32 years.
Source: The Book of the Howff, ŠLibraries, Leisure and Culture Dundee, Local
History Centre & is reproduced with kind permission.
1814 William Smith, weaver Blacks Croft
7 Decr 1846 Revisal dues paid by Barbara Smith, sister and
Andrew Smith, William Geddes and Andrew Geddes, nephews of the late William
Smith, weaver Blackscroft, for permission to remove the old stone and erect a
new one in its place, without prejudice to the rights of others, in terms of
minutes of Hospital Committee of 4th Decr 1846.
Source:RT
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