Tombs of the Dundee Howff
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 Stone No.696/2

 

Inscription.

 

1849
Erected
By
James Ireland
Shipmaster
and Mary Rattray
To mark the resting place
of their children
Mary Scott
who died 8th April 1822 aged 7 months
Mary Ann Smart
who died 15th November 1831
Aged 2 years and 5 months.
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The above
Mary Rattray
Died 26th July 1851 aged 50 years
Much regretted.
Also their son
David
Who died 15th June 1854 aged 23 years
Much esteemed
And of their eldest son
James
who was drowned at sea
on the English coast
in the ship Twin Brothers
in December 1860
Deeply lamented by
his bereaved family
and a large circle of friends.

REAR

Revised
To the memory of
David Rattray
Manufacturer Dens, Dundee
Who died 12th January 1811
Aged 31 years
And Mary Scott his wife
Who died 29th August 1813
Aged 53 years
And their children
Mary, Thomas, David
and John who died in infancy
And Alexander Rattray
Who was drowned in the Thames
April 1815 aged 30 years
Also Mary Gourlay
Who died 17th January 1843 aged 85 years
Being a faithful nurse to five
generations.