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Stone No.88

 

Inscription.

1809

Erected

By

JAMES SMALL JUNr

Manufacturer

and HELEN SMITH his spouse

In memory of their son

JAMES who died 22nd Feb 1809

Aged 6 months and 22 days

Also of

ELSPET BAXTER his mother

who died 22nd November 1822

aged 72 years

Likewise of

WILLIAM SMITH who died at

Butterwell 14th March 1817

Aged 78 years

and ELIZABETH ADAMSON

his wife who died

at Dundee 30th December 18??

aged 84 years

JAMES SMALL JUNr

died 24th Febuary 1857

aged 72 years

also HELEN SMITH

his wife died 8th July 1861

aged 78 years


REAR

Our life is but a winters day
Some only breakfast and away
Others to dinner stay and are full fed
The oldest man but sups and goes to bed
Large is his debt and lingers out the day
Who goes soonest has the least to pay