Stone No.1288/2
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Erected By Captain ANDREW MANCOR 59th Regt In memory of MARGARET PROCTER his mother who died 2nd March 1810 aged 72 years DAVID MANCOR his brother who died 2nd April 1810 aged 35 years ANDREW MANCOR his father who died 25th May 1820 aged 86 years PETER MANCOR his brother who died 7th Jan 1833 aged 65 years PETER MANCOR his son who died 13th May 1833 aged 7 years and 8 months The above Captain ANDREW MANCOR died 6th May 1856 aged 89 His life was devoted to his country for a period of 30 years on active service having entered the British Army 1785 and retired 1816 his memory lives in his merits REAR: Sacred to the memory of David Mancor, who died April 1841, aged 1 year and 8 months. Andrew Mancor who died January 1853 at Melbourne, Australia, aged 28. Janet Mancor or Duncan spouse of Capt Mancor, who died July 1854 aged 52. Sergeant George Mancor, Scots Fusilier Guards who died at the Crimea July 1855 aged 25. Source: The Book of the Howff, ©Libraries, Leisure and Culture Dundee, Local History Centre & is reproduced with kind permission.
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