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 Stone No.1365

 

Inscription.

 

 1825

Erected

By

JAMES SMITH

at Seafield

whose sisters

CHRISTIAN & ISABEL

lie here

revised

by

JOHN SMYTH

in memory of his father

JAMES SMYTH

who died 9th Sept 1826

aged 65 years


The above John Smyth died at Taits Lane, Hawkhill, on 23rd March 1845, John Smyth also named aged 51 years, much respected and beloved by all who knew him.

REAR:

Light is the mould upon my heart,

No sound disturbs my peaceful rest,

No friends I mourn, no cares I have,

No pains, no sorrow in the grave.

Source: The Book of the Howff, ©Libraries, Leisure and Culture Dundee, Local History Centre & is reproduced with kind permission.

 

Claimant: Sons of James Smith

Source:Register of Tombs and Monuments in Dundee Burial Ground, 1832