Memorials of Sanquhar Kirkyard, Originally by Tom Wilson

CHARLES DOBIE : LOCAL HISTORY.
SANQUHAR KIRKYARD,
DUMFRIESSHIRE, SCOTLAND

MEMORIALS OF
SANQUHAR KIRKYARD

by TOM WILSON

Published in 1912 by:
Robert G. Mann, Dumfries and J.M. Laing, Sanquhar.

title page of Sanquhar Kirkyard book

Partially transcribed and formatted for this website by Charles Dobie, 2004.

The complete book is 297 pages, consisting of 264 pages of history and ending with the Index to Graves and Appendix, both of which are completely transcribed below. Passages from the history pages have been transcribed and appended to the appropriate grave transcription.

The graves are listed and numbered in the order published. Please use the word search facility of your browser to find particular surnames. All "Mc" names have been changed from the published "M' " to facilitate word searching. (M'Call has been changed to McCall, etc).

LIST OF THE GRAVES IN SANQUHAR KIRKYARD

Copied from the list approved by the Heritors.

The numbers correspond to the figures shown in the engraved Plan of the Kirkyard. The names given are heads of families.

  1. James Otto, Newark.
  2. John London Kerr, joiner.
  3. Wm. Hamilton, collier.
  4. John Kerr, baron officer.
  5. Gavin Lindsay, gamekeeper, Crawick Mill.
  6. Wm. Oliver, shepherd, Glenmaddie.
  7. John McConnel, tile worker.
  8. John Austin, quarryman.
  9. James Reid, weaver.
  10. Trees -- No room for burial.
  11. Thomas Kerr, gamekeeper.
  12. Thomas Rae, Raefield.
  13. Tree -- No room for burial.
  14. Gilbert Grier.
  15. Jamies Baird, Yochan Bridge.
  16. Stones and trees -- No room for burial.
  17. William Halliday, teacher.
    Robert Glendinning, Kingsburn.
  18. James Broadfoot, tailor.
  19. John Sharp, carpet weaver.
  20. Tree -- No room. for burial.
  21. Robert Broadfoot, dyker.
  22. , 23, 24. Trees -- No room for burial.
  23. Robert Thomson, blacksmith.
  24. Janet Ingram.
  25. Trees.
  26. Thomas Dempster.
  27. James Thomson, Crawick Mill.
  28. through 35. Trees.
  29. William Henderson, Thornhill.
  30. Elspeth McMichael.
  31. James Stoddart (formerly in Castle).
  32. James Morrison, coal agent.
  33. Wm. Purdie, carter.
  34. John McClatchie, Newtown.
  35. Stones.
  36. William Neilson, Eliock.
    John Corson, late in Knockenhair.
  37. John Callander, miller.
  38. John Black, Brockhohn.
  39. Andrew McMillan, joiner.
  40. Thomas Gray, flesher.
  41. Nesbit Gray.
  42. Archibald McCall, Crawick Mill.
    a. Robert Kirk, farm servant.
  43. Unknown.
  44. Wm. Templeton, shepherd.
  45. Andrew Mushet.
  46. Samuel Lindsay, Crawick Bridge.
  47. , 55. Unknown graves.
  48. Edward Penman, shoemaker.
  49. Wm. Scott, weaver.
  50. James Laurie, shoemaker.
  51. James Kirk, constable.
  52. James Hunter.
  53. David Gemmel, Mennock.
  54. Wm. Austin, Blawearie.
  55. George White, late in Auchengruith.
  56. Walter Greenshields, shepherd.
  57. John McMurray.
  58. David Tennant, dairyman.
  59. Robert Broadfoot, dyker.
  60. Robert Broadfoot, dyker.
  61. Thomas Barker, coalmaster.
  62. Robert Laurie, weaver.
  63. Robert Laurie, weaver.
  64. Provost Thomas Scott.
  65. William Kerr, foreman, Drumbuie.
  66. Alexander Taylor, Crown Inn.
  67. Unknown.
  68. Robert Dalgliesh.
  69. Robert Rae, dyker.
  70. Angus Harkness, shoemaker.
  71. Alexander Russell.
  72. Samuel Kerr, shoemaker.
  73. David Oliver, dogger.
  74. Thomas Lorimer, teacher, Wanlockhead.
  75. John Hope, farmer, Castle.
  76. John Fallows.
  77. David Muir, dairyman.
  78. Margaret McCall, Newtown.
  79. William McCall, shepherd.
  80. Barney McKen, besom maker.
  81. Thomas Weir.
  82. Walter Chisholm, shepherd.
  83. Alexander Turner, weaver.
  84. Joseph Gleneross, dyker.
  85. No room for burial.
  86. John Stoddart, shoemaker.
  87. Robert Symington, Crawickbridge.
  88. David Graham, tailor.
  89. Thomas Templeton, shepherd.
  90. Gavin Wilson, shoemaker.
  91. , 100. Unknown graves.
  92. David Walker, Burnsands.
  93. Logan Rae, Crawickmill.
  94. Unknown.
  95. William Milligan, miner.
  96. Robert Kerr, Thornhill.
  97. John Muir, Newtown.
  98. Arthur Laing, painter.
  99. James Stitt, drainer.
  100. Unknown.
  101. Alexander Williamson, Rose Cottage.
  102. John Kerr, spade-maker.
  103. John Sharp, shepherd.
  104. , 114. Unknown.
  105. Hugh Reid, weaver.
  106. William Clark, carpet weaver.
  107. , 118, 119. Too steep for burial.
  108. James Kerr, postmaster.
  109. Unknown.
  110. James Henderson, precentor.
  111. James Kerr, collier.
  112. James Ingram, Conrick.
  113. David Tait, thatcher.
  114. John Glencross, dyker.
  115. No room.
  116. Robert Forsyth, carpet weaver.
  117. John Scott, Flowerbank.
  118. Adam Stitt, Ryehill.
  119. David Campbell, Wanlockhead.
  120. Jeremiah Dobson, weaver.
  121. James McMichael.
  122. Mrs Wilson (late Mary Kerr).
  123. Andrew Kerr, shoemaker.
  124. Mrs McIntyre, Townfoot (formerly John Kerr, Mavisbank).
  125. Thomas McDuff, late in Heuklands.
    John Kerr, Connelbush.
  126. Hamilton Stewart, carpet weaver.
  127. William Glencross, woodman.
  128. Archibald Bennoch, Glengenny.
  129. Robert Colvin, Townhead.
  130. William Blair, Euchan Mill.
  131. James Fulton, farm servant.
  132. McMillan, collier, Crawickmill.
  133. Thomas Harkness, grocer.
  134. William Ferguson, Whitecleuch.
  135. John Shankland, Knowe.
  136. William Geddes, officer of excise.
  137. Thomas Grierson.
  138. Samuel Hiddleston.
  139. Thomas Johnstone.
  140. Thomas Haddow, collier.
  141. Hugh Haddow, collier.
  142. Thomas Carson, engineman.
  143. Joseph Wilson.
  144. Alexander Simpson, shoemaker.
  145. John Gibson, innkeeper.
  146. Robert Stitt.
  147. William Tennant, schoolmaster, Forfar.
  148. James Craig, Crawickmill.
  149. John Halliday, merchant.
  150. A. C. Bramwell, Blackaddie.
  151. Hugh Brown, weaver.
  152. William Ingram, weaver.
  153. Alexander Dyer, Wanlockhead.
  154. John Howat, tailor.
  155. John Kerr, blacksmith.
  156. Robert McMath.
  157. George Broadfoot, Newtown.
  158. Gilbert Clarkson.
  159. David Campbell, quarryman.
  160. John Ferguson, Goosehill.
  161. John McWhirr, carter.
  162. John Rowan, Crawick.
  163. James Cook, agent.
  164. Thomas Scott, gardener.
  165. Thomas Glencross, Eliock.
  166. George Ingram, weaver.
  167. Joseph Black, railway porter.
  168. Marion Blackwood.
  169. John Hyslop, draper, Dudley.
  170. James Moffat, Gateside.
  171. Archibald Gilmour.
    John Baird, Glenim.
  172. Joseph Ewing, druggist.
  173. Thomas Thomson, Glenim.
  174. D. Collins.
    Andrew Muir.
  175. John Muir, collier.
  176. John Cameron, drainer.
  177. James Pearson, Littlemark.
  178. Samuel Allison, weaver.
  179. Adam Allison, weaver.
  180. Rev. Thomas Ballantyne.
    Rev. John Goodlet.
  181. David Rae, Crawickmill.
  182. Archibald McLeish, Eliock.
  183. James Black, weaver, Crawickmill.
  184. --. Forsyth.
  185. James Russell, Crawickmill.
  186. James Campbell, Knockenjig.
  187. Samuel Whigham, draper.
  188. James Kirkhope, grocer.
  189. Unknown.
  190. James Dalgliesh, Upper Dalpeddar.
  191. Alexander Wightman, South Mains.
  192. Daniel Taylor, shoemaker.
  193. --. Dalzell.
  194. Lieut. J. B. Arnaud, French prisoner.
  195. John Merrie, shoemaker.
  196. John Halliday, carter.
  197. , 210. No room.
  198. Rev. Robert Simpson, D.D.
  199. Daniel Gibson, tinsmith.
  200. --. Maxwell.
  201. John Lindsay, Crawickmill.
  202. George Milligan, Meikle Carco.
  203. John Tennant, dairyman.
  204. John Wilson, baker.
  205. Thomas Graham, blacksmith.
  206. James McMillan, Wanlockhead.
  207. Francis Murdoch, mason.
  208. James Williamson, Dalpeddar.
  209. John Blackley, mason.
    James Little, draper, London.
  210. Sergeant John Wilson.
  211. Thomas Laurie, mason.
  212. Archibald Brown.
  213. Robert Williamson, Barr.
  214. Alexander Williamson, Burnfoot.
  215. George McMichael of Moat.
    David McMichael.
  216. George Williamson, Glenwhargen.
  217. No room.
  218. Robert Johnston of Wamphray.
    Robert Sharp, shepherd.
  219. William Starling, carter.
  220. Rachel Hair.
  221. William Campbell, weaver.
  222. James Tweddel, weaver.
  223. John Duff, letter carrier.
  224. Robert Russell, merchant.
  225. William Russell, web agent.
  226. Robert Muir, collier.
  227. William Lorimer, farmer.
  228. Child's grave.
  229. William Thorburn, Mennock.
  230. Samuel Hyslop, farmer.
  231. George Carlow, weaver, Crawickmill.
  232. Unknown.
  233. Alexander Hastie, Limecleughfoot.
    Alexander Turnbull.
  234. Rev. William Ranken.
    Major-General McAdam.
  235. Rev. Thomas Montgomery.
  236. Rev. Thomas Shiels.
  237. John Gilmour, carrier.
  238. George Carson.
  239. George Wilson, shoemaker.
  240. John Hyslop, web agent.
  241. John Sharp, Crawickmill.
  242. James Anderson, shepherd.
  243. James Hoatson, watchmaker.
  244. James Menzies, drainer.
  245. Samuel Shankland.
  246. Thomas Shankland, ostler.
  247. James Hannan, wood forester.
    a. J. B. Johnstone, Holestane.
  248. James Orr, schoolmaster.
  249. Alex. Borthwick, shepherd.
  250. James Tweddel.
  251. Janet Currie.
  252. William Hyslop, Windyedge.
  253. Robert Lindsay.
  254. John Milligan, carter.
  255. David Henderson, tea merchant.
  256. Peter Brown, saddler.
  257. Robert Wylie.
  258. John Rigg, Crawick Forge.
  259. David Russell, Crawickmill.
  260. Walter Templeton, shepherd.
  261. Footpath.
  262. Robert Glencross, dyker.
  263. Alexander Weir, cabinet-maker.
  264. John Dickson, Crawick Bridge.
  265. James Hume, farm servant.
  266. John Campbell.
  267. David Grierson.
    Mary Kerr, Crawfordton.
  268. Archibald Weir, Wanlockhead.
  269. William Inglis, Knockenjig.
  270. John Anderson, Spango.
  271. Thomas Halliday, Crawickmill.
  272. William Wilson, shepherd.
  273. William Duff, joiner.
  274. Thomas Tweddel, baker.
  275. James McNaught.
  276. James Kerr.
  277. William Crosbie.
  278. Ramsay McGie.
  279. John Laurie, farm servant.
  280. Robert Dow.
  281. James Wilson, Castle.
  282. James Hunter, Dinninrig.
  283. Thomas Inglis, carrier.
  284. John Henderson, schoolmaster.
  285. Rev. Andrew Thomson.
  286. William Kerr, merchant.
  287. William Gillespie, mason, Euchan.
  288. Michael Hunter, grain dealer.
  289. Unknown.
  290. John Taylor, Sanquhar Castle.
  291. John Muir, mason.
  292. Thomas Laurie.
    Alexander Callender.
  293. William Clark.
  294. James McCall, carpet manufacturer.
  295. Mungo Thompson.
  296. George Hunter, joiner.
  297. David Turnbull, collier.
  298. Samuel Harris, collier.
  299. Thomas Love, collier.
  300. George Osborne, druggist.
  301. William Kerr, carpet weaver.
  302. John Kerr, spinner.
  303. Charles Howat, joiner.
  304. Alexander Moffat, Wanlockhead.
  305. William Dobson, mason.
  306. Thomas Broadfoot, collier.
  307. John Loudoun, baker.
  308. William Dick, farmer.
  309. John Wilson, brickworker.
  310. John Hyslop, dairyman,
  311. Unknown.
  312. James Miller, baker.
  313. Thomas Pollock.
  314. William Laurie, carpet weaver.
  315. William Kerr, ship steward.
  316. Francis Watt, merchant.
    John Boyd, miner, Crawick.
  317. William Turnbull, blacksmith.
  318. Alexander Stewart.
  319. James McMillan, farm servant.
  320. John Paterson, Mennock Bridge.
  321. Henry Wilson, blacksmith.
  322. Robert Brown, tailor.
  323. Rev. J. McMorrin, Thornhill.
  324. James Hamilton, quarryman.
  325. Footpath.
  326. William Hyslop, maltster.
  327. Samuel Hyslop, quarryman.
  328. Andrew Hyslop, quarryman.
  329. George Inglis.
  330. Mungo Wilson, merchant.
  331. Archibald Hamilton, engineman.
  332. William Inglis.
  333. Walter Fingland, shoemaker.
  334. Hugh Harris, collier.
  335. James Watson.
  336. William Laughleson, shoemaker.
  337. John Turnbull, miner.
  338. James Blackwood, Spoth.
  339. William Brown, flesher.
  340. George Brown, carter.
  341. Thomas Love, flesher.
  342. John Kerr, joiner, Mennockbridge.
  343. James Inglis, Crawick.
  344. Frank Martin.
  345. Footpath.
  346. James Kennedy, teacher.
  347. Thomas Stoddart, baker.
  348. Margaret Smith, milliner.
    William Stewart, surfaceman.
  349. John Love, shoemaker.
  350. Betty McLeod.
  351. William Henderson, stationer.
  352. John Henderson, Townfoot.
  353. John Laurie, roadman.
  354. William Johnston of Roundstonefoot.
  355. John Turnbull, blacksmith.
  356. John Russell, coachman.
  357. John McCron, Raefield.
  358. William Slimmon, Allansdale.
  359. William Russell, Mennockbridge.
  360. Ninian Williamson.
  361. Provost John Lorimer.
  362. Provost James Braidwood.
  363. a. Robert Williamson, Bank of Yochanhead.
  364. William Wilson, shepherd.
  365. Robert Gray, collier.
  366. Andrew Gibson, cooper.
  367. James Scott.
  368. Thomas Affleck.
  369. James Young.
  370. William Milligan.
  371. William McQuat, shepherd.
  372. Thomas Brown.
  373. George Lorimer, dyer.
  374. Peter Cannon, drainer.
  375. George Paterson, joiner.
  376. John Hastings, mason.
  377. Charles McIver, quarryman.
  378. Jeremiah Dalziel.
    William Bryden.
  379. George Gall, drover.
  380. Edward Bryden, Queen Mary's Road.
  381. Robert Bell.
  382. James Russell.
  383. John Dobson.
  384. David Gilmour.
  385. Robert Wallace.
  386. Matthew Johnstone.
  387. Daniel Craig, Barr.
  388. Robert McMillan.
  389. James Kerr.
  390. John Kerr.
  391. Samuel Fallows.
  392. --. Addington.
  393. Walter Scott, cattle dealer.
  394. Alex. McGaughie.
  395. Andrew Walker.
    J. Steel.
  396. Thomas Broadfoot.
  397. John McCall, carpet weaver.
  398. William Cunningham, watchmaker.
  399. Robert Anderson.
  400. James White.
  401. Walter Blyth, gardener.
    James Sinton, bookbinder.
  402. William Wilson, Kirkconnel.
  403. James McKie.
  404. William Whigham, weaver.
  405. Samuel Howat, nailer.
  406. William Lorimer, farm servant.
  407. John Kerr, Newtown.
  408. Thomas Drape.
  409. John McKendrick, weaver.
  410. James Tweddel, draper.
  411. John McAdam.
  412. Andrew Hunter, Windyedge.
    Thomas Stitt.
  413. Archibald Muir, collier.
  414. Adam Walker, wood forester.
  415. James Hoatson, Crawfordjohn.
  416. Robert McWhir.
  417. James Halbert.
  418. Laidlaw Harris.
  419. Jean Menzies.
  420. James Dargavel.
  421. William McQueen.
  422. William McWilliam.
    William Parke, Temperance Lecturer.
  423. J. P. Willison, Dalpeddar.
  424. Jamies Kerr, Corseburn.
  425. William Fallows.
  426. Unknown.
  427. William Robinson.
  428. James Dalzell, cabinet-maker.
  429. James Glencross, World's End.
  430. George Brown.
  431. Joshua Dawson.
  432. Tree.
  433. Robert Halliday.
  434. William Hastie.
  435. George Watson.
    Sergeant George Freeman.
  436. Rev. William Logan.
  437. Alex. Hamilton.
  438. Hair family.
  439. John Cook, Lochan.
  440. Robert Stoddart, baker.
  441. William Thorburn.
  442. Thomas Shaw, draper.
  443. J. R. Wilson.
  444. William McCririck.
  445. William Fingland.
  446. James Fingland.
  447. Thomas Drife.
  448. Janet Halliday.
  449. Robert Nivison, colliery manager.
  450. John McCririck.
  451. James Nivison.
  452. James Dryden.
  453. Thomas McKinlay.
  454. John Crichton of Skeoch.
  455. William Kirkhope.
  456. Suicide -- Name unknown.
  457. James Kerr.
  458. John Kerr, miller.
  459. William Sloan, Windyedge.
  460. Archibald Williamson, Crawickmill.
  461. James Inglis, weaver
  462. William McCririck.
  463. Charles McIver.
  464. Matthew McIver, cooper.
  465. James Crichton, innkeeper.
  466. Robert Blackwood, miner.
  467. James Corson.
  468. James Clark.
  469. Jonathan Clark.
    George Ballantyne, merchant.
  470. John Wilson Macqueen, Bank Agent.
  471. Samuel Wilson, mason.
  472. Peter Laing painter.
  473. William Russell.
  474. William Murdoch, mason.
  475. Abraham Crichton.
    Dr James McLeod.
  476. Hugh Baird.
  477. John Brown, blacksmith.
  478. Robert McKendrick.
  479. John McKendrick. [1850].
  480. Robert Whigham of Hallidayhill.
  481. James Whigham.
  482. Edward Whigham.
  483. John Young, Knockenhair.
  484. Unknown.
  485. James Kerr.
  486. Samuel Kerr.
  487. John McCall, Kiln.
  488. Samuel McCall, Ulzieside.
  489. Rev. James Reid.
  490. John McCall, Auchengruith.
    Mrs William Barker.
  491. William Broom of Penbreck.
  492. David Crichton, Crawick Mill.
  493. James Symington
  494. Adam Austin, Blawearie.
  495. William Wilson, bookseller.
  496. David Somerville.
  497. Jacob Murdoch, builder.
  498. William Harper, Breconside.
  499. James Stewart.
  500. James Brown, weaver.
  501. William Brown, sexton.
  502. William Robertson, Crawickmill.
  503. No room.
  504. James Reid.
  505. James Halliday.
  506. John Thomson, Carco.
  507. James Hamilton, saddler.
  508. James Sloan, tinsmith.
  509. James McCall, Pyetscleugh.
  510. Thomas Allison, army pensioner.
  511. William Blackwood.
  512. Alex. Harvey, watchmaker.
  513. James Black, burgh officer.
  514. John Murray, shepherd.
  515. John Wilson, Castlebrae.
  516. William Wilson, Nether Farding.
  517. John McNae.
  518. John Slimmon.
  519. James Slimmon.
  520. Samuel Cook.
  521. Alexander Giffen.
  522. John Hunter.
  523. George Clennell.
  524. Thomas Moffat.
  525. John Carnochan.
  526. Peter Haddow.
  527. James Haddow.
  528. John Hamilton.
  529. Captain James Hamilton.
  530. John McCall, Crawickmill.
  531. Robert Wallace, dyker.
  532. Josiah Lorimer, teacher.
  533. James Thorburn.
  534. George Young, Mossholm
  535. Thomas Walker.
  536. David Wilson, Dalbeattie.
  537. Thomas Johnstone.
  538. James Hunter, shepherd.
  539. John Lindsay.
  540. Robert Hunter.
  541. James Edgar, saddler.
  542. Thomas Ritchie.
  543. Thomas Thomson, Holm.
  544. Daniel Tod, baker.
  545. Provost John Williamson.
  546. a. Provost Thomas Gibb.
  547. Adam Black, mason.
  548. William Morrison.
  549. James Beattie.
  550. George Kerr.
  551. Dr William Kay.
  552. James Lawrie.
  553. Gavin Lindsay, Holm.
  554. Archibald Dickson, shepherd.
  555. Tramps and Casuals.
  556. Andrew Williamson.
  557. Robert Wilson, builder.
  558. --. Ballantyne.
  559. George Ballantyne.
  560. John Stoddart, plater.
  561. David Lockerbie.
  562. Robert Robertson.
  563. John Tweddel.
  564. William McMath.
  565. John Lockhart.
  566. No name.
  567. Alex. Macintosh.
  568. No name.
  569. B. Arnot, spinner.
    a. John Friendship.
  570. David Murdoch, tailor.
  571. Samuel Gibson.
    a. James McCall.
  572. John Cunningham.
  573. a. D. Murray.
  574. Joseph Carruthers, solicitor.
  575. James Laurie, schoolmaster.
  576. William McCririck, Crawickmill.
  577. Andrew Thomson, Knockenjig.
    John McCall, station auditor.
  578. William Lindsay, plater.
  579. James Graham, clothier.
  580. Peter Turnbull, blacksmith.
  581. Adam Hamilton, burgh officer.
  582. Barney McCaw.
  583. James Farrow, mason.
  584. William Kerr, ironmonger.
  585. James Sharp, barber.
  586. Matthew McIver of Roddings.
  587. William McLatchie.
  588. John Laurie, Dalgoner.
  589. John Carson.
  590. Thomas Robertson.
  591. John Crichton, Crawickmill.
  592. Thomas McGaughie.
  593. Thomas Glencross.
  594. Alexander Morrison.
  595. Thomas Kirkhope, flesher.
  596. Thomas Waugh
  597. Robert Brown.
  598. William Young, flesher.
  599. Robert Spence, carter.
  600. John L. Muir, miner.
  601. John Paterson, Craigdarroch.
  602. John Colvin, farmer.
  603. Thomas Black, Mennock.
  604. John Maxwell, farm servant.
  605. William Brodie.
  606. No name.
  607. John Kerr, Eliock.
  608. John Burns, shepherd.
  609. Thomas Crichton, Newtown.
  610. James McCaw.
  611. William McKendrick, Crawickmill.
  612. No name.
  613. William Tomkins.
  614. John Black.
  615. William Cotts.
  616. No name.
  617. William Gray.
  618. No name.
  619. Robert McCririck.
  620. Peter Laing.
  621. William Wilson, Crawickmill
  622. Adam Reid, Carco.
  623. John Ferguson, dyker.
  624. Thomas Ferguson, innkeeper.
  625. No name.
  626. Alex. Lewis.
  627. James McKnight, Glasgow.
  628. John Brown.
  629. Robert Sloan, draper.
  630. John Broadfoot, dyker.
  631. James Fingland Wilson, joiner.
  632. James Brown, Kirkconnel.
  633. No name.
  634. William Hunter, South Mains.
  635. David Fraser.
  636. William Lockhart.
  637. Stewart Nivison.
  638. James Stitt.
  639. John Tinto, shepherd.
  640. Walter Scott Smith.
  641. David Hamilton.
  642. No name.
  643. No name.
  644. No name.
  645. Thomas. G. Mathiesion.
  646. Robert Dalgliesh, Ulzieside.
  647. Thomas Torrance, drainer.
  648. No name.
  649. No name.
  650. John Halliday, farm servant.
  651. No name.
  652. No name.
  653. John Glencross, dyker.
  654. John Todd, tailor.
  655. Robert Drife.
  656. George McMurdo, Crawickmill.
  657. William Grierson, shepherd.
  658. John Brown, Eliock.
  659. John Cook, wood forester.
  660. James McQuat, shepherd.
  661. William Dargavel, farm servant.
  662. James Rigg, Crawick Forge.
  663. James Hyslop.
  664. Thomas Stobbs, senior.
  665. Edward Dalziel.
  666. James Love.
  667. Joseph McGowan.
  668. No name.
  669. Archibald Lindsay.
  670. Thomas Black, Mennockbridge.
  671. James McCall, Pyetscleugh.
  672. No name.
  673. David Dobson.
  674. Thomas Wilson, Cogshead.
  675. No name.
  676. Rev. W. D. Veitch of Eliock.
  677. J. C. Pendrigh, chemist.
  678. William Tweddel.
  679. Archibald Campbell.
  680. John Gallocher, postman.
  681. Thomas Stobbs, junior.
  682. James A. Smith.
  683. James Kirk, Brockholm.
  684. Rev. J. E. Christie.
  685. Neil Buchanan.
  686. No name.
  687. John Alexander.
  688. David Turnbull, Eliock.
  689. Thomas Tweddel, weaver.
  690. James Wilson.
  691. Robert McCall, surfaceman.
  692. Peter Copland.
  693. George Hunter.
  694. No name.
  695. James Hyslop, quarryman.
  696. Rev. G. Davies.
  697. William Haddow, tailor.
  698. Still-born children.
  699. Robert Rennie.
  700. Jane Campbell.
  701. Children.
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NEW GROUND ADDED IN 1896.

  1. William Kirkhope.
    a. No name.
  2. David Russell.
  3. Joseph Clennell.
  4. Robert Lockhart.
  5. Thomas Rorrison.
  6. William McCririck.
  7. William Gibson.
  8. James Cron.
  9. Robert Broadfoot.
  10. John Kerr.
  11. James Inglis.
  12. D. Cuthbertson, Eliock.
  13. John Steel.
  14. William Brown, Dalpeddar Cottage.
  15. Robert McMurdo.
  16. Thomas Weir.
  17. James Kellock.
  18. Irving Gilbertson.
  19. James Ferguson.
  20. Thomas Pearson, lodging-house keeper.
  21. Robert McGaughie.
  22. James Walker.
  23. Thomas Kerr, miner.
  24. William Jardine, fish merchant.
  25. James Hunt.
  26. John Wilson.
  27. James Gibson.
  28. David Ferguson.
  29. J. Young, Shielholm.
  30. --. Bone.
  31. Joseph Kerr.
  32. Archibald Haddow, collier.
  33. James Hiddleston.
  34. --. Hyslop, Glenglass.
  35. Archibald Telfer.
  36. Robert Broadfoot, carter.
  37. George Brown.
  38. George Dunlop.
  39. No name.
  40. --. Mitchell, Tower Cottages.
  41. Joseph McGowan.
  42. Thomas Dunlop.
  43. Alex. McGaughie.
  44. John Graham, shepherd.
  45. David Shankland.
  46. Alex. McMurdo.
  47. Thomas Stitt.
  48. Mrs Steel or Kerr.
  49. William McMath, jun.
  50. William Stewart.
  51. Alex. Borthwick.
  52. John Hiddleston, UIzieside.
  53. John Hiddleston, forge worker.
  54. Matthew Parker.
  55. John Johnstone.
  56. Robert Sharp.
  57. No name.
  58. William Young.
  59. William Scott.
  60. Mrs Newton or Dunlop.
  61. John Menzies.
  62. John McCaw.
  63. Ballantyne Howat.
  64. Thomas Pollock.
  65. James Cotts.
  66. Thomas C. McKendrick.
  67. John Laidlaw, Glengar.
  68. John Kerr, Mennockbridge.
  69. Robert Dalgliesh.
  70. John Laidlaw, grocer.
  71. Joseph C. McKendrick.
  72. James Mair Symington.
  73. William Kerr, Post Master.
  74. Nisbet Gray.
  75. Archibald Gilmour.
  76. Thomas Hunter.
  77. Thomas Ferguson.
  78. James Marr, Holm.
  79. William Kinstrie, clothier.
  80. Archibald Haining.
  81. James Duff, joiner.
  82. Joseph McArthur.
  83. Peter Carruthers.
  84. John Love, miner.
  85. Walter Chisholm.
  86. Finlay McMillan.
  87. John Merry, pointsman.
  88. William Armstrong.
  89. James Copland.
  90. Alex. McMurdo.
  91. William Crichton.
  92. Charles Hamilton.
  93. John Glencross.
  94. Samuel Hiddleston.
  95. Robert Gould, tailor.
  96. Isaac Young.
  97. William Inglis.
  98. William Milligan.
  99. --. Hiddleston, Euchan.
  100. Thomas Scott, posting-master.
  101. No name.
  102. No name.
  103. James Broadfoot, dyker.
  104. James Bauld.
  105. James Watson, shepherd.
  106. David McGlashan.
  107. George Hunter.
  108. John McMinn, Littlemark.
  109. Alexander Maxwell.
  110. William Ritchie, blacksmith.
  111. Thomas Campbell, miner.
  112. John Brown.
  113. Thomas McGauchie.
  114. James Murdoch.
  115. Robert Cook.
  116. Robert Laurie, Mennockbridge.
  117. J. Shearer.
  118. Frank White.
    Numbering break.
  119. Matthew Nimmo, carter.
  120. Charles Brown.
  121. Samuel Bell.
  122. William Paterson.
  123. David Marshall.
  124. Robert McFarlane.
  125. John Kirkhope, jun., flesher.
  126. Robert Johnstone, Whitehill.
  127. James Aitken.
  128. Hugh Vallance, gravedigger.
  129. William McFadzean.
  130. Robert Hyslop, Glenglass.
  131. George McMinn, Tower Cottage.
  132. No name.
  133. James McMurdo.
  134. James Forsyth.
  135. Robert Wilson, Old Cumnock.
  136. Alexander Nichol.
  137. Thomas Douglas.
  138. John Brown, tailor.
  139. John Watson, tailor.
  140. James Cockburn, miner.
  141. William McKie.
  142. William Frame.
  143. William Dickson.
    Numbering break.
  144. John Craig, Dalpeddar.
  145. James Robert Wilson, solicitor.
  146. Allan Caldwell.
  147. T. G. Salmon, teacher.
  148. Adam Black, shoemaker.
  149. John Cotts.
  150. Thomas Ferguson, surfaceman.
  151. Robert McKendrick, joiner.
  152. David Williamson.
  153. W. E. Paterson, Craigdarroch.
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JOHN LORIMER McCALL MEMORIAL TABLET

Sacred to the Memory of Mr John Lorimer McCall, youngest son of Mr James McCall, Crawickmill, near Sanquhar, Assistant Surgeon of the Royal Navy, who died on board Her Majesty's Ship Pembroke, in Vourla Bay, near Smyrna, on the 22nd day of October, 1838, in the 27th year of his age. This Tablet was erected by the Captain and Officers of the Pembroke as a mark of their respect to the memory of a person who was esteemed in proportion as his worth was known.

The marble tablet with above inscription is on the wall to the right of the pulpit, and is the only mural memorial in Sanquhar Kirk.

John Lorimer McCall was spoken of by those who knew him as being a young man of exceptional promise. His father, who survived him till 1872, was one of the partners of the Crawickmill Carpet Company, and a sister was the late Janet Lorimer McCall, widow of James Rigg, who died 22nd March, 1906, aged 86 years. [See grave No. 307.]

Previous to his leaving Sanquhar, Surgeon McCall was presented by the operatives in the various departments of the Carpet Works with a silver watch as "a token of their esteem for his talents and character, and an earnest of their wishes for his further prosperity" -- "Dumfries Courier," February 3, 1832.

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ROYAL NAVY SURGEONS FROM SANQUHAR

In the early years of last century quite a large number of young men from Sanquhar were serving as surgeons in the Navy. The names of several are recorded on tombstones in the Kirkyard. Among these are --

  1. [Numbers refer to the grave numbers in the above list].
  2. Andrew Halliday, surgeon, brother of John Halliday of the Post Office, who died in the Island of Timor, Asia, 1st March, 1805, aged 27 years;
  3. Andrew Colvin, Assistant Surgeon in H.M. Navy, youngest son of Robert Colvin, who died at Tobago, West Indies, Oct. 25, 1820, aged 28 years;
  4. John Taylor, Surgeon, Royal Navy, son of John Taylor, tenant of Sanquhar Castle, who died 23rd Sep., 1826, aged 36 years;
  5. David Harvey, Surgeon, Royal Navy, son of Bailie Harvey, who died 3rd Sept., 1831, aged 20 years.
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APPENDIX :

SANQUHAR KIRKYARD IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

I am indebted to the Rev. J. Richmond Wood, parish minister of Sanquhar, for the following copy of an old list, in his possession, of the burial places in Sanquhar Kirkyard. The list has no date; but from a similarity of the writing to other documents I have seen and from the names in the list, one may safely put it down as having been compiled about the year 1750. Mr Wood got the list from the late Mrs Kennedy in Burnfoot, who informed him that it had formerly belonged to her father -- Mr George Whigham of Hallidayhill. The late Marquis of Bute was much interested in the old document, which he had carefully protected by glass and framed in the handsome leather case in which it is now preserved in Sanquhar Manse.

NOTE OF BURIAL PLACES IN SANQUHAR KIRKYARD

[Note.] The Queer or Choir of the old Kirk of Sanquhar, after the Reformation, had a gallery erected in it, entrance to which was by an outside stair. The Dukes of Queensberry, when resident in Sanquhar Castle, occupied the seats in the choir gallery. Hence the stairs were named the "Duke's Stairs."

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SHORT HISTORY OF SCHOOLS IN SANQUHAR

There has been a school in Sanqahar from an early date, at least ever since the Reformation, and the tradition is that the original school -- the old Grammar School -- occupied the site of the present extensive establishment. In the absence of parochial records it is difficult to find trace of the successive schoolmasters, and the earliest name I have come across is that of Simon Lowrie, who is described as "schoolmaster in Sanquhar," in witnessing a bond by Robert Creichtoun of Carco on September 28, 1598. I have seen no mention, of any other from that date up till June 15, 1719, when in the Town Council minutes of that date there is a record of a cess to be uplifted from the heritors for "Mr John Hunter, schoolmaster."

On January 23, 1721, Archibald Hadden, schoolmaster in Sanquhar, is witness to a deed. William McGeorge was the schoolmaster in 1727, and the Burgh archives give definite record of his successors. They were appointed by the Duke of Queensberry, the principal heritor, on recommendation from the Presbytery of Penpont, and the Burgh books show that the latter were influenced in their advice by the Town Council who, as heritors, contributed £1 yearly to the schoolmasters salary. McGeorge held the post till 1758, from which year onward the Parish schoolmasters have been as follows:--

It is on record that in 1691 the schoolmaster of Sanquhar was partly maintained by weekly entertainment from the respective parents of his scholars (vide History of the Burgh Schools of Scotland). When the Rev. Thos. Montgomery wrote his Statistical Account of Sanquhar, published in 1835, he states that there were only two persons in the parish over the age of fifteen who were unable to read.

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