Hi Mary yes I have there stone in Largo Cemetery
the inscription reads
Our mother Mary DOIG died at Woodside 27.1.1901 age 68
Mary HENDERSON wife of John PRYDE died at Montrose 7.1.1904
age 25
our Father Robert PRYDE died at Woodside 23.1.1907 age 76
above John PRYDE died 6.7.1944 age 69
Jane PRYDE daughter of Robert PRYDE died at Edinburgh 9.6.1951
Have attached photograph.
where in Methilhaven did she live ? I lived in the 50s only half a mile away.
Will look into some other things which may be of help to you.
Norrie
Lovely! And thank you for those pieces of the puzzle, Robert & Mary are my g-g-grandparents so John would be my g-grandmother Isabella's brother and Jane her sister. I wonder what happened to poor Isabella's remains. I have her statutory death registration:
District of Buckhaven in the County of Fife, 1953, page 18:
Isabella Pryde (single) died March 3rd 1953 (4 hr AM?) Methilhaven, Methil., Female, 95 Years,
(Parents as we know), Cause: Senility, Cardio-Vascular degeneration as Cert by C.G. Skinner (some initials?). Informant was her son, William Pryde of Woodside, New Gilston by Largo.
As to "Where in Methilhaven did she live?" I can only assume that she lived in some sort of nursing home, due to her age, her senility, and the fact that her son lived elsewhere. I don't know if that would have been for a year or so - or for many years. She probably remained in Woodside up until became necessary for her to go to a nursing home. I wish I could see the censuses for the 1920's, 1930's and 1940's. Perhaps John/Jane or some other relative took care of her? John and Jane were Isabella's much younger siblings so she may have run out of siblings to care for her when they died. Of her 3 sons, one was in the USA, one had died, and William was the only one in Scotland. Anything you can find out would be most welcome.
