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Title: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: kall on Sunday 02 July 17 14:44 BST (UK)
Have found a MI courtesy of Matt on RC and wondered if anyone lived near and would be willing to go and look at the headstone to see if a wife is mentioned
Many thanks
Karen
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: hmcc on Sunday 02 July 17 18:57 BST (UK)
Hi Karen,
Buittle Kirkyard and Cemetery (Stewartry M I's) are both recorded on the link below, they also include a photograph of the headstones. Hope this can help.

http://www.kirkyards.co.uk/buittle-2/

hmcc.
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: kall on Sunday 02 July 17 19:11 BST (UK)
Have seen that hmcc but think there is more on the headstone than has been transcribed and I also can't read it
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: hmcc on Sunday 02 July 17 19:27 BST (UK)
The photographs are dated 2001, it may be that the inscription is illegible in part. What headstone are you looking at Karen?
hmcc
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: kall on Sunday 02 July 17 19:41 BST (UK)
John Copland died 8 Nov 1799 aged 99 years....he is on the back of his sons headstone...John Copland and Elizabeth Roan
Thanks
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: hmcc on Sunday 02 July 17 21:11 BST (UK)
I will check Buittle MIs in the local library later this week, hope they might have some more info in the books. The headstone will be a lot harder to read now, compared to the photograph some 16years earlier.
hmcc
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: kall on Sunday 02 July 17 21:13 BST (UK)
Thank you ever so much that would be wonderful....do you live in Dumfriesshire?



Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: hmcc on Sunday 02 July 17 21:53 BST (UK)
No, Kirkcudbrightshire. Buittle is in Kbtshire too not Dumfriesshire. Will try library and hope it gives a little more info. Will get back to you either way.
hmcc
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: kall on Sunday 02 July 17 21:55 BST (UK)
Ok....thanks.....so used to posting things under Dumfriesshire lol
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: hmcc on Wednesday 05 July 17 16:55 BST (UK)
Hi Karen,
At library today, attaching photo of page but not giving any more info sorry to say.
hmcc
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: kall on Wednesday 05 July 17 18:10 BST (UK)
Thanks anyway hmcc.....it was very kind of you to go to the trouble
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: dsmith57 on Sunday 22 March 20 17:41 GMT (UK)
Hi Karen

I live very close to the Buittle churchyard and wouldn't mind double checking for you. I can also take pictures for you if you wish.

Cheers

Dave
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: kall on Sunday 22 March 20 17:44 GMT (UK)
That would be wonderful..thanks so much Dave
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: dsmith57 on Sunday 22 March 20 18:32 GMT (UK)
No worries.

May take a couple of days though. I will let you know when I have been.

Dave
Title: Re: Buittle Kirkyard.....does anyone live near
Post by: kall on Sunday 22 March 20 18:40 GMT (UK)
Thanks Dave..no hurry..they aren’t going anywhere 😂