Susan Peat.found this in Wilton cemetery recorded by Hawick Arch.Soc.
Row IV.
1. H.,S. (broken in sevem l pi eces, lyin g ne ar Mill) .-On Fr ont-In memory of THOMAS EASTON, who died at Oved110,llJuly 26th 1800, ,aged -3 years; also MARGAR ,ET EA!STON, his spouse, who died at Whitehinbrae Feb 15th 1777 aged 50 years; also ROBER T EASTON, their son, who died at Overhall Sept. 10th 1798, aged 35; also MARGARET EASTON, their daughter, 'who died at Wiltonburn, June 11th 1767, aged 24 ye.irs; a lso MARY EASTON, th eir diaughter, wh_o died at Wilton,burn April 16th , 1765, aged 18 years; ,a,lso GIDEON EASTON, their son, who died at Mer-- -0 in infancy.
On Back-In memory of FRANCIS EASTON, ge,rdener in Hawick, who died June 30th 1829, e.ged 70 yea.rs.
0 may the g1,ave become to me My bed of peaceful rest
Whence I shall gladly rise at l,ast And mingle with tile bl_est.
Also ELIZABETH ORMISTON, his spouse l who died in Hawick 1 De er 1833, aged 53 year s.
,O -m-aywe stand befor e the Lamb
When earth and seia.a,re fled
And hee.r the Judge pr,ono,unce om· name With blessings on o_ur h ead.
See not es on B 3 :1 and 4 :4. As to Fr ,ancis' wife, a Ro,bert and James Ormiston were tenantsofBoonmwbefore1716to1764any.w111,yW,hitehillbraeisnowincludedinDodburn F,arm.
2. H.S.- . (Half-way do,w; stone) .~ISABEL RENW:ICK , liis spouse,
who died 1820.
3. H.S.-In memory of ROBERT EASTON, in Te.inside, who died 17 Ap1:il 16-, aged
7- (years).
See B 3 :1 ante.
4. H .S.-On To,p-In memory of
On Front (wrong ,side).-In memory of ROBERT EASTON, who died 111,Otverh:all, 14 Jun e 1791, ,aged 82 years; also I1is spouse, CHRISTIAN MUR!RAY, who died at Pathhood 1st June --, ag ed 82 years.
On Back-ANDRE ,W EAS'l1ON, in OYcrhall, who died 16th March 182- , (,aged) 82 yeQ.rs; also MARY KEDZIE, his spouse, who died 17 Nov. 1809, aged 63 yee.rs; e.lso ELIZ. BRACK, spouse to Geo:rge E,aston, in -- (who died) . 181- a,ged 25; also THOMAS EASTON, their son who died - June, 1827, ,aged 18 years.
It may be taken for grantecl that Thomas Easton of B 4 :1 w,a-sbi-other of Ro·bert of this stone, and that latt er wtts futher of Andrew Ee,s.ton. A chamcteris ,tic story is told of Andrew. He had some pi-operty in Edinbur gh and twice ,a year he went ther e for 0, day or two to collect his rent s. Dur i ng such abs ence once his daug. Christian took the chance to have ,a, merry par ty with he1· friends, but unfortunately he return ed, in the middle ol it, e,trlier than tixpected. He was a strict-living mim and did not look on such festivitios with ap,pr ov.il, so the p,ar,ty had to break up in a hu.rry . He did not say ,anythin g, h O.W•
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