I'm really not likin' lichen

[nickgc]

New photo of 3x great gpa Hugh Chisholm's gravestone.  Below "Scotland" and above death date there appears to be a line of text... or is it just a flourish?  I am hoping it either says when he was born or when he came to Nova Scotia.  I won't influence anyone by stating my opinion and/or knowledge of when these two events might have happened.

Thanks!

Nick

[mozza29]

Hello Nick

I believe the posted inscription reads:

                                      A natve of
                                 Inverness shire
                                        Scotland
                                            DIED
                                 Nov 11 th. 1867
Regards,

Morrie

[Wiggy]

I believe you are right Morrie - though they wrote the 'DIED' in big letters didn't they!    Not just upper case - but big and fancy!     Message there I wonder!   

Wiggy   

[nickgc]

Oh Jeez!  I do believe you are right... please excuse me while I go kick myself hard.  The tombstone scribe must have had some extra flourishes in him that made him decide to choose a different script.

I think I will stick with 12 Nov as his death date though, since that is what both his obit and death registration says.  (I have one ancestor who was definitely born 1823 who's tombstone says 1832.)

Many thanks.  I might be putting more inquiries up on this family because I just learned some new info.

Nick