St James’s Chapel Photographic Record

< Bob Cubin’s Notes Δ Index

 

Click on the numbers in the plan above or the links in the tables below, to jump to a photograph of the gravestone.

Gravestone to Names

Title Inscription
1 Turnbull Andrew Turnbull, w Elizabeth Moncur, c John Turnbull, Simon Turnbull and James Turnbull
2 Malcolm John Malcolm, w Agnes Robertson Bell c George Malcolm, Agnes Malcolm, John Malcolm, James Malcolm and grandson Robert Malcolm
3 II GW II / GW 1752
4 Patterson James Patterson w Isabella Henderson
4a ASM ASM
5 Blake W. Scotland in memory of Catherine Blake, Janet Blake, James Blake, Andrew Blake
6 Flailer (Fraiter?) The property of Robert Frailer, in memory of his son James Anderson Frailer [or Fraiter]
7 Chalmers Alex Chalmers, w Jane Leitch, and her sister Mary Leitch, wife of Robert Brown.
8 Harley John Harley, in memory of his children Elizabeth Harley, Magdalene Harley, and Robina Harley
9 Scott James Scott w Margaret Anderson c Janet Scott, James Scott, Isabella Scott & Walter Scott
10 Beath Ann Beath in memory of John Beath Mary McRitchie sister Jane, George and Mary
11 Anderson / Frater John Anderson w Janet Frater c Janet, Matilda Mowat and Catherine Frater
12 McRitchie / Turnbull James McRitchie, in Memory of w Janet Turnbull
13 McRitchie / Chalmers James McRitchie w Helen Chalmers c Helen McRitchie, Thomas McRitchie.
Alexander Chalmers, James Magdalene, David
14 McRitchie Sarah C. McRitchie, h James McRitchie c David McRitchie and Robert McRitchie
15 Robert Brown Robert Brown
16 McRitchie / Bell Mrs Ellen McRitchie Dewar in mem of her mother Charlotte Bell, and father Alexander McRitchie and Helen McRitchie relict of John Dewar
17 McRitchie / Christie Capt. James McRitchie. c James McRitchie and James McRitchie
Christina Christie, relict of Capt James McRitchie
18 Roxburgh / Dowling Elizabeth Roxburgh, wife of James Dowling, and Euphemia Roxburgh, daughter of Capt. Charles Roxburgh
19 Roxburgh / Robertson

Capt. Charles Roxburgh, w Euphemia Robertson, and two of their children who died in infancy.
Also Ellen granddaughter
In loving memory of Charles Roxburgh, James Roxburgh and Mary Roxburgh sons and daughters of the above
20 Anderson / Dow Andrew Anderson, w Jane Dow c William Anderson.
and Janet Anderson who gave 60 years faithful service to the home.
21 WB MS WB MS
22 Brown / Thomson George Brown, postmaster North Queensferry and his wife Elizabeth Thomson
and Alison Brown, their daughter, post mistress
23 EB / MS EB MC 1760. Margaret Co? was spouse to Edward (Brown) shipmaster. She died 16 xx 1760, aged (6?)4
24 TT / IL 1752 TT ♥ IL
Who died 5th October 1751 aged 4(1?7?)
Three times nine
sailing ship emblems on reverse
25 TG / WG / BB TG 1720 (rudely carved skull); (west side) W.G. BB (Grieg); on top
{Stephen p 400: William Grieg, mariner, North Queensferry, wife Bessie Brown, son Thomas born 1697, witnesses to baptism Charles and Florence Grieg, son Charles Grieg born 1706 shipmaster North Queensferry, whose son William’s daughter Agnes was wife of John 8th Lord Rollo, married 1806 – see notes}
26 C?G / AF Emblems of mortality (west side) G?G AF 1727 {Stephen p 401 ~ at North Queensferry Charles Grieg, probably son of Charles Grieg & Isobel Aitken – born 1689 & brother of Florence Grieg born 1693 married Agnes Fife
27 TT IL Flat stone, slate, in corner TT IL – see grave 24
27a TT I(G, B or E)/ IM M(C or G) (in wall) TT I(G, B or E): IM M(C or G)
28 James Brown RB IB – James Brown 1787 (1782?)
29 Gibson JG BG – Heir lyeth the corps of John Gibson et spuis to Jean
30 Mitchell / Goodsir Erected by Robert Mitchell and Margaret Goodsir in memory of their children:
Eliza Mitchell; George Mitchell and; Agnes Mitchell died 9th July 1840/
Also their daughter-in-law Mary Lothian & infant daughter died 27th May 1851, and her husband Thomas Mitchell died 24th July 1893.
31 Christie / Chalmers Erected by Mrs Catharine Chalmers
In memory of her father Donald Christie and her mother Agness Nairn
also her sister Marion Christie wife of Robert Ross
Catharine Christie, wife of John Chalmers
32 Foster / Macartney Erected by Helen Foster in memory of her parents:
William Foster and Henrietta Macartney
Her sisters Euphemia Foster, and Henrietta Foster and her brother William Foster,

 

Names to Gravestones

Name Gravestone Names Gravestone
Anderson 9,11,20 Harvey 8
Aitken 26 Henderson 4
Beath 10 Leitch 7
Bell 2, 16 Lothian 30
Blake 5 MacCartney 32
Brown 7, 15, 22, 23, 28 McRitchie 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17
Chalmers 7, 13, 31 Malcolm 2
Christie 17, 31 Mitchell 30
Coir 23 Moncur 1
Dewar 16 Nairn 31
Dow 20 Patterson 4
Dowling 18 Robertson 19
Fife 26 Rollo 25
Foster 32 Ross 31
Frailer 6 Roxburgh 18, 19
Frater 11 Scotland 5
Gibbon 29 Scott 9
Gibson 29 Thomson 22
Goodsir 30 Trailer 6
Greig 25, 26 Turnbull 1, 12

 

 

1 Turnbull

Erected in memory of Andrew Turnbull Seaman for fifty years a boatman on the Queensferry Passage
who died 2nd September 1874 aged 74 years.
John (Turnbull) his third son was drowned 26th December 1845 aged 15 years
Simon (Turnbull) and James (Turnbull) died in infancy
Elizabeth Moncur wife of Andrew Turnbull died 20th December 1882.

2 Malcolm

In Memory of John Malcolm who died 8th December 1848 aged 54
and his wife Agnes Robertson Bell who died 14th March 1869 aged 71
also of their Children
George (Malcolm) who died 28th March 1835
Agnes (Malcolm) who died 10 Dec 1838,
John (Malcolm) who died 27 Feb 1840
James (Malcolm) who died 18th Dec 1846
and their Grandson
Robert Malcolm who died 22nd May 1867 aged 17.

3 II GW

II / GW
1752

4 Patterson

Erected to the memory of James Patterson
Who died at North Queensferry, 30th September 1858 aged 73 years

“Thou art not forgotten dear departed shade.  We loved thee living and we mourn thee dead.
Thy memory ever dear, with us remain.  What’s our loss, is your eternal gain.”

Also Isabella Henderson. His Wife. Who died 13th August 1876 aged 76 years.

4a ASM

AS
M

5 Blake

Erected by W. Scotland master mariner Inverkeithing
In memory of his friends
Catherine Blake died 3rd May 1836 aged 21 years
Janet Blake died 20th June 1838 aged 35 years
James Blake died 12 March 1852 aged 67 years
Andrew Blake died 13 December 1862 aged 42 years

6 Frailer

The property of Robert Frailer, baker, North Queensferry in memory of
James Anderson Frailer his son, who died 22nd March 1826 aged 1(4?) years and 5(6?) months

(Frailer or Fraiter?)

7 Chalmers

To the memory of Alex Chalmers, Wood Merchant, Edinburgh and native of North Queensferry who died 25th August 1837 aged 66 years.  He was honest and industrious through life and died much regretted by his many friends.
Erected by Jane Leitch, his spouse.  Also his wife, Jane Leitch who died 16th May 1860 aged 84 years
Her sister Mary Leitch, wife of Robert Brown, teacher, Water of Leith
who died 17th January 1864(7?) aged 84 years

8 Harley

[erected by] John Harley, [in memory of] his children
Elizabeth (Harley) 19th February 1879 aged 2 years 7 months,
Magdalene (Harley), 6th October 1880 aged 1 year 3 months
and Robina (Harley) 9th February 1885 aged 2 years 4 months

9 Scott

In memoriam
James Scott
who died 26th November 1835 aged 75 years
Margaret Anderson, his wife died 16th October 1864 aged 42 years
also
James (Scott), Isabella (Scott) & Walter (Scott), who all died young and are buried here
also Janet (Scott), eldest daughter who died 22nd July 1887

10 Beath

Erected by Ann Beath in memory of her parents
John Beath died 15th November 1874, aged 72 years
Mary McRitchie died 23rd February 1885, aged 82 years
also loving sister Jane, died 27th May 1886 aged 45 years
George died 31st October 1893 aged 53 years
Mary died 6th August 1895 aged 61 years

11 Anderson / Frater

John Anderson born 30th November1821, died 24th March 1895 (20 in 1843)
wife Janet Frater born 16th June 1823 died 27th March 1900 (18 in 1843)
second daughter Janet Frater born 22nd April 1849 died 12th February 1857
third daughter Matilda Mowat born 29th July  1855, died 29th January 1859,
youngest daughter Catherine Frater born 27th July 1857, died 12th January 1943

12 McRitchie / Turnbull

1833, Erected by James McRitchie, in Memory of Janet Turnbull, his spouse
who died 3rd (13th?) August 1831, aged 30

13 McRitchie / Chalmers

Memento Mori Erected in memory of
James McRitchie who died 6th November 1870 aged 73(5?)
and his wife Helen Chalmers who died 22nd November 1869?
also their children
Helen (McRitchie) who died 2nd February 1852 aged 7 years
Thomas (McRitchie) who died 25th April 1853 aged 9 years
Alexander Chalmers who died 2nd May 1908 aged 66 years
James (McRitchie)died 29th March 1911 at Birkenhead, interred there aged 72 years
Magdalene (McRitchie) died 29th August 1914 aged 6 years
David (McRitchie) died 29th October 1914 aged 86

14 McRitchie

Erected by Sarah C. McRitchie
in loving memory of her husband James McRitchie who died 10th June 1887 aged 74 years
also their eldest son David (McRitchie), Chief Engineer P&O S.S. Kashgar,
who died at sea between Bombay and Singapore 2nd November 1888 aged 33 years
also their second son Robert (McRitchie)who died 16th September 1894 aged 37 years
the above Sarah C. McRitchie died 31st March 1896 aged 76 years.

15 Robert Brown

Robert Brown
1857

16 McRitchie / Bell

Erected by Mrs Ellen McRitchie Dewar
in memory of Charlotte Bell, her beloved mother who was born 8th March 1783
and died 17th May 1853 aged 70 years
and Alexander McRitchie her father who was born 20th August 1778 and died 12th September 1856 aged 78 years
died on April 7th 1900
Helen McRitchie relict of John Dewar (in Calcutta)

17 McRitchie / Christie

Sacred to the memory of Capt. James McRitchie South Queensferry, who died in Liverpool 11th December and was interred here 17th December 1840 aged 38 years.
His two sons James (McRitchie) born 25th September died 12th December 1832
James (McRitchie) born 22nd June 1841 died 27th April 1844 aged 2 years 10 months
Christina Christie, relict of Capt James McRitchie died in Edinburgh 11th October 1882
and was interred here aged 77 years
Erected by his widow and children.

18 Roxburgh / Dowling

Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth Roxburgh, wife of James Dowling, died at Devonport, August 1st 1903 aged 54
also Euphemia (Roxburgh), daughter of Capt. Charles Roxburgh, born August 15th 1841, died September 7th 1921.

19 Roxburgh / Robertson

In memory of Capt. Charles Roxburgh, who died 13th April 1873 aged 71 years
and of Euphemia Robertson, his wife who died 1st February 1860 aged 55 years
also two of their children who died in infancy.
Also Ellen (Roxburgh?), granddaughter of the above who died 1st September 1885 aged 27 years
In loving memory of Charles (Roxburgh), James (Roxburgh) and Mary (Roxburgh) sons and daughters of the above.
Though painful and distressing, yet there’s a rest above, and onward still we’re passing, to reach that land of love.

20 Anderson / Dow

Erected by Andrew Anderson, North Queensferry, in memory of his beloved wife Jane Dow who died 16th September 1876 aged 38 years.  The above Andrew Anderson died 25th January 1900 aged 64 years.
William (Anderson), their eldest son died 26th October 1900, aged 36 years.  Interred at Inverkeithing.
Janet (Anderson), died 14th January 1951, aged 77 years after kindly giving 60 years faithful service to the home.

21 WB MS

1735
WB MS
Heier we lay at anchor,
with menie in our fleet
in hopes to way
at the last day
our Admiral
Christ to meet

22 Brown / Thomson

To the memory of George Brown, late postmaster North Queensferry who died on the 31st August 1813 aged 69
Also Elizabeth Thomson his wife who died 24th November 1838 aged 87
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord
Also Alison Brown, their daughter, many years post mistress here, died 14th November 1858 aged 75

23 EB / MS

EB MC 1760. Margaret Co? was spouse to Edward (Brown) shipmaster.  She died 16 xx 1760, aged (6?)4

{Stephen – page 491 says John Greig married Helen daughter of Edward Brown in North Queensferry}

24 TT / IL

1752 TT ♥ IL

Who died 5th October 1751 aged 4(1?7?)
Three times nine
sailing ship emblems on reverse

25 TG / WG / BB

T.G. 1720 (rudely carved skull); (west side) W.G. B.B. (Grieg); on top
{Stephen p 400: William Grieg, mariner, North Queensferry, wife Bessie Brown, son Thomas Brown born 1697, witnesses to baptism Charles and Florence Grieg, son Charles Grieg born 1706 shipmaster North Queensferry, whose son William’s daughter Agnes was wife of John 8th Lord Rollo, married 1806 – see notes}

26 C?G / AF

Emblems of mortality (west side) C?G AF 1727
{Stephen p 401 ~ at North Queensferry Charles Grieg, probably son of Charles Grieg & Isobel Aitken – born 1689 & brother of Florence Grieg born 1693 married Agnes Fife, proclaimed 23 August 1715 – see notes}

27 TT IL

Flat stone, slate, in corner TT IL – see grave 24

[This stone has been completely obscured by ivy]

 

 

27a TT I(G, B or E)/ IM M(C or G)

27a (in wall) TT I(G, B or E): IM M(C or G)

[This stone has been completely obscured by ivy]

28 James Brown

RB IB

James Brown 1787 (1782?)

29 Gibson

JG BG
Heir lyeth the corps of John Gibson et spuis to Jean (Gibson) who died 28 Mar 1686

30 Mitchell / Goodsir

Erected by Robert Mitchell and Margaret Goodsir in memory of their children:
Eliza (Mitchell) died 23rd March 1822; George (Mitchell) died 15th March 1835; Agnes (Mitchell) died 9th July 1840/
The above Robert Mitchell died 13th March 1856; and his wife Margaret Goodsir died 21st May 1878.
Also their daughter-in-law Mary Lothian & infant daughter died 27th May 1851, and her husband Thomas Mitchell died 24th July 1893.

One more line of text

31 Christie / Chalmers

Erected by Mrs Catharine Chalmers
In loving memory of her father Donald Christie who died 21 May 1851 aged 80 years
and of her mother Agness Nairn who died 18 July 1864 aged 75 years
also of her sister Marion Christie wife of Robert Ross who died 23 December 1869 aged 53 years
Catherine Christie, wife of John Chalmers who died 14 November 1895
also the above John Chalmers who died 5th July 1902 aged 77

32 Foster / Macartney

Erected by Helen Foster in memory of her parents:
William Foster died 10th June 1882 aged 53 years
Henrietta Macartney died 29th June 1882, aged 92 years
Her sisters Euphemia (Foster), died April 1821, aged 7 years; Henrietta (Foster) died September 1847 aged 28 years, and her brother William (Foster), lost at sea, 1862, aged 30 years

I am the resurrection and the life

< Bob Cubin’s Notes Δ Index