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Subject: M.I. from Stevenston
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 11:24:33 EDT

These are some of the head stone in section A of the High Kirk in Stevenston:
A2
Erected by James Boyd in memory of his wife Mary May Pennelld. 9 May 1835 age
31 years and 10 mths. Also their son John d. 25 March 1832age 3 mths. And 17
days also his daughter Mary d. 18 Nov. 1850 age 6.1/2 alsohis wife Mary
Woodside d. 17 March 1886 in her 80th year. The above James Boyd d. 14 June
1891 in his85th year also their daughter Marion Boyd who died at Lowell
Mass.U.S.A. 5 July 1895 in her 40th year.
A3
(this could not be read and the inscription is according toMiss B. Reid)
Erected by John Brunton in memory of his wife Elizabeth Hol….Who d. 5 Nov.
1836 age 30 years. Theabove John Brunton departed this life 29 March 1856
in…of his age. Also their son John Brunton d. 11 June 1891aged…y.
A11
Erected by Mary Reid in memory of her husband Robert Holmesd. 10 November
1833 in the 39th year of his life also their sonRobert d. 15 Aug 1827 age 11
mths. The above Mary Reid d. 23 Feb. 1843 in the48th year of her age.
A17
(inscription according to Miss Reid)
Erected by Elizabeth Baird in memory of her husband JohnNiven engineer at
Stevenston Colliery for the period of 40 years who died 19March 1851 aged 64
and of their sons James and John who died in infancyt andtheir daughter Mary
died in infancy.
A few more to come.

Mairi (Stevenston, Ayrshire)
Res. Frew, Auld, Reid, Howie,Cunningham and Thom in Stevenston

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