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Came across this photo of a magnificant gravestone of James Shepherd, 1771. Carving of a gentleman in coat and breeches, with tricorn hat, sword and musket.
It's in Inverkeilor Parish Church, Angus
Me too - would really like to know more about the symbology.
In Edinburgh we have the famous/infamous Greyfriers Cemetry - was told an interesting tale by the man who works in the tiny shop at the entrance. Alot of the statues have no faces. I had always thought it was weather damage, but it was e...
Me too - would really like to know more about the symbology.
In Edinburgh we have the famous/infamous Greyfriers Cemetry - was told an interesting tale by the man who works in the tiny shop at the entrance. Alot of the statues have no faces. I had always thought it was weather damage, but it was explained to us that the faces had been removed, in an attempt to cheat death. The belief was you couldn’t die if death didn’t see you. So the statues of people were thought to have been the eyes of death, and for this reason they had their faces removed.
Hi Andy Leighton. Patrick Nimmo Shepherd was my GGG Grandfather born born Dundee 1816.He is the son of William Shepherd 1777 Dundee and Margaret Laing 1779 Pertshire. Patrick Nimmo Shepherd married Jane Bell born 1816 Dundee. They married 1836 Dundee. They moved the whole family to Linton Digging Vi...
Hi Andy Leighton. Patrick Nimmo Shepherd was my GGG Grandfather born born Dundee 1816.He is the son of William Shepherd 1777 Dundee and Margaret Laing 1779 Pertshire. Patrick Nimmo Shepherd married Jane Bell born 1816 Dundee. They married 1836 Dundee. They moved the whole family to Linton Digging Victoria Australia during the Gold rush, they then moved onto Dunedin New Zealand, some of his family stayed in Victoria. Their daughter Margaret married my GG Granfather William Halliday born 1833 Kirkcudbright Scotland. If you need any more info please ask. I have more info further back on the Dundee Shepherd's
Write BURIAL: Buried in Howff Cemetery Dundee with wife Margaret Laing
Census: 1861 Scotland Census about William Shepherd Name: William Shepherd Age: 83 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1778 Relationship: Head Gender: Male Where born: Dundee, Forfarshire Registration number: 282/1 Registration district: Dundee Firs...
Write BURIAL: Buried in Howff Cemetery Dundee with wife Margaret Laing
Census: 1861 Scotland Census about William Shepherd Name: William Shepherd Age: 83 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1778 Relationship: Head Gender: Male Where born: Dundee, Forfarshire Registration number: 282/1 Registration district: Dundee First District Civil parish: Dundee County: Angus Address: 69 Blackscroft Occupation: Was A Linen Weaver ED: 33 34 Household schedule number: 190 Line: 18 Roll: CSSCT1861_39 Household Members: Name Age William Shepherd 83 Jane Shepherd 46 Catherine Shepherd 44
Census: 1851 Scotland Census about William Shepherd Name: William Shepherd Age: 73 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1778 Relationship: Head Spouse's Name: Janet Shepherd Gender: Male Where born: Dundee, Forfar Parish Number: 282 Civil parish: Dundee County: Angus Address: Blackscroft Occupation: Weaver Linen ED: 1A Page: 34 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 138 Line: 10 Roll: CSSCT1851_59 Household Members: Name Age William Shepherd 73 Janet Shepherd 71 Jean Shepherd 35 a comment...
In Edinburgh we have the famous/infamous Greyfriers Cemetry - was told an interesting tale by the man who works in the tiny shop at the entrance. Alot of the statues have no faces. I had always thought it was weather damage, but it was e...
BURIAL: Buried in Howff Cemetery Dundee with wife Margaret Laing
Census: 1861 Scotland Census about William Shepherd
Name: William Shepherd
Age: 83
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1778
Relationship: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Dundee, Forfarshire
Registration number: 282/1
Registration district: Dundee Firs...