Troqueer Churchyard
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JOHNSTONE - 1
MANN - 1
WAUGH - 2
1
Robert Johnstone, who died at Knedlington, Victoria St. Maxwelltown
Oct.9/1932 aged: 87
Annie Mann, wife of Robert Johnstone who died at Knedlington, Victoria
St. Maxwelltown, Jan.1914, aged 61 yrs.
Harold, son of the above died 29th.Aug.1942 aged 53 yrs.
Their son, Henry Douglas, died at Penrith, N.S.W. Australia 31st. March
1948.
Alice, daughter of the above, died in Canada 22 nd. Feb. 1958.
Fred, (Robert Fredrick) eldest son of the above died in California
21 st. May 1966.
2
The first side simply had "WAUGH" in large letters.
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2nd side -
IN MEMORY OF
ALEXANDER WAUGH
SCHOOLMASTER OF DUNSCORE AND FATHER
OF ALEXANDER WAUGH SENIOR
WHO DIED 23RD DECEMBER 1785
AGED 50 YEARS
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3rd side -
IN MEMORY OF
ALEXANDER WAUGH, SENIOR.
WHO WAS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF YEARS
SCHOOLMASTER OF TROQUEER.
AND AN ELDER IN THE PARISH -
A MAN WELL KNOWN AND APPRECIATED
FOR HIS PIOUS AND USEFUL LIFE.
HE WAS BORN 18TH JANUARY, 1784 (64?)
AND DIED 6TH MAY 1854.
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4th side -
ERECTED
TO THE MEMORY OF
ALEXANDER WAUGH
SCHOOLMASTER OF TROQUEER
BY A FEW FRIENDS AND FORMER PUPILS
THE ARDUOUS DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE
WERE MOST ABLY AND EFFICIENTLY DISCHARGED BY HIM.
HIS HIGH QUALITIES AS A TEACHER
WERE CONJOINED WITH EXTREME GENEROSITY
AND KINDNESS OF HEART.
MUCH RESPECTED AND ESTEEMED
FOR HIS CHRISTIAN CHARACTER AND
HIS LOSS WAS DEEPLY FELT AND
WIDELY DEPLORED.
HE WAS BORN 2ND SEPTEMBER 181?*
DIED 22ND APRIL 1865 AND IS INTERRED
IN THE OLD CHURCHYARD OF DUNSCORE
* off edge of photo, my apologies.