Monument list
| no. | family surname | full name | birth year | age | burial year | image name | GPR ref. | view no. | request no. | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Fergusson | Robert Fergusson | 1751 | 23 | 1774 | no image | 162943 | 89 | 1 | Poet He was originally intended for the Church but not being suited to this he ultimately obtained employment as a copyist He wrote verses on all sorts of occasions chiefly for Ruddimans Weekly Magazine No one could think ill of Fergusson who was the friend and brother of everybody He was a good singer and found of society but fell into habits of dissaption; and becoming insane died in a lunatic asylum His grave remained quite undistinguished until Burns arrived in Edinburgh On reaching Fergussons grave Burns uncovered his head knelt down and embraced the venerated clay Burns afterwards obtained permission from the Magistrates to erect this monument to the memory of Fergusson |
| 77 | Ferrier | Ann Ferrier | 1845 | id: 10746 | 162945 | 278 | 1 | 20th April 1845 | ||
| 78 | Ferrier | Smith Ferrier | 1673 | 48 | 1721 | id: 1090712 | 162820 | 117 | 1 | June 1721 |
| 79 | Fettes | William Fettes | 1856 | id: 10884 | 163005 | 245 | 1 | Founder of Fettes College twice Lord Provost of Edinburgh Monument erected by Trustees of the Fettes endowment | ||
| William Fettes | 1788 | 27 | 1815 | 13th June 1815 | ||||||
| Maria Malcolm | 1876 | 8th May 1876 | ||||||||
| 80 | Fontaine | Antoine Burel Fontaine | 1827 | id: 10755 | 162949 | 241 | 1 | 23rd January 1827 | ||
| Henry Louis Burel Fontaine | 1805 | 37 | 1842 | 9th June 1842 | ||||||
| Anthony Fontaine | ||||||||||
| Lucy Sdcott Sarah | 1803 | 25 | 1828 | 8th January 1828 | ||||||
| Thomas Sarah | ||||||||||
| 81 | Forbes | Barbara Balfour Forbes | id: 1090758 | 162849 | 293 | 1 | ||||
| Duncan Forbes | 1812 | 28th July 1812 | ||||||||
| George Stuart Forbes | ||||||||||
| John Stewart | ||||||||||
| Margaret Stewart | ||||||||||
| 82 | Ford | John Ford | 1795 | 64 | 1859 | id: 1090805 | 162874 | 766 | 1 | 16th May 1859 Born about 1795 in Midlothian. 1839 took over the Holyrood Flint Glass Works. In 1855 Queen Victoria granted him a licence �Glass Maker to Her Majesty� the place now assuming the title of �The Royal Holyrood Glass Works�. Also had a company called John Ford and Co. HIs daughter Mary Ford married Christopher Thompson Maling in 1857. CT Maling had a pottery in Ouseburn, Newcastle where Maling pottery was produced. They lived in Hexham and later in Newcastle. |
| Elizabeth Isabella Ford | 1771 | 58 | 1829 | 3rd March 1829 | ||||||
| Humphrey Ford | 1766 | 54 | 1820 | 27th April 1820 Birth 13 Mar 1766 in Coldstream Son of a John Ford born in 1736 and Elizabeth Duns Father of this graves' John Ford | ||||||
| Margaret Ford | 1769 | 56 | 1825 | Margaret Isabel Ford 21st February 1825 Daughter of a John Ford born in 1736 and Elizabeth Duns Birth 19 Feb 1768 in Coldstream Aunt of this graves' John Ford Married Alexander Kennedy 28th Apr 1794 | ||||||
| William Ford | 1770 | 40 | 1810 | 10th July 1810 Born 1779 in Coldstream Date of death dubious as he founded Holyrood Flint Glass Works and is said to have died in 1818. Uncle to John Ford Son of a John Ford born in 1736 and Elizabeth Duns | ||||||
| Alexander Kennedy | Husband of Margaret Isabel Ford, married 28th Apr 1794 | |||||||||
| John Humphrey Ford | 1826 | 37 | 1863 | 14th October 1863. Glass Manufacturer, probably working for his father John Ford. | ||||||
| William Ford | 1829 | 61 | 1890 | 9th November 1890 Birth 31 May 1829 in Canongate. Glass manufacturer, son of John Ford. Married Elizabeth Catherine Wells Birth 7 November 1827 in Newport, Monmouthshore Death 1895. Had 5 children, 1 boy 4 girls | ||||||
| Pauline Koch | 1798 | 65 | 1863 | 7th October 1863 Born 31 Aug 1798 on the Island of Ferel, Saaremaa, Estonia. [According to 1841 census, had a sister called Janet who also came to Scotland.] [Could someone with access to headstone please confirm whether {Ferel} is perhaps {Osel}, {Ösel} or {Oesel}; and rather use the exact wording from headstone than the modern location name] | ||||||
| 83 | Forsyth | Robert Forsyth | 1765 | 81 | 1846 | id: 1090865 | 162901 | 271 | 1 | Miscellaneous Writer Originally intended for the Church but abandoned divinity for the bar subsequently taking up literature Published The Beauties of Scotland 5 volumes 1805-06 |
| Agnes Carson/Hunter | 1755 | 71 | 1826 | July 1826 | ||||||
| Agnes Forsyth | 1806 | 41 | 1847 | 13th May 1847 | ||||||
| Charles Forsyth | 1842 | 22nd August 1842 | ||||||||
| Robert Forsyth | 1806 | 14 | 1820 | 21st July 1820 | ||||||
| Jacobina Carson | 1778 | 80 | 1858 | 5th November 1858 | ||||||
| 84 | Fraser | Euphemia Fraser | 1783 | 27 | 1810 | id: 10727 | 162942 | 358 | 1 | 18th July 1810 |
| Alison Berwick | 1809 | died 2nd August 1809 aged 1wk | ||||||||
| Helen Scott | 1794 | 62 | 1856 | 14th July 1856 | ||||||
| Alexander Berwick | 1774 | 76 | 1850 | 15th February 1850 | ||||||
| Jane Fraser | 1856 | 16th February 1856 | ||||||||
| Lilias Fraser | 1854 | 11th November 1854 | ||||||||
| John McWhir | ||||||||||
| Alexander Berwick | 1808 | died 30th January 1808 aged 1mth | ||||||||
| 85 | Fraser | John Fraser | 1745 | 82 | 1827 | id: 1090737 | 162836 | 167 | 1 | 18th February 1827 |
| 86 | Fraser | Luke Fraser | 1736 | 85 | 1821 | id: 10700 | 162929 | 296 | 1 | 27th November 1821 |
| Elizabeth Fraser | 1793 | 49 | 1842 | 19th February 1842 | ||||||
| Janet Fraser | 1786 | 79 | 1865 | 1st February 1865 | ||||||
| Luke Fraser | 1836 | 21 | 1857 | 26th February 1857 I have another image of this stone which is clearer, and states clearly that Luke Fraser was William Fraser's son, and that William was a writer in the signet. William was the son of Luke senior. | ||||||
| Eliza Hall | 1701 | 74 | 1775 | 1st October 1775 | ||||||
| Margaret Jeffrey | 1744 | 80 | 1824 | 11th October 1824 | ||||||
| 87 | Fraser | William Fraser | 1794 | 74 | 1868 | id: 10700 | 162930 | 349 | 1 | 26th September 1868 |
| Katharine Anne Taylor | 1827 | 86 | 1913 | 20th October 1913 | ||||||
| Margaret Jeffrey Taylor | 82 | 6th October | ||||||||
| Mary Taylor | 1921 | 22nd November 1921 | ||||||||
| Bethia Taylor | 1820 | 68 | 1888 | 17th September 1888 | ||||||
| no. | family surname | full name | birth year | age | burial year | image name | GPR ref. | view no. | request no. | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Geddes | John Geddes | 1753 | 77 | 1830 | id: 10919 | 163020 | 411 | 1 | 27th July 1830 |
| Grizell Geddes | 1782 | 19th August 1782 | ||||||||
| Matilda Faulds | 1795 | 55 | 1850 | 12th September 1850 | ||||||
| Madelina Hessing | 1815 | 55 | 1870 | 1st March 1870 | ||||||
| Adam Gordon Geddes | 1790 | 71 | 1861 | 3rd May 1861 | ||||||
| Crawfurd Geddes | 1796 | 10th June 1796 | ||||||||
| Daniel Geddes | 1793 | 74 | 1867 | |||||||
| James Geddes | 1816 | 31st January 1816 | ||||||||
| John Geddes | 1767 | 77 | 1844 | 28th April 1844 | ||||||
| Margaret Duncan | 1758 | 63 | 1821 | 1st February 1821 | ||||||
| 89 | Gibson | J J Gibson | 1821 | id: 10693 | 162927 | 174 | 1 | |||
| David Greig | ||||||||||
| Penelope Fox Greig | 1781 | 77 | 1858 | April 1858 | ||||||
| Robert Reid | ||||||||||
| 90 | Gibson | William Gibson | 1807 | id: 10984 | 163044 | 213 | 1 | 3rd May 1807 | ||
| Helen Gibson | 1814 | 2nd March 1814 | ||||||||
| Mitchell Gibson | 1852 | 1st February 1852 | ||||||||
| Barbara Thomson | 1854 | 30th May 1854 | ||||||||
| Hyndford Gibson | 1797 | 20th June 1797 | ||||||||
| Thomas Gibson | 1802 | 21st February 1802 | ||||||||
| Mary Cecilia Balfour | 1801 | 27th November 1801 | ||||||||
| 91 | Gordon | John Watson Gordon | 1788 | 76 | 1864 | id: 10929 | 163022 | 154 | 1 | Portrait painter Exhibited at first public exhibition in Edinburgh in 1808 A Scene from the Lay of the Last Minstrel After Raeburns death in 1823 he was the leading practioner of portrait painting in Scotland Chief Works:- Sir Walter Scott (original unfinished study in Scottish National Gallery); J G Lockhart; Professor John Wilson; Sir David Brewster |
| 92 | Gordon | William Gordon | 1774 | id: 1090754 | 162846 | 143 | 1 | December 1774 | ||
| 93 | Gregory | John Gregory | 1724 | 49 | 1773 | no image | no image | 82 | Distinguished Physician and Writer on Miscellaneous Subjects; born Aberdeen Came to Edinburgh 1724 and became a Member of Medical Society; friend of Mark Akenside; studied at Leyden; appointed Professor of Philosophy at Aberdeen; went to London 1745; published several books | |
| 94 | Greig | Robert Greig | 1787 | 49 | 1836 | id: 1090863 | 162898 | 335 | 1 | 23rd August 1836 |
| Agnes Beatson Greig | 1828 | 2 | 1830 | 16th June 1830 | ||||||
| Anna Coventry Greig | 1897 | 16th October 1897 | ||||||||
| Jessie Robina Frances Greig | 1837 | 43 | 1880 | 13th January 1880 | ||||||
| James Blyth Greig | 1831 | died 24th March 1831 aged 10mth | ||||||||
| Robert Greig | 1833 | 25 | 1858 | 3rd June 1858 | ||||||
| Jessie Blyth | 1800 | 82 | 1882 | 11th April 1882 | ||||||
| 95 | Greig | Thomas Greig | 1751 | 71 | 1822 | id: 1090864 | 162899 | 104 | 1 | 4th August 1822 |
| John Greig | 1746 | 82 | 1828 | 30th May 1828 | ||||||
| 96 | Greig | William Greig | 1738 | 89 | 1827 | id: 1090870 | 162902 | 262 | 1 | 1st June 1827 |
| Greig | 1757 | 69 | 1826 | 6th August 1826 | ||||||
| 97 | Grey | Alexander Grey | 1831 | id: 1090803 | 162872 | 240 | 1 | |||
| 98 | Halkett | W D C N Halkett | 1788 | 10 | 1798 | id: 10895 | 163009 | 309 | 1 | 12th June 1798 |
| Frederick Halkett | ||||||||||
| Margaret Halkett | 1800 | 10th August 1800 | ||||||||
| 99 | Hall | Alexander Hall | 1755 | 70 | 1825 | id: 10792 | 162963 | 154 | 1 | 4th September 1825 |
| James Hall | 1787 | 75 | 1862 | 6th July 1862 | ||||||
| Alexander Hall | 1770 | 57 | 1827 | 11th June 1827 | ||||||
| Sarah Guthrie | 1752 | 60 | 1812 | 18th March 1812 | ||||||
| 100 | Hall | Ehinehas Hall | 1752 | 60 | 1812 | id: 1090889 | 162914 | 128 | 1 | 5th November 1812 |
Monument list for Canongate Kirk's Church burial ground
page start names: .Aitchison. || .Broughton. || .Conner. || .Fergusson. || .Hardy. || .Lennon. || .McKay. || .Nicol. || .Scott. || .Walker. ||A burial monument list gives all the names showed on each monument (show FAQ).
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Surname list for Canongate Kirk's Church burial ground
page start names: .no surname. || .Aitkin. || .Arnott. || .Bell. || .Bonar. || .Bonar. || .Brown. || .Bruce. || .Cameron. || .Carstairs. || .Conway. || .Davidson. || .Drybrough. || .Duncan. || .Eisdale. || .Forrester. || .Gibson. || .Greig. || .Hardy. || .Hay. || .Hepburn. || .Hopper. || .Johnston. || .Kirkwood. || .Lazzaroni. || .Liston. || .MacDowall. || .Maloney. || .Maxwell. || .McCulloch. || .McNees. || .Miller. || .Morgan. || .O'Neil. || .Philip. || .Richardson. || .Robertson. || .Saumarez. || .Sinclair. || .Somerville. || .Suttie. || .Thomson. || .Watson. || .Willison. || .Young. ||A surname list gives all the names for a particular surname and links to the burial ground where it is listed (show FAQ).
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Monument list for Canongate Kirk's Church burial ground
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