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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900. Excerpt:... INSCRIPTIONS ON TOMBSTONES IN BUNKLE AND PRESTON CHURCHYARDS. The following Inscriptions, copied by my son, are added by way of Supplement to the Session Records already printed. They embrace, the whole of the yet legible Inscriptions in the burying-grounds of the parish prior to the year 1825. No attempt has been made to correct or modernise the spelling, but peculiarities in punctuation, and in the use of capital letters, have been occasionally modified.--Ed. I.--BUNKLE INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes the corps of Thomas Atcheson, who dep. Jan. 1, 16-6, age 73. Here lyes the bod--of Georg Aitchison, who died March 2, 1736, age 59. Here lyes the corps of George Adamson, who died July 22d, 1739, aged 62 years. Here lyes the corps of Patrick Ames, pedler of smal wares, who depairted this life at Kenton, November 28 day, 1739, and his age 57 years. Here lies the body of Thos. Adamson, son of William Adamson, tenant in East Reston Miln, who died in infancy, May 24th 1769. Also John Adamson, brother to the said William Adamson, who died Febr. 25th 1770, aged 25 years. On other side:--In memory of Joshna Adamson, son to Robert Adamson and Jennet Hay, who died May 11th 1794, aged 24 years. Here lyes the body of John Aitken, indneller in Lintlan, who died the 18 of June 1776, aged 63 years. On other side:--Also the body of John Aitken, son to John Aitken, wright in Ovenden, who died the 9 of October 1775. Erected by John Allan and Margaret Herrot, tenant in billy mains, to the memory of their sons, David Allan, who died Sepr. 9th 1828, aged 31 years; also John Allan, who died in thee sixteenth of his age. Also the said Margaret Herrot, who died 14th October 1836, aged 15 years. John Allan, her hnsband, died at Billy mains the 21st day of April 1811, aged 83 years. Also...