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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BURIAL VAULT (rarls of Linlothgow) Burial Vault (Earls of Linlithgow)
Burial Vault (Earls of Linlithgow)
Burial Vault (Earls of Linlithgow)
Mr Waldie Bookseller Linlithgow
Mr Brockley Plumber Linlithgow
Mr Henderson Town Clerks Office Linlithgow
Etc Etc
001 [Situation] S.E [South East] of St Michael's Church
A vault beneath the floor of one of the Aisles of the Parish Church was the place of internment for the Livingston family, Earls of Linlithgow - An act of attainder was passed upon this Earldom in 1715, but the representatives of the family Continued to bury here untill the death of the late Sir Thomas Livingstone who was interred Elsewhere - This vault is now Considered [finally] Closed

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Town of Linlithgow -- Sheet No. 1 Trace 4

"The Church is somewhat disfigured by the
burying place of Livingstone family (Earls
of Linlithgow attainted in 1716), it not being
remarkably for purity of style".-
Handbook of Linlithgow 1845

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