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me. Opposite the names of the spouses at
one side was a table spaced in columns headed
Born, Married, Died, Number of issue. male female. The first man
whose name appeared on the stone was born, I think
in 1675 and died about 1745. The record had
not been carried on through many generations.
It was 7.o'clock before we got home luckily
quite dry though the sky was overcast all day.

25th Aug. [August] 1912
Finished writing up notes preparatory to
going away for 15 days to preside at a board
interviewing candidates for labour exchange
or posts for the Civil Service Commission.
I go to Glasgow tonight, then Edinburgh & lastly
Newcastle.

10" Sept. [September] 1912
Returned from Newcastle - on - Tyne and
joined the family at Moffat.

11" Sept. [September] 1912
Kirkpatrick - juxta Churchyard
In the S E. [South East] corner of the churchyard at
Kirkpatrick - juxta is an upright tombstone
carved on the front with the figure of a man
in a skirted coat holding upright in his
right hand a smith's hammer set upon an
anvil and in his left a horse-shoe. Above the
hammer is a crown and over the man's
left shoulder a skull. The stone is inscribed
on the back ''Here lies John Imrie who died
at Thistlieholm 6" March 1746 aged 40 years.

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