Posted on: Shire of Dunbarton, Scotland Queries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Scotland/Dunbarton?read=637 Surname: Loudon, Bryce, Crawford, Watson ------------------------- Hi All. I was visiting the gravesite of my gg-grandparents, Robert Loudon and Margaret Bryce, in Elgin, Quebec, Canada, recently, and took note of the three headstone incriptions below. Maybe someone will find them useful... The _real_ reason I'm posting this is because I'm reasonably sure the inscription on Robert Loudon's headstone reads "Native of Cumbernauld", but that is just a guess on my part because the stone has deteriorated so badly in the middle part of the town name. If anyone could confirm that Cumbernauld is indeed the birthplace of Robert Loudon, I would be forever grateful, because this has been a longstanding "brick wall" to me. The inscriptions follow my signature. Regards, Jim Loudon jloudon@hotmail.com http://www.loudon.org ----- Headstone #1 -- Capt. R. Loudon Died Sept. 17, 1900 Age 90 years Native of Cumbernauld Margaret Bryce His Wife Died July 14, 1891 Age 78 years Native of Iona, Argyll, Scotland ----- Headstone #2 -- Catherine E. Hunter Wife of William Crawford Died March 3, 1895 Aged 64 years, 11 months William Crawford Diead March 18, 1902 Aged 81 years A Native of Cumbernauld, Scotland ----- Headstone #3 -- In Memory Of Charles Crawford Died Aug. 8, 1849 Age 74 years also Jenett Watson Wife of the Above Died Jan. 19, 1863 Age 74 years Natives of Cumbernauld, Scotland