Murray & Clare Nicoll, Thank you for the time and effort recording Petrie Gravestone Inscriptions. It happens that the following inscription was by and for Robert Petrie who was the brother of my great great grandfather David Petrie. "ST CYRUS NEW Erected by ROBERT PETRIE in memory of his wife JESSIE STRACHAN who died 19 July 1897 aged 78 years also of their son WILLIAM aged 5 years JAMES aged 11 years also of their son GEORGE who died 28 June 1903 aged 55 years the above ROBERT PETRIE died 23 August 1913 aged 91 years also GEORGE BEATTIE beloved husband of JESSIE PETRIE who died at Whitehills St Cyrus 4 July 1940 in his 74 year the above JESSIE PETRIE died 14 February 1961 aged 82 years" Norma sent some very nice pictures of the gravestones a couple of years ago but I would appreciate seeing yours also. Here is some additional information on Robert, Jessie (Strachan) Petrie, William, James, George Petrie, Jessie Strachan (Petrie) Beattie [Robert's granddaughter] and George Beattie. Haven't posted anything on them in a while and it might help someone new to the list. Any comments, corrections or additions are most welcome. Robert Petrie b. 9 Jul 1821 Bogmill, Parish of Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland ch. 18 Jul 1821 Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland m(1). Jessie Strachan 4 Feb 1843 Parish of Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 23 Aug 1913 (age 91) Lochside, St.Cyrus Parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland bur. St.Cyrus churchyard. Occupation: agricultural labourer, salmon fisher. (In 1845 Robert was a labourer at Haughs of Nether Benholme the family's last recorded stop before settling in St.Cyrus.) Abodes: Fettercairn, Laurencekirk, St.Cyrus. Death certificate: occupation "Salmon Fisher" cause of death "senile decay" at the time of his death he was a widower. It lists his death certificate as being "Parish of St. Cyrus, County of Kincardine, page 5, entry 13, 1913." Death registered by George Beattie, granddaughter's husband. 1851 Census Lochside, St.Cyrus: Robert Petrie head of household, residence: Lochside, St.Cyrus, married, aged 29 years, born Kincardineshire, agricultural labourer. Jessie Petrie, wife, married, aged 31 years, born Kinneff (Kincardinshire). "Fettercairn OPR [official parish records]: 1821 July 18 James Petrie and his wife Isobel Greig at Bagmill had a child born July 9, 1821 and Baptized this day (July 18, 1821) Named ROBERT." [Malcolm Hay] Jessie (Strachen) Petrie b. 15 Mar 1819 Haircraigs, Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland ch. 4 Apr 1819 Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 19 Jul 1897 (age 78) Lochside, St.Cyrus Parish, Kincardine, Scotland bur. St.Cyrus churchyard. Abodes: Kinneff, Laurencekirk, St.Cyrus. Parents: George Strachan & Elizabeth Moonlight. William Petrie b. 1849/50 St.Cyrus Parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 1854/55 (age 5) St.Cyrus Parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland (age 5). 1851 Census Lochside, St.Cyrus: William Petrie son, aged 1 year, born St.Cyrus. Died about the same time as his older brother James. He is mentioned on his parent's headstone in St.Cyrus churchyard. James Petrie b 1842/43 Parish of Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 1853/54 (age 11) St.Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland. 1851 Census Lochside, St.Cyrus Parish: James Petrie son, aged 8 years, scholar, born Laurencekirk (Kincardineshire). Died about the same time as his younger brother William. He is mentioned on his parent's headstone in St.Cyrus churchyard. George Petrie b. 12 Oct 1847 Benholm, St.Cyrus Parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 28 Jun 1903 (age 55) Durie Salmon Fishing Station, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland (Usual address: St.Cyrus). Cause of death: perforation of the bowel and peritonitis. Occupation: salmon fisher. 1851 Census Lochside, St.Cyrus: George Petrie son, aged 3 years, born St.Cyrus. George too was mentioned on his parent's headstone in St.Cyrus Churchyard. Andrew Petrie [Son of above Robert Petrie and father of Jessie Strachan Petrie below] ch. 15 Jun 1845 Parish of Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland m. Ann Jamieson 9 Dec 1875 30 North Ellen Street, Dundee, Scotland. d. 29 Mar 1930 21 Bonnybank Road, Dundee, Scotland (St.Andrew). Occupation: grocer's warehouseman, grocer's porter, brewer's porter (possibly all the same job), mechanic. Marriage certificate: Dundee, District of St.Clement 282-4 page 177 entry no. 353, Andrew Petrie aged 30 bachelor brewery porter of 1 Ellen Street, Dundee Parents: Robert Petrie (Salmon Fisher), Jessie Petrie (nee Strachan), Ann Jamieson, aged 28 spinster domestic servant of 30 North Ellen Street, Dundee Parents: James Jamieson (General Carter)-(deceased), Jane Jamieson (nee Ogilvy), (deceased) witnesses: David Edwards & Frances Anderson. 1851 Census Lochside, St.Cyrus: Andrew Petrie son, aged 6 years, scholar, born Benholm. 1881 Census Dundee (Ref: 282-4 District 33 Page 23) Andrew Petrie age 35 married head of household grocer's warehouseman born Benholm; Annie Petrie age 33 wife married born Brechin. Jessie Strachan Petrie b. 11 Aug 1878 1 North Ellen Street, Dundee, Scotland ch. "1 September 1878 by Rev A Bell, St Andrews Church and Parish, Dundee, ANDREW PETRIE mechanic, ANNIE JAMIESON, 4 North Ellen Street, Dundee" [Baptismal Register of the St Andrews Church and Parish, Dundee, 10 November 1871 - 8 March 1887] m. George Beattie 12 Jun 1909 Lochside, St.Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 14 Feb 1961 (age 82) Whitehill(s), St.Cyrus, Scotland ["Whitehills is the name of the family home of Jessie Beattie, the granddaughter of Robert Petrie/Jessie Strachan who was buried with them and is commemorated on their gravestone too." - Norma (Petrie) Thain, 1998] bur. With her Petrie grandparents in St.Cyrus (likely that Jessie and George lived with her Petrie grandparents). George b. Abt. 1867 d. 4 Jul 1940 (age 74) Whitehill(s), St.Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland. 1881 Census Dundee: Jessie S. Petrie daughter age 2 born Dundee. Jessie was the informant on the death certificate (18 Sep 1911, Montrose) of her grandfather Robert's sister, Jean Mather Petrie Bain. Apparently Jean Mather Petrie and John Millar Bain had no children of their own. My great great grandfather (brother to the above Robert Petrie) was David Petrie: David Petrie b. 3 Sep 1804 (ch. 25 Dec 1804) Drumhendrie, Parish of Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland m(1). Mary Steele "Peebles" 12 Jun 1830 St.Cyrus Parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 23 Jul 1877 at 3:05 AM (age 73 years 11 months) Braefoot, Carnoustie, Barry, Angus, Scotland. Occupation: ploughman, agricultural labourer and cattle keeper. David's death certificate: occupation given as "Ploughman." Cause of death shown as "Chronic Diarrhea (2 months). Death registered by Alexander Paton (brother-in-law) Dundee Street, Carnoustie, 24 July 1877 at Barry Angus. Mary: bur. Saint Vigeans, near Arbroath, Scotland. 1841 census for St. Vigeans: age 35, address Cairnbennet, St. Vigeans, Angus, agricultural labourer. FORDOUN OPR 1828 Baptisms (LDS film 0993317): "JAMES PATRIE subtenant on Drumsleed and ISOBEL GREIG his wife had their daughter JEAN born 10th July 1828 Baptized August 17 1828. (end of entry)" Baptism was witnessed by "John & David Petrie, sons of the said James Petrie." Mary Steel Petrie age 35. 1871 census: Braefoot, Barry, Carnoustie occupation labourer, age 66 years, place of birth Fettercairn, marital status widower. From Mary Gunn-Smallwood's work "When Leland and Faye Gubb visited Scotland in 1979 they were able to find the cemetery in which he (David) was buried, but since there were no headstones, could not find the exact grave." Also, the information on David and his family came, in part, from the back of a photograph of David. Norma (Petrie) Thain writes further (1998) "You will notice that DAVID & MARY married in St.Cyrus, Kincardineshire, have a look at your map of Scotland and you will see that although they married in another County, Kincardine borders with Angus, and St.Cyrus is very near to Montrose, they then moved onto Logie-Pert, which is a small village between St.Cyrus & Brechin in Angus. They are next noted in Dunnichen, Angus, which is lovely because it's only about 1 mile from my home and my children go to Sunday School in the same church they had (their son) David Petrie christened in..... (my GGGGGrandmother was also christened in Dunnichen Church in 1765, her father was the local miller), they have then moved onto St. Vigeans, which is just outside Arbroath and perhaps they were all living in Panbride which is just outside Carnoustie around the 1860's at the time of (their daughter) Mary's marriage (1863) and before his (David's) death in Carnoustie in 1877. They certainly moved around in comparison to other Petrie's at that time." [See comments concerning hiring fairs from Christine Mary (Mackenzie) Glover of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland under Robert Petrie b. 17 Feb 1883, the grandson of this David's brother Robert. Christine's comments help explain why the family of a ploughman would have had to move so often.] Mary b. Abt. 1804 Angus, Scotland d. Bef. 1846 St. Vigeans, Angus, Scotland. Notes for MARY STEELE: On her son James' birth record extract "Peebles" is attached to Mary's name. This is the area in St. Vigeans Parish where the family probably lived when James was born in 1841. It may have been a farm or an estate. It still appears on the Scottish ordinance survey map today as "Peebles." The following description from St. Vigeans contains a reference to "Peebles." " The following are the names I collected at St. Vigeans churchyard extension, which does not have many old stones. Sandstone, 4 feet tall. Script C/In loving memory/of/JamesCuthill/late of/Mid Peebles Farm/who died 27th September 1962/aged 81 years/At rest. (Mid Peebles is about 2 miles northwest.)" [Bob Duncan] Dave Petrie Arden Hills, Minnesota, USA [email protected]