Ross & Cromarty Roots | Fortrose Old Cemetery

Picture No:	1514
Courtesy of:	Roddie Macpherson
Year:	2008

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Fortrose Old Cemetery

Situated above Fortrose on Feddon Hill, the Old cemetery is relatively modern (about 1930s). Prior to its creation, burials took place at Fortrose Cathedral, or, more frequently in the parish churchyard at Rosemarkie.

Picture Added on 06 April 2008.

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I have a relative supposedly buried at Fortrose, Bernard Mackenzie, died 30 July 1713. Are there any records, tombstones or burial sites left of this vintage?
Thanks for your photographs - they are beautiful.
Sincerely
Maggie
Added by Maggie Mackenzie-Goodman on 26 January 2009.

Hello Maggie. If your forebear was buried at Fortrose in the 18thC, it is likely to have been at the Cathedral. According to a survey done by the Highland Family History Society in 2005, there was no Bernard Mackenzie stone noted within the Cathedral grounds. The probability is either the grave wasn't marked, or it has been 'lost' under the turf.
Added by Roddie on 26 January 2009.

I am trying to trace the tombstone of an American - Rev. John Dowdney - who was the minister of St Andrews Church in Fortrose and died there in 1865-6. I suspect he was buried in the Cathedral Cemetery.

Added by David Kennedy on 13 July 2015.

Hi I am looking for my great great grandmother's grave, her name was Ann Fraser (nee Watson), she was married to Donald Fraser who married Christina Forsyth and then moved to Australia. All I have is Ann died in 1840 and was buried in Rosemarkie, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.
Any information would be appreciated Thank You.
Added by Stephen Bonnitcha on 20 January 2022.

Hello Stephen. There is no evidence on the ground of a grave for Ann at Rosemarkie. The chances are that it was not marked by a stone, the stone was not inscribed or it has fallen and is now under the turf.
Added by Roddie Macpherson on 21 January 2022.

I know I asked before but I shall try again ...:
I am trying to trace the tombstone of an American - Rev. John Dowdney - who was the minister of St Andrews Church in Fortrose and died there in 1865-6. I suspect he was buried in the Cathedral Cemetery.
David Kennedy
Perth, Western Australia
Added by Prof. David Kennedy on 22 January 2022.

Hello David

Apologies for missing your earlier enquiry. The Highland Family History Society carried out a survey of the Cathedral burial ground in 2005. Unfortunately, there is no stone listed for John Dowdney. Perhaps he had a connection elsewhere or there are other reasons for its absence. According to scotlandspeople, he died in 1867 aged 58.
Added by Roddie Macpherson on 22 January 2022.

Thanks Robbie As he was an American his body may have been returned there.
Added by Prof. David Kennedy on 22 January 2022.

I located a gravestone for John Dowdney in Trinity Cemetery & Mausoleum in Upper Manhattan New York City. It's a very old marble monument and difficult to read. I'm trying to find out who this is, possibly the same John Dowdney?
Added by JCP on 18 September 2024.

Thank you. Sounds interesting. David
Added by David Kennedy on 19 September 2024.

Thanks Roddie - I'm Audrey's cousin. Donald Alexander Mackenzie was my Grandfather. I love my Mackenzie history.
Added by Maggie Mackenzie-Goodman on 20 September 2024.