Ross & Cromarty Roots | James & Margaret , John & Catherine Watson.

Picture No:	2784
Courtesy of:	Roddie Macpherson
Year:	2008
Graveyard	Rosemarkie Churchyard

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James & Margaret , John & Catherine Watson.

To the memory of JAMES WATSON late/farmer in Flowerburn who/departed this life 24th May/1807/and/MARGARET MUSTARD/his wife who died 25th Jan. 1858/and to JOHN WATSON late/farmer in Belmungie who died/*th Dec. 1876 aged 73 years/and ** CATHERINE MUSTARD his wife who died 14 Jany 1892, aged 79 years.**

Picture Added on 10 July 2008.

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Roddie, If this helps any, I am pretty sure this is the gravestone of whom I thought was John Watson, but is clearly James Watson, who died at Flowerburn, 24 May 1807. He was married to Margaret Mustard, b. 1784 who died in 1808. They had two sons: John b. 1803 and James b. 1807. It looks like the family is on the stone. Son John was supposed to have died 3 Dec 1876 and he was married to cousin Catherine Mustard who was born in 1812 and died somewhere between 1891-1901. It looks like there is another Mustard name at the bottom right of the stone which could be her. They farmed at Balmungie.
Of course the James here could be the son, I cannot read this clearly, but it appears that the stone says Margaret Mustard, wife, so I assume James was her husband.
Added by Lisa Henderson on 27 July 2009.

Lisa, thanks for that. Your suppositions look about right. I had my note for this stone but had omitted to upload it. Note the last piece between the ** is from HFHS's survey in 2004.
Added by Roddie on 30 July 2009.