The Cochran/MacFarlane Memorial
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The Cochran/MacFarlane Memorial
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 14 Jan 2013
The stone stands alongside the east carriageway of the older part of the cemetery. The inscription: "To the memory of Alexander Cochran, Shipmaster, Dumbarton, Drowned at Sea 20th November 1820, aged 57 years, and Christian MacFarlane his spouse, died 9th March 1841, aged 72 years. Also their sons: Daniel, died 22nd March 1813 aged 2 years; John, died 22nd November 1817, aged 26 years; Duncan, drowned at New York, 3rd June 1827, aged 30 years." For me, one point of interest is that this stone pre-dates the cemetery in which it now stands: below the main inscription is some additional text, which states that this stone was "removed from Dumbarton Parish Church Yard 23rd November 1911"; for the parish churchyard itself, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/8364
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Image Location
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55.950353
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-4.548904