Gravestone of the Lyle family
Name/Title
Gravestone of the Lyle family
Date Made
1821
Medium and Materials
Stone
Inscription and Marks
Engraved on the gravestone: In Memory / Of / Jane Mary Lyle / Died 4th May 1778, Aged 15 Months / Jane Mary Lyle / Grandmother to the above / Died 2nd December 1778 , Aged 65 Years / WIlliam Lyle / Died 3rd October 1782, Aged 18 Months / John Thomas Lyle / Died 16th August 1785 Aged 11 Months / Samuel Lyle / Died 11th March 1788 Aged 22 Months / Mr William Lyle / Died 30th August 180(?)2 Aged 66 Years / Praises on tombstones are vainly spent / A good name is a lasting Monument.
Object number
SMITF.H.407