B01 Kerr/Redpath. "In memory of ROBERT KERR farmer at Howden who died 1st August 1901 aged 82 years. Also his wife ELISABETH REDPATH who died 14 January 1899 aged 74 years. NINIAN KERR their son, 11 April 1897 aged 44 years. GEORGE KERR their son died 7 April 1920 aged 68 years. ADAM KERR their son died 8th March 1935 aged 80 years. MARY KERR their daughter who died 18 January 1939 aged 80 years."
B02 Findlay/Henry. "Erected by W A FINDLAY, schoolmaster of Saltoun in memory of his children. CHARLES FINDLAY died 30 July 1880. THO. HENDRY FINDLAY died 5th March 1881 aged 4 years and 3 months. JAMES FINDLAY died 9 September 1901 aged 22 years and 5 months. At Rest. [Then lower down] Also the said WILLIAM ALEXANDER FINDLAY died 10 October 1912 aged 71 years and his spouse MARGARET MARTIN HENDRY died 10 February 1913 aged 75 [73?] years."
B03 No readable legend. Initials DC.
B04 No readable legend.
B05 Graham/Martin. "Here lie the mortal remains of DAVID GRAHAM, licentiate of the church. Schoolmaster of the parish of Saltoun for 14 years, who died in 1820 aged 84 years, and of CATHERINE MARTIN his spouse".
B06 No readable legend. Initials P and R.
B07 Dods/Calvert/Naysmith. "Erected by ALEXANDER DODS gardener at Saltoun Hall in loving memory of JANE CALVERT his spouse who died the XVIIIth of April MDCCCXXXI aged LVI years. Also at her right, his granddaughter JANE NAYSMITH who died on the XXVIth of April MDCCCXXXI aged VI years; and further to the right, his daughter FRANCES spouse of JAMES NAYSMITH, Montreal North America, who died on the XVIIIth of June MDCCCXXX aged XXX years."
B08 Paterson. "Erected by CAROLINE NICOLSON PATERSON in loving memory of her husband PETER PATERSON, farmer, Middlemains Saltoun who died 31st May 1905 aged 58 years, and of his sister JANET PATERSON who died 4 May 1906 aged 61 years. 'Nearer my God to Thee'."
B09 No readable legend. Stone fallen on face.
B10 No readable legend.
B11 Sked. "In loving memory of MARY E SKED who died at Saltoun 5 March 1935. Erected by her husband and daughters."
B12 Johnstown. "Here lyth JAMES JOHNSTOWN who departeth this life the 11th of September [one reading gives December] in the year of God 1658." [Initials MF on back of stone.]
B13 Thomson "In loving memory of Nurse ELIZABETH MARGARET THOMSON born in Saltoun 21 March 1864 died in Edinburgh 25 January 1926 [possibly 1928].
B14 No readable legend. An earlier source gives: "M.F. Here lyeth JAMES JOHNSTON who died the levinth December the [year of] God 1658." [But see also B12!]
B15 Campbell/Milne. "In a memorial of ANN daughter of JOHN and BARBARA CAMPBELL who died 6 Feb.1874 aged 23 years. Also of WILLIAM their son who died 14 November 1875 aged 19 years. Also of JOHN their son who died 9 February 1864 aged 18 months. Also of JANET their daughter who died 6 May 1878 aged 26 years. The above JOHN CAMPBELL died 2 July 1881 aged 74 years. Also CATHERINE their daughter who died 13 October 1888 aged 27 years. BARBARA MILNE wife of the above JOHN CAMPBELL died 13 October 1905 aged 83 years.
B16 Stewart/Somerville. "In memory of ADAM STEWART who died at East Saltoun 2 Feb 1893. Also
the undermentioned ISABELLA SOMMERVILLE who died 23 February 1912 aged 91 [94?] years. Erected by his widow ISABELLA SOMERVILLE." [Clearly she erected the stone at her husband's death and was later interred with him].
B17 No readable legend. An earlier researcher suggests the name WILLIAM RENTON or FENTON
B18 Thomson. "30571 Private G.Thomson Royal Scots, 7 Jan. 1919".
B19 No readable legend.
B20 Haldane/Stenhouse. "In loving memory of MARGARET HALDANE [who] died 13 June 1924. Loved
wife of ROBERT STENHOUSE who died 25 July 1957. Also their daughter MARGARET [who] died 13 Feb 1978."
B21 Wadle. "Here lyes MARGARET WADLE who departed this life the 15 of Feby. in the year of God 1694 and of age 63."
B22 No readable legend.
B23 Stirling/Turner/Leslie. "Erected by CRAWFORD and ELIZABETH STIRLING in memory of their son JOHN, l/Cpl 5/6 Royal Scots Guards, killed in France 11 August 1918 aged 20;and their daughter ELIZABETH died 30 January 1923 aged 22. AGNES (NANNIE) died 23 February 1932 aged 24. Also the above CRAWFORD L STIRLING died 16 September 1939 aged 71, and his wife ELIZABETH TURNER
died 17 April 1964 aged 99. Also their son CRAWFORD LESLIE died 28 February 1971 aged 68 years."
B24 No readable legend
B25 Inglis/Moffat "In loving memory of JOHN INGLIS who died at Herdmanston Lodge 16 March 1907 aged 48. Also his wife MARGARET MOFFAT who died at Kelso 18 June 1911 aged 53 years".
C01 Finlayson/Campbell. "JOHN FINLAYSON farmer Saltoun East Mains died October 10th 1875 aged 75 years. Erected to the memory by his nephew WILLIAM CAMPBELL of the General Post Office, Edinburgh."
C02 Finlayson. "Here lie the remains of ROBERT FINLAYSON, tenant [at] Long Naked, who died 11 April 1728 aged 42 years. MARGARET his spouse died 1 November 1770 aged 82 years. MARY spouse of JAMES FINLAYSON [of] Herdmanstone Mill died 2 March 1776 aged 56 years. Also the above JAMES FINLAYSON. His son JAMES [who was] farmer at Markle Mains [is] interred at Preston Kirk. Re-inscribed by WILLIAM CAMPBELL 1877. JAMES RANKEN farmer[at] Saltoun East Mains died 9 April 1843 aged 62 years. ELIZABETH CARSTAIRS his wife who died 11 December 1877 aged 72 years"
C03 No readable legend.
C04 No readable legend.
C05 No readable legend. Only the name "Henderson" on a flower pot.
C06 No readable legend.
C07 Leckie/Hay. (sadly minimalist, this one!) "Interred here PETER LECKIE, wright, and JANET HAY his spouse."
C08 No readable legend. Date 1679 and initials HIW or HIVV or AAIH on the top.
C09 McGhie.
"Sacred to the memory of John McGhie, late of T...... [maybe Templehall but nearly obliterated] who departeth this life August .... [all else is eroded into indecipherability].
C10 Ferguson. "Here lies the body of GEORGE FERGUSON son to ROBERT FERGUSON, who died Feb 28 1710 aged 28 years, and HENRY FERGUSON, son to ROBERT FERGUSON who died ..... aged 28 years. Also ..... who died 1732 aged 74 years. [Then lower down the stone] Here Lyes ROBERT FERGUSON wright in Saltoun who died ... November 1736 aged 58 years. Also MARION FERGUSON his daughter who died 1712." [This is an old but richly ornamented stone, with many carved skulls, bones, acanthus leaves, and so on. Some of the inscription is now unreadable.]
C11 Mill. "Here lyes GEORGE MILL tenant in Simerside [one researcher gives this place name as Hermiston] who died 1781. Also, formerly readable: and to CHRISTIAN CLARK who died 9 March 17[78?] aged 28."
C12 No readable legend.
CN1 Herriot/Campbell. "To the memory of DAVID HERRIOT, hedger[to] WALTER CAMPBELL of Shawfield who died Juley (sic) 1st 1810. Here lies the body of JOHN HERRIOT who died January 23rd 1825 aged 10 years."
CN2 Bartleman Here lyes the children of WILLIAM BARTLEMAN and JANET BAPTIE. KATHERINE died October 22nd 1709 aged [illegible]. JEAN died [date and month illegible] 1711 aged 7 years. JAMES died 22nd [month illegible] 1712 aged [illegible] years. [Name illegible] died October 22nd 1712 aged 3 years. ANDREW died April 27th 1732 aged 18 years.
CN3 Jeffrey/Usher. "Erected by ALEXANDER JEFFREY in memory of ISABELLA JEFFREY his daughter [who] died 11th March 1860 aged 28 years. Also ELIZABETH his daughter [who] died 21st October 1869 aged 37 years. Also the above ALEXANDER JEFFREY [who] died 16th March 1894 aged 82 years. Also his wife MARY USHER [who] died 1st May 1885 aged 77 years. Also his son ALEXANDER
[who] died 15th January 1930 aged 84 years. Also his youngest daughter MARY [who] died 31st May 1933 aged 63 years."
[Note: CN3 was lost for many years, re-discovered under heavy ivy growth, but in 2006 was enjungled by ivy again.]
CN4 Douglas/Knox/Pringle. "Here lyes GEORGE DOUGLAS late baxter in Crighton Dean, and DORITY KNOX his wife. Also GEORGE and JOHN DOUGLAS, sons to JOHN DOUGLAS, wright at Inveresk their grandchildren and JANET PRINGLE wife to CHARLES PRINGLE at Crighton".
CN5 MacAdam/Richardson. "In memory of ROBERT MacADAM, West Saltoun, who died 25th May 1853 aged 79 years. Also JANET RICHARDSON his wife who died 24th September 1854 aged 81 years. Also JOHN MacADAM their son who died 24th May 1836 aged 30 years. JESSIE MacADAM died at Gifford 26th June 1884 aged 74 years."
D01 Blair/Cockburn. "Erected to the memory of GEORGE BLAIR who died at Kinchie [ie, at Glenkinchie] and HELEN COCKBURN his wife who died at Edinburgh" [No dates or ages are given].
D02 No readable legend.
D03 No readable legend.
D04 Drummond/White. "Erected by ANN DRUMMOND in memory of her mother ANN WHITE, died 25th November 1872 aged 45 years. Also her brother DAVID DRUMMOND, died 24 July 1869 aged 10 years and 10 months."
D05 Henderson/Brodie. "In memory of ARCHIBALD HENDERSON who died at Peaston Bank 9th April 1842 aged 76 years. Also MARION BRODIE his wife who died 13th April 1859 aged 88 years. ROBERT their son died 10th June 1868 aged 63 years. Also to the memory of GEORGE HENDERSON great grandson of the above who died at Saltoun Kennels 17th April 1913 aged 63 years. Also his sister MARY HENDERSON who died at Humbie 18th May 1916 aged 60 years."
D06 Durie/Redpath. "In loving memory of our dear parents JOHN DURIE [who died] 16th May 1945 [and] his wife ISABELLA REDPATH [who] died 9 June 1948. [Also] our sister ISA [who] died 17 October 1912."
D07 No readable legend.
D08 No readable legend.
D09 Ovens/Thomson. "In loving memory of ANNIE MILLER OVENS who died 20 January 1929 'Safe in the arms of Jesus' CATHERINE D THOMSON wife of ANDREW OVENS died April 22 1941, and the above ANDREW OVENS died 2 May 1947."
D10 Corbet/White. "Here lies ROBERT CORBET who died 20th April 1805 aged 78 years. Also MARION WHITE his spouse who died 25th December 1802 aged 76 years. And three of their children who all died young."
D11 Ramage. "Erected by STEPHEN and ISABELLA RAMAGE in loving memory of their daughters CATHERINE who died 4 October 1932 aged 18. BARBARA died 10 November 1832 aged 30. Also the above ISABELLA RAMAGE died 28 July 1942 aged 64 and her husband STEPHEN RAMAGE died 29 April 1955 aged 78. 'Until the Day breaks'."
D12 Mack/Grieve. "In memory of GEORGE MACK who died 13 November 1849 aged 75 years and his wife AGNES GRIEVE died 31 July 1854 aged 70 years. Also their son JAMES who died 19 June 1865 aged 50 years. 'Deeply regretted and much respected by all who knew him'."
D13 Aitken/Park/Fordyce. "In loving memory of JAMES AITKEN who died 14 February 1920 aged 78 years. His wife ISABELLA PARK who died 11 May 1911 aged 68 years, and their daughter AGNES who died 7 September 1919. Also of JAMES FORDYCE, husband of the latter, killed in action in France 27 August 1918."
D14 No readable legend.
D15 Blair/Dunlop. "Sacred to the memory of THOMAS BLAIR merchant, Edinburgh, who died at his own house at Portobello [an Edinburgh suburb] on 12 June 1879 aged 73 years. Also JANET DUNLOP his widow who died at Garden Cottage Portobello 10 April 1887 aged 92 years"
D16 McKay/Whitson/Baillie/Ross. "Erected by THOMAS McKAY in loving memory of his dear wife JANE ANN BAILLIE who died at East Saltoun 17 May 1917 aged 47 years. Also his daughter MARY wife of ABRAHAM WHITSON who died 18 April 1924 aged 29 years. Also his brother-in-law JOHN TAINSH BAILLIE husband of JEMIMA ROSS who died on the 2 December 1951 aged 62 years."
D17 Reid. "MARGARET REID died 2 November 1942."
D18 Wallace. "In ever loving memory of my dear wife and our dear mother CECILIA FAIRGRIEVE WALLACE who died November 30 1942. Also her beloved husband and our dear father ROBERT WALLACE who died 13 January 1966 aged 81 years. Together they rest."
D19 Bathgate/Sandilands. "In loving memory of STEPHEN BATHGATE husband of JANE .SANDILANDS, who died at East Saltoun 7th May 1944 aged 70 years."
D20 Bathgate/Ramage. "In loving memory of JOHN BATHGATE dear husband of ALISON RAMAGE who died 25 May 1953 in his 85 year. Until the day dawns."
D21 Simpson. "Erected by JAMES SIMPSON, smith in Hermiston Mill [now Herdmanston Mill and long demolished] and MARGARET [surname unreadable] his spouse, to the memory of his grandfather WILLIAM SIMPSON. Also his grandmother JANE SIMPSON. [There are no dates or ages given.]
D22 No readable legend.
D23 No readable legend.
D24 McEwen/Fortune. "In memory of JOHN McEWEN who died at East Saltoun 1st of January 1799 in the 52nd year of his age. And of JAMES his son who died in May 1806 aged 14 years. Also MARION BALD his spouse who died at East Saltoun 16 December 1835 aged 88 years. In memory of THOMAS McEWEN his brother who died 7th April 1818 aged 34 years. Also of WILLIAM his brother who died 7th April 1749 aged 23 years. Also ALEXANDER his brother who died 21st November 1849 aged 26 years. Also MARGARET McEWEN his sister who died 24th September 1851 aged 29 years. Also JANET McEWEN his sister who died 31st January 1851 aged 42 years. Sacred to the memory of JOHN McEWEN who died at New.....land on the 1st March 1825 in the 38th (or 58th?) year of his age. Erected by his son JOHN in affectionate memory of his father. Also MARGARET FORTUNE his mother who died 5 May 1811 aged 50 years."
D25 Dodds/Minto/Kirby. "In loving memory of GEORGE DODDS died 1 March 1918 aged 68 years. Also GEORGE his son killed in action in France 17 Sept. 1918 aged 27 years. Also his wife HELEN MINTO who died 16 June 1932 aged 76years. Also their daughter AGNES, wife of ALAN KIRBY who died at Minto
Cottage Ipswitch 4 Oct.1952 aged 68 years."
D26 Cowe/Borthwick. "Erected by MARY.A.COWE in loving memory of her dear husband GEORGE HARKES died 6th February 1931. Also their son JOHN FREDERICK died 15th October 1929. Also the said MARY COWE died 15 Feb 1941 and their son FRANCIS COWE died 12 January 1956 and their youngest son ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR died 7th August 1957. Also her father and mother FRANCIS COWE MARGARET BORTHWICK and her sister CHRISTINE."
D27 Moffat/Cornwall. "In loving memory of RICHARD CORNWALL beloved husband of ALISON MOFFAT, died 21 January 1946 aged 70 years. Also ALISON MOFFAT, died 6 Feb 1952 aged 73 years".
D28 Ovens. "In memory of ABNER OVENS died 15 July 1947 aged 77 years. ELIZABETH ANN OVENS died 19 February 1922 aged 55 years. GRACE WILHILMINA OVENS died 29 November 1927 aged 62 years."
D29 No readable legend. Looks very old.
D30 Henderson/McEwen. "Sacred to the memory of ALEXANDER HENDERSON, joiner [in] Saltoun who died 1 Oct. 1868 in his 82 year. Also ELIZABETH McEWEN his wife who died 3 February 1868 aged 77 years. 'They lived happily together for the long period of 52 years and in death were not long divided. Their loss is sincerely felt by a grateful and affectionate family'.""
D31 Clark/Findlay. "Erected by JAMES CLARK Inn Keeper at Saltoun in memory of his children
JAMES [who] died 7 November 1886 at 2 years and 4 months. HELEN [who] died 26 November 1886 aged 11 years and 10 months. Also ANN FINDLAY his wife who died in Colinton 5 October 1895 aged 54 years. ALEXANDER who died at Colinton 17 April 1897 aged 16 years. The above JAMES CLARK [from?] Paulsland Ecclefechan who died 18 November 1919 aged 75. Also his daughter JAMESINA who died 20 April 1946."
D32 Morison/Ferguson/Anderson. "Erected in memory of ANDREW MORRISON who died 19 December 1851 aged 65 years. Also his son WILLIAM MORRISON who died 20 August 1856 aged 36 years. Also his son JAMES MORRISON who died 25 December 1847 aged 6 years and MARY FERGUSON his wife who died January 8 1865 aged [unreadable] years, and MARGARET their daughter who died at Dunblane 3 May 1872 in her 37th year and whose remains are there interred, and of their sons PETER MORRISON who died 28 June 1885 aged 52 years. Also JOHN who died 10 April 1889 aged 49 years. Also ANDREW who died 18 July 1897 aged 72 years. MARY WILLIAMINA their younger daughter who died 11 November 1942. AGNES ANDERSON their elder daughter who died 10 January 1962 aged 30 years. Cremated at Warriston, Edinburgh."
D33 Fiddes. "Erected by ALEXANDER FIDDES smith in West Saltoun in memory of his daughters. ISABELLA who died on 18 May 1827 aged ? years and ELIZABETH who died on the 20 September 1831 aged 7 years and EUPHEMIA who died on 21 September in the same year aged 11 years. Also of ELSPETH FIDDES his sister who died on the 4 of June 1831 aged 52 years."
D34 Maule/Lothian. "In loving memory of MAGGIE M MAULE beloved wife of CHARLES LOTHIAN who died at Woodgate Saltoun 24 March 1890 aged 28 years."
D35 Morison/Brotherston. "To the memory of WILLIAM MORISON late mason in East Saltoun who died 1st June 1808 aged 56 years. Also JANET BROTHERSTON his wife who died 1st May 1821 aged 77 years."
D36 Morison. "Erected in memory of PETER MORRISON died on the 15 October 1842 aged 44 years and of WILLIAM his son who died 29 April 1870 aged 32 years and of JANET his daughter who died 5 July 1871 aged 31 years. Erected by JANE RAE his widow in affectionate remembrance."
D37 "In memory of GEORGE BROUWER died 20th May 1885 aged 4 years 1 month. MINNIE BROUWER died 30th May 1885 aged 1 year 8 months. The beloved children of GEORGE and MAGGIE BROUWER, Saltoun."
D38 No readable legend.
D39 No readable legend.
D40 Cockburn/Blyth. "In loving memory of ROBERT COCKBURN beloved husband of MARGARET BLYTH who died at Greenhead on the 11th of July 1895 in his 54th year. Also their dear son ANDREW who died at 27 Dean Park Mews, Edinburgh, on the 22nd of February 1919 in his 42nd year. Also the above MARGARET BLYTH who died at 27 Dean Park Mews on 21st February 1936 in her 89th year. Also their beloved son GEORGE who died at 27 Deanpark Mews on 30th August 1924 in his 57th year. 'Not my will but Thine be done'."
D41 Simpson. "In memory of ROBERT SIMPSON Esq. late of Dublin who died at Milton 19 January 1851 aged 72 years."
D42 Smith/Cuthill/Walker. "Here lyes JOHN SMITH, farmer in Saltoun Greenhead, who died March 27th 1712. Also MARION CUTHILL his spouse who died 13th February 1739. Also ISABEL WALKER spouse to RICHARD SMITH farmer in Saltoun Greenhead, who died 6th September 1746 aged 30 years."
D43 Lothian. "In memory of MILNE LOTHIAN died October 1835 aged 61 years. CHARLES his son died at Edinburgh 24 May 1845 aged 39 years. ISABELLA May 1821 aged 11 years. WILLIAM died at Ayton 18 February 1824 aged 44 years. CHRISTINA MORRISON his wife died 3 April 1865 aged 83 years."
D44 Ferguson/Sibbald. "In memory of CATHERINE SIBBALD wife of ALEXANDER FERGUSON of
Greenhead who died 26th July 1817 aged 48 years. Also JOHN their son who died young. Likewise their son ALEXANDER FERGUSON who died 1837 aged 72 years. Erected by MARGARET FERGUSON their daughter."
D45 Rate/Park. "GEORGE RATE Milton died 6 June 1814 aged 69 years. CHRISTIAN PARK his wife died 25 Feb 1846 aged 90 years. BETSEY their daughter died 2 February 1792 aged 4 years. AGNES their daughter died 22 March 1801 aged 11 years. THOMAS their son died 27 January 1825 aged 26 years. JOHN their son died 6 March 1860 aged 68 years. MARY their daughter born 1794 died 1871."
D46 Mitchelson/Baillie. "To the memory of WILLIAM MITCHELSON who died at West Saltoun 19th September 1851 aged 80 years. Also ISABELLA MITCHELSON their daughter who died 4th June 1852 aged 31 years. Also MARION BAILLIE his wife who died 15th August 1861 aged 81 years."
D47 No readable legend.
D48 No readable legend.