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Ponton 1875

(118)(D41, D42, D43, D44)

List of those commemorated:

Isabella Porteous or Ponton d. 18/03/1875

John Ponton d. 22/07/1845

Jane Smith or Ponton d. 10/02/1875

Alexander Ponton d. 06/04/1880

Helen Loraine or Ponton d. 28/05/1894

Thomas Ponton d. 08/07/1923

Erected 

by 

Alexander Ponton 

shepherd, Dunglass Common 

in memory 

of his beloved wife 

Isabella Porteous 

who died at Cockburnspath 

March 18th 1875 aged 56 years 

And his father 

John Ponton, shepherd 

who died at Aitkengall 

July 22nd 1845 aged 59 years 

Also Jane Smith, his wife 

who died Dunglass Common 

February 10th 1875 

aged 93 years 

The above  Alexander Ponton died 

at Dunglass Common 6th April 

1880 aged 61 years 

Helen Loraine wife of Thomas Ponton

 who died at Dunglass Common May 28th

 1894 aged 36 years also 

Thomas Ponton his son 

who died at Dunglass Mill 8th July 1923

 aged 71 years