In loving memory of JOHN SUTHERLAND,
Scullomey, died 18th June 1871 aged 77 years. Also his wife MARGARET
SUTHERLAND [Margaret Mackay], died 5th May 1893 aged 84 years. And their
family DONALD SUTHERLAND, died January 1854 aged 18 years. [Note: Donald
died January 1861] MARION
SUTHERLAND, died 28th January 1899 aged 51 years. ANGUS SUTHERLAND, died
16th October 1906 aged 72 years. And HUGHINA MACKAY, wife of Angus
Sutherland, died 21st April 1898 aged 70 years. HECTOR SUTHERLAND, died
1900 aged 80 years. COLIN SUTHERLAND, died 1909 aged 58 years. Erected
by their son ROBERT.
[added later] MURDO SUTHERLAND, son of Angus Sutherland, died at
Scullomey 24th March 1930, aged 64 years. Also his son ANGUS, killed in
action at Arras, aged 19 years. ALEXANDERINA MACINTOSH, wife of MURDO
SUTHERLAND, died at Scullomey, 4th December 1963, aged 90 years. [Mary
Young's note: DONALD SUTHERLAND, brother of Murdo Sutherland, was also
buried here in 1942.
Robert Sutherland emigrated to New Zealand about 1863. When he
re-visited Scotland (probably c. 1909) to erect this stone, he met his
future wife on the voyage. I am unsure whether they married in Scotland
or in New Zealand.
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