| My husband happily announced that he was off on | | | | of time and weather, although I found two that |
| holiday for one day at the dinner table one | | | | shared the same surname as my clients’ |
| evening. When was this momentous event to | | | | ancestors so I took more photographs. Perhaps |
| take place…The very next day and he had no | | | | we should go to the new cemetery? It was a |
| plans but was more than happy to go along with | | | | steady drizzle now so my husband suggested we |
| whatever I suggested. Oh dear. | | | | each take a section and search more |
| His face was a picture when I told him what I had | | | | methodically. He even held the umbrella over the |
| in mind. I don’t do genealogy research as | | | | camera when I took photographs of several |
| close to home, in Angus Scotland, very often, so | | | | graves. |
| I jumped at the chance of doing some follow-up | | | | Guthrie Church then? Hadn’t I noticed the |
| work to add to the pages within my family tree | | | | steady downpour, how many more cemeteries |
| package. The lady whose family tree I was | | | | did I have planned (well if we could just visit |
| researching had very strong links to several | | | | Friockheim no I didn’t dare) and hadn’t I |
| Angus towns and villages and I thought it would | | | | noticed that we were both pretty damp? Yes, |
| be a nice touch to get some photographs to add | | | | but Guthrie village isn’t far, just a drive |
| to her ancestors stories. | | | | through Letham village and we are nearly there. I |
| That is how my husband and I came to be | | | | didn’t have any luck here at all. |
| traipsing around cemeteries and church | | | | That afternoon after a shower and coffee my |
| graveyards in some beautiful old places. First stop | | | | husband sat with his feet up watching sport and I |
| was Fern, by Brechin. This isn’t a huge | | | | downloaded all the photographs and added them |
| churchyard and we quickly located and | | | | to my now finished family tree report. |
| photographed one of my client’s great | | | | My client was thrilled with the addition of the |
| grandparents’ gravestones. I could see my | | | | photographs. I was happy to oblige and the fact |
| husband’s wheels turning... She is no David | | | | that I have never seen a cemetery or graveyard |
| Bailey. A couple of quick shots of non moving | | | | in the whole of Angus that isn’t well looked |
| models, we will be home in no time. So back to | | | | after and cared for is an added bonus and my |
| Forfar then? Well, yes, actually I had planned on | | | | husband… He says that he will give me more |
| going to Newmonthill cemetery and I knew | | | | notice next time that he decides to take a day |
| exactly where I was going because I had already | | | | off. |
| checked out the location beforehand. Easy and it | | | | He got off lightly really. There are 73 burial |
| took all of five minutes. Home for coffee? It was | | | | locations listed in Angus, of which 15 are classified |
| looking a bit overcast so I suggested a run out to | | | | as cemeteries and the remainder as churchyards. |
| Dunnichen Church, it is only 4 miles outside of | | | | Breaking this down: |
| Forfar, before the rain came. We hadn’t even | | | | In the Arbroath, Carnoustie, Monifieth and Sidlaw |
| reached the outskirts of Forfar before the first | | | | area there are 21 locations. |
| drops hit the car but it was only drizzle so we | | | | In the Forfar, Kirriemuir and The Glens area there |
| pressed on. I didn’t have the same luck here. | | | | are 30 locations. |
| The gravestones are harder to read because | | | | In the Brechin and Montrose area there are 22 |
| their condition has deteriorated with the passing | | | | burial locations. |