We have looked at this stone before when we talked about symbolism. It shows a mother, father, perhaps mother-in-law along with 10 children.
The inscription reads:
Heir lyes the corps of Jennet Ferguson,
spouse to William Bachop
who departed this life November 27, 1750
Aged 50 and one daughter.
Jennet, William and the daughter who have died are all clothed while the living children appear to be naked. And all appear to be boys. The inscription suggests that only the daughter has died, suggesting that the boys were alive at the time of Jennet's death.
Locally, the headstone was known as the "Crookit Family" given that they all look somewhat deformed. However, it is more likely that the crude workmanship is more the cause of the individuals looking deformed and not that the family actually had a genetic disorder.
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