South Leith Gravestones

The most important place to start in any research of the history and genealogy of Leith is South leith Churchyard.
The gravestones of South leith although not the most famous in Scotland nor the most attractive. They are important however because they are the best recorded in scotland dateing back in some cases to the 16th century
We have all scanned the tombstones in passing by looking for something of interest, and it must be admitted that in this respect South Leith churchyard has no very great attractions. We are impressed by the large families which were so common a feature of former times and by the ravages of infectious diseases which carried children of in batches at a time. One of the pathetic inscriptions reads “lyth here, two children dear, in life View the rest of this article