Gravestone 5
Surnames: Alexander, Maxwell, Porterfield, Stewart
Gravestone Inscription
BOYD ALEXANDER. DIED JULY 15TH 1825
CAMILLA PORTERFIELD. HIS WIFE. DIED JULY 5TH 1844
CATHe MAXWELL OF BALLOCHMYLE, DIED JULY 24 1834
MICHAEL STEWART SON OF BOYD ALEXANDER
OF BALLOCHMYLE DIED DECr 22ND 1855
SOPHIA WIFE OF BOYD ALEXANDER Esqr
DIED OCTOBER 19TH 1859
BOYD ALEXANDER Esqr
OF BALLOCHMYLE AND SOUTH BARR
DIED OCTOBER 13TH 1861
Additional information
The first Boyd Alexander – who died in 1825 – had a sister, Wilhelmina Alexander (1756–1843) who was
‘The Bonnie Lass o‘ Ballochmyle’ immortalised in the song written by Robert Burns.
Wilhelmina never married and treasured the manuscript of Burns’ song until her dying day.
It is widely believed that she is buried in the Alexander family lair in All Hallows churchyard.