Centuries Past
William Bathgate
1796 - Abt 1796-
Name William Bathgate Death Abt 1796 Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland 
Burial Abt 1796 Tranent Kirk, Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland - From Tranent and it's Surroundings, Historical, Ecclesiastical and Traditional by P. M'Neill (Edinburgh & Glasgow: John Menzies & Co, 1884), p78.
In Tranent Churchyard:
On a plain flat stone, set on two pillars, opposite the old Dovecot, is found an inscription which reads thus:
Weep not for us, our race is run,
It is the Lord, His will be done.
In Memory of
Patrick, Margaret, and William,
Sons and Daughter of William Bathgate,
Land Surveyor in Cockenzie,
Who are interred here, 1790.
The 1790 date has probably been mistranscribed, it is more likely to be 1796. Note that Burial/Death records for Tranent are blank between May 1620-March 1627, December 1627-1781, June 1787-1788, September 1789-April 1790, July 1790-March 1793, May 1793-December 1802.
Christening 31 May 1796 Tranent Kirk, Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland Gender Male _FGLINK https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218366866 _FGRAVE 218366866 Person ID I2980 FamilyTree1 Last Modified 10 Nov 2020
Father William Bathgate, b. 26 Oct 1758, Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland d. 22 Apr 1825, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 66 years) Mother Margaret Hardie, b. 14 Jan 1773, Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland d. 4 May 1822, Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland (Age 49 years) Family ID F762 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- From Tranent and it's Surroundings, Historical, Ecclesiastical and Traditional by P. M'Neill (Edinburgh & Glasgow: John Menzies & Co, 1884), p78.