James Russell McCoy [SEP] date of death
James Russell McCoy
James Russell McCoy (4 September 1845 – 14 February 1924) served as Magistrate of the British Overseas Territory of Pitcairn Island 7 times, between 1870 and 1904. McCoy was among the first wave of settlers to return to Pitcairn from Norfolk Island in 1859. He was the son of Matthew McCoy and Margaret Christian. His son Matthew Edmond McCoy also served as Magistrate, and was among the last islanders to hold the surname McCoy. Through his daughter Adelia, he is a grandfather of Warren Clive Christian,
be shed. Gen Chap 9 Ver 6
[NB the following part of the inscription was clearly added at a later date]
See the back of this stone
THIS STONE WAS ERECTED 
A.D. 1786 BY JAMES STILLWELL ESQ. OF COSFORD
AND WAS RENOVATED SEP 24TH 1889 BY
JAMES JOHN RUSSELL STILLWELL ESQ OF KILLINGHURST
THE DESCENDANT AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STILLWELLS
OF COSFORD AND MOUSHILL
The inscription on the back of the stone reads:
THIS STONE
was Erected
by order and at
the