Memorial No. | 261 (Related memorials: 260, 262) |
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Surname(s) | SPEARS, ROY |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Wall mounted |
Number Commemorated | 2 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ, part of triple family memorial and in enclosure |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 2 Clear but worn |
Dimensions in mm | H 1910 x W 820 x D 150 |
Orientation (2) | 8 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 8 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised, part italic |
Inscription 1 | IN MEMORY OF THOMAS SPEARS Senr. WHO DIED 27TH SEPTEMBER 1854 AGED 87 YEARS MARGARET HIS DAUGHTER WHO DIED 24TH MAY 1833 AGED 20 YEARS AND JAMES HIS SON WHO DIED AT SEA 26TH SEPTEMBER 1847 AGED 31 YEARS |
Inscription 2 | ALSO IN MEMORY OF MARGARET ROY WIFE OF THE ABOVE THOMAS SPEARS WHO DIED 26TH NOVEMBER 186- AGED 74 YEARS AND THOMAS THEIR ELDEST SON WHO DIED AT RANGOON 14TH FEBRUARY 1868 --GED 54 YEARS. |
(1) : 1 Flat, 2 Head, 3 Tomb, 4 Foot, 5. Other
(2) : 1 North, 2 North East, 3 East, 4 South East, 5 South, 6 South West, 7 West, 8 North West
(3) : 1 Sound in situ, 2 Sound displaced, 3 Leaning or falling apart, 4 collapsed, 5 Overgrown
(4) : 1 Mint, 2 Clear but worn, 3 Mainly decipherable, 4 Traces, 5 Illegible or destroyed
Information recorded 13/09/1983 by R SHARP
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