ZINC – GREENAWAY, Halifax, Nova Scotia - Zinc Headstones on Waymarking.com

A zinc spire mounted on two zinc plinths on a concrete base. The lower plinth is simulated stone. The upper plinth and spire contain symbols, epitaphs and dedications to the family members. The spire is topped with a vase. The headstone is about 5 feet high.

The dates on the headstone pre-date the manufacture and suggest it was manufactured early in company's existence. The quality of some of the castings is also noticeably lower than that observed in later monuments with gaps in numbers missing and some disproportionate characteristics.

Side 1:

Symbol – Angel

JAMES
SON OF
JOHN & MARY A.
GREENAWAY
DIED SEPT. 14, 1865
AGED 8 MOS

Symbol – Rose

IN MEMORY OF
MARY ANN,
WIFE OF
JOHN
GREENAWAY.
DIED JAN. 30, 1865;
AGED 27 Y’RS.

Side 2:

Symbol – Woman Holding Anchor (represents hope)

Symbol – Sheaf of Wheat

WHERE IMMORTAL SPIRITS REIGN,
THERE WE SHALL MEET AGAIN.

Side 3:

Symbol – Cross with Rose Garland

HE
GIVETH HIS
BELOVED
SLEEP.

GREENAWAY

Side 4:

Symbol – Bouquet of Flowers

Symbol – Laurel Leaves

DEATH, THOU ART
BUT ANOTHER
BIRTH,
FREEING THE
SPIRIT FROM THE
CLOGS OF EARTH.

Symbol – Laurel Leaves

Symbol – Rose

Additional Research:

A nearby headstone indicates that John GREENAWAY remarried and his second wife was Martha GREENAWAY. Both appear in the 1901 census under the incorrect name GREENWAY and Martha GREENAWAY appears in the 1911 census living with her son-in-law John W. MCCLELLAND, his wife Carrie MCCLELLAND and son William MCCLELLAND. This would correspond to the dates on the headstone:

IN MEMORY OF
JOHN GREENAWAY
???
DRUMCREE
COUNTY ARMAGH
IRELAND
DIED APRIL 20, 1906
AGED 80 YRS
HIS WIFE
MARTHA
OF NORTHHAMTONSHIRE ENG.
DIED
JAN 16, 1915
AGED 74 YRS

Camp Hil Cemetery:

In 1844 Camp Hill Cemetery on Robie Street in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Camp Hill Cemetery replaced the Old Burying Ground at Barrington Street and Spring Garden Road in 1844 although it was established a bit earlier in 1749. Originally run by private company, the cemetery is now owned and administered by the Halifax Regional Municipality.

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