ZINC – WALLACE, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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One of ten zinc headstones in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. This one is dedicated to two children of the WALLACE family.
Waymark Code: WMDZWB
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 03/14/2012
Views: 5
A zinc tablet mounted on a single zinc plinth. The front and back contain symbols, epitaphs and dedications. The headstone is about 2 feet high.
Side 1:
SWEETLY SLEEPING
Symbol – Angel
FLORENCE L.
WALLACE
DIED AUG. 8, 1886;
AGED 8 YRS. & 11 MOS.
CHILDREN OF
CHARLES & ALICE WALLACE
Side 2:
FLOWN AWAY
Symbol – Dove
OUR INFANT
GERTRUDE
DIED AUGUST 1, 1879.
HE CARRIES THE LAMBS IN HIS BOSOM.
Additional Research:
1881 census lists Charles WALLACE age 27, wife Alice age 26 and daughter Flora, age 4. A fourth member listed as Fredrick WALLACE age 23 may be a brother. They were living in Ward 5, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1901 census Halifax Ward 5 lists Charles WALLACE b. Oct 8, 1854, Alice H. WALLACE b. Nov 26, 1855. He was a shoemaker. Also living in the household was a neice, Ethel MCWOGEEN, b. Apr 25, 1888, age 12. Perhaps a typo for MCQUEEN or MCQGUIGAN.
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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