Lucy Banks Nelson - Ramsey, Isle of Man
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This Memorial Plaque can be found in St. Olave's Church.
Waymark Code: WMXWYW
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 03/10/2018
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This Memorial Plaque can be found on the south wall in St. Olave's Church in Ramsey.
The brass memorial tablet has the following text:
'TO THE HONOUR AND GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF
LUCY BANKS NELSON
THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF
C. R. & L.J NESLON
WHO FELL ASLEEP MARCH 15. 1910
AGED NINETEEN YEARS
ST. MATTHEW IX 24'
St. Matthew IX 24 I in the New Internattional Version of the Bible is given blelow:
'The Girl is not dead but asleep'
Lucy was buried on 18th March 1910 in the Churchyard of St. Bridget's Church in Bride.
Lucy was born on 5 January 1891 to Lucy Jane Hierm and Charles Banks and was baptised on 8th February 1891 at St. Bridget's Church in Bride.
The 1891 Census returns shows that Lucy's father Charles was an 'Advocate'. Lucy had 4 siblings two sisters and two brothers. In the household at the time of the census the family had 3 servants, one of which is is discribed as a 'Nurse'.
At the time of the 1901 Census Lucy is way from her family at a School in Kent where the Schoolmistress is Mary A. Stocking. Interestingly Lucy is the only [Pupil' who appears in the Census return.
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