Samuel Gilman - St Andrew - Hingham, Norfolk
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N 52° 34.764 E 000° 58.974
31U E 363326 N 5827395
Ledger stone in St Andrew's church to Samuel Gilman (d. 1741)
Waymark Code: WM16P3H
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/07/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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Ledger stone in St Andrew's church to Samuel Gilman (d. 1741)

"Samuel Gilman, born , 1675; married first, at Wymondham, November 13, 1701, Hester, daughter of William Le Neve of Wymondham; second, Anna Francis Amyas, who was born 1677. His first wife was buried at Hingham, February 25, 1723-4; and his second died at the same place, March 10, 1740; and he was buried at the same place, November 28, 1741. A tablet to his memory in the chancel of the church of Hingham is inscribed as follows :

M.S.
SAMUELIS GlLMAN Generosi
qui, Uxoribus, Marium, natis, Parentem,
Servis; Magistrum; Junctis Amicitia, Amicum,
Semper se prӕstitit Optimum.
Sine Invidia Laudem meruit
Et placidam Egit vitam:
Morte non Acerba quievit:
Die 28th Nov. 1741,
Anno Ӕt. 66.
Hand procul. ab hoc depositor Sunt ossa
Patris et Matris
Samuelis et Lydiao Gilman.
"

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"When Samuel Gilman was born in 1675, in Hingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Gilman, was 31 and his mother, Lydia Williamson, was 26. He married Hester LeNeve on 1 November 1701, in Hingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 9 daughters. He died on 28 November 1741, in his hometown, at the age of 66, and was buried in Hingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom."

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Bearer of Coat of Arms: Burgher (used by famous commoner)

Full name of the bearer: Samuel Gilman

Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
Ledger in chancel floor


Material / Design: Stone

Blazon (heraldic description):
[LeNeve] Ar. on a cross sa. five fleurs-de-lis of the field.; impaling
[GILMAN] Ar. a man’s leg couped at the thigh in pale sa. ; impaling
[AMYAS] Ar a boar's head couped sa armed or betw three crosses crosslet fitchée of the second


Address:
St Andrew
Attleborough Road
Hingham
Norfolk
England
NR9 4HP


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