West End Cottage - Eyam, Derbyshire
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N 53° 17.224 W 001° 40.828
30U E 587963 N 5905016
West End Cottage, Eyam. Nine members of the Willson family died here. Victims of the plague, 1665-66.
Waymark Code: WM1759R
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/16/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
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West End Cottage, Eyam. Nine members of the Willson family died here. Victims of the plague, 1665-66.

The plaque on the side of the building reads -
 

WEST END              
COTTAGE              
The cottage was built in 1553 and              
the following victims of the plague              
died here.              
Thomas Willson December 22nd 1665
Isaac Willson January 28th 1666
John Willson February 15th 1666
Deborah Willson February 17th 1666
Alice Willson February 18th 1666
John Thomas Willson March 1666
Ann Willson August 15th 1666
Francis Willson August 30th 1666
Sarah Willson September 10th 1666

 

Type of Historic Marker: Plaque

Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Eyam Parish Council

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