Rainforth Obelisk - Canwick Road Old Cemetery - Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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Memorial obelisk in Canwick Old Cemetery, Lincoln, dedicated to members of the Rainforth family.
Waymark Code: WM12155
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/29/2020
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Memorial obelisk in Canwick Old Cemetery, Lincoln, dedicated to members of the Rainforth family.
The inscription reads -
IN
LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF
MARY ANN RAINFORTH
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
WILLIAM RAINFORTH
WHO DIED JANUARY 20th 1878
AGED 59 YEARS.
ALSO OF THE ABOVE
WILLIAM RAINFORTH
A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
OF THIS CITY
WHO DIED JULY 21st 1893
IN HIS 77th YEAR
BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD
REVELATIONS 14 CHAP 13 VERSE
ALSO OF WILLIAM THIRD SON OF THE ABOVE
A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
OF THIS CITY
WHO DIED FEBRUARY 21st 1924 AGED 78 YEARS
PEACE PERFECT PEACE
ALSO OF ANN (ANNIE) ELIZABETH WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED JULY 21st 1928 AGED 73 YEARS
TO LIVE IN THE HEART OF THOSE WE LOVE
IS NOT TO DIE
ALSO OF
RICHARD GUEST RAINFORTH
WHO DIED AT LEICESTER
MAY 10th 1882
AGED 40 YEARS
ALSO OF
SYDNEY HERBERT
RAINFORTH
DIED OCTOBER 10th 1958
AGED 77 YEARS
Date Created/Placed: 1876
Address:
Canwick Road Old Cemetery
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN4 1EF
England
Height: 10ft
Illuminated: no
Website: Not listed
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