
Lady Elizabeth D'Aeth monument - St Clement's - Knowlton, Kent
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Monument to Lady Elizabeth D'Aeth in St Clement's church, Knowlton.
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Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/20/2016
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'The Lady Elizabeth D'Aeth, only daughter of that famous Admiral Sir John Narbrough Knt, sister and heir to those two unfortunate young gentlemen John Narborough Bart and James Narbrough Esq. She was the fruitful mother of twelve children by her husband Sir Thomas D'Aeth Bart of whome seven survived her. Two sons Narbrough and Tomas and five daughters Elizabeth, Elhannah, Sophia, Bethia and Harriot. She died in childbed the 24th June in the year of our Lord 1721 in the 39 year of her age and lyes in the vault underneath.'
The brothers referred to were drowned off the coast of Sicily following a shipwreck: their monument is opposite. (
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