Thornbury Obelisk - Canwick Road Old Cemetery - Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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Memorial obelisk in Canwick Old Cemetery, Lincoln, dedicated to members of the Thornbury family.
Waymark Code: WM1215D
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 Thornbury family.
The inscription reads -
WITHIN THIS VAULT
LIETH THE REMAINS OF
SARAH
THE AFFECTIONATE WIFE OF
DAVID THORNBURY ESQ
OF WASHINGBRO
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON THE 19th DAY OF DECEMBER
1858
JANE THORNBURY
SISTER OF DAVID THORNBURY
BORN ON THE 20th DAY OF JANUARY
A.D. 1786
DIED ON THE 8th DAY OF MARCH 1873
DAVID THORNBURY
SON OF THE LATE
THOMAS AND JANE THORNBURY
OF THORNTON STEWARD
IN THE WENSLEY DALE OF YORKSHIRE
BORN ON THE 1st DAY OF JULY A.D.1793
AND DIED AT WASHINGBOROUGH
ON THE 14th DAY OF NOVENBER 1870
AND WAS BURIED
ON THE 19th DAY OF THE SAME MONTH
IN THE VAULT BELOW
Date Created/Placed: 1858
Address:
Canwick Road Old Cemetery
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN4 1EF
England
Height: 10ft
Illuminated: no
Website: Not listed
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