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Wednesday’s Child: Jerushah
I saw this tombstone at Gwennap churchyard when we were there the other day and thought it was such a nice monument for the young person at rest there.
Original photograph taken by me at Gwennap, Cornwall in April 2011 - copyright 2011
This is the Inscription:
Sacred
to
the Memory of
Jerushah
daughter of
William & Elizth. Phillips,
of Trevarth in this Parish,
who departed this life April 9th
1862
Aged 15 Years
_____
Weep not for me my Parents dear
I am not dead but sleeping here,
I was not yours but Christ’s alone,
He lov’d me best and took me home
_____
Also of the above
Elizabeth
who died Aug 28th 1891
Aged 81 years
Sleeping in Jesus
We stood for a while looking at this tombstone, just drawn to it and we felt quite moved by the words that were inscribed on it. We hope they helped William and Elizabeth with the loss of their young daughter. Isn’t Jerushah an unusual and lovely name?
Tombstone Tuesday: “… one we loved so dear”
A few days ago I mentioned on this blog that I was adding the churchyard of Gwennap, Cornwall to those I already “look after” as a Graveyard Rabbit.
This is the first Tombstone Tuesday for that churchyard. This Tombstone is for Grace Rogers and at this stage of my research I am not sure if she is related to my other half Paul or not, so other than what is written on her tombstone, I don’t know anything else about her.
Original photograph taken by me at Gwennap, April 2011 - copyright 2011
The transcript for the inscription is as follows:
In Loving Memory
of
Grace Rogers
who died at
Bell Lane, Lanner
April 3rd 1912
Aged 55 Years
The cup was bitter, the sting severe,
To part with one we loved so dear,
The trial was hard, but we will not complain,
But trust to meet her in Heaven again.
_____
also of
John Rogers
Beloved husband of the above
Who died April 3rd 1915
Aged 57 years
Isn’t it interesting that both Grace and her husband died on the same date, although three years apart? I wonder if John died of a broken heart on her anniversary?
Tombstone Tuesday: Peace, Perfect Peace
This is another tombstone of members of the Pooley family, following on from last week, at St. Peter’s, Mithian, Cornwall.
Original photograph taken by me at Mithian - copyright 2011
The Inscription is as follows:
In Loving Memory
of
William Burrow Pooley
who died at
Barton, Penstraze
July 28th 1923
Aged 69 years
_____
Peace, Perfect Peace
_____
Also of
Elizabeth Pooley
Beloved wife of the above
who died Sept 13th 1929
Aged 72 years
_____
As far as I know this family is not connected to me or my man Paul’s family, although he has family at rest in this churchyard.
Tombstone Tuesday: Reunited
As with my other genealogy blog So That’s Where I Get It From, I have missed adding posts for Tombstone Tuesday for a couple of weeks. Problems with our internet connection again (sigh) and general things meant that I could not add anything here until now.
Today’s tombstone photograph was taken at St. Peter’s, Mithian, Cornwall a few weeks ago.
Original photograph taken by me at Mithian, Cornwall - copyright 2011
Here is the transcription for this tombstone:
In Loving Memory,
of
John Henry,
Beloved Husband of
Emma Jane Pooley,
of Blackwater
died May 2nd 1935
Aged 78 years
In God’s Keeping
Also of the above
Emma Jane Pooley
Died May 29th 1949
Aged 85 years
Reunited
Wednesday’s Child: Ethel
When taking photos at Mithian last week, I noticed one grave that was much smaller than all the others. I knew it could only be the grave of a child, so I am including it here for Wednesday’s Child.
Ethel
- Original photograph taken by me at Mithian, Cornwall February 2011 – copyright 2011
In
Loving Memory of
Ethel
Beloved Child of
P. & I. Scobie
Who died
Feb. 9th 1891
Aged 2 Years
Suffer Little Children
To Come Unto Me
Tombstone Tuesday: Thomas Andrew Erskin Wilson
For today’s Tombstone Tuesday I am showing the grave of Thomas Andrew Erskin Wilson. He is one of those lying at rest at Mithian, Cornwall and other than the inscription, I know nothing more about him.
This photograph was taken last week and we could see that primroses were just starting to come out around the churchyard and I can see that all over and around Thomas’ grave, as for others, Bluebells will be soon be on show too.
Original photograph taken by me at Mithian February 2011 - Copyright 2011
In Loving Memory of
Thomas Andrew Erskin Wilson
Died Jan. 1st 1943
Tombstone Tuesday: “… we shall reap, if we faint not”
For last week’s Tombstone Tuesday I featured the tombstone of Mary Ann, the wife of Samuel Truran. She died in 1862 aged 34 years. Her tombstone was very plain, almost like a slab of concrete.
This week I show the tombstone of Mary Ann’s husband Samuel Truran. This tombstone is more shapely and a little ornate compared to the tombstone for her!
Original photograph taken by me at Mithian, Cornwall February 2011 - copyright 2011
Transcript of Memorial Inscription for Samuel Truran
In Loving Memory of
Samuel Truran
who died at Barkla Shop, St. Agnes
July 15th 1892
Aged 62 Years
“And let us not be weary in well doing
For in due season we shall reap, if
we faint not”
________________
also Honor
beloved wife of the above
who died Feb 11th 1914,
Aged 74 Years
_______________
For ever with the Lord
I think it interesting that we are informed that Samuel died in a shop in St. Agnes (which isn’t too far away from Mithian). I wonder if he worked there or was just buying something?
Tombstone Tuesday: And I With Him Shall Shine
I was at Mithian a couple of days ago, so took some more photos of the tombstones there.
It was a dull, dreary day and as seems to be usual there, it was very overgrown everywhere, just going wild really. The Church is all closed so I suppose no-one much bothers about keeping the churchyard tidy.
I saw this tombstone from the back of it first. It was all surrounded by the overgrown bushes, trees, general greenery, but sat so alone. Just seemed sad to me.
Back view of tombstone
- Original photograph taken by me at Mithian, Cornwall February 2011 – copyright 2011
Original photograph taken by me at Mithian, Cornwall February 2011 - copyright 2011
I think it interesting that this has some sort of oblong bit added into it near the top. Can’t tell if it was an error that was corrected (badly) at the time of making the tombstone or if something happened to the tombstone over time and this was done to fix it. But it does not show through to the back of the gravestone at all.
I also find it interesting that because the tombstone is so plain, it is very clear to see the tiny writing right at the top on the left, middle and right of it. On the left it says Pearce; the middle says Lemon St. and the right says Truro.
Next week for Tombstone Tuesday I will show the tombstone of Mary Ann’s husband Samuel Truran.
Tombstone Tuesday: A Devoted Husband and Kind Father
This is my first Tombstone Tuesday post since I was able to get back here after being so long away from the blog because of awful internet connection problems.
Once again this is a photo taken at Mithian, Cornwall. This is not one of my or my other half’s ancestors so other than the details on the tombstone, I cannot add more details about this person or his family.
original photograph taken by me at Mithian, Cornwall - copyright 2011
I wonder why this man died at such a young age and wonder how many children he had. I will see if I can find out more about him and his family and then make an update here.
Transcript of Monumental Inscription
In
Loving memory of
John Bennetts
who
Died June 15th
1888
Aged 34 years
A Devoted Husband and Kind Father
As yet I haven’t seen any other graves for anyone with the surname Bennetts so wonder if his family moved away after he died? Then again, it could be the family are buried near him but no gravestone survives.
Tombstone Tuesday: By Day We All Do Miss Thee
When we were visiting the churchyard of St. Peter’s at Mithian, we took photos of the tombstone that I have chosen for today’s Tombstone Tuesday daily blogging theme.
The title of this post is taken from the verse included with the Inscription.
This particular tombstone was quite unusual and to show it better there are two photos. The main one, showing the inscription which cannot really be made out in the photograph. I will add a transcript at the end of this post. The other photo is a little bit closer and from a different angle so the reason it is quite unusual will be clearer.
The Tombstone of Joane and Charles Cole
original photograph taken by me in May 2010 at Mithian, Cornwall - copyright 2010
When looking at the grave straight on, as in the above photo, it doesn’t look too different from some others but it is suprising to see from a sideways view, that the scrolled inscription is actually sitting on a natural rock base. It has made us wonder where the rock comes from and why it was important to use for this grave.
Sideways view showing the rock base and scroll for the inscription
original photograph taken by me in May 2010 at Mithian, Cornwall - copyright 2010
Transcript of the Inscription
In ever loving memory of
Joane
wife of Charles Cole
who died Nov. 16th 1907
aged 54 years
___________
By day we all do miss thee
Words would fail our loss to thee
But in Heaven we hope to meet thee
Evermore with thee to dwell
Also of the above Charles Cole
who died Nov. 24, 1945 aged 91 years
At rest
Erected by her loving children
This is not the grave of any of my partner Paul’s ancestors but I think it would be nice as well as interesting to try and discover why the Cole family used the rock for the tombstone.
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