Grave - Yorke; Mary Anne ne King

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One of nine Grade II Listed limestone Chest tombs of which three belong to the King family.

Location

St Mary’s Church - East in churchyard – 3 metres east of chancel east wall

Inscription

In Affectionate Remembrance of / Mary Ann the beloved wife of Jasper Yorke. Daughter of Francis And / Elizabeth King of Wickfield Farm./ Who died December 14^th 1883 / Aged 69 Years.

Reverse

In Memory of Betty Wife of / Francis King / Who departed this Life May 11: 1772. / Aged 24 Years.

End

In Memory of / Jane Wife of / Francis King/Who died Decr. 21^st. 1783 / Aged 40 Years

Sources

Memorials … and other Grave Matters, by the Rev. Brian Carne, B.Com. Friends of Lydiard Tregoz Report No 12 published 1979

The Principal Farms and Occupying Farmers of Lydiard Tregoz, 1839-1895 by Mr William L. Jacob. Friends of Lydiard Tregoz Report No. 23 published 1990

Listed Buildings, Historic England

Year:: 1883

Type:: Grave

Location:: St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze churchyard

Copyright:: Friends of Lydiard Park

Credit:: Frances Bevan, 2020

Last updated on:: Thursday 6th June 2024

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