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Title: Memorial Inscriptions Lewes Sussex
Post by: jayj on Friday 23 February 07 20:18 GMT (UK)

Request for Chris in1066land.
Can you please look up the Inscriptions on the following
All Saints Lewes  Yeomans 177
St Michaels South Malling  THORNTON 176 and Yeomans 257
Thankyou
Jayj

Title: Re: Memorial Inscriptions Lewes Sussex
Post by: Chris in 1066Land on Friday 20 July 07 23:06 BST (UK)

JayJ

Sorry about the delay - but here is your requested information

Memorial number 176-                             

Memorial Description :-
Number of components   1                   Memorial condition    GOOD         
Memorial type      INSCR SURROUND      Inscription condition GOOD         
Material of gravestone                        Height/Length(mm)        0
Mason                                         Width(mm)                0
Number commemorated                        Thickness(mm)            0
Inscription Method  LEAD LETTERS        Direction faced by memorial   

Memorial inscription :-
 West: Love one another                                                     
 South: Percy Melville Thornton                                             
 North: born 29 December 1841 died 8th January 1918                         
 East: Florence Emily his wife/ born 27th March 1857 died 23rd March 1946

                             Memorial number 257-                             

Memorial Description :-
Number of components   2                   Memorial condition    LICHEN STAINED
Memorial type          HD/FT STONE         Inscription condition GOOD         
Material of gravestone                        Height/Length(mm)        0
Mason                                         Width(mm)                0
Number commemorated    2                   Thickness(mm)            0
Inscription Method     INCISED             Direction faced by memorial E

Memorial inscription :-
 In memory/ of/ Levi Yeomans/ who died Feb 3rd 1869/ aged 66 years/ Also of/
 Lucy his wife/ who died Nov 26th 1882/ aged 72 years/                       
                                                                             
 Footstone - LY 1869; LY 1882.

Monuments below - 176 first and then 257

Hope it helps

Chris in 1066                                               
   

Title: Re: Memorial Inscriptions Lewes Sussex
Post by: jayj on Saturday 21 July 07 19:15 BST (UK)

Thanks a lot for taking the time to look up the inscriptions Levi Yeoman was my ggg grandfather.
Jayj