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Title: illegible grave stone of the Argyle family
Post by: Finley 1 on Sunday 06 April 14 21:57 BST (UK)

hello xxx

its me xin

and there was a time I could do this !?? ho hum

but wonder if you clever people can read this for me  much appreciated if you could


xin

Title: Re: illegible grave stone
Post by: conahy calling on Sunday 06 April 14 23:05 BST (UK)

In  ------(affectionate?)  remembrance
          of
the children of
----------------
Ann died  -----
in the third  ----
Robert  ------
in the  ----- of his age
Mary Jane died --------
in the   ------ of her age
? eebl ------   died April -----
in the third year of his age
also two others who died
in their infancy
**********************

Title: Re: illegible grave stone
Post by: Finley 1 on Sunday 06 April 14 23:24 BST (UK)

thank you  ;)
Thought it would help (sorry!!!!) to add list of children I have for them...  ::) sorry
xin

Title: Re: illegible grave stone of the Argyle family
Post by: Nostromo on Monday 07 April 14 12:54 BST (UK)

the children of
---- and Ma(r?)y --- ------
Ann died January? -- ----
in the third  ----
Robert  died March? - 1859
in the tenth year of his age
Mary Jane died April 1- 1859
in the eleventh year of her age
Reuben Read died April 20 1859
in the third year of his age

Title: Re: illegible grave stone of the Argyle family
Post by: Finley 1 on Monday 07 April 14 15:26 BST (UK)

Lovely  thank you very much

xin  :)

Title: Re: illegible grave stone of the Argyle family
Post by: Wiggy on Tuesday 08 April 14 03:32 BST (UK)

That's a pretty sad gravestone isn't it - all those children dead so young!   :'(

Wiggy   

Title: Re: illegible grave stone of the Argyle family
Post by: Finley 1 on Tuesday 08 April 14 08:11 BST (UK)

Yes..  going to have to send for one cert cos they all died 1859 so must have been some stupid deadly disease......  that was prevelant at the time. :( :(

xin

Title: Re: illegible grave stone of the Argyle family
Post by: Wiggy on Tuesday 08 April 14 08:55 BST (UK)

Xin - I have a family which lost three children all in 1854 - and that's what I thought - but they were all different causes - that was a surprise for me!

Will be interested to hear the outcome of your searching.