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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (North Riding) => Topic started by: warkworth on Thursday 13 June 19 12:23 BST (UK)
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My ancestor, John Sherlock, died in 1809 and is buried at Marrick near Richmond. According to the parish register, he was an agent for Lord Powlett and I have examples of some rents collected by him, paid to the office at Fremington.
According to Historic England's description of St. Andrew's at Marrick, there is a memorial to him on the north wall of the church.
I'd be very grateful indeed if someone visiting Marrick, or living locally, if not inconvenient, could make a copy of the inscription for me. I only have the index for Marrick MIs, but according to the NBI, he was 82 years old when he died, so I assume this came from the memorial.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Joyce
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Would this be the relevant plaque?
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100625882/mary-sherlock
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Pauline, thank you very much - this will be John's grand daughter. John junior's family lived at Owlands and I have a copy of his will.
But how interesting to see this - lots of useful family detail.
Thank you again.
Yours
Joyce
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... according to the NBI, he was 82 years old when he died, so I assume this came from the memorial.
The NBI is an index of burials, not a record of memorials. If you find information in it that isn't in a parish register, the most likely source would be a bishop's transcript. Although these are supposed to be a true copy of the PRs, they do sometimes differ.
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My fault - his age is actually tucked away in a column at the edge of the parish register and has been copied by the NBI. Must have been half-asleep the day I found it!
Thanks for alerting me.
Joyce