M Inscriptions for Escomb

[peterjd]

i was also up there last year found my bracegirdle headstone in the mud against the back wall cleaned them down and re stood them up if i was from escomb i would be ashamed of the condition of the graveyard although properly not the village responsibility it wouldn't take much for the villiage to make it more presentable if a dozen got together and cleared the paths and cut and burnt the brambles


if any one want photo of cenotaph please pm me as i did take some

[lynne j]

Hi Adam please could you give me the details for curry please
lynnej

[Adamand]

Hello Lynne. Here is the inscription:-

In memory of Catherine Curry, wife of William Curry of Woodside, Who died December/18/1797 aged 74 years.
Also the above named William Curry, who died August/14/1799 aged 69 years.
And of Margaret Curry, wife of George Curry of Escomb, who departed this life on the 23 rd day of August 1836 aged 61 years.

Adam

[lynne j]

Hi Adam once again thank you so much ,the curry family were scattered around all over durham ,this is why I have asked on some of your other postings hope this is okay
lynnej

[shield63]

Hi Adam,
Could you give the information on Shield and Shields.
Thanks.
julia.

[Adamand]

Hello Julia. This is an easy one. Man and wife by the looks of it. One is with an "S" other without the "S"

In loving memory of John William, the beloved husband of Mary Ellen Shields, who died July/15/1921 aged 52 years.

In loving memory of Mary Ellen Shield, beloved wife of the late John William Shield, who died July/21/1935 aged 58 years.

Adam

[shield63]

Thanks Adam,
I was hoping it was my G Grandmother Pheobe, she is said to have died in childbirth in 1934 ish, but I can't find her death or even marriage, back to the drawing board!
Julia

[brovagen]

Hi Adam,

Once again (and finally) could you give me the details for the SNAITH inscriptions in Escomb.
I popped across to the cemetery yesterday, but access to the few remaining stones was quite difficult!

Once again, thanks in advance.

Mark.

[Adamand]

Hello Mark. Here is the inscription:-

In loving memory of Ann, beloved wife of Matthew Snaith and daughter  of Edmund William and Margaret Coates of Witton le Wear.
Born 18/June/1842  Died 16/November/1898.

Adam