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Offline chris2705

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Re: St James Church Dover
« Reply #9 on: Friday 16 April 10 15:36 BST (UK) »
I have spoken to a great aunt who thinks that the original stone was probably removed to be modified or replaced when the son died and was buried in the same plot. There appears to have been some family wranglings around this time and then with the outbreak of War it was probably forgotten. The son was apparently not very popular and so it seems as if no one gave it much thought after that!
BAKER            Staffordshire, India, Bengal, (1880's)   
BROWNING    Kent      
LAMING            England, Dover      
SHEPPARD         England, Fenton, Stoke on Trent, Coventry, Warwickshire
BOURKE             Ireland (early 1800's) Merthyr, London, India/Burma

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Re: St James Church Dover
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 18 April 10 19:50 BST (UK) »
In that case it might be interesting to try to track down the stonemason - you could try Cleverly & Spencer in Frith Road (a few yards from the cemetery) - they have been there for ever!  I will pm their contact details.
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