The Diary of Nathaniel Bryceson (Part 6)

[Ruskie]

From Wiki:

(Samuel Johnson) was buried on 20 December 1784 at Westminster Abbey with an inscription that reads:
Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Obiit XIII die Decembris,
Anno Domini
M.DCC.LXXXIV.
Ætatis suœ LXXV.

And Wren's:
The inscription ends:
“ LECTOR, SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS, CIRCUMSPICE. ”

which translates from Latin as:
“ Reader, if you seek his memorial – look around you.

I will try to find out what the rest of his memorial reads. Similar with Samuel Johnsons - I wonder if there is more to it? Can anyone translate his latin memorial? (It just looks like dates to me ...  )

[Siamese Girl]

Nat - Please try harder to track down Mrs Skirriker - all I want you to do is find out what her real name is because Skirricker isn't a proper surname. Ask for her autograph and casually ask  "so were you a Bunyan before you married?" to get her to tell you her maiden name. Don't just hang around in the hope that you may see the old lady. FIND OUT WHO SHE ACTUALLY IS!

Carole

[Steven Bryceson]

Dear all,

Yes, that was indeed the entry I was alluding to!

I got an interesting photo from a collection that belonged to my Nan this week. I shall post the photo and the writing on the back shortly.

Peace and joy,

Steven.

[Steven Bryceson]

Ok, here is the pic

[Steven Bryceson]

getting there!

[Steven Bryceson]

and the back - capitals are my Nan's writing (Leo's daughter). Leo is the son of Henry, NB's youngest son. My question is, who do you think the others are?

[Daisy Loo]

Steven, if they are Leo's cousins (Henry Leopold Bryceson 1893-1957), they would need to be children of his father's siblings, OR his mother's siblings.

Got 'em

Edie, is Edith Sarah Stangroom, daughter of Sarah Maria BRYCESON & Walter STANGROOM
Florrie, is sister to Edith, Florence Ethel Stangroom
Stan, is Edith's husband, Stanley Ernest Atwell (not a relation to Lucy Mabel Atwell by any chance??)
and Edie's mum - Sarah Maria Brycson!!  NB's daughter!

Haven't figured out who the boy is though

[ShaunJ]

The boy is probably young Stanley E Atwell - born 1917, mother's maiden name Stangroom.

[Daisy Loo]

I thought that too Shaun, BUT, it says taken shortly before the War so if it was the 2nd WW, Stanley would be a lot older than what he appears in the photo?