Monumental Inscription Detail

Place:

St Mary Magdalene, Tortington

Inscription:

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
WILLIAM LEEVES ESQUIRE OF TORTINGTON
WHO DIED THE 10TH OF FEBRUARY 1837
IN THE 90TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
UNIVERSALLY REGRETTED AND ESTEEMED
IN THE SAME VAULT
ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF HIS SECOND WIFE
ELIZABETH DAUGHTER OF JAMES LLOYD ESQUIRE
OF LANCING IN THIS COUNTY.
WHO DIED THE 20TH DECEMBER 1803
IN THE 39TH YEAR OF HER AGE.
AND OF THEIR INFANT DAUGHTER MARY-ELIZABETH
WHO DIED THE SAME YEAR.

Monument details:

Type: Internal Monument.

Monument Condition: Unknown.

Inscription Condition: Unknown.

Person commemorated (or mentioned):

Last name: Leeves.

First Name(s): Elizabeth.

Birth date: Not given.

Death date: 23 Dec 1803.

Age: 39.

Comments:

Monument shared with her husband William Leeves.

Transcription details:

Transcribed by: Mark Collins.

Batch: Unknown.

Image:

Image of a monument

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