B35         Tombstone. 2750l x 480h x 1830w, sarcophagus carved with cross and inscribed sides on base slab. course granite with limestone base stone, good condition but inscription fair, still enclosed in wrought iron railings.

HERE RESTETH THE BODY OF SAMUEL PRESTON CHILD OF WOOD HALL IN THIS PARISH, BORN MAY 10^TH 1787

DIED FEB. 17^TH 1869, AGED 81 YEARS.

ALSO OF JANE, HIS WIFE, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 30^TH AUGUST 1871, IN THE 78^TH YEAR OF HER AGE.

ALSO OF FREDERICK SAMUEL CHILD, THEIR SON

OF THE MADRAS CIVIL SERVICE

WHO DIED AT BATH OCTOBER 1^ST 1873, AGED 47.

ALSO OF

THEIR DAUGHTER

ELLEN SARAH CHILD,

BORN MAY 23^RD 1828,

DIED AT BATH NOV. 7^TH 1886

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