Monument Details

 

  Headstone; stone cover on grave; 3 kerbstones
  Limestone Lead letters
   
  Headstone: In Loving Memory of Sarah Ann / the beloved wife of / William James Swaite / who died Nov. 21 1891 / aged 46 years. / Also of Henry John (Harry) the beloved son of the above / who died June 10th. 1899 / aged 29 years. / "Safe home at last." //
   
  Headstone fallen flat on ground. South Kerbstone broken. Overgrown. Most lead letters have gone so MI difficult to read.
  P(B)4
    Sarah Ann Swaite nee Sheppard, daughter of John, a tailor & Elizabeth of Old Newtown Road, Newbury, married William James Swaite in Newbury on 1868. They had 5 children. The Swaite family grew up in Bartholomew St where father, William James, was a Boot & shoe maker. They had 4 children, the youngest being Henry John (Harry) Swaite. Henry was born in no 47, Bartholomew St. Later the family moved opposite to 105, Bartholomew St. Henry became a Printer. William James is buried in the row behind in P(C)4. Sources: Ancestry records; NRC Bur. Recs.
   
  01 August 2020
  Elizabeth
 

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Henry John (Harry) SWAITE  

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