Monument Details

 

  Headstone
  Sandstone Engraved
   
  Headstone: In Loving Remembrance of / Thomas Smith / who fell asleep in Jesus / Feby.6 : 1885 / aged 72 years. / Weary no, not weary, while learning of the / soul hath sweet possession of his eternal life. / Also / of John Smith / son of the above / who died March 21: 1886 / aged 39 years. / Also / Mary, widow / of Thomas Smith / who died Jany 5: 1893 / aged 78 years. / "Yea, though I walk through the valley of / the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for / thou art with me. // Footstone: T.S. / 1885 / M.S. / 1893 //
   
  Laid flat, in danger of being buried again by vegetation
  P(G)11
    1. Thomas Smith was a Whitesmith, reaching Journeyman level. He married 2.Mary Ann Morris from Leicestershire in 1835 & had 7 children. They first lived in Granger's Yard off Northbrook St before moving to 37, Jack St. In later years they lived with daughter Allice, a dressmaker, in 8, Raymond's Almshouses in Newtown Rd. 3. John Smith, their son, was first an errand boy who became a Journeyman housepainter living in 4 Jack St with his wife, Annie & children. After his death, Annie & children moved to 1, Marsh St until 1901 when she lived as a Cook in Marylebone with son Tom, a Gas Fitter, & his family. Source: Ancestry records.
   
  01 January 2023
  EAC
 

Persons named on this monument.

Thomas SMITH  
John SMITH  
Mary SMITH  

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