Gravestone at Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon dedicated to Edward May d. 1871
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / THOMAS THE SON / OF THOMAS AND JANE MAY / WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS ON / THE 30 MARCH 1862 AGED 12 YEARS / AND SIX MONTHS / ALSO OF / EDWARD LUCKHAM SON OF THOMAS AND JANE MAY / WHO DIED MAY 9TH 1871 ON A VOYAGE FROM BAHIA TO LIVERPOOL / AGE 19 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS / THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD TOOK / AWAY BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD / ALSO GEORGE MAY / SON OF THOMAS AND JANE MAY / WHO DIED OF YELLOW FEVER / AT RIO DE JANEIRO APRIL 29 1878 / AGED 28 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS'
Details
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard.176, 18th row from entrance, 2nd in from hedge.
Position: Churchyard.176, 18th row from entrance, 2nd in from hedge.
People
May, Edward Luckham
Age: 19
Date of Death: 9/5/1871
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown
May, George
Age: 28
Date of Death: 29/4/1878
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown
Age: 19
Date of Death: 9/5/1871
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown
May, George
Age: 28
Date of Death: 29/4/1878
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown
Extra
Recorder: Lyn Collins