Memorial: M4102

Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Benstead, Master d. 1907

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD / IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JOHN BENSTEAD. / MASTER MARINER. / BORN JANUARY 2. 1817. / DIED AUGUST 20. 1892. / HIS END WAS PEACE. / ALSO OF CAROLINE / WIFE OF THE ABOVE / DIED JAN.RY 6.TH 1907. / AGED 83 YEARS.'

Details

Description: Sandstone headstone with kirbs. Carved with a rope twist border and a foul anchor in relief.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Benstead, John
Age: 75
Date of Death: 20/8/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Sighted 2008.
Recorder: William Donnan. 1967
Photographer: Pippa Lacey, 2018

JSON

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