Memorial: M5695

Gravestone in St Ives, Cornwall dedicated to Francis Thomas d. 1894

Location

Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / FRANCIS R. THOMAS / MASTER MARINER / WHO DIED AT ST. IVES / MARCH 17TH 1894, / AGED 59 YEARS. / A CHERISHED MEMORY DEAR SHALL NEVER FADE / OF HIM WE MOURN UNTIL LIFE'S LATEST DAY. / ALSO OF MARGARET / DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE AND WIFE OF / RICHARD QUICK / WHO DIED DECEMBER 17TH, 1898 / AGED 36 YEARS / HER END WAS PEACE. / ALSO OF FRANCIS HIS SON / WHO WAS DROWNED AT FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY 10TH, 1904, AGED 35 YEARS / GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. / ALSO OF MARY, WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED NOVR 25TH, 1909, AGED 77 YEARS / ASLEEP IN JESUS'

Details

Description: Marble headstone with lead filled letters. The inscription flanked ith gothic pillars, a foul anchor and ivy leaves carved above.

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble
Artists: J. Pascoe

People

Thomas, Francis R.
Age: 59
Date of Death: 17/3/1894
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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