The History of Oswestry: Comprising the British, Saxon, Norman, and English eras; the topography of the borough; and its ecclesiastical and civic history; with notices of botany, geology, statistics, angling, and biography: to which are added sketches of the environsCathrall, William
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The History of Oswestry: Comprising the British, Saxon, Norman, and English eras; the topography of the borough; and its ecclesiastical and civic history; with notices of botany, geology, statistics, angling, and biography: to which are added sketches of the environs
Cathrall, William
Natural history -- England -- Shropshire; Oswestry (England) -- History
“CHARLES HENRY LONGUEVILLE, their youngest son, died 30th June, 1854,
aged 6 years.”
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“In memory of JOHN CROXON, alderman of this town, who died March
21st, 1803, aged 66; and of ALICE, his wife, daughter of Richard and
Alice Jones. She died July the 19th, 1824, aged 87. ELIZABETH, wife
of Samuel Tudor, of Shrewsbury, and daughter of the above-named John
and Alice Croxon, died January the 24th, 1811, aged 36.”
“Sacred also to the memory of RICHARD CROXON, of this town, eldest
son of the said John and Alice Croxon, who died the 31st July, 1838,
aged 70.”
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“Here lie the remains of ALEXANDER KYFFIN, who died August 10th,
1766, aged 51. Also of MARGARET, his wife, who died December 20th,
1815, aged 73,”
“In memory of SARAH, wife of Charles Osburn, who died February 11th,
1851, aged 66. Also of the above-named CHARLES OSBURN, who died
February 16th, 1851, aged 66.”
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“Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM PRICE, who died November 4th, 1847,
aged 70 years. Also of JANE, widow of the said William Price, who
died April 10th, 1848, aged 68 years.”
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“Sacred to the memory of CHARLES THOMAS JONES, late of this Town,
Banker, who died 16th October, 1847, aged 70 years.”
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“Sacred to the memory of ROBERT EDWARDS, late of the Queen’s Head
Inn, in this Town, who died February 2nd, 1843, aged 62. And of
SARAH, his beloved wife, who died April 7th, 1843, aged 59. Also of
THOMAS, third son of the above Robert and Sarah Edwards, who died
June 20th, 1843, aged 27 years. Life, how short, how uncertain!
Look, O! look on this monument, ye gay and careless; attend to these
dates, and boast no more of to-morrow.
‘Father, thy chastening hand we own,
And bow submission to Thy rod;
That must be wise which Thou hast done,
It must be kind, for Thou art God.’”
“In memory of ROBERT, second son of Robert and Sarah Edwards, who
died December 1st, 1808, aged one year. Also of ROBERT, their fourth
son, who died January 20th, 1818, aged 6 months. Also of MARTHA,
their fourth daughter, who died March 8th, 1823, aged 11 months.
Also of SOPHIA, their fifth daughter, who died May 15th, 1824, aged 4
months. Also of ROBERT EDWARDS, grandfather of the above infants,
who died May 10th, 1837, aged 84.”
“Sacred to the memory of JOSEPH, fifth son of Robert and Sarah
Edwards, who died May 2nd, 1851, aged 32.”
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