Take a wander around your local church yard or cemetery and you may be amazed at what a genealogical treasure trove the gravestones and plaques can be. I snapped this one whilst walking back from Staveley Recreation Ground today:
It is up against the side of St Margaret’s Tower which is all that is left of the original church. The information given on it is well above that on most gravestones:
Name of deceased: Edmund Thompson
Residence: Brow, Over Staveley
Date of death: February 8th 1847
Age: 83 Years
His widow: Esther Thompson
Her death date: November 30th 1851
Age: 87 Years
Their 2nd son: Edmund Thompson
His place of death: Brow
Date of death September 9th 1854
Age: 64 Years
Their grandson and 8th son of Edmund: Nathan Thompson
Residence: Troutbeck Park
Place of Death: Sunny Brow
Date of Death: April 16th 1864
Interred (Buried) at: Ings on 21st April 1864
Age: 30
I am actually feeling inspired to find out more about this family and where they lived from the information given. Watch this space to see what I can find.