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Grave - King; Richard Dore and Sarah Sheppard

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One of a group of nine Grade II Listed limestone Chest tombs of which four belong to the King family

Location

East churchyard – 3 metres east of chancel east wall 

Inscription

Sacred to the Memory of / Richard Dore King / Eldest son of Richard Dore King / And Elizabeth his Wife / Who departed this Life / October the 5th 1862 / Aged 49 Year.

Reverse

To the Memory of / Sarah Sheppard King / daughter of Richard Dore / and Elizabeth King / Born 20th February 1821./ Died 9th March 1896.

 

Sources

Memorials … and other Grave Matters by the Rev. Brian Carne, B.Com Friends of Lydiard Tregoz Report No. 12 published 1979

The Principal Farms and Occupying Farmers of Lydiard Tregoz, 1839-1895 by William L. Jacob, Friends of Lydiard Tregoz Report No. 23 published 1990.

Year:
1862
Type:
Grave
Location:
St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze churchyard
Copyright:
Friends of Lydiard Park
Credit:
Frances Bevan
Last updated on:
Thursday 6th June 2024

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Trespass notice issued to Richard Dore King, 1860
Trespass notice issued to Richard Dore King, 1860

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Report No. 23
Report No. 23

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