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 5^th 1862 / Aged 49 Year.

Reverse

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

Report No. 23