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Offline Annie65115

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Totally tropical --
« on: Thursday 07 January 10 20:48 GMT (UK) »
--not really.

This engraving looks to me like a coffin beneath palm trees, but it's from a headstone in sunny Leicestershire where palm trees are thin on the ground.

Does anyone know if this refers to a specific biblical meaning or similar?

cheers :)


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Re: Totally tropical --
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 07 January 10 21:32 GMT (UK) »
Can't give a definite answer, but there is a previous discussion here:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,231580.0.html

UK Census info. Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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