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Offline AnnieP

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Headstone Epitaph
« on: Tuesday 22 July 14 13:04 BST (UK) »
Hi All. I'm having trouble reading the epitaph on my 4xg.grandfathers headstone who died in 1801 so it's quite old. so far with the help of Google I think I've managed to transcribe as follows:
Afflictions sore long time I bore
Physicians were in vain
Till God did please Death should ---------?
To free me from my (this?) pain
In love I lived in peace I died
My life ------? but God denied
Therefore dear friend ---------? be
Prepare for death and follow me
I've attached what I think is the best photo so hopefully someone can read the missing words?
Possibly need to attach on new entry.

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Re: Headstone Epitaph
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 22 July 14 13:25 BST (UK) »
Sorry folks I've been unable to post the photo of the headstone so hopefully will get help and it will appear later.

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Re: Headstone Epitaph
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 22 July 14 13:38 BST (UK) »
Check that the file you are posting is not too big. There is a size limit for posting of photos.
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Re: Headstone Epitaph
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 22 July 14 19:08 BST (UK) »
The first part was a well-known epitaph at the time, yours will probably go like this:

Affliction sore long time I bore,
Physicians were in vain --
Till God at last did hear me mourn,
And eased me of my pain.


Here's another one, which may match in part the second part of yours:

In love I lived; in peace I died.
You asked my life but God denied.
Farewell, dear friends, and cease to weep.
In Christ I dwell; in Christ I sleep”
Bradbury (Sedgeley, Bilston, Warrington)
Cooper (Sedgeley, Bilston)
Kilner/Kilmer (Leic, Notts)
Greenfield (Liverpool)
Holyland (Anywhere and everywhere, also Holiland Holliland Hollyland)
Pryce/Price (Welshpool, Liverpool)
Rawson (Leicester)
Upton (Desford, Leics)
Partrick (Vera and George, Leicester)
Marshall (Westmorland, Cheshire/Leicester)

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Re: Headstone Epitaph
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 23 July 14 16:42 BST (UK) »
Photo hopefully!
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