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Headstone, oval top. Decorated with a wavelets pattern around top edge and down the sides. Arabesque curves swirl around the first word. In the top corners are scallop shells surrounded by a pair of four petalled flowers. The surface of the stone is beginning to laminate in places and will eventually fall away. With a body stone - plain with no inscription. The stonemason's name has been added to the foot of the inscription.
to the memory of Sarah the wife of William LORD. Who died March 12 1860 aged 75 years. Also of Sarah daughter of the above who died Nov 4 18[67] aged 54 years. William LORD died April 20 1871 aged 83 C. LORD Bampton [BR - "1860 20 Mar LORD Sarah 75yrs North Leigh" -- AND -- "1867 11 Nov LORD Sarah 54yrs North Leigh" --AND -- "1871 26 Apr LORD William 83yrs North Leigh". 1851 Census, William, b. Exeter, is a Publican in Acre End, Eynsham, with wife Sarah, b. Botley, Berks, and daughter Sarah b. 1815, Northleach, and son William, b. 1811, Northleach. 1861 Census, William aged 50 living with father William aged 73 in North Leigh, where the son is assisting his Farmer father. 1871 Census; William is a Yeoman Farmer in Northleigh living with daughter in law Annie LORD and granddaughter Annie aged 16. William (the younger) and Anna ADAMS had married in North Leigh on 3 Dec 1862. See William (the younger) stone, E42. ]
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