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Headstone, tall, with oval top. Decorative swirls around top two lines of inscription. Decorative foliage after sixth line of inscription. A horizontal line is inscribed across the stone following the inscription. This is followed by four lines of verse. Finally a second line across the stone under the 4th line of verse. The headstone is partially cracked through near the top left corner.

Sacred
to the memory of
Thomas LANKFORD
formerly of Wilcott
who died the 10April
1833
aged 76 years
Of all the lines on tombstones found
remember this be sure
sin gives the conscience such a wound
these none but Christ can cure.

[BR - "1833 13 Apr LANKFORD Thomas 76yrs Newland" ]


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