Headstone, light brown Hornton stone, lying flat, face up. Top points west. Covered with a thin layer of turf. A tall gothic shaped stone, with a roundel on top. The roundel is inscribed with a quatre foil design and "IHS". The edges of the stone are decorated by chains of flowers, buds and leaves.
Sacred to the memory of George BUSHNELL [ SHD --- ] James and [ ---- ] BUSHNELL Who died March 31 18[-]6 Aged [-]7 [Years] [ As now meet ---- ---- ---- ] [ In high ---- ---- ---- ----- ] [ when I w---- ---- ----- --- ] [ISA XVII ]
[BR: "1866 4 Apr BUSHNELL George 57yrs Eynsham" -- in the 1861 census, George was unmarried, a corn dealer, living in the High Street in Eynsham with his unmarried younger sister Susan]
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