H80

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Chest Tomb, casket shaped. Surrounded by the remains of stone coping which had been set with railings, now missing. There are inscriptions on the south, west and north sides, but not on the east side. South Inscriptions:

To the memory of Sarah wife of
George PALFREY who departed this life,
the 10^th day of March 1791 aged 31 years.
[ --------- ---------- ]
Also of Mary second wife of
George PALFREY who departed this life
the 16^th day of April 1827 in the 7[1]st year of her age
[ four lines of verse, now illegible ]

West Inscription:

To the memory
of
Martha [EVANS]
who departed this life
Oct. 30^th. 1829
aged 78 years

North Inscription:

To the memory of
George PALFREY
who departed this life March [19]
[1833]
aged 87 years
[ 4 lines of indecipherable verse ]

[ BR: (South): "1791 16 Feb PALFREE Sarah wife of George" -- AND -- "1827 22 Apr PALFREY Mary 73yrs North Leigh" -- AND -- BR: (West) "1828 2 Nov EVINS Martha 88yrs North Leigh" - Her marriage: "1779 5 Apr EVINS John; North Leigh - SEGWIN Martha (X), North Leigh -- AND -- BR: (North): "1833 24 Mar PALFREY George 87yrs North Leigh" - his 2^nd marriage: "George Palfrey - 21 Apr 1792, Oxford, St Aldate, Spouse: Mary BECKLEY". No records have been found to link Martha EVINS
SEGWIN to George PALFREY or his wives. ]

The Parish Church of St Mary, North Leigh, Oxfordshire.