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Inscription on the grave of Henry Askew
Location - All Saints Church Rooms Graveyard.

Date of birth is 1733?, date of death is 7/5/1790

HENRY ASKEW his Father who died
May 7th 1790 aged 57 Years
Also of
ANN ASKEW his Mother who
departed this Life 20th February 1808
Also of WILLIAM ASKEW his
Son who departed this Life 27th April 182(0?)
Aged 14 Years and 9 Months
Also three of his Children died in their Infancy
Also of HENRY his Son who died the
7th of February 18(5?)7 aged 27 Years
Also of ELEANOR wife of the above
WILLIAM ASKEW who died March
15th 1838 aged 61 Years
Also ROBINSON ASKEW died 18th
of September 1861 aged 11 ...ears
Also WILLIAM ASKEW of COCKERMOUTH
Who died December 1st 1864 aged 82 Years
Interred at the Cemetery
"Oh fare you well but hope replies Not forever"
[N.B. This stone was double-checked for apparent discrepancies in dates
ages. Information possibly missing from top of headstone].