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Inscription on the grave of Joseph Hodgson
Location - All Saints Church Rooms Graveyard.

Date of birth is 1759?, date of death is 8/4/1839

To the MEMORY of
Joseph Hodgson, Skinner who
died April 8 1839 aged 80
Also Nancy his wife died Febr 10
1816 aged 57 years
Joseph their Son died August 7
1817 aged 26 years
Weep not for me my children dear
I am not dead but sleepeth here
My debts are paid my grave you
See and in short time you’ll follow me
ALSO OF JOSEPH HODGSON MARCHINGTON
WHO DIED ON THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH 1843, AGED
2 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS
AND OF ROBERT MARCHINGTON WHO DIED ON THE
25TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1845 AGED 9 YEARS
ALSO OF 2 SONS WHO DIED IN INFANCY
GRANDCHILDREN OF THE ABOVE NAMED JOSEPH AND NANCY
HODGSON
Reverse side of stone: TO THE MEMORY OF
David Hodgson, Skinner who died
August 8th 1850 aged 5(7?) Years