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South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta - Part 3 [Holmes and Co]
| Description | Transcribed from Bengal Obituary. A compilation of tablets and monumental Inscriptions from various parts of Bengal and Agra Presidencies. By Holmes and Co., printed by W Thacker and Co 1851. | | Date transcribed | 2012-08-01 | | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | | Comment | South Park Street Burial Ground begins on page 106 of the book and ends on page 176 - listing all inscriptions found in that cemetery as at 1851. |
| | Surname | Dick | | | Forename(s) | John | | | Year of Death | 1825 | | | Inscription | Sacred to the Memory of John Dick, Esq., of the H.C. Bengal Civil Service, born August 18, 1797, died July 20, 1825, aged 27. Thy brother, John, erects this stone O'er thy untimely grave, He came unnoticed and alone, Thy bed with tears to lave����Thou wert of five the youngest, John. Yet first on death's decree, now I am the youngest thou art gone Yet first may follow thee. - Abercromby |
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Transcribed from Holmes and Co - Bengal Obituary, and photographs of headstones at South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta.
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