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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 | Heritage | | | Forename(s) | John Matthias | | | Year of Death | 1833 | | | Inscription | Sacred to the Memory of her dearly lamented husband, John Matthias Heritage, Branch Pilot, died 28th Oct. 1833, aged 42 years, 9 months and 20 days. This tablet is dedicated by his disconsolate widow, to record the virtues of an affectionate and loving husband, a fond and tender father, and a most generous and warm friend. Here lie the tendrest husband, father, friend, His life with goodness mark'd with grief his end; His mind was calm, oh may his soul have rest, And he who others bless'd, himself be bless'd. |
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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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