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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 | Thomson | | | Forename(s) | David | | | Year of Death | 1827 | | | Inscription | To the Memory of David Thomson, Esq., born May 23rd 1756, died January 24th 1827, aged 70 years, 8 months and 1 day. - (Poem) - He was a good and pious Christian, a faithful and affectionate husband, a fond and tender fathwe, and a sincere friend. Long time with sickness he lay sore oppressed, Kind death has eas'd him; he lies here at rest. |
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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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