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 South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta - Part 3 [Holmes and Co]

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DescriptionTranscribed 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 transcribed2012-08-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentSouth 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  Colvin    
Forename(s)  Alexander    
Year of Death  1818    
Inscription  This tomb covers the remains of Alexander Colvin, whose life was passed in the exercise of all the charities which flow from Christian principle and from the purest benevolence of heart. His affectionate and aimiable temper gained him the love of society, and rendered him inexpressibly dear to his wife, his children, and his family. As an eminent merchant of this city during a period of forty years his candour, integrity and conciliatory disposition secured to him the respect and attachment of the Mercantile community, who erect this Monument in Memory of his virtues and in testimony of their affectionate esteem. Born A.D. 1756. Died A.D. 1818.    
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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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