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 Tombstones and Monuments in Ceylon by J. Penry Lewis, C.M.G.

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Date transcribed2000-00-00
Transcribed byAlan Edmonds and Merran Ainslie

View all other items of "Surname" with value "Wilson" in "Tombstones and Monuments in Ceylon by J. Penry Lewis, C.M.G." Surname  Wilson    
First names  Sophia    
Date of death  24 May 1817    
View all other items of "Place" with value "The Old Cemetery, Badulla" in "Tombstones and Monuments in Ceylon by J. Penry Lewis, C.M.G." Place  The Old Cemetery, Badulla    
Inscription  Sacred to the memory of Sophia Wilson, only daughter of the late Edmund Battersbee, Esqr., of Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, wife of Sylvester Douglas Wilson, Esqr., Assistant Resident and Agent of the British Government in the Province of Ouwa. She departed this life at Badulla after a few days illness on the morning of the 24th May, 1817, aged 24 years.    
Remarks  See image for quote from Ceylon Lierary Register, describing the tomb.    
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