Photographs of Eyam, Derbyshire - Double Gravestone in the Churchyard
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Double Gravestone in the Churchyard, Eyam

Eyam, Double Gravestone in the Churchyard


This gravestone inscription reads:-

HERE LI'TH
YE BODY OF ANNE SELLARS BU-
-RIED BY THIS STONE. WHO DY-
ED ON JAN. YE 15 DAY 1731.
LIKEWISE HERE LISE DEAR ISAAC
SELLARS MY HUSBAND & MY
RIGHT. WHO WAS BURIED ON
THAT SAME DAY COME SEVEN
YEARS 1738. IN SEVEN YEARS
TIME THERE COMES A CHANGE
OBSARVE & HERE YOU'LL SEE
ON THAT SAME DAY COME
SEVEN YEARS MY HUSBAND
LISE BY ME.

The window behind the gravestone faces east from the south aisle. The main entrance to the Church is to the left of the photograph. This couple were my 7*great grandparents.

(Commentary provided by Rosemary Lockie)
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