William POSKITT

Estimated Year of Birth:  1801

Date of Death:  22nd May 1851

Age:  50 years

Grave No:  233

Latitude: 53.72004

Longitude:  -0.84937

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Condition:  Sound, but inscription is eroded in places and the back of the stone is very degraded.

Height (mm):  

1307 mm

Width (mm): 

707 mm

Thickness (mm):  

80 mm

Mason:  KASSELL & C. GOOLE (Kassell & Cawood?)

Sacred /

To /

THE MEMORY OF /

WILLIAM POSKITT OF GOOLE /

WHO DIED MAY 22ND 1851. /

AGED 50 YEARS. /

Repent in time. make no delay. /

I in my prime were snatch'd away: /

In love I lived in peace I died. /

My life was asked but God denied. /

ALSO BENJAMIN, SON OF THE ABOVE /

WHO DIED MARCH 9TH 1817 /

AGED 7 YEARS /

ALSO SAMUEL SON OF THE ABOVE /

WHO DIED JUNE 19TH 1849 /

AGED 8 (?) YEARS /

ALSO DIANA, WIFE OF THE /

ABOVE WHO DIED FEBRUARY 13TH /

1877 AGED 74 YEARS.