Alice SMITH
(1824-1847)
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Alice Lyall married Jonathan Smith at the Independent Chapel in Goole on 25th August 1846. Jonathan's occupation was tea dealer. Alice was the eldest daughter of John Lyall, Esq., her Majesty's Tide Surveyor.
Their son, Joseph Lyall Smith was born in the latter part of May 1847, but sadly died one week later.
From an advertisement which appeared in the Leeds Intelligencer on Saturday, 18th September 1847 we discover that Jonathan Smith, of Goole, Grocer and Tea Dealer, has now gone out of business due to bankruptcy.
Estimated Year of Birth: 1823
Date of Death: 3rd Quarter of 1847 (As a result of childbirth, maybe?)
Age: 23 years
Grave No: 23
Latitude: 53.72052
Longitude: -0.85111
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Condition: The stone is sound and in situ, but the centre has degraded, making the inscription virtually illegible.
Height (mm): 1250 mm
Width (mm): 720 mm
Thickness (mm): 80 mm
Mason: KASSELL & CAWOOD, GOOLE
The inscription is virtually impossible to read. It seems the same was also true at the time of the 1986 survey. However, the following transcription has been put together by viewing parish records, etc., and seems to be the most likely wording:
IN MEMORY OF/
ALICE, WIFE OF JONATHAN SMITH/
AND DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND ISABELLA LYALL/
WHO DIED IN 1847
ALSO JOSEPH LYALL SMITH/
SON OF THE ABOVE/
WHO DIED IN JUNE 1847/
AGED 1 WEEK.
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