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Holy Cross Church Binstead

Mr Daniel Gawn

Title: Mr
Forenames: Daniel
Surnames: Gawn
Date of Death: 09/01/1852
Burial Date: 16/01/1852
Age at Death Years: 94
Grave Type: Marked
Map Reference Number: RSHG HC003 (headstone) & HC002 (footstone)
Plot Number: Binstead Holy Cross Churchyard A6-017 & D2-113
Grave Description: Round topped headstone with rounded concave shoulders and engraved lettering.
Curved topped footstone with engraved initials and date.

Grave Condition: Fair
Grave Condition Description: Heavy lichen cover on headstone makes inscription difficult to read.

Other Information: This headstone has been placed against the inside of the South Churchyard wall, we have no record of where the original plot was sited. The footstone for Daniel Gawn's grave has been placed against the inside of the North Churchyard wall.
This headstone is an identical design to that of his wife Jane which has been placed next to him.
Burial date from 1986/87 Museums Community Project

D Gawn Sept 2019

Inscription:

IN
MEMORY OF
DANIEL GAWN
OF FISHOUSE
WHO DIED
JANUARY 9TH 1852
IN THE 95TH YEAR OF HIS AGE

Footstone
D. G.
1852

Photographs:

Kate MacDonell
D & J Gawn September 2019
Photographer: Kate MacDonell
Kate MacDonell
D Gawn (footstone) March 2020
Photographer: Kate MacDonell

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