Hi Rhian,
Thanks for taking the time to look at my memorial inscription, your
quite right, it depends on how you read it. Once you read something you
tend to look at that way all the time and someone else reads it differently.
Now you tell me how you read it I can see it from your view, and that
could be the correct way of reading it.
Thomas would have been very young and both of them dying on the same day
at the same age, seems a large coincidence.
Thanks once again,
Trevor.
Rhian Williams wrote:
I read the memorial inscription differently to you, Trevor.
'In memory of William Griffiths , late of Garfawr in this parish who
died Septr.26th 1876 aged 80 years. Also Thomas, son of the above, and
Jane his wife died May 17th 1862 aged 18 years, also John, son of the
above named died Decr 10th 1876 aged 47 years.'
Isn't Jane the wife of William and therefore the mother of Thomas rather
than his wife? ie 'son of the above and Jane his wife?' Maybe the comma is
in the wrong place either in the transcription or on the gravestone?
This would be borne out by the sentence lower down:
'also Jane Griffiths who died January 12 1891 aged
88 years, thy will be done."
She would have been born around 1803, matching William born around 1794
Does this make sense and therefore no need to look for a marriage for
Thomas, who would have been quite young marrying at 18 or younger in any
case.
Any help?
Rhian
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