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Interesting local examples of pauper/low income grave markers. https://twitter.com/diferionDFE/status/1172947603299999751
The graves of paupers who died at Lampeter Workhouse.
Each headstone is inscribed with the initials and 'inmate' number of the person buried there.
St Peter's Church, Lampeter.
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Each headstone is inscribed with the initials and 'inmate' number of the person buried there.
St Peter's Church, Lampeter.
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As you can tell, I like documenting pauper gravemarkers 
Here's another one at St Llonio's Church, Llandinam.
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Here's another one at St Llonio's Church, Llandinam.
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I've managed I trace this broken gravestone at St Llonio's Church, Llandinam.
It marked the resting place of Edward Evans. Edward died aged 10 weeks and was buried on the 22nd of September 1853.
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It marked the resting place of Edward Evans. Edward died aged 10 weeks and was buried on the 22nd of September 1853.
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An example of a pauper/low-income gravemarker at a churchyard in Anglesey.
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The Pauper Cross • Monmouth Cemetery.
This cross was erected to commemorate the unmarked graves of those who died in Monmouth Union Workhouse.
It is inscribed in Latin with 'Ave Crux Spes Unica' meaning 'Hail, O Cross, Our Only Hope'.
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This cross was erected to commemorate the unmarked graves of those who died in Monmouth Union Workhouse.
It is inscribed in Latin with 'Ave Crux Spes Unica' meaning 'Hail, O Cross, Our Only Hope'.
#Wales #History
An example of a pauper/low-income gravemarker at St Tydfil's Old Parish Church, Merthyr.
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St Mary's Church • Bronllys
These small crosses mark the resting places of those who died at Talgarth Sanatorium and Bronllys Hospital.
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These small crosses mark the resting places of those who died at Talgarth Sanatorium and Bronllys Hospital.
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