Benjamin Postle - 19th August 1842

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Benjamin Postle died 19th August 1842 in the village of Swafield.

George Ward - died 4th March 1800

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George ward has a monument in North Norfolk and  he is an example of what may be described as the 'aristocracy of the dead'. George has what may be described as 'genteel' connections. He is the son of a reverend and he is doubtless related to the minor gentry of the County and to the military that formed the Navy. George is a man of "amiable manners" and this means he is a gentleman. This designation of gentleman is so important in England and the absence of which meant social death in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Most poignantly George  is an example of the young man who goes away to war and who never returns.

Saint Peter Mancroft -Norwich

                                       

Norfolk Annals 1809

"On opening a vault at the church of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, a live bat was found therein, of a greyish colour, where it had probably lain in a torpid state more than 32 years, the distance of time since the vault was before opened.”

Chale




Chale Parish Church - Isle of Wight

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Thomas and Jane Grounds - Dunham

Norfolk Annals 1816

"Died lately at Dunham, in his 85th year, Thomas Grounds, and about an hour after, Jane, his wife, in her 83rd year.  They were both buried in one coffin.”