Edward Prodham – Inscription

 

Birth: Unknown

 

Died: 9^th May 1883

 

Place of Death: Surtees Street

 

Interred: West Hartlepool Cemetery which now forms part of North Cemetery

 

Date of Interment: 11^th May 1883

 

Burial Plot: South East 246 F C (F=Plot Area. C=Consecrated)

 

Headstone: A partial headstone still exists, but removed. It now lines the main upper path with many others embedded in the tarmac

 

Position along the path: Right 17 

 

Inscription is Lead Lettering, much removed & reads with difficulty: In affectionate remembrance of Edward Prodham Master Mariner, who died May(9^th 1883) aged (52) years————————————— Eliza Prodham died 19^th December 1897 aged 65 years

Sourced & Checked with additional info added in brackets where applicable: West Hartlepool Cemetery Purchased Graves & Inscription Transcripts Durham Archive. Friends of North Cemetery Book of Interment South East 1880 – 1889 Hartlepool Central Library. West Hartlepool Cemetery Burial Register July 1871 – Oct 1895 Microfiche 1054 Hartlepool Central Library (Now known as Community Hub Central)