William Humphreys – Inscription

 

Birth: Unknown

 

Died: 24th May 1887

 

Place of Death: Studley Road

 

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

 

Date of Interment: 27^th May 1887

 

Burial plot: South West 634 B U (B=Plot Area. U=Unconsecrated)

 

Headstone: A headstone still exists, but removed. It sits around the War Memorial

 

Position along the path: Right 82

 

Inscription is Lead Lettering, damaged & reads: In affectionate remembrance of William Humphreys of Barnard Castle who died May 24th 1887 aged 71 years also of his wife Mary Ann who died April 17th 1891

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 West 1872 – 1890 (Hartlepool Central Library) West Hartlepool Cemetery Burial Register July 1871 – Oct 1895 microfiche 1054 Hartlepool Central Library. (Now known as Community Hub Central)