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 St Mary, Kirkby Lonsdale
St Mary, Kirkby Lonsdale: gravestone 5
site name:-   St Mary's Church
locality:-   Kirkby Lonsdale
civil parish:-   Kirkby Lonsdale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   gravestone
coordinates:-   SD61137880
1Km square:-   SD6178
10Km square:-   SD67


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CDN75.jpg  Gravestone, Christopher Preston d., et al.
(taken 9.7.2015)  
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CDN76.jpg  Gravestone, Christopher Preston d., et al.
"[Sac]red to the Memory of / CHRISTOPHER PRESTON GENT. / who departed this Life, May 21st. 1703, / Aged 72 Years. / Also MARY PRESTON , his Wife, died November 14th. 1773, / Aged 79 Years. / ..." (taken 9.7.2015)  

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"MONUMENT TO CHRISTOPHER PRESTON 1763 AND ACHILLES PRESTON 1814 IN THE CHURCHYARD AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY / / QUEEN'S SQUARE / KIRKBY LONSDALE / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75254 / SD6113078808"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Table Tomb with inscription commemorating service of latter in Wars."


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CDN77.jpg  Gravestone, Christopher Achilles, d.1811.
"[ ] ACHILLES PRESTON, their son / died April [ ] 1811, Aged [ ] Years / [Served] in the Army that expelled the / French from Canada, / And also during the whole of the / American War which commenced in 1775." (taken 9.7.2015)  

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