Floor Slab – Grace, John and William Barker
Description
White marble slab with lyrical inscription for Grace Barker (1678-1718), a mariner's wife who died in childbed after giving birth to her ninth child in 1718. Her husband John is commemorated in 1742 and their eldest son William in 1753.
Inscription and donor(s)
Near this Place lieth interred the
Body of Mrs Grace the Wife of
Mr John Barker of this Town
Mariner who Departed this life
March the 30th 1718 in the 40th
Year of Her Age.
She was a loving Prudent Virtuous
Wife, A dutifull Daughter an indul
gent Mother, A kind Friend and
Obliging to all, she had 3 Sons
and 6 Daughters Her youngest
son had not been many days in
this Life before She exchanged
it for A better.
This Inscription is by her Sorrow
full Husband dedicated to her Me
mory that tho dead She may yet
Live in the minds of those
that Survive her.
Also Her Deceased Husband
in the 82d Year of His Age 1742
Likewise Wm there Eldest
Son Mariner in the 53d Year
Of His Age 1753.
Subjects
| Forename(s) | Family name | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Grace | Barker | 1718 |
| John | Barker | 1742 |
| William | Barker | 1753 |
Physical attributes & manufacture
Location
Condition
Good condition, legible, but stained and in need of cleaning. Position at foot of Parmentier painting means often obscured by furnishings.
References
Thomas Gent, Annales Regioduni Hullini (York, 1735), p. 24.
NADFAS (1986).
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