KD-OGTD-0035

Record Date: 
3 September 2013
Graveyard: 
Oughterard Cemetery
Exact wording of epitaph: 

                Erected by
              Sophia Read
In memory of her beloved husband
       Benjamin Read Esq
         Prospect County Kildare
     Who departed this life
           January 21st 1866
         Aged 65 Years
   Servant of God well done
  Rest from thy blest employ
The battle fought the victory won
     Enter thy rest of joy
  They that sleep in Jesus
   will God bring with him

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Kildare
Latitude: 
53.277947777778
Longitude: 
-6.5658325
Additional details
Erected by: 
Sophia Read
Orientation of face: 
E
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
1
Condition of grave: 
Broken
Condition of inscription: 
Clear
Technique of inscription: 
Incised
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Sophia
Surname: 
Read
Address: 
Kildare
Name: 
Benjamin
Surname: 
Read
Date of death - day: 
21
Date of death - month: 
January
Date of death - year: 
1866
Age: 
65
Relationship with first person: 
Husband
Notes: 

Broken (re-assembled to complete reading)