CRICH PARISH

which consists of the villages of Crich, Fritchley and Whatstandwell.

 

Plaques and Memorials inside St. Mary's Church

Plaque 32

Frances Kendall

Alice Kendall

In the choir stalls

memorial plaque32

FRANCES KENDALL Aged 3 Years

died 9th Feby. 1770

ALICE KENDALL Aged 8 Years

died 20th Feby. 1770.

INFANTS are happy that depart so soon.

The morn of life is sweeter than the moon;

Cease mortals then your unavailing sorrow,

Tis theirs today, perhaps your turn tomoorow.

 

What is lovely about this plaque is that the engraver misspelt "theirs" as "thers" and had to insert the missing "i" later.

 

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