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Adorned with a cloth of stone - this poignant monument nestled within a quiet West Yorkshire churchyard speaks of the untimely deaths of two sisters from diptheria in July 1898. 🪦 Parish Churchyard of St John the Evangelist. Yeadon. UK. #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneThursday

Under a canopy of ivy, a grand monument of weathered stone celebrates the resting place of the Lord Lieutenant John Anderson of Douhill, Provost of Glasgow (1611-1684) and his family. 🪦 The Parish Churchyard. Glasgow Cathedral. Scotland. #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneTuesday

In a quiet churchyard, a weathered grave topped with a scroll and the remnents of the Yorkshire Rose leads the curious to the resting place of one Mary Noddings (1787-1850) 🪦 Parish Churchyard of St Mary Bishophill Junior. York. UK. #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneThursday

A cross of decorative roses which interwines with the immortal words 'lesus Hominem Salvator' denotes the life of one Gertrude Agnes Ware who died aged 34 in 1904 and that of her two infants. 🪦 Parish Churchyard of St Stephen. Acomb. UK. #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneTuesday

Nestled among prickly foliage, this beautiful monument to the memory of Scott Alexander is decorated with an intricate draped veil and opulent tassles and speaks of the journey of one life to another. 🪦 The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis Glasgow. Scotland. #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneThursday

Within a picturesque churchyard and framed by long grass is the tomb of EDWARD TENNYSON (1813-1890) younger brother of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Edward died at the asylum in Acomb. ⚰ Parish Churchard of St Stephen. Acomb. Yorkshire. UK. #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneThursday

Within a peaceful churchyard, a mottled and worn gravestone adorned with beautiful script tells of the life of one JOHN HOLMES of Acomb who died at the age of 57 in February 1841 ⚰ Parish Churchyard of St Stephen. Acomb. Yorkshire. UK. #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneTuesday

Against a cerulean sky with slivers of summer cloud - an intricately decorated cross atop a tall stone plinth stands tall within a quintessential churchyard. 🪦 Parish Churchyard of Selby. North Yorkshire. UK. #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneThursday #StillSleuthing 🔍

Under the gaze of JOHN KNOX (1515-1572), writer and founder of the Church of Scotland clad in Geneva gown from atop his high Doric column - the Egyptian Vaults await the curious. 🪦 The Necropolis. Glasgow. Scotland. #GraveyardSquirrel #StillSleuthing 🔍 The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis

"Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates." ~ MARK TWAIN (1835-1910) 🪦 Parish Churchyard of St Mary. Whitby. North Yorkshire. UK. #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneThursday #StillSleuthing 🔍

Lichen topped and standing tall amid low cotton cloud - a monument to recollect the life of one MARGARET DEWAR (1860-1939) and that of her family in Queenstown. ⚰️ Queenstown Cemetery. New Zealand. #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneThursday #StillSleuthing 🔍 The Dead Sleuth

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Nestled in a bed of lush grass against a sky of cerulean blue - a restored grave of the palest stone celebrates the life of one SIDNEY REYNOLDS who drowned at sea at the age of 16 in April 1876. ⚰️ The Parish Churchyard of St Stephen. Parnell. New Zealand. #StillSleuthing 🔍

A little early morning tombstone appreciation before I resume my desk and kettle duties for York Family History And, if you have ancestors to sleuth, you can find me at the RAYLOR CENTRE in YORK at YO10 3DW. I vanish at 4pm. ⚰ Parish Church of St Denys. York. UK. #StillSleuthing 🔍

The nights are drawing in.

I. Trawling through the parish registers in search of an elusive betrothal within the City of York is not proving easy this morning in the York Family History research room. Thank goodness help is at hand in the form of something delicious to comfort me during my sleuthing hour of need...

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A broken wing, a halo and with one tiny foot peeking out from under an elaborate stone gown while protected by a delicate cobweb are all that remains of an angel perched upon an tombstone. ⚰ York Cemetery. UK. #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneThursday #StillSleuthing 🔍

Whiling away an October afternoon among the dead of York with Ancestral Enquiries🌳 🪦 Parish Churchyard of St Olave. York. UK. #DeadSleuth #StillSleuthing 🔍 The Graveyard Squirrel