Essendon churchyard: headstone with dual Julian and Gregorian dates
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Essendon churchyard: headstone with dual Julian and Gregorian dates
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 11 Aug 2013
The date given on this stone is (I think) January 30th 1728/9 - though the figures 8 and 9 are inscribed half-size with a horizontal stroke between them, in old-fashioned 'vulgar fraction' style. I'm not absolutely certain about the '2', but my reading is based on a comparison with the style of lettering on neighbouring stones.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.763139
Longitude
-0.156058